[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 79 (Tuesday, April 26, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 21398]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E5-1977]


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COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS


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

April 20, 2005.
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: April 27, 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 Bureau of Customs and Border Protection website 
(http://www.cbp.gov), or call (202) 344-2650. 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 and carryover.
    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. Also see 69 FR 57272, published on September 
24, 2004.

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

Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements

April 20, 2005.

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 20, 2004, 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, 2005 and extends through December 31, 2005.
    Effective on April 27, 2005, 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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200.......................................  241,252 kilograms.
301.......................................  694,171 kilograms.
332.......................................  279,684 dozen pairs.
333.......................................  45,750 dozen.
334/335...................................  741,567 dozen.
338/339...................................  15,103,366 dozen.
340/640...................................  2,282,946 dozen.
341/641...................................  967,847 dozen.
342/642...................................  620,905 dozen.
345.......................................  192,014 dozen.
347/348...................................  7,666,005 dozen.
351/651...................................  596,799 dozen.
352/652...................................  2,267,643 dozen.
359-C/659-C \2\...........................  342,803 kilograms.
359-S/659-S \3\...........................  603,432 kilograms.
434.......................................  18,708 dozen.
435.......................................  46,158 dozen.
440.......................................  2,887 dozen.
447.......................................  60,052 dozen.
448.......................................  36,955 dozen.
620.......................................  3,887,620 square meters.
632.......................................  168,140 dozen pairs.
638/639...................................  1,375,101 dozen.
645/646...................................  175,276 dozen.
647/648...................................  2,230,991 dozen.
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\1\[thinsp]The limits have not been adjusted to account for any imports
  exported after December 31, 2004.
\2\ 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.
\3\ 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. E5-1977 Filed 4-25-05; 8:45 am]
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