[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 180 (Tuesday, September 17, 2002)]
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[FR Doc No: 02-23526]



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COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS


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

September 10, 2002.
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: September 17, 2002.

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.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.
    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 66 FR 65178, published on December 18, 2001). Also see 
66 FR 67229, published on December 28, 2001.

James C. Leonard III,
Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.

Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements

September 10, 2002.

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, 2001, 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, 
produced or manufactured in China and exported during the twelve-
month period which began on January 1, 2002 and extends through 
December 31, 2002.
    Effective on September 17, 2002, you are directed to increase 
the limits for the following categories, as provided for under the 
Uruguay Round Agreement on Textiles and Clothing:

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                 Category                      Twelve-month limit \1\
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Sublevels in Group I                        ............................
200.......................................  869,294 kilograms.
226.......................................  12,920,215 square meters.
331pt. \2\................................  2,308,170 dozen pairs.
335.......................................  422,319 dozen.
338/339...................................  2,510,048 dozen of which not
                                             more than 1,891,544 dozen
                                             shall be in Categories 338-
                                             S/339-S \3\.
340.......................................  863,004 dozen of which not
                                             more than 426,897 dozen
                                             shall be in Category 340-Z
                                             \4\.
341.......................................  757,382 dozen of which not
                                             more than 443,883 dozen
                                             shall be in Category 341-Y
                                             \5\.
342.......................................  293,864 dozen.
347/348...................................  2,480,353 dozen.
352.......................................  1,790,010 dozen.
360.......................................  9,249,493 numbers of which
                                             not more than 6,318,105
                                             numbers shall be in
                                             Category 360-P \6\.
361.......................................  5,063,228 numbers.
362.......................................  8,261,359 numbers.
363.......................................  24,073,285 numbers.
613.......................................  8,994,281 square meters.
614.......................................  14,133,868 square meters.
638/639...................................  2,645,086 dozen.
642.......................................  397,743 dozen.
644.......................................  3,907,987 numbers.
648.......................................  1,252,593 dozen.
Group III                                   ............................
201, 220, 224-V \7\, 224-O \8\, 225, 227,   51,588,066 square meters
 369-O \9\, 400, 414, 469pt. \10\, 603,      equivalent.
 604-O \11\, 618-620 and 624-629, as a
 group.
Sublevels in Group III                      ............................
224-V.....................................  4,281,071 square meters.
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\1\ The limits have not been adjusted to account for any imports
  exported after December 31, 2001.
\2\ Category 331pt.: all HTS numbers except 6116.10.1720, 6116.10.4810,
  6116.10.5510, 6116.10.7510, 6116.92.6410, 6116.92.6420, 6116.92.6430,
  6116.92.6440, 6116.92.7450, 6116.92.7460, 6116.92.7470, 6116.92.8800,
  6116.92.9400 and 6116.99.9510.
\3\ 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.
\4\ Category 340-Z: only HTS numbers 6205.20.2015, 6205.20.2020,
  6205.20.2050 and 6205.20.2060.
\5\ Category 341-Y: only HTS numbers 6204.22.3060, 6206.30.3010,
  6206.30.3030 and 6211.42.0054.
\6\ 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.
\7\ 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.
\8\ 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).
\9\ Category 369-O: all HTS numbers except 6307.10.2005 (Category 369-
  S); 4202.12.4000, 4202.12.8020, 4202.12.8060, 4202.22.4020,
  4202.22.4500, 4202.22.8030, 4202.32.4000, 4202.32.9530, 4202.92.0505,
  4202.92.1500, 4202.92.3016, 4202.92.6091, 5601.10.1000, 5601.21.0090,
  5701.90.1020, 5701.90.2020, 5702.10.9020, 5702.39.2010, 5702.49.1020,
  5702.49.1080, 5702.59.1000, 5702.99.1010, 5702.99.1090, 5705.00.2020,
  5805.00.3000, 5807.10.0510, 5807.90.0510, 6301.30.0010, 6301.30.0020,
  6302.51.1000, 6302.51.2000, 6302.51.3000, 6302.51.4000, 6302.60.0010,
  6302.60.0030, 6302.91.0005, 6302.91.0025, 6302.91.0045, 6302.91.0050,
  6302.91.0060, 6303.11.0000, 6303.91.0010, 6303.91.0020, 6304.91.0020,
  6304.92.0000, 6305.20.0000, 6306.11.0000, 6307.10.0020, 6307.10.1090,
  6307.90.3010, 6307.90.4010, 6307.90.5010, 6307.90.8910, 6307.90.8945,
  6307.90.9882, 6406.10.7700, 9404.90.1000, 9404.90.8040 and
  9404.90.9505.
\10\ Category 469pt.: all HTS numbers except 5601.29.0020, 5603.94.1010,
  6304.19.3040, 6304.91.0050, 6304.99.1500, 6304.99.6010, 6308.00.0010
  and 6406.10.9020.
\11\ Category 604-O: all HTS numbers except 5509.32.0000 (Category 604-
  A).

    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).
    Sincerely,
James C. Leonard III,
Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.
[FR Doc.02-23526 Filed 9-16-02; 8:45 am]
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