[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 186 (Wednesday, September 25, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60226-60227]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-24319]


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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 Republic of Korea

September 19, 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 25, 2002.

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 
Web site at http://www.customs.gov. For information on embargoes and 
quota re-openings, refer to the Office of Textiles and Apparel Web site 
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 adjusted for 
carryforward used, carryover, carryforward, swing and special shift.
    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 59578, published on November 29, 2001.

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

Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements

September 19, 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 November 23, 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 the Republic of Korea and exported 
during the twelve-month period which began on January 1, 2002 and 
extends through December 31, 2002.
    Effective on September 25, 2002, you are directed to adjust the 
limits for the following categories, as provided for under the 
Uruguay Round Agreement on Textiles and Clothing:

 
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                             Adjusted twelve-month limit
                 Category                                \1\
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Group I                                     ............................
200-220, 224-V \2\, 224-O \3\, 225-227,     263,129,459 square meters
 300-326, 360-363, 369pt., \4\, 400-414,     equivalent.
 469pt., \5\, 603, 604, 611-620, 625-629,
 666pt. \6\, as a group
Sublevels within Group I                    ............................
200.......................................  611,860 kilograms.
201.......................................  3,086,357 kilograms.
611.......................................  4,874,010 square meters.
619/620...................................  109,568,965 square meters.
624.......................................  10,483,577 square meters.
625/626/627/628/629.......................  20,238,741 square meters.
Group II                                    ............................
237, 239pt. \7\, 331pt. \8\, 332-348, 351,  569,731,238 square meters
 352, 359pt., 433-438, 440-448, 459-W \9\,   equivalent.
 459pt. \10\, 631pt. \11\, 633-648, 651,
 652, 659-H \12\, 659-S \13\ and 659pt.
 \14\, as a group
Sublevels within Group II                   ............................
333/334/335...............................  352,496 dozen of which not
                                             more than 180,165 dozen
                                             shall be in Category 335.
336.......................................  73,964 dozen.
338/339...................................  1,542,919 dozen.

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340.......................................  890,087 dozen of which not
                                             more than 462,162 dozen
                                             shall be in Category 340-D
                                             \15\.
341.......................................  246,366 dozen.
342/642...................................  285,944 dozen.
345.......................................  153,606 dozen.
347/348...................................  655,977 dozen.
351/651...................................  300,391 dozen.
352.......................................  233,756 dozen.
433.......................................  15,378 dozen.
434.......................................  7,887 dozen.
435.......................................  40,767 dozen.
436.......................................  17,286 dozen.
438.......................................  68,033 dozen.
442.......................................  58,415 dozen.
443.......................................  344,600 numbers.
444.......................................  62,488 numbers.
445/446...................................  57,689 dozen.
447.......................................  98,422 dozen.
448.......................................  41,096 dozen.
633/634/635...............................  1,439,396 dozen of which not
                                             more than 163,224 dozen
                                             shall be in Category 633
                                             and not more than 608,286
                                             dozen shall be in Category
                                             635.
636.......................................  325,615 dozen.
638/639...................................  5,604,067 dozen.
640-D \16\................................  3,024,604 dozen.
640-O \17\................................  2,884,380 dozen.
641.......................................  1,139,818 dozen of which not
                                             more than 44,188 dozen
                                             shall be in Category 641-Y
                                             \18\.
643.......................................  866,692 numbers.
644.......................................  1,328,271 numbers.
645/646...................................  4,131,575 dozen.
647/648...................................  1,434,681 dozen.
659-H.....................................  1,572,144 kilograms.
659-S.....................................  235,319 kilograms.
Levels not in a group
846.......................................  471,850 dozen.
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\1\ The limits have not been adjusted to account for any imports
  exported after December 31, 2001.
\2\ 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.
\3\Category 224-O: all remaining HTS numbers in Category 224.
\4\ Category 369pt.: all HTS numbers except 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,
  6307.10.1020, 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.
\5\ 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.
\6\ Category 666pt.: all HTS numbers except 5805.00.4010, 6301.10.0000,
  6301.40.0010, 6301.40.0020, 6301.90.0010, 6302.53.0010, 6302.53.0020,
  6302.53.0030, 6302.93.1000, 6302.93.2000, 6303.12.0000, 6303.19.0010,
  6303.92.1000, 6303.92.2010, 6303.92.2020, 6303.99.0010, 6304.11.2000,
  6304.19.1500, 6304.19.2000, 6304.91.0040, 6304.93.0000, 6304.99.6020,
  6307.90.9884, 9404.90.8522 and 9404.90.9522.
\7\ Category 239pt.: only HTS number 6209.20.5040 (diapers).
\8\ 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.
\9\ Category 459-W: only HTS number 6505.90.4090.
\10\ Category 459pt.: all HTS numbers except 6505.90.4090 (Category 459-
  W); 6115.19.8020, 6117.10.1000, 6117.10.2010, 6117.20.9020,
  6212.90.0020, 6214.20.0000, 6405.20.6030, 6405.20.6060, 6405.20.6090,
  6406.99.1505, 6406.99.1560.
\11\ Category 631pt.: all HTS numbers except 6116.10.1730, 6116.10.4820,
  6116.10.5520, 6116.10.7520, 6116.93.8800, 6116.93.9400, 6116.99.4800,
  6116.99.5400 and 6116.99.9530.
\12\ 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.
\13\ Category 659-S: only HTS numbers 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.
\14\ Category 659pt.: all HTS numbers except 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, 6211.12.1020 (Category 659-S); 6115.11.0010,
  6115.12.2000, 6117.10.2030, 6117.20.9030, 6212.90.0030, 6214.30.0000,
  6214.40.0000, 6406.99.1510 and 6406.99.1540.
\15\ Category 340-D: only HTS numbers 6205.20.2015, 6205.20.2020,
  6205.20.2025 and 6205.20.2030.
\16\ Category 640-D: only HTS numbers 6205.30.2010, 6205.30.2020,
  6205.30.2030, 6205.30.2040, 6205.90.3030 and 6205.90.4030.
\17\ 640-O: only HTS numbers 6203.23.0080, 6203.29.2050, 6205.30.1000,
  6205.30.2050, 6205.30.2060, 6205.30.2070, 6205.30.2080 and
  6211.33.0040.
\18\ Category 641-Y: only HTS numbers 6204.23.0050, 6204.29.2030,
  6206.40.3010 and 6206.40.3025.

    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. 02-24319 Filed 9-24-02; 8:45 am]
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