[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 205 (Monday, October 25, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 62254]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E4-2816]


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COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS


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

October 19, 2004.
AGENCY: Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA).

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

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EFFECTIVE DATE: October 26, 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) 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://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.
    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 69673, published on December 15, 2003.

James C. Leonard III,
Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.

Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements

October 19, 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 December 10, 2003, by the Chairman, 
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements. That 
directive concerns imports of certain cotton, wool and man-made 
fiber textiles and textile products, produced or manufactured in 
Vietnam and exported during the twelve-month period which began on 
January 1, 2004 and extends through December 31, 2004.
    Effective on October 26, 2004, you are directed to adjust the 
limits for the following categories, as provided for under the terms 
of the current bilateral textile agreement between the Governments 
of the United States and Vietnam:

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                 Category                        Restraint limit \1\
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332.......................................  99,807 dozen pairs.
340/640...................................  2,304,364 dozen.
345.......................................  193,413 dozen.
359-S/659-S \2\...........................  608,811 kilograms.
632.......................................  100,820 dozen pairs.
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\1\ The limits have not been adjusted to account for any imports
  exported after December 31, 2003.
\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 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,
James C. Leonard III,
Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.
[FR Doc. E4-2816 Filed 10-22-04; 8:45 am]
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