[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 235 (Thursday, December 8, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 72992-72993]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E5-7078]


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COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS


Announcement of Import Restraint Limits for Certain Wool Textile 
Products Produced or Manufactured in Ukraine

December 2, 2005.
AGENCY: Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA).

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

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EFFECTIVE DATE: January 1, 2006.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ross Arnold, 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 Web site 
(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 Web site 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 Bilateral Textile Agreement of July 22, 1998, as amended and 
extended by exchange of notes on November 19, 2004, December 31, 2004, 
and February 7, 2005, between the Governments of the United States and 
Ukraine establishes limits for certain wool textile products, produced 
or manufactured in Ukraine and exported during the period beginning on 
January 1, 2006 and extending through December 31, 2006.
    In the letter published below, the Chairman of CITA directs the 
Commissioner, Bureau of Customs and Border Protection to establish the 
2006 limits. The limit for Category 435 is being reduced for 
carryforward applied to the 2005 limit.
    These limits may be revised if Ukraine becomes a member of the 
World Trade Organization (WTO) and the United States applies the WTO 
agreement to Ukraine.
    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 (refer to the 
Office of Textiles and Apparel Web site at http://otexa.ita.doc.gov).

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

Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements

December 2, 2005.

Commissioner,
Bureau of Customs and Border Protection, Washington, DC 20229.
    Dear Commissioner: Pursuant to section 204 of the Agricultural 
Act of 1956, as amended (7 U.S.C. 1854); Executive Order 11651 of 
March 3, 1972, as amended; and the Bilateral Textile Agreement of 
July 22, 1998, as amended and extended by exchange of notes on 
November 19, 2004, December 31, 2004, and February 7, 2005, between 
the Governments of the United States and Ukraine, you are directed 
to prohibit, effective on January 1, 2006, entry into the United 
States for consumption and withdrawal from warehouse for consumption 
of wool textile products in the following categories, produced or 
manufactured in Ukraine and exported during the twelve-month period 
beginning on January 1, 2006 and extending through December 31, 
2006, in excess of the following levels of restraint:

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                 Category                        Twelve-month limit
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435.......................................  103,680 dozen.
442.......................................  17,575 dozen.
444.......................................  76,158 numbers.
448.......................................  76,158 dozen.
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    The limits set forth above are subject to adjustment pursuant to 
the current bilateral

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agreement between the Governments of the United States and Ukraine.
    These limits may be revised if Ukraine becomes a member of the 
World Trade Organization (WTO) and the United States applies the WTO 
agreement to Ukraine.
    Products in the above categories exported during 2005 shall be 
charged to the applicable category limits for that year (see 
directive dated February 17, 2005) to the extent of any unfilled 
balances. In the event the limits established for that period have 
been exhausted by previous entries, such products shall be charged 
to the limits set forth in this directive.
    In carrying out the above directions, the Commissioner, Bureau 
of Customs and Border Protection should construe entry into the 
United States for consumption to include entry for consumption into 
the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.
    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,
James C. Leonard III,
Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.
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