[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 191 (Wednesday, October 2, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 61851-61852]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-24983]


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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 Thailand

September 26, 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 2, 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

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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, 
variously, for carryover, carryforward, and carryforward used.
    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 63036, 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 26, 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, man-made fiber, 
silk blend and other vegetable fiber textiles and textile products, 
produced or manufactured in Thailand and exported during the twelve-
month period which began on January 1, 2002 and extends through 
December 31, 2002.
    Effective on October 2, 2002, you are directed to adjust 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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Group II                                    ............................
237, 331pt.\2\, 332-348, 351, 352, 359pt.   405,485,737 square meters
 \3\, 433-438, 440, 442-448, 459pt. \4\,     equivalent.
 631pt. \5\, 633-648, 651, 652, 659-H \6\,
 659pt. \7\, 845, 846 and 852, as a group
Sublevels in Group II                       ............................
335/635...................................  758,298 dozen.
336/636...................................  501,611 dozen.
338/339...................................  2,607,246 dozen.
340.......................................  450,971 dozen.
341/641...................................  964,619 dozen.
342/642...................................  927,982 dozen.
345.......................................  439,304 dozen.
347/348...................................  1,360,947 dozen.
351/651...................................  376,208 dozen.
434.......................................  14,049 dozen.
435.......................................  58,547 dozen.
438.......................................  21,072 dozen.
638/639...................................  2,952,657 dozen.
647/648...................................  1,561,380 dozen.
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\1\ The limits have not been adjusted to account for any imports
  exported after December 31, 2001.
\2\ Categories 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 359pt.: all HTS numbers except 6115.19.8010, 6117.10.6010,
  6117.20.9010, 6203.22.1000, 6204.22.1000, 6212.90.0010, 6214.90.0010,
  6406.99.1550, 6505.90.1525, 6505.90.1540, 6505.90.2060 and
  6505.90.2545.
\4\ Category 459pt.: all HTS numbers except 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 and 6406.99.1560.
\5\ 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.
\6\ 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.
\7\ 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); 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.

    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. 02-24983 Filed 10-1-02; 8:45 am]
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