[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 185 (Friday, September 24, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57271-57272]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E4-2368]


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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 Dominican 
Republic

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.

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 
carryover, swing, and special shift.
    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 63070, published on November 7, 2003.

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 directive issued to you on November 4, 2003, by the Chairman, 
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements. That 
directive concerns imports of certain cotton, wool and man-made 
fiber textile products, produced or manufactured in the Dominican 
Republic 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 
current limits for the following categories, as provided for under 
the Uruguay Round Agreement on Textiles and Clothing:

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                                               Adjusted twelve-month
                 Category                         limit[thinsp]\1\
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338/638..................................  1,784,139 dozen.
339/639..................................  2,123,120 dozen.
340/640..................................  1,836,671 dozen.
342/642..................................  1,292,508 dozen.
347/348/647/648..........................  4,396,631 dozen of which not
                                            more than 2,322,745 dozen
                                            shall be in Categories 647/
                                            648.
351/651..................................  2,201,855 dozen.
433......................................  27,103 dozen.
442......................................  91,195 dozen.
443......................................  177,365 numbers.
444......................................  80,673 numbers.
448......................................  46,980 dozen.
633......................................  266,008 dozen.
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\1\The limits have not been adjusted to account for any imports exported
  after December 31, 2003.

    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,

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Acting Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile 
Agreements.
[FR Doc. E4-2368 Filed 9-23-04; 8:45 am]
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