[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 202 (Monday, October 20, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 59927-59929]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-26430]


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COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS


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

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 establishing limits.

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EFFECTIVE DATE: January 1, 2004.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Roy Unger, 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 import restraint limits for textile products, produced or 
manufactured in Taiwan and exported during the period January 1, 2004 
through December 31, 2004 are based on limits notified to the Textiles 
Monitoring Body pursuant to the World Trade Organization (WTO) 
Agreement on Textiles and Clothing (ATC).
    In the letter published below, the Chairman of CITA directs the 
Commissioner, Bureau of Customs and Border Protection to establish the 
2004 limits.
    These limits are subject to adjustment pursuant to the provisions 
of the ATC and administrative arrangements notified to the Textiles 
Monitoring Body. However, as the ATC and all restrictions thereunder 
will terminate on January 1, 2005, no adjustment for carryforward 
(borrowing from next year's limits for use in the current year) will be 
available.
    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). Information 
regarding the 2004 CORRELATION will be published in the Federal 
Register at a later date.

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: Pursuant to section 204 of the Agricultural 
Act of 1956, as amended (7 U.S.C. 1854); Executive Order 11651 of 
March 3, 1972, as amended; and the Uruguay Round Agreement on 
Textiles and Clothing (ATC), you are directed to prohibit, effective 
on January 1, 2004, entry into the United States for consumption and 
withdrawal from warehouse for consumption of cotton, wool, man-made 
fiber, silk blend and other vegetable fiber textiles and textile 
products in the following categories, produced or manufactured in 
Taiwan and exported during the twelve-month period which begins on 
January 1, 2004 and extending through December 31, 2004, in excess 
of the following levels of restraint:

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                Category                        Twelve-month limit
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Group I                                  ...............................
200-220, 224, 225/317/326, 226, 227,     211,431,409 square meters
 300/301, 313-315, 360-363, 369-S \1\,    equivalent.
 369-O \2\, 400-414, 469pt \3\, 603,
 604, 611, 613/614/615/617, 618, 619/
 620, 624, 625/626/627/628/629 and
 666pt \4\, as a group.
Sublevels in Group I                     ...............................
218....................................  24,994,474 square meters.
225/317/326............................  44,365,123 square meters.
226....................................  8,050,854 square meters.
300/301................................  1,856,936 kilograms of which
                                          not more than 1,558,200
                                          kilograms shall be in Category
                                          300; not more than 1,558,200
                                          kilograms shall be in Category
                                          301.
363....................................  12,503,087 numbers.

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611....................................  3,602,683 square meters.
613/614/615/617........................  22,343,481 square meters.
619/620................................  16,422,804 square meters.
625/626/627/628/629....................  21,369,949 square meters.
Group I subgroup                         ...............................
200, 219, 313, 314, 315, 361, 369-S and  161,759,428 square meters
 604, as a group.                         equivalent.
Within Group I subgroup                  ...............................
200....................................  807,619 kilograms.
219....................................  18,380,605 square meters.
313....................................  70,614,729 square meters.
314....................................  32,740,729 square meters.
315....................................  25,087,743 square meters.
361....................................  1,622,330 numbers.
369-S..................................  499,431 kilograms.
604....................................  249,522 kilograms.
Group II                                 ...............................
237, 239pt \5\, 331pt. \6\, 332, 333/    622,375,380 square meters
 334/335, 336, 338/339, 340-345, 347/     equivalent.
 348, 351, 352/652, 359-C/659-C \7\,
 659-H \8\, 359pt. \9\, 433-438, 440,
 442, 443, 444, 445/446, 447/448,
 459pt. \10\, 631pt. \11\, 633/634/635,
 636, 638/639, 640, 641-644, 645/646,
 647/648, 651, 659-S \12\, 659pt. \13\,
 846 and 852, as a group.
Sublevels in Group II                    ...............................
237....................................  789,054 dozen.
239pt..................................  1,404,233 kilograms.
331pt..................................  146,013 dozen pairs.
336....................................  134,433 dozen.
338/339................................  866,702 dozen.
340....................................  1,126,552 dozen.
345....................................  140,467 dozen.
347/348................................  1,064,931 dozen of which not
                                          more than 1,064,931 dozen
                                          shall be in Categories 347-W/
                                          348-W \14\.
352/652................................  3,566,630 dozen.
359-C/659-C............................  1,447,633 kilograms.
433....................................  16,145 dozen.
434....................................  11,213 dozen.
435....................................  26,623 dozen.
436....................................  5,301 dozen.
438....................................  29,918 dozen.
440....................................  5,796 dozen.
442....................................  43,995 dozen.
443....................................  45,206 numbers.
444....................................  64,382 numbers.
445/446................................  140,097 dozen.
633/634/635............................  1,634,440 dozen of which not
                                          more than 959,317 dozen shall
                                          be in Categories 633/634 and
                                          not more than 850,077 dozen
                                          shall be in Category 635.
638/639................................  6,565,058 dozen.
640....................................  1,058,909 dozen of which not
                                          more than 281,710 dozen shall
                                          be in Category 640-Y \15\.
642....................................  777,133 dozen.
643....................................  537,973 numbers.
644....................................  856,003 numbers.
645/646................................  4,107,691 dozen.
647/648................................  5,248,544 dozen of which not
                                          more than 5,248,544 dozen
                                          shall be in Categories 647-W/
                                          648-W \16\.
659-H..................................  2,384,477 kilograms.
659-S..................................  1,601,702 kilograms.
Group II Subgroup                        ...............................
333/334/335, 341, 342, 351, 447/448,     74,480,968 square meters
 636, 641 and 651, as a group.            equivalent.
Within Group II Subgroup                 ...............................
333/334/335............................  345,855 dozen of which not more
                                          than 187,340 dozen shall be in
                                          Category 335.
341....................................  349,910 dozen.
342....................................  218,590 dozen.
351....................................  363,662 dozen.
447/448................................  22,062 dozen.
636....................................  406,321 dozen.
641....................................  735,338 dozen of which not more
                                          than 257,368 dozen shall be in
                                          Category 641-Y \17\.
651....................................  456,057 dozen.
Group III                                ...............................
Sublevel in Group III                    ...............................
845....................................  857,026 dozen.
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\1\ Category 369-S: only HTS number 6307.10.2005.

