[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 81 (Monday, April 28, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 22361]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-10362]



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COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS


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

April 22, 2003.
AGENCY: Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA).

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

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EFFECTIVE DATE: April 28, 2003.

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 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:

    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 Categories 338/339/638/639 and 
338-S/339-S/638-S/639-S 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 67 
FR 63626, published on October 15, 2002.

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

Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements

April 22, 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 October 8, 2002, by the Chairman, 
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements. That 
directive concerns imports of certain cotton and man-made fiber 
textile products, produced or manufactured in Fiji and exported 
during the twelve-month period beginning on January 1, 2003 and 
extending through December 31, 2003,
    Effective on April 28, 2003, you are directed to increase the 
current limit and sublimit for the following categories, as provided 
for under the Uruguay Round Agreement on Textiles and Clothing:

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                 Category                        Adjusted limit \1\
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338/339/638/639...........................  2,345,488 dozen, of which
                                             not more than 1,954,577
                                             dozen shall be in
                                             Categories 338-S/339-S/638-
                                             S/639-S \2\.
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\1\ The limits have not been adjusted to account for any imports
  exported after December 31, 2002.
\2\ Category 338-S: only HTS numbers 6103.22.0050, 6105.10.0010,
  6105.10.0030, 6105.90.8010, 6109.10.0027, 6110.20.1025, 6110.20.2040,
  6110.20.2065, 6110.90.9068, 6112.11.0030 and 6114.20.0005; Category
  339-S: only HTS numbers 6104.22.0060, 6104.29.2049, 6106.10.0010,
  6106.10.0030, 6106.90.2510, 6106.90.3010, 6109.10.0070, 6110.20.1030,
  6110.20.2045, 6110.20.2075, 6110.90.9070, 6112.11.0040, 6114.20.0010
  and 6117.90.9020; Category 638-S: all HTS numbers in Category 638
  except 6109.90.1007, 6109.90.1009, 6109.90.1013 and 6109.90.1025;
  Category 639-S: all HTS numbers in Category 639 except 6109.90.1050,
  6109.90.1060, 6109.90.1065 and 6109.90.1070.

    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. 03-10362 Filed 4-25-03; 8:45 am]
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