[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 202 (Wednesday, October 20, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 61657-61658]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E4-2726]


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COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS


Adjustment of Import Limits for Certain Cotton and Man-Made Fiber 
Textiles and Textile Products Produced or Manufactured in the United 
Arab Emirates

October 15, 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: October 21, 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

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bulletin boards of each Customs port, call (202) 344-2650, 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://www.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 the recrediting of unused 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 55038, published on September 22, 2003.

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

Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements

October 15, 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 September 16, 2003, by the Chairman, 
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements. That 
directive concerns imports of certain cotton and man-made fiber 
textiles and textile products, produced or manufactured in the 
United Arab Emirates and exported during the twelve-month period 
which began on January 1, 2004 and extends through December 31, 
2004.
    Effective on October 21, 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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                 Category                        Adjusted limit \1\
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219.......................................  2,560,910 square meters.
226/313...................................  4,379,218 square meters.
317.......................................  67,406,089 square meters.
326.......................................  4,133,989 square meters.
334/634...................................  550,116 dozen.
335/635...................................  333,087 dozen.
336/636...................................  452,317 dozen.
338/339...................................  1,292,590 dozen of which not
                                             more than 821,801 dozen
                                             shall be in Categories 338-
                                             S/339-S \2\.
340/640...................................  800,257 dozen.
341/641...................................  700,749 dozen.
342/642...................................  586,796 dozen.
347/348...................................  975,054 dozen of which not
                                             more than 457,861 dozen
                                             shall be in Categories 347-
                                             T/348-T \3\.
351/651...................................  400,128 dozen.
352.......................................  777,503 dozen.
363.......................................  13,779,958 numbers.
369-O \4\.................................  168,360 kilograms.
369-S \5\.................................  184,534 kilograms.
638/639...................................  521,905 dozen.
647/648...................................  748,067 dozen.
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\1\ The limits have not been adjusted to account for any imports
  exported after December 31, 2003.
\2\ Category 338-S: only HTS numbers 6103.22.0050, 6105.10.0010,
  6105.10.0030, 6105.90.8010, 6109.10.0027, 6110.20.1025, 6110.20.2040,
  6110.20.2065, 6110.90.9068, 6112.11.0030 and 6114.20.0005; Category
  339-S: only HTS numbers 6104.22.0060, 6104.29.2049, 6106.10.0010,
  6106.10.0030, 6106.90.2510, 6106.90.3010, 6109.10.0070, 6110.20.1030,
  6110.20.2045, 6110.20.2075, 6110.90.9070, 6112.11.0040, 6114.20.0010
  and 6117.90.9020.
\3\ Category 347-T: only HTS numbers 6103.19.2015, 6103.19.9020,
  6103.22.0030, 6103.42.1020, 6103.42.1040, 6103.49.8010, 6112.11.0050,
  6113.00.9038, 6203.19.1020, 6203.19.9020, 6203.22.3020, 6203.42.4005,
  6203.42.4010, 6203.42.4015, 6203.42.4025, 6203.42.4035, 6203.42.4045,
  6203.49.8020, 6210.40.9033, 6211.20.1520, 6211.20.3810 and
  6211.32.0040; Category 348-T: only HTS numbers 6104.12.0030,
  6104.19.8030, 6104.22.0040, 6104.29.2034, 6104.62.2006, 6104.62.2011,
  6104.62.2026, 6104.62.2028, 6104.69.8022, 6112.11.0060, 6113.00.9042,
  6117.90.9060, 6204.12.0030, 6204.19.8030, 6204.22.3040, 6204.29.4034,
  6204.62.3000, 6204.62.4005, 6204.62.4010, 6204.62.4020, 6204.62.4030,
  6204.62.4040, 6204.62.4050, 6204.69.6010, 6204.69.9010. 6210.50.9060,
  6211.20.1550, 6211.20.6810, 6211.42.0030 and 6217.90.9050.
\4\ Category 369-O: all HTS numbers except 6307.10.2005 (Category 369-
  S); 4202.12.4000, 4202.12.8020, 4202.12.8060, 4202.22.4020,
  4202.22.4500, 4202.22.8030, 4202.32.4000, 4202.32.9530, 4202.92.0505,
  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 (Category 369pt.).
\5\ Category 369-S: only HTS number 6307.10.2005.

    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. E4-2726 Filed 10-19-04; 8:45 am]
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