[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 206 (Friday, October 24, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 60925]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-26842]


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COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS


Adjustment of Import Limits for Certain Wool Textile Products 
Produced or Manufactured in Ukraine

October 20, 2003.
AGENCY: Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA).

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

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EFFECTIVE DATE: October 24, 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 
Commissioner, 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 
swing and 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 63898, published on October 16, 2002.

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

Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements

October 20, 2003.

Commissioner,
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 9, 2002, by the Chairman, 
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements. That 
directive concerns imports of certain wool textile products, 
produced or manufactured in Ukraine and exported during the twelve-
month period which began on January 1, 2003 and extends through 
December 31, 2003.
    Effective on October 24, 2003, you are directed to adjust the 
limits for the following categories, as provided for under the terms 
of the current bilateral textile agreement between the Governments 
of the United States and Ukraine:

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                                             Adjusted twelve-month limit
                 Category                                \1\
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435.......................................  111,617 dozen.
444.......................................  19,282 numbers.
448.......................................  78,943 dozen.
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\1\ The limits have not been adjusted to account for any imports
  exported after December 31, 2002.

    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,
D. Michael Hutchinson,
Acting Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile 
Agreements.
[FR Doc. 03-26842 Filed 10-23-03; 8:45 am]
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