[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 79 (Tuesday, April 26, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 21399-21400]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E5-1976]


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COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS


Entry of Shipments of Cotton, Wool, Man-Made Fiber, Silk Blend 
and Other Vegetable Fiber Textiles and Apparel in Excess of China 
Textile Safeguard Limits.

April 21, 2005.
AGENCY: The Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements 
(CITA).

ACTION: Issuing a Directive to Commissioner, Customs and Border 
Protection.

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ross Arnold, International Trade 
Specialist, Office of Textiles and Apparel, U.S. Department of 
Commerce, (202) 482-3400.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

    Authority: Executive Order 11651 of March 3, 1972, as amended; 
Section 204 of the Agricultural Act of 1956, as amended (7 U.S.C. 
1854).
    In a notice and letter to the Commissioner, Bureau of Customs and 
Border Protection published in the Federal Register on December 13, 
2004, the Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA) 
announced staged entry of overshipments of ATC quotas, China

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textile safeguard quotas, and textile quotas on non-WTO countries 
without agreements in place for 2005. (See 69 FR 72181). That notice 
referred to a previous notice, published on June 25, 2004, which 
reminded the public that CITA has the right to permanently deny, or to 
stage entry of overshipments of textile quotas. (See 69 FR 35586). This 
notice is to inform the public that overshipments of merchandise 
subject to any China textile safeguard limits shall be subject to 
delayed and staged entry, in a manner similar to the procedure 
explained in the December 13, 2004 notice and letter. In the absence of 
bilateral agreement with the Government of the People's Republic of 
China establishing limits beyond the expiration date of safeguard 
quotas, any overshipments of those quotas shall be subject to the 
following procedure:
     1.) Entry will not be allowed until one month after the expiration 
date of the safeguard quota.
     2.) At that time, only 5 percent of the base limit will be allowed 
entry for a one month period beginning on that date.
     3) An additional 5 percent will be allowed entry monthly until all 
overshipments are allowed entry.
    A textile safeguard limit on socks from China in Categories 332/
432/632part has been in place since October 29, 2004, and extends 
through October 28, 2005. (See 69 FR 63371). Any overshipments of this 
limit shall be subject to delayed and staged entry as described above, 
and as provided specifically in the accompanying directive to the 
Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection. The base limit for 
the socks quota for October 29, 2004-October 28, 2005 can be found on 
the web at http://otexa.ita.doc.gov/ under ``Summary of Agreements.''

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

Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements

April 21, 2005.

Commissioner of Customs,
Department of the Treasury, Washington, DC 20229.
    Dear Commissioner: This directive provides instructions on 
permitting entry to goods shipped in excess of the China textile 
safeguard limit on socks in categories 332/432/632part, which covers 
goods exported from China during the October 29, 2004 - October 28, 
2005 period. For all shipments exported from China that exceed that 
limit, you are directed to deny entry until November 29, 2005, 
subject to the following procedure. From November 29 through 
December 28, 2005, you are directed to permit entry to goods in an 
amount equal to 5 percent of the applicable base safeguard limit. 
For each succeeding period, beginning on the 29th of the month, and 
extending through the 28th of the following month, to permit entry 
to goods in an amount equal to 5 percent of the applicable base 
safeguard limit, until all shipments in excess of the safeguard 
limit have been entered.
    The Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements has 
determined that this action falls 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. E5-1976 Filed 4-25-05; 8:45 am]
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