[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 97 (Wednesday, May 19, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 28882-28883]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-11324]


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COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS


Adjustment of Import Limits for Certain Cotton, Wool and Man-Made 
Fiber Textile Products Produced or Manufactured in the Republic of 
Turkey

May 14, 2004.
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: May 19, 2004.

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

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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.cbp.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, carryover, and the recrediting of unused 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 69 FR 4926, published on February 2, 2004). Also see 68 
FR 69670, published on December 15, 2003.

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

Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements

May 14, 2004.

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 December 10, 2003, by the Chairman, 
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements. That 
directive concerns imports of certain cotton, wool and man-made 
fiber textile products, produced or manufactured in Turkey and 
exported during the twelve-month period which began on January 1, 
2004 and extends through December 31, 2004.
    Effective on May 19, 2004, you are directed to adjust the 
current limits for the following categories, as provided for under 
the Uruguay Round Agreement on Textiles and Clothing:

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                 Category                    Adjusted limit[thinsp]\1\
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Fabric Group                               .............................
219, 313-O \2\, 314-O \3\, 315-O \4\, 317- 285,810,956 square meters of
 O \5\, 326-O \6\, 617, 625/626/627/628/    which not more than
 629,as a group.                            70,679,236 square meters
                                            shall be in Category 219;
                                            not more than 86,385,732
                                            square meters shall be in
                                            Category 313-O; not more
                                            than 50,260,790 square
                                            meters shall be in Category
                                            314-O; not more than
                                            67,537,941 square meters
                                            shall be in Category 315-O;
                                            not more than 70,679,236
                                            square meters shall be in
                                            Category 317-O; not more
                                            than 7,853,246 square meters
                                            shall be in Category 326-O,
                                            and not more than 47,119,494
                                            square meters shall be in
                                            Category 617.
Sublevel in Fabric Group                   .............................
625/626/627/628/629......................  31,817,441 square meters of
                                            which not more than
                                            12,726,974 square meters
                                            shall be in Category 625;
                                            not more than 12,726,974
                                            square meters shall be in
                                            Category 626; not more than
                                            12,726,974 square meters
                                            shall be in Category 627;
                                            not more than 12,726,974
                                            square meters shall be in
                                            Category 628; and not more
                                            than 12,726,974 square
                                            meters shall be in Category
                                            629.
Limits not in a group                      .............................
338/339/638/639..........................  10,068,773 dozen of which not
                                            more than 9,084,896 dozen
                                            shall be in Categories 338-S/
                                            339-S/638-S/639-S \7\.
347/348..................................  10,554,337 dozen of which not
                                            more than 3,297,669 dozen
                                            shall be in Categories 347-T/
                                            348-T \8\.
351/651..................................  1,595,077 dozen.
361......................................  3,184,764 numbers.
448......................................  43,464 dozen.
604......................................  4,414,030 kilograms.
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\1\The limits have not been adjusted to account for any imports exported
  after December 31, 2003.
\2\ Category 313-O: all HTS numbers except 5208.52.3035, 5208.52.4035
  and 5209.51.6032.
\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.
\6\ Category 326-O: all HTS numbers except 5208.59.2015, 5209.59.0015
  and 5211.59.0015.
\7\ 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 except 6109.90.1007,
  6109.90.1009, 6109.90.1013 and 6109.90.1025; Category 639-S: all HTS
  numbers except 6109.90.1050, 6109.90.1060, 6109.90.1065 and
  6109.90.1070.
\8\ Category 347-T: only HTS numbers 6103.19.2015, 6103.19.9020,
  6103.22.0030, 6103.42.1020, 6103.42.1040, 6103.49.8010, 6112.11.0050,
  6113.00.9038, 6203.19.1020, 6203.19.9020, 6203.22.3020, 6203.42.4005,
  6203.42.4010, 6203.42.4015, 6203.42.4025, 6203.42.4035, 6203.42.4045,
  6203.49.8020, 6210.40.9033, 6211.20.1520, 6211.20.3810 and
  6211.32.0040; Category 348-T: only HTS numbers 6104.12.0030,
  6104.19.8030, 6104.22.0040, 6104.29.2034, 6104.62.2006, 6104.62.2011,
  6104.62.2026, 6104.62.2028, 6104.69.8022, 6112.11.0060, 6113.00.9042,
  6117.90.9060, 6204.12.0030, 6204.19.8030, 6204.22.3040, 6204.29.4034,
  6204.62.3000, 6204.62.4005, 6204.62.4010, 6204.62.4020, 6204.62.4030,
  6204.62.4040, 6204.62.4050, 6204.69.6010, 6204.69.9010. 6210.50.9060,
  6211.20.1550, 6211.20.6810, 6211.42.0030 and 6217.90.9050.

    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,
James C. Leonard III,
Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.
[FR Doc. 04-11324 Filed 5-18-04; 8:45 am]
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