[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 23 (Tuesday, February 4, 2003)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-2519]



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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 Cambodia

January 29, 2003.
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: February 4, 2003.

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 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://www.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, carryover, and 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 68 FR 1599, published on January 13, 2003). Also see 67 
FR 72921, published on December 9, 2002.

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

Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements

January 29, 2003.

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 4, 2002, by the Chairman, 
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements. That 
directive concerns imports of certain cotton, wool and man-made 
fiber textile products, produced or manufactured in Cambodia and 
exported during the twelve-month period which began on January 1, 
2003 and extends through December 31, 2003.
    Effective on February 4, 2003, you are directed to adjust the 
limits for the following categories, as provided for in the 
agreement between the Governments of the United States and Cambodia:

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                                             Adjusted twelve-month limit
                 Category                                \1\
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331/631...................................  547,912 dozen pairs.
334/634...................................  253,253 dozen.
335/635...................................  105,859 dozen.
338/339...................................  4,187,637 dozen.
340/640...................................  1,221,446 dozen.
345.......................................  113,967 dozen.
347/348/647/648...........................  4,696,415 dozen.
352/652...................................  939,283 dozen.
435.......................................  23,976 dozen.
438.......................................  115,194 dozen.
445/446...................................  140,793 dozen.
638/639...................................  1,465,735 dozen.
645/646...................................  343,465 dozen.
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\1\ The limits have not been adjusted to account for any imports
  exported after December 31, 2002.

    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,
James C. Leonard III,
Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.
[FR Doc. 03-2519 Filed 2-3-03; 8:45 a.m.
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