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\2\ Category 369-O: all HTS numbers except 6307.10.2005 (Category 369-
  S); and 4202.12.4000, 4202.12.8020, 4202.12.8060, 4202.22.4020,
  4202.22.4500, 4202.22.8030, 4202.32.4000, 4202.32.9530, 4202.92.0505,
  4202.92.1500, 4202.92.3016, 4202.92.6091, 5601.10.1000, 5601.21.0090,
  5701.90.1020, 5701.90.2020, 5702.10.9020, 5702.39.2010, 5702.49.1020,
  5702.49.1080, 5702.59.1000, 5702.99.1010, 5702.99.1090, 5705.00.2020,
  5805.00.3000, 5807.10.0510, 5807.90.0510, 6301.30.0010, 6301.30.0020,
  6302,51.1000, 6302.51.2000, 6302.51.3000, 6302.51.4000, 6302.60.0010,
  6302.60.0030, 6302.91.0005, 6302.91.0025, 6302.91.0045, 6302.91.0050,
  6302.91.0060, 6303.11.0000, 6303.91.0010, 6303.91.0020, 6304.91.0020,
  6304.92.0000, 6305.20.0000, 6306.11.0000, 6307.10.1020, 6307.10.1090,
  6307.90.3010, 6307.90.4010, 6307.90.5010, 6307.90.8910, 6307.90.8945,
  6307.90.9882, 6406.10.7700, 9404.90.1000, 9404.90.8040 and
  9404.90.9505 (Category 369pt.).
\3\ Category 469pt.: all HTS numbers except 5601.29.0020, 5603.94.1010,
  6304.19.3040, 6304.91.0050, 6304.99.1500, 6304.99.6010, 6308.00.0010
  and 6406.10.9020.
\4\ Category 666pt.: all HTS numbers except 5805.00.4010, 6301.10.0000,
  6301.40.0010, 6301.40.0020, 6301.90.0010, 6302.53.0010, 6302.53.0020,
  6302.53.0030, 6302.93.1000, 6302.93.2000, 6303.12.0000, 6303.19.0010,
  6303.92.1000, 6303.92.2010, 6303.92.2020, 6303.99.0010, 6304.11.2000,
  6304.19.1500, 6304.19.2000, 6304.91.0040, 6304.93.0000, 6304.99.6020,
  6307.90.9884, 9404.90.8522 and 9404.90.9522.
\5\ Category 239pt.: only HTS number 6209.20.5040 (diapers).
\6\ Category 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.
\7\ Category 359-C: only HTS numbers 6103.42.2025, 6103.49.8034,
  6104.62.1020, 6104.69.8010, 6114.20.0048, 6114.20.0052, 6203.42.2010,
  6203.42.2090, 6204.62.2010, 6211.32.0010, 6211.32.0025 and
  6211.42.0010; Category 659-C: only HTS numbers 6103.23.0055,
  6103.43.2020, 6103.43.2025, 6103.49.2000, 6103.49.8038, 6104.63.1020,
  6104.63.1030, 6104.69.1000, 6104.69.8014, 6114.30.3044, 6114.30.3054,
  6203.43.2010, 6203.43.2090, 6203.49.1010, 6203.49.1090, 6204.63.1510,
  6204.69.1010, 6210.10.9010, 6211.33.0010, 6211.33.0017 and
  6211.43.0010.
\8\ 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.
\9\ Category 359pt.: all HTS numbers except 6103.42.2025, 6103.49.8034,
  6104.62.1020, 6104.69.8010, 6114.20.0048, 6114.20.0052, 6203.42.2010,
  6203.42.2090, 6204.62.2010, 6211.32.0010, 6211.32.0025 and
  6211.42.0010 (Category 359-C); 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.
\10\ 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.
\11\ 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.
\12\ Category 659-S: only HTS numbers 6112.31.0010, 6112.31.0020,
  6112.41.0010, 6112.41.0020, 6112.41.0030, 6112.41.0040, 6211.11.1010,
  6211.11.1020, 6211.12.1010 and 6211.12.1020.
\13\ Category 659pt.: all HTS numbers except 6103.23.0055, 6103.43.2020,
  6103.43.2025, 6103.49.2000, 6103.49.8038, 6104.63.1020, 6104.63.1030,
  6104.69.1000, 6104.69.8014, 6114.30.3044, 6114.30.3054, 6203.43.2010,
  6203.43.2090, 6203.49.1010, 6203.49.1090, 6204.63.1510, 6204.69.1010,
  6210.10.9010, 6211.33.0010, 6211.33.0017, 6211.43.0010 (Category 659-
  C); 6112.31.0010, 6112.31.0020, 6112.41.0010, 6112.41.0020,
