[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 125 (Wednesday, June 30, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 39436]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-14774]


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COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS


Amendment of Scope of Import Limit for Certain Man-Made Fiber 
Textile Products Produced or Manufactured in Belarus

June 24, 2004.
AGENCY: Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA).

ACTION: Issuing a directive to the Commissioner, Bureau of Customs and 
Border Protection, amending the scope of the import limit for Category 
622-N.

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EFFECTIVE DATE: July 1, 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 this 
limit, 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 Web site 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.
    On January 10, 2003, the Governments of the United States and 
Belarus entered into a Memorandum of Understanding, which called for a 
sublimit on Category 622-N. As the United States and Belarus were not 
able to reach agreement on the terms of this sublimit, on March 5, 2004 
the Chairman of CITA directed Customs and Border Protection to impose a 
sublimit on Category 622-N pending agreement with the Government of 
Belarus on its terms, noting that this sublimit might be revised if the 
Governments of the United States and Belarus reached agreement on the 
terms of the sublimit.
    In a Memorandum of Understanding dated May 13, 2004, the 
Governments of the United States and Belarus agreed to the terms of the 
sublimit for Category 622-N. Effective on July 1, 2004, the interagency 
Committee for the Statistical Annotation of the Tariff Schedule amended 
the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) with 
respect to the statistical subheadings covered by Category 622-N.
    In the letter published below, the Chairman of CITA directs the 
Commissioner of Customs and Border Protection to amend the HTSUS 
subheadings covered by Category 622-N to implement the May 13, 2004 
Memorandum of Understanding.
    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). See also 69 
FR 10429, published on March 5, 2004.

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

Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements

June 24, 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 March 1, 2004, by the Chairman, 
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements. That 
directive concerns imports of certain man-made fiber textile 
products in Category 622-N, produced or manufactured in Belarus and 
exported during the period which began on January 1, 2004 and 
extends through December 31, 2004.
    To implement and monitor provisions of the Memorandum of 
Understanding (MOU) reached with the Government of Belarus dated May 
13, 2004, you are directed, effective on July 1, 2004, to amend the 
restriction on Category 622-N set forth in the above-referenced 
directive by amending the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United 
States (HTSUS) numbers subject to Category 622-N as follows:

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                              HTSUS Change
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Category 622-N
7019.52.40.20 becomes 7019.52.40.21
7019.52.90.20 becomes 7019.52.90.21
7019.59.40.20 becomes 7019.59.40.21
7019.59.90.20 becomes 7019.59.90.21
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    The Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements has 
determined that this action falls within the foreign affairs 
exception of 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. 04-14774 Filed 6-29-04; 8:45 am]
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