[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 209 (Tuesday, October 29, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 65956-65957]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-27447]


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COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS


Adjustment of Import Limits for Certain Wool Textile Products 
Produced or Manufactured in the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia

October 23, 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 29, 2002

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Naomi Freeman, 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

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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 adjusted for 
swing and carryover.
    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 67 FR 65178, published on December 18, 2001). Also see 
66 FR 63029, published on December 4, 2001.

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

Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements

October 23, 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 wool textile products, 
produced or manufactured in the Former Yugoslav Republic of 
Macedonia and exported during the twelve-month period beginning on 
January 1, 2002 and extending through December 31, 2002.
    Effective on October 29, 2002, you are directed to adjust the 
current limits for the following categories, as provided for in the 
Memorandum of Understanding between the Governments of the United 
States and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia dated November 
7, 1997:

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                                             Adjusted twelve-month limit
                 Category                                \1\
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433.......................................  26,423 dozen.
448.......................................  63,539 dozen.
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\1\ The limits have not been adjusted to account for any imports
  exported after December 31, 2001.

    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,
Acting Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile 
Agreements.
[FR Doc. 02-27447 Filed 10-28- 02; 8:45 am]
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