  6112.41.0030, 6112.41.0040, 6211.11.1010, 6211.11.1020, 6211.12.1010
  and 6211.12.1020 (Category 659-S); 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.
\14\ Category 347-W: only HTS numbers 6203.19.1020, 6203.19.9020,
  6203.22.3020, 6203.22.3030, 6203.42.4005, 6203.42.4010, 6203.42.4015,
  6203.42.4025, 6203.42.4035, 6203.42.4045, 6203.42.4050, 6203.42.4060,
  6203.49.8020, 6210.40.9033, 6211.20.1520, 6211.20.3810 and
  6211.32.0040; Category 348-W: only HTS numbers 6204.12.0030,
  6204.19.8030, 6204.22.3040, 6204.22.3050, 6204.29.4034, 6204.62.3000,
  6204.62.4005, 6204.62.4010, 6204.62.4020, 6204.62.4030, 6204.62.4040,
  6204.62.4050, 6204.62.4055, 6204.62.4065, 6204.69.6010, 6204.69.9010,
  6210.50.9060, 6211.20.1550, 6211.20.6810, 6211.42.0030 and
  6217.90.9050.
\15\ Category 640-Y: only HTS numbers 6205.30.2010, 6205.30.2020,
  6205.30.2050 and 6205.30.2060.
\16\ Category 647-W: only HTS numbers 6203.23.0060, 6203.23.0070,
  6203.29.2030, 6203.29.2035, 6203.43.2500, 6203.43.3500, 6203.43.4010,
  6203.43.4020, 6203.43.4030, 6203.43.4040, 6203.49.1500, 6203.49.2015,
  6203.49.2030, 6203.49.2045, 6203.49.2060, 6203.49.8030, 6210.40.5030,
  6211.20.1525, 6211.20.3820 and 6211.33.0030; Category 648-W: only HTS
  numbers 6204.23.0040, 6204.23.0045, 6204.29.2020, 6204.29.2025,
  6204.29.4038, 6204.63.2000, 6204.63.3000, 6204.63.3510, 6204.63.3530,
  6204.63.3532, 6204.63.3540, 6204.69.2510, 6204.69.2530, 6204.69.2540,
  6204.69.2560, 6204.69.6030, 6204.69.9030, 6210.50.5035, 6211.20.1555,
  6211.20.6820, 6211.43.0040 and 6217.90.9060.
\17\ Category 641-Y: only HTS numbers 6204.23.0050, 6204.29.2030,
  6206.40.3010 and 6206.40.3025.

    The limits set forth above are subject to adjustment pursuant to 
the provisions of the ATC and administrative arrangements notified 
to the Textiles Monitoring Body.
    Products in the above categories exported during 2003 shall be 
charged to the applicable category limits for that year (see 
directive dated November 1, 2002) to the extent of any unfilled 
balances. In the event the limits established for that period have 
been exhausted by previous entries, such products shall be charged 
to the limits set forth in this directive.
    The conversion factors are as follows:

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                                             Conversion factors (square
                 Category                    meters equivalent/category
                                                        unit)
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333/334/335...............................  33.75
352/652...................................  11.3
359-C/659-C...............................  10.1
633/634/635...............................  34.1
638/639...................................  12.5
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    In carrying out the above directions, the Commissioner, Bureau 
of Customs and Border Protection should construe entry into the 
United States for consumption to include entry for consumption into 
the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.
    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. 03-26430 Filed 10-17-03; 8:45 am]
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