[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 185 (Friday, September 24, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57270-57271]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E4-2365]


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COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS


Adjustment 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 adjusting limits.

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EFFECTIVE DATE: September 24, 2004.

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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.
    The current limits for certain categories are being adjusted for 
swing and carryover.
    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 70494, published on December 18, 2003; and 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

September 20, 2004.

Commissioner,
Bureau of Customs and Border Protection, Washington, DC 20229.
    Dear Commissioner: This directive amends, but does not cancel, 
the directives issued to you on December 12, 2003 and March 1, 2004, 
by the Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile 
Agreements. These directives concern imports of certain wool and 
man-made fiber textile products, produced or manufactured in Belarus 
and exported during the twelve-month period which began on January 
1, 2004 and extends through December 31, 2004.
    Effective on September 24, 2004, you are directed to adjust the 
limits for the following categories, as provided for under the 
agreement between the Governments of the United States and Belarus 
dated January 10, 2003:

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                                            Twelve-month restraint limit
                 Category                                \1\
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435.......................................  78,091 dozen.
622.......................................  9,494,193 square meters of
                                             which not more than
                                             1,590,000 square meters
                                             shall be in Category 622-L
                                             \2\, and not more than
                                             611,326 square meters shall
                                             be in Category 622-N \3\.
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\1\ The limits have not been adjusted to account for any imports
  exported after December 31, 2003.
\2\ Category 622-L: only HTS numbers 7019.51.9010, 7019.52.4010,
  7019.52.9010, 7019.59.4010, and 7019.59.9010.
\3\ Category 622-N : HTS numbers 7019.52.40.21, 7019.52.90.21,
  7019.59.40.21, 7019.59.90.21.

    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. E4-2365 Filed 9-23-04; 8:45 am]
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