[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 220 (Wednesday, November 14, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57044-57045]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-28625]


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COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS


Adjustment of Import Charges for Certain Cotton and Man-Made 
Fiber Textile Products Produced or Manufactured in Pakistan

November 9, 2001.
AGENCY: Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA).

ACTION: Issuing a directive to the Commissioner of Customs adjusting 
import charges.

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EFFECTIVE DATE: November 14, 2001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ross Arnold, International Trade 
Specialist, Office of Textiles and Apparel, U.S. Department of 
Commerce, (202) 482-4212. For information on the quota status of these 
limits, refer to the Quota Status Reports posted on the bulletin boards 
of each Customs port, call (202) 927-5850, or refer to the U.S. Customs 
website at http://www.customs.gov. For information on embargoes and 
quota re-openings, refer to the Office of Textiles and Apparel website 
at http://otexa.ita.doc.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

    Authority: Section 204 of the Agricultural Act of 1956, as 
amended (7 U.S.C. 1854); Executive Order 11651 of March 3, 1972, as 
amended.
    In response to a request by the Government of Pakistan regarding 
differences in calculation of the quantity of import charges between 
Pakistan authorities and the U.S. Customs Service for the 1998, 1999, 
and 2000 agreement years, CITA is adjusting import charges to 
certaincategories for the 2001 agreement year.
    A description of the textile and apparel categories in terms of HTS 
numbers is available in the CORRELATION: Textile and Apparel Categories 
with the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (see Federal 
Register notice 65 FR 82328, published on December 28, 2000). Also see 
65 FR 66972, published on November 8, 2000.

  

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D. Michael Hutchinson,
Acting Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile 
Agreements.

Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements

November 9, 2001.

Commissioner of Customs,
Department of the Treasury, Washington, DC 20229.
    Dear Commissioner: This directive amends, but does not cancel, 
the directive issued to you on November 2, 2000, by the Chairman, 
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements. That 
directive concerns imports of certain cotton and man-made fiber 
textile products produced or manufactured in Pakistan and exported 
during the twelve-month period which began on January 1, 2001 and 
extends through December 31, 2001.
    Effective on November 14, 2001, you are directed to deduct the 
following quantities from the charges to the year 2001 limits for 
Pakistan:

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                 Category                       Amount to be Deducted
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331/631...................................  39,233 dozen pairs.
338.......................................  41,325 dozen.
340/640...................................  3,711 dozen.
347/348...................................  21,038 dozen.
351/651...................................  5,067 dozen.
360.......................................  152,355 numbers.
361.......................................  211,663 numbers.
363.......................................  2,051,331 numbers.
369-F/369-P...............................  139,653 kilograms.
369-S.....................................  27,152 kilograms.
647/648...................................  2,794 dozen.
666-P.....................................  48,457 kilograms.
666-S.....................................  183,840 kilograms.
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    The Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements has 
determined that these actions fall within the foreign affairs 
exception of the rulemaking provisions of 5 U.S.C. 553(a)(1).
    Sincerely,
D. Michael Hutchinson,
Acting Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile 
Agreements.
[FR Doc. 01-28625 Filed 11-9-01; 3:58 pm]
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