[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 236 (Friday, December 7, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 63524-63525]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-30373]


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COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS


Adjustment of Import Limits for Certain Cotton, Wool, Man-Made 
Fiber, Silk Blend and Other Vegetable Fiber Textiles and Textile 
Products Produced or Manufactured in the People's Republic of China

December 4, 2001.
AGENCY: Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA).

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

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EFFECTIVE DATE: December 10, 2001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Roy Unger, 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.ustreas.gov. For information on embargoes 
and quota re-openings, call (202) 482-3715.

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.

    The current limits for certain categories are being increased for 
carryforward.
    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 81846, published on December 27, 2000.

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

Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements

December 4, 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 December 20, 2000, by the Chairman, 
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements. That 
directive concerns imports of certain cotton, wool, man-made fiber, 
silk blend and other vegetable fiber textiles and textile products,

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produced or manufactured in China and exported during the twelve-
month period which began on January 1, 2001 and extends through 
December 31, 2001.
    Effective on December 10, 2001, you are directed to increase the 
limits for the following categories, as provided for under the terms 
of the current bilateral textile agreement between the Governments 
of the United States and the People's Republic of China:

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                             Adjusted twelve-month limit
                 Category                                \1\
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Sublevels in Group I
200.......................................  845,614 kilograms.
218.......................................  12,656,591 square meters.
237.......................................  2,315,711 dozen.
313.......................................  47,207,417 square meters.
314.......................................  56,352,424 square meters.
315.......................................  141,936,331 square meters.
317/326...................................  24,719,048 square meters of
                                             which not more than
                                             4,685,451 square meters
                                             shall be in Category 326.
331.......................................  5,826,384 dozen pairs.
334.......................................  362,498 dozen.
335.......................................  423,568 dozen.
336.......................................  197,343 dozen.
338/339...................................  2,545,931 dozen of which not
                                             more than 1,932,640 dozen
                                             shall be in Categories 338-
                                             S/339-S \2\.
340.......................................  869,692 dozen of which not
                                             more than 434,845 dozen
                                             shall be in Category 340-Z
                                             \3\.
341.......................................  753,581 dozen of which not
                                             more than 439,590 dozen
                                             shall be in Category 341-Y
                                             \4\
342.......................................  296,652 dozen.
345.......................................  139,912 dozen.
347/348...................................  2,544,403 dozen.
351.......................................  646,055 dozen.
352.......................................  1,794,941 dozen.
359-V \4\.................................  1,001,152 kilograms.
360.......................................  8,984,782 numbers of which
                                             not more than 6,128,490
                                             numbers shall be in
                                             Category 360-P \5\
361.......................................  4,903,526 numbers.
362.......................................  8,144,309 numbers.
363.......................................  24,053,920 numbers.
433.......................................  22,745 dozen.
434.......................................  14,543 dozen.
435.......................................  26,712 dozen.
438.......................................  28,797 dozen.
442.......................................  43,550 dozen.
443.......................................  140,697 numbers.
445/446...................................  311,712 dozen.
447.......................................  77,031 dozen.
631.......................................  1,490,680 dozen pairs.
633.......................................  65,064 dozen.
634.......................................  707,861 dozen.
635.......................................  746,670 dozen.
636.......................................  608,711 dozen.
