[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 167 (Wednesday, August 28, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 55303]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-21916]


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OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE


Technical Corrections to the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the 
United States

AGENCY: Office of the United States Trade Representative.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The United States Trade Representative (USTR) is making 
technical corrections to the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United 
States (HTS) as set forth in the annex to this notice, pursuant to 
authority delegated to the USTR in Presidential Proclamation 6969 of 
January 27, 1997 (62 FR 4415). These modifications correct two 
inadvertent errors in Presidential Proclamation 7351 of October 2, 2000 
(65 FR 59329), and one inadvertent omission in Presidential 
Proclamation 6763 of December 23, 1994 (60 FR 1007), so that the 
intended tariff treatment is provided.

EFFECTIVE DATE: October 2, 200, for Annex sections A and B; January 1, 
1995, for Annex section C.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For CBTPA issue, Caroyl Miller, Deputy 
Chief Textile Negotiator, (202) 395-3026; for pharmaceutical products 
issue, Paul Moore, Director for Market Access, (202) 395-5656; or Kate 
Mueller, Assistant General Counsel, (202) 395-3582.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Proclamation 7351 implemented the United 
States-Caribbean Basin Trade Partnership Act (CBTPA). Section 211 of 
the CBTPA provides that eligible textile and apparel articles of a 
designated CBTPA beneficiary country shall enter the United States free 
of duty and free of quantitative limitations. The annex to Proclamation 
7351 made modifications to the HTS in order to implement the tariff 
treatment provided under the CBTPA. The annex to this notice modifies 
the annex to Proclamation 7351 to correct two inadvertent errors (see 
annex sections A and B below) so that the intended tariff treatment is 
provided.
    Proclamation 6763 implemented the trade agreements resulting from 
the Uruguay Round of multilateral trade negotiations. The annex to 
Proclamation 6763 made modifications to the HTS in order to implement 
the tariff treatment provided under the Uruguay Round Agreements, 
including the tariff treatment provided to pharmaceutical products (see 
annex to Proclamation 6763 at section 1, paragraph 13). The annex to 
this notice modifies the annex to Proclamation 7351 to correct one 
inadvertent omission (see annex section C below) so that the intended 
tariff treatment is provided.
    Proclamation 6969 authorized the USTR to exercise the authority 
provided to the President under section 604 of the Trade Act of 1974 
(19 U.S.C. 2483) to embody rectifications, technical or conforming 
changes, or similar modifications in the HTS. Under the authority 
vested in the USTR by proclamation 6969, the rectifications, technical 
and conforming changes, and similar modifications set forth in sections 
A and B of the annex to this notice shall be embodied in the HTS with 
respect to goods entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, 
on or after October 2, 2000; those in section C of the annex to this 
notice shall be embodied in the HTS with respect to goods entered, or 
withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after January 1, 1995.

Peter F. Allgeier,
Acting United States Trade Representative.

Annex

    Effective with respect to goods entered, or withdrawn from 
warehouse for consumption, on or after October 2, 2000, the Harmonized 
Tariff Schedule of the United States is modified as follows:
    A. U.S. note 3(b) to subchapter XX of chapter 98 is modified by 
deleting ``tapes and labels)'' and by inserting in lieu thereof 
``tapes) and labels''.
    B. U.S. note 3(d) to subchapter XX of chapter 98 is modified by 
deleting ``, 5401.41.90, '' and by inserting in lieu thereof ``, 
5402.41.90, ''.
    Effective with respect to goods entered, or withdrawn from 
warehouse for consumption, on or after January 1, 1995, the Harmonized 
Tariff Schedule of the United States is modified as follows:
    C. Subheading 2903.47.00 is modified by inserting in alphabetical 
sequence into the parenthetical expression in the Rates of Duty 1-
Special subcolumn the symbol ``, K''.
[FR Doc. 02-21916 Filed 8-27-02; 8:45 am]
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