[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 61 (Monday, March 31, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15437-15438]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-7622]


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COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS


Adjustment of an Import Limit and Sublimit for Certain Man-Made 
Fiber Textile Products Produced or Manufactured in Belarus

March 25, 2003.
AGENCY: Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA).

ACTION: Issuing a directive to the Commissioner, Bureau of Customs and 
Border Protection.

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EFFECTIVE DATE: March 31, 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 Bureau of 
Customs and Border Protection 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:


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    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 and sublimit for Category 622 and sub-Category 
622-L, respectively, are being increased for 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 68 FR 1599, published on January 13, 2003). Also see 68 
FR 4181, published on January 28, 2003.

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

Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements

March 25, 2003.

Commissioner,
Bureau of Customs and Border Protection, Washington, DC 20229.
    Dear Commissioner: This directive amends, but does not cancel, 
the directive issued to you on January 21, 2003, by the Chairman, 
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements. That 
directive concerns imports of certain man-made fiber textile 
products, produced or manufactured in Belarus and exported during 
the twelve-month period which began on January 1, 2003 and extends 
through December 31, 2003.
    Effective on March 31, 2003, you are directed to increase the 
limit and sublimit for the following category and sub-category, as 
provided for under the agreement between the Governments of the 
United States and Belarus dated January 10, 2003:

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                                            Twelve-month restraint limit
                 Category                                \1\
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622.......................................  10,101,000 square meters of
                                             which not more than
                                             1,665,000 square meters
                                             shall be in Category 622-L
                                             \2\.
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\1\ The limits have not been adjusted to account for any imports
  exported after December 31, 2002.
\2\ Category 622-L: only HTS numbers 7019.51.9010, 7019.52.4010,
  7019.52.9010, 7019.59.4010, and 7019.59.9010.

    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.03-7622 Filed 3-28-03; 8:45 am]
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