[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 185 (Friday, September 24, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57272-57273]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E4-2367]


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COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS


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

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 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 Bilateral Textile Agreement of July 17, 2003, as amended on 
July 22, 2004, between the Governments of the United States and the 
Socialist Republic of Vietnam, establishes limits for certain cotton, 
wool and man-made fiber textiles and textile products, produced or 
manufactured in the Socialist Republic of Vietnam and exported during 
the period January 1, 2005 through December 31, 2005.
    Carryforward applied to the 2004 limits has been deducted from all 
categories. Any categories which did not use all carryforward in 2004 
will be re-credited back the unused amount later in 2005.
    In the letter published below, the Chairman of CITA directs the 
Commissioner, Bureau of Customs and Border Protection to establish the 
2005 limits.
    These limits may be revised if Vietnam becomes a member of the 
World Trade Organization (WTO) and the United States applies the WTO 
agreement to Vietnam.
    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 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); and Executive Order 11651 
of March 3, 1972, as amended, and the bilateral textile agreement of 
July 17, 2003, as amended on July 22, 2004, between the Governments 
of the United States and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, you are 
directed to prohibit, effective on January 1, 2005, entry into the 
United States for consumption and withdrawal from warehouse for 
consumption of cotton, wool and man-made fiber textiles and textile 
products in the following categories, produced or manufactured in 
Vietnam and exported during the twelve-month period beginning on 
January 1, 2005 and extending through December 31, 2005 in excess of 
the following levels of restraint:

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                 Category                          Restraint limit
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200.......................................  324,210 kilograms.

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301.......................................  734,876 kilograms.
332.......................................  1,080,700 dozen pairs.
333.......................................  38,905 dozen.
334/335...................................  697,247 dozen.
338/339...................................  14,183,582 dozen.
340/640...................................  2,146,505 dozen.
341/641...................................  823,040 dozen.
342/642...................................  583,796 dozen.
345.......................................  307,851 dozen.
347/348...................................  7,199,151 dozen.
351/651...................................  516,012 dozen.
352/652...................................  1,965,906 dozen.
359-C/659-C \1\...........................  351,041 kilograms.
359-S/659-S \2\...........................  567,368 kilograms.
434.......................................  15,863 dozen.
435.......................................  39,138 dozen.
440.......................................  2,448 dozen.
447.......................................  50,919 dozen.
448.......................................  31,335 dozen.
620.......................................  6,877,575 square meters.
632.......................................  540,350 dozen pairs.
638/639...................................  1,289,975 dozen.
645/646...................................  208,578 dozen.
647/648...................................  2,097,655 dozen.
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\1\ 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.
\2\ Category 359-S: only HTS numbers 6112.39.0010, 6112.49.0010,
  6211.11.8010, 6211.11.8020, 6211.12.8010 and 6211.12.8020; 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.

    The limits set forth above are subject to adjustment pursuant to 
the current bilateral agreement between the Governments of the 
United States and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.
    Products in the above categories exported during 2004 shall be 
charged to the applicable category limits for that year (see 
directive dated December 10, 2003) to the extent of any unfilled 
balances. In the event the limits established for that period have 
been exhausted by previous entries, such products shall be charged 
to the limits set forth in this directive.
    These limits may be revised if Vietnam becomes a member of the 
World Trade Organization (WTO) and the United States applies the WTO 
agreement to Vietnam.
    In carrying out the above directions, the Commissioner 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 these actions fall 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. E4-2367 Filed 9-23-04; 8:45 am]
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