638/639...................................  2,684,688 dozen.
640.......................................  1,512,506 dozen.
641.......................................  1,432,787 dozen.
642.......................................  385,198 dozen.
643.......................................  575,784 numbers.
644/844...................................  4,061,951 numbers.
645/646...................................  894,653 dozen.
647.......................................  1,730,578 dozen.
648.......................................  1,236,487 dozen.
651.......................................  878,123 dozen of which not
                                             more than 150,305 dozen
                                             shall be in Category 651-B
                                             \6\.
652.......................................  3,209,352 dozen.
659-C \7\.................................  464,888 kilograms.
659-H \8\.................................  3,239,176 kilograms.
666.......................................  4,026,236 kilograms.
845.......................................  2,543,417 dozen.
Group II
330, 332, 349, 353, 354, 359-O \9\, 431,    136,222,783 square meters
 432, 439, 459, 630, 632, 653, 654 and 659-  equivalent.
 O \10\, as a group.
Group III
201, 220, 222, 223, 224-V \11\, 224-O       282,573,291 square meters
 \12\, 225, 227, 229, 369-O \13\, 400,       equivalent.
 414, 464, 465, 469, 600, 603, 604-O \14\,
 606, 618-622, 624-629, 665, 669-O \15\
 and 670-O \16\, as a group.
Group IV
832, 834, 838, 839, 843, 850-852, 858 and   13,396,518 square meters
 859, as a group.                            equivalent.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
\1\ The limits have not been adjusted to account for any imports
  exported after December 31, 2000.
\2\ Category 338-S: all HTS numbers except 6109.10.0012, 6109.10.0014,
  6109.10.0018 and 6109.10.0023; Category 339-S: all HTS numbers except
  6109.10.0040, 6109.10.0045, 6109.10.0060 and 6109.10.0065.
\3\ Category 340-Z: only HTS numbers 6205.20.2015, 6205.20.2020,
  6205.20.2050 and 6205.20.2060.
\4\ Category 341-Y: only HTS numbers 6204.22.3060, 6206.30.3010,
  6206.30.3030 and 6211.42.0054.
\5\ Category 360-P: only HTS numbers 6302.21.3010, 6302.21.5010,
  6302.21.7010, 6302.21.9010, 6302.31.3010, 6302.31.5010, 6302.31.7010
  and 6302.31.9010.
\6\ Category 651-B: only HTS numbers 6107.22.0015 and 6108.32.0015.
\7\ Category 659-C: only HTS numbers 6103.23.0055, 6103.43.2020,
  6103.43.2025, 6103.49.2000, 6103.49.8038, 6104.63.1020, 6104.63.1030,
  6104.69.1000, 6104.69.8014, 6114.30.3044, 6114.30.3054, 6203.43.2010,
  6203.43.2090, 6203.49.1010, 6203.49.1090, 6204.63.1510, 6204.69.1010,
  6210.10.9010, 6211.33.0010, 6211.33.0017 and 6211.43.0010.
\8\ Category 659-H: only HTS numbers 6502.00.9030, 6504.00.9015,
  6504.00.9060, 6505.90.5090, 6505.90.6090, 6505.90.7090 and
  6505.90.8090.
\9\ Category 359-O: all HTS numbers except 6103.42.2025, 6103.49.8034,
  6104.62.1020, 6104.69.8010, 6114.20.0048, 6114.20.0052, 6203.42.2010,
  6203.42.2090, 6204.62.2010, 6211.32.0010, 6211.32.0025, 6211.42.0010
  (Category 359-C); 6103.19.2030, 6103.19.9030, 6104.12.0040,
  6104.19.8040, 6110.20.1022, 6110.20.1024, 6110.20.2030, 6110.20.2035,
  6110.90.9044, 6110.90.9046, 6201.92.2010, 6202.92.2020, 6203.19.1030,
  6203.19.9030, 6204.12.0040, 6204.19.8040, 6211.32.0070 and
  6211.42.0070 (Category 359-V).
\10\ Category 659-O: all HTS numbers except 6103.23.0055, 6103.43.2020,
  6103.43.2025, 6103.49.2000, 6103.49.8038, 6104.63.1020, 6104.63.1030,
  6104.69.1000, 6104.69.8014, 6114.30.3044, 6114.30.3054, 6203.43.2010,
  6203.43.2090, 6203.49.1010, 6203.49.1090, 6204.63.1510, 6204.69.1010,
  6210.10.9010, 6211.33.0010, 6211.33.0017, 6211.43.0010 (Category 659-
  C); 6502.00.9030, 6504.00.9015, 6504.00.9060, 6505.90.5090,
  6505.90.6090, 6505.90.7090, 6505.90.8090 (Category 659-H);
  6112.31.0010, 6112.31.0020, 6112.41.0010, 6112.41.0020, 6112.41.0030,
  6112.41.0040, 6211.11.1010, 6211.11.1020, 6211.12.1010 and
  6211.12.1020 (Category 659-S).
\11\ Category 224-V: only HTS numbers 5801.21.0000, 5801.23.0000,
  5801.24.0000, 5801.25.0010, 5801.25.0020, 5801.26.0010, 5801.26.0020,
  5801.31.0000, 5801.33.0000, 5801.34.0000, 5801.35.0010, 5801.35.0020,
  5801.36.0010 and 5801.36.0020.
\12\ Category 224-O: all HTS numbers except 5801.21.0000, 5801.23.0000,
  5801.24.0000, 5801.25.0010, 5801.25.0020, 5801.26.0010, 5801.26.0020,
  5801.31.0000, 5801.33.0000, 5801.34.0000, 5801.35.0010, 5801.35.0020,
  5801.36.0010 and 5801.36.0020 (Category 224-V).
\13\ Category 369-O: all HTS numbers except 6302.60.0010, 6302.91.0005
  and 6302.91.0045 (Category 369-D); 4202.22.4020, 4202.22.4500,
  4202.22.8030 (Category 369-H); 4202.12.4000, 4202.12.8020,
  4202.12.8060, 4202.92.1500, 4202.92.3016, 4202.92.6091 and
  6307.90.9905 (Category 369-L); and 6307.10.2005 (Category 369S)
\14\ Category 604-O: all HTS numbers except 5509.32.0000 (Category 604-
  A).
\15\ Category 669-O: all HTS numbers except 6305.32.0010, 6305.32.0020,
  6305.33.0010, 6305.33.0020 and 6305.39.0000 (Category 669-P).
\16\ Category 670-O: only HTS numbers 4202.22.4030, 4202.22.8050 and
  4202.32.9550.

    The Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements has 
determined that these actions fall within the foreign affairs 
exception to the rulemaking provisions of 5 U.S.C. 553(a)(1).

D. Michael Hutchinson,

Acting Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile 
Agreements.
[FR Doc.01-30373 Filed 12-6-01; 8:45 am]
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