[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 106 (Wednesday, June 2, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31092-31093]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-12426]


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COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS


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

May 27, 2004.
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: June 2, 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 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.

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    The current limits for certain categories are being adjusted for 
swing.
    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 69673, published on December 15, 2003.

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

Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements

May 27, 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 textiles and textile products, produced or manufactured in 
Vietnam and exported during the twelve-month period which began on 
January 1, 2004 and extends through December 31, 2004.
    Effective on June 2, 2004, 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 Vietnam:

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                 Category                        Restraint limit \1\
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200.......................................  154,494 kilograms.
301.......................................  545,895 kilograms.
332.......................................  160,906 dozen pairs.
333.......................................  22,595 dozen.
334/335...................................  705,958 dozen.
338/339...................................  14,472,350 dozen.
341/641...................................  833,323 dozen.
342/642...................................  591,089 dozen.
345.......................................  245,125 dozen.
347/348...................................  7,345,721 dozen.
351/651...................................  438,685 dozen.
359-C/659-C \2\...........................  277,955 kilograms.
434.......................................  11,048 dozen.
620.......................................  3,175,109 square meters.
632.......................................  114,249 dozen pairs.
638/639...................................  1,306,089 dozen.
645/646...................................  150,510 dozen.
647/648...................................  2,123,858 dozen.
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\1\ The limits have not been adjusted to account for any imports
  exported after April 30, 2004.
\2\ 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.

    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. 04-12426 Filed 6-1-04; 8:45 am]
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