[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 164 (Wednesday, August 25, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52236-52237]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E4-1928]


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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 
Korea

August 20, 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: August 25, 2004.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ross Arnold, 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.
    The current limits for certain categories are being adjusted for 
swing, special shift, carryover, and the recrediting of unused 2003 
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 59919, published on October 20, 2003.

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

Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements

August 20, 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 October 14, 2003, by the Chairman, 
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements. That 
directive concerns imports of certain cotton, wool, man-made fiber, 
silk blend and other vegetable fiber textiles and textile products, 
produced or manufactured in the Republic of Korea and exported 
during the twelve-month period which began on January 1, 2004 and 
extends through December 31, 2004.
    Effective on August 25, 2004, you are directed to adjust the 
limits for the following categories, as provided for under the 
Uruguay Round Agreement on Textiles and Clothing:

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                                             Adjusted twelve-month limit
                 Category                                \1\
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Group I                                     ............................
200-220, 224-V \2\, 224-O \3\, 225-227,     259,327,567 square meters
 300-326, 360-363, 369pt., \4\, 400-414,     equivalent.
 469pt., \5\, 603, 604, 611-620, 625-629,
 666pt. \6\, as a group
Sublevels within Group I                    ............................
200.......................................  616,640 kilograms.
201.......................................  3,809,845 kilograms.
611.......................................  4,904,560 square meters.
619/620...................................  111,556,380 square meters.
624.......................................  11,471,072 square meters.
625/626/627/628/629.......................  20,316,622 square meters.
Group II                                    ............................
237, 239pt. \7\, 331pt. \8\, 332-348, 351,  595,364,797 square meters
 352, 359pt. \9\, 433-438, 440-448, 459-W    equivalent.
 \10\, 459pt. \11\, 631pt. \12\, 633-648,
 651, 652, 659-H \13\, 659-S \14\ and
 659pt. \15\, as a group

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Sublevels within Group II                   ............................
333/334/335...............................  378,557 dozen of which not
                                             more than 191,891 dozen
                                             shall be in Category 335.
336.......................................  81,510 dozen.
338/339...................................  1,676,292 dozen.
340.......................................  874,885 dozen of which not
                                             more than 454,268 dozen
                                             shall be in Category 340-D
                                             \16\.
341.......................................  226,322 dozen.
342/642...................................  310,007 dozen.
345.......................................  166,533 dozen.
347/348...................................  622,513 dozen.
351/651...................................  325,669 dozen.
352.......................................  253,429 dozen.
433.......................................  15,370 dozen.
434.......................................  7,957 dozen.
435.......................................  41,575 dozen.
436.......................................  17,763 dozen.
438.......................................  69,901 dozen.
442.......................................  60,031 dozen.
443.......................................  337,564 numbers.
444.......................................  64,205 numbers.
445/446...................................  58,207 dozen.
447.......................................  99,306 dozen.
448.......................................  42,232 dozen.
459-W.....................................  114,240 kilograms.
631pt.....................................  86,966 dozen pairs.
633/634/635...............................  1,441,349 dozen of which not
                                             more than 163,446 dozen
                                             shall be in Category 633
                                             and not more than 609,111
                                             dozen shall be in Category
                                             635.
636.......................................  339,423 dozen.
638/639...................................  5,611,675 dozen.
640-O \17\................................  2,773,007 dozen.
641.......................................  1,184,681 dozen of which not
                                             more than 44,747 dozen
                                             shall be in Category 641-Y
                                             \18\.
643.......................................  877,670 numbers.
644.......................................  1,345,328 numbers.
645/646...................................  3,811,739 dozen.
647/648...................................  1,552,517 dozen.
659-H.....................................  1,644,681 kilograms.
659-S.....................................  255,123 kilograms.
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\1\ The limits have not been adjusted to account for any imports
  exported after December 31, 2003.
\2\ Category 224-V: only HTS numbers 5801.21.0000, 5801.23.0000,
  5801.24.0000, 5801.25.0010, 5801.25.0020, 5801.26.0010, 5801.26.0020,
  5801.31.0000, 5801.33.0000, 5801.34.0000, 5801.35.0010, 5801.35.0020,
  5801.36.0010 and 5801.36,0020.
\3\Category 224-O: all remaining HTS numbers in Category 224.
\4\ Category 369pt.: all HTS numbers except 4202.12.4000, 4202.12.8020,
  4202.12.8060, 4202.22.4020, 4202.22.4500, 4202.22.8030, 4202.32.4000,
  4202.32.9530, 4202.92.0805, 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.
\5\ 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.
\6\ 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.
\7\ Category 239pt.: only HTS number 6209.20.5040 (diapers).
\8\ 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.
\9\ Category 359pt.: all HTS numbers except 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 459-W: only HTS number 6505.90.4090.
\11\ Category 459pt.: all HTS numbers except 6505.90.4090 (Category 459-
  W); 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, 6406.99.1560.
\12\ 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.
\13\ 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.
\14\ 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.
\15\ Category 659pt.: all HTS numbers except 6502.00.9030, 6504.00.9015,
  6504.00.9060, 6505.90.5090, 6505.90.6090, 6505.90.7090, 6505.90.8090
  (Category 659-H); 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, 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.
\16\ Category 340-D: only HTS numbers 6205.20.2015, 6205.20.2020,
  6205.20.2025 and 6205.20.2030.
\17\ 640-O: only HTS numbers 6203.23.0080, 6203.29.2050, 6205.30.1000,
  6205.30.2050, 6205.30.2060, 6205.30.2070, 6205.30.2080 and
  6211.33.0040.
\18\ Category 641-Y: only HTS numbers 6204.23.0050, 6204.29.2030,
  6206.40.3010 and 6206.40.3025.

    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. E4-1928 Filed 8-24-04; 8:45 am]
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