[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 185 (Friday, September 24, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 57270]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E4-2364]


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COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS


Establishment of Import Limits for Certain Wool and Man-Made 
Fiber Textile Products Produced or Manufactured in Belarus

September 20, 2004.
AGENCY: Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA).

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

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EFFECTIVE DATE: January 1, 2005.

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 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.
    The Bilateral Textile Memorandum of Understanding dated January 10, 
2003 between the Governments of the United States and Belarus, as 
amended on May 13, 2004, establishes limits for the period January 1, 
2005 through December 31, 2005.
    These limits may be revised if Belarus becomes a member of the 
World Trade Organization (WTO) and the United States applies the WTO 
agreement to Belarus.
    In the letter published below, the Chairman of CITA directs the 
Commissioner, Bureau of Customs and Border Protection to establish the 
limits.
    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). Information 
regarding the availability of the 2005 CORRELATION will be published in 
the Federal Register at a later date.

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

Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements

September 20, 2004.

Commissioner,
Bureau of Customs and Border Protection, Washington, DC 20229.
    Dear Commissioner: Pursuant to section 204 of the Agricultural 
Act of 1956, as amended (7 U.S.C. 1854); Executive Order 11651 of 
March 3, 1972, as amended; you are directed to prohibit, effective 
on January 1, 2005, entry into the United States for consumption and 
withdrawal from warehouse for consumption of textiles and textile 
products in the following categories, produced or manufactured in 
Belarus and exported during the twelve-month period beginning on 
January 1, 2005 and extending through December 31, 2005:

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                 Category                   Twelve-month restraint limit
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435.......................................  68,666 dozen.
448.......................................  35,374 dozen.
622.......................................  10,224,760 square meters of
                                             which not more than
                                             1,685,400 square meters
                                             shall be in Category 622-L
                                             \1\ and not more than
                                             648,006 square meters shall
                                             be in Category 622-N \2\.
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\1\ Category 622-L: only HTS numbers 7019.51.9010, 7019.52.4010,
  7019.52.9010, 7019.59.4010, and 7019.59.9010.
\2\ Category 622-N: only HTS numbers 7019.52.40.21, 7019.52.90.21,
  7019.59.40.21, 7019.59.90.21.

    Products in the above categories exported during 2004 shall be 
charged to the applicable category limits and sublimits for that 
year (see directives dated December 12, 2003 and March 1, 2004 and) 
to the extent of any unfilled balance. In the event the limits and 
sublimits established for that period have been exhausted by 
previous entries, such products shall be charged to the limits and 
sublimits set forth in this directive.
    The limits set forth above are subject to adjustment pursuant to 
the current bilateral agreement between the Governments of the 
United States and Belarus.
    These limits may be revised if Belarus becomes a member of the 
World Trade Organization (WTO) and the United States applies the WTO 
agreement to Belarus.
    In carrying out the above directions, the Commissioner, Bureau 
of Customs and Border Protection should construe entry into the 
United States for consumption to include entry for consumption into 
the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.
    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. E4-2364 Filed 9-23-04; 8:45 am]
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