[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 202 (Monday, October 20, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 59929-59930]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-26429]


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COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS


Adjustment of Import Limits for Certain Cotton, Wool, Man-Made 
Fiber, Silk Blend and Other Vegetable Fiber Textiles and Textile 
Products Produced or Manufactured in Thailand

October 14, 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: October 20, 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

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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 adjusted for 
the charging of additional carryforward used, 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 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

October 14, 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 October 20, 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                           ............................
200.......................................  2,088,878 kilograms.
218.......................................  27,328,680 square meters.
219.......................................  11,843,261 square meters.
300.......................................  7,422,111 kilograms.
301-O \2\.................................  1,696,915 kilograms.
314-O \3\.................................  78,712,514 square meters.
315-O \4\.................................  55,703,467 square meters.
317-O/326-O \5\...........................  23,384,855 square meters.
363.......................................  36,207,254 numbers.
604.......................................  1,303,272 kilograms of which
                                             not more than 835,551
                                             kilograms shall be in
                                             Category 604-A \6\.
613/614/615...............................  84,185,472 square meters of
                                             which not more than
                                             49,019,053 square meters
                                             shall be in Categories 613/
                                             615 and not more than
                                             49,019,053 square meters
                                             shall be in Category 614.
617.......................................  30,400,308 square meters.
619.......................................  12,903,804 square meters.
620.......................................  12,759,104 square meters.
625/626/627/628/629.......................  23,078,445 square meters of
                                             which not more than
                                             17,564,156 square meters
                                             shall be in Category 625.
Group II                                    ............................
237, 331pt.\7\, 332-348, 351, 352, 359pt.   477,314,603 square meters
 \8\, 433-438, 440, 442-448, 459pt. \9\,     equivalent.
 631pt. \10\, 633-648, 651, 652, 659-H
 \11\, 659pt. \12\, 845, 846 and 852, as a
 group
Sublevels in Group II                       ............................
334/634...................................  1,086,218 dozen.
335/635...................................  895,186 dozen.
336/636...................................  577,905 dozen.
338/339...................................  2,801,379 dozen.
340.......................................  532,949 dozen.
341/641...................................  1,258,348 dozen.
342/642...................................  1,095,502 dozen.
345.......................................  538,719 dozen.
347/348...................................  1,386,349 dozen.
351/651...................................  425,302 dozen.
433.......................................  11,591 dozen.
434.......................................  14,953 dozen.
435.......................................  67,943 dozen.
438.......................................  22,428 dozen.
442.......................................  26,045 dozen.
638/639...................................  3,339,939 dozen.
640.......................................  919,104 dozen.
645/646...................................  557,035 dozen.
647/648...................................  1,989,414 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.
\3\ Category 314-O: all HTS numbers except 5209.51.6015.
\4\ Category 315-O: all HTS numbers except 5208.52.4055.
\5\ Category 317-O: all HTS numbers except 5208.59.2085; Category 326-O:
  all HTS numbers except 5208.59.2015, 5209.59.0015 and 5211.59.0015.
\6\ Category 604-A: only HTS number 5509.32.0000.
\7\ Categories 331pt.: all HTS numbers except 6116.10.1720,
  6116.10.4810, 6116.10.5510, 6116.10.7510, 6116.92.6410, 6116.92.6420,
  6116.92.6430, 6116.92.6440, 6116.92.7450, 6116.92.7460, 6116.92.7470,
  6116.92.8800, 6116.92.9400 and 6116.99.9510.
\8\ Category 359pt.: all HTS numbers except 6115.19.8010, 6117.10.6010,
  6117.20.9010, 6203.22.1000, 6204.22.1000, 6212.90.0010, 6214.90.0010,
  6406.99.1550, 6505.90.1525, 6505.90.1540, 6505.90.2060 and
  6505.90.2545.
\9\ Category 459pt.: all HTS numbers except 6115.19.8020, 6117.10.1000,
  6117.10.2010, 6117.20.9020, 6212.90.0020, 6214.20.0000, 6405.20.6030,
  6405.20.6060, 6405.20.6090, 6406.99.1505 and 6406.99.1560.
\10\ Category 631pt.: all HTS numbers except 6116.10.1730, 6116.10.4820,
  6116.10.5520, 6116.10.7520, 6116.93.8800, 6116.93.9400, 6116.99.4800,
  6116.99.5400 and 6116.99.9530.
\11\ Category 659-H: only HTS numbers 6502.00.9030, 6504.00.9015,
  6504.00.9060, 6505.90.5090, 6505.90.6090, 6505.90.7090 and
  6505.90.8090.
\12\ Category 659pt.: all HTS numbers except 6502.00.9030, 6504.00.9015,
  6504.00.9060, 6505.90.5090, 6505.90.6090, 6505.90.7090, 6505.90.8090
  (Category 659-H); 6115.11.0010, 6115.12.2000, 6117.10.2030,
  6117.20.9030, 6212.90.0030, 6214.30.0000, 6214.40.0000, 6406.99.1510
  and 6406.99.1540.

    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. 03-26429 Filed 10-17-03; 8:45 am]
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