[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 189 (Monday, September 30, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 61328]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-24759]


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COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS


Adjustment of Import Limits for Certain Cotton, Wool and Man-Made 
Fiber Textile Products Produced or Manufactured in Malaysia

September 25, 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: October 1, 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 
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 limit for Categories 331pt./631pt. is being increased 
due to the recrediting of unused carryforward to this limit; and the 
limit for Categories 445/446 is being increased for carryover, and 
swing from Categories 341/641.
    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 63030, published on December 4, 2001.

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

September 25, 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 27, 2001, by the Chairman, 
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements. That 
directive concerns imports of certain cotton, wool and man-made 
fiber textiles and textile products and silk blend and other 
vegetable fiber apparel, produced or manufactured in Malaysia and 
exported during the twelve-month period which began on January 1, 
2002 and extends through December 31, 2002.
    Effective on October 1, 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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                                             Adjusted twelve-month limit
                 Category                                \1\
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Other specific limits                       ............................
331pt./631pt. \2\.........................  713,170 dozen pairs.
341/641...................................  2,504,714 dozen of which not
                                             more than 924,369 dozen
                                             shall be in Category 341.
445/446...................................  37,474 dozen.
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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.; 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.

    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.02-24759 Filed 9-27-02; 8:45 am]
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