[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 82 (Tuesday, April 29, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 22683-22684]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-10537]


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COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS


Adjustment of Import Limits for Certain Cotton and Man-Made Fiber 
Textiles and Textile Products Produced or Manufactured in Thailand

April 24, 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: April 30, 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 limits for certain categories are being reduced for 
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 68 FR 1599, published on January 13, 2003). Also

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see 67 FR 63633, published on October 15, 2002.

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

Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements

April 24, 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, 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, 2003 and extends through 
December 31, 2003.
    Effective on April 30, 2003, 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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Levels in Group I                           ............................
301-O \2\.................................  1,501,200 kilograms.
625/626/627/628/629.......................  21,751,275 square meters of
                                             which not more than
                                             17,564,156 square meters
                                             shall be in Category 625.
Sublevels in Group II
338/339...................................  2,463,052 dozen.
347/348...................................  1,219,860 dozen.
638/639...................................  2,940,822 dozen.
647/648...................................  1,757,549 dozen.
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\1\ The limits have not been adjusted to account for any imports
  exported after December 31, 2002.
\2\ Category 301-O: only HTS numbers 5205.21.0020, 5205.21.0090,
  5205.22.0020, 5205.22.0090, 5205.23.0020, 5205.23.0090, 5205.24.0020,
  5205.24.0090, 5205.26.0020, 5205.26.0090, 5205.27.0020, 5205.27.0090,
  5205.28.0020, 5205.28.0090, 5205.41.0020, 5205.41.0090, 5205.42.0020,
  5205.42.0090, 5205.43.0020, 5205.43.0090, 5205.44.0020, 5205.44.0090,
  5205.46.0020, 5205.46.0090, 5205.47.0020, 5205.47.0090, 5205.48.0020
  and 5205.48.0090.

    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. 03-10537 Filed 4-28-03; 8:45 am]
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