[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 248 (Wednesday, December 28, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 76784-76785]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E5-7946]


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COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS


Adjustment of Import Limits for Certain Wool Textile Products 
Produced or Manufactured in Belarus

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

ACTION: Issuing a directive to the Commissioner, U.S. Customs and 
Border Protection adjusting limits.

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EFFECTIVE DATE: December 28, 2005.

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 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 pursuant to paragraph 5(A) of the Memorandum of Understanding 
agreement between the governments of the Republic of Belarus and the 
United States.
    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 69 FR 
57270 (September 24, 2004).

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

Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements

December 21, 2005.

Commissioner,
U.S. 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 wool and man-made fiber 
textile products, produced or manufactured in Belarus and exported 
during the twelve-month period which began on January 1, 2005 and 
extends through December 31, 2005.
    Effective on December 28, 2005, you are directed to adjust the 
limits for the following categories, pursuant to paragraph 5(A) of 
the Memorandum of Understanding agreement between the Governments of 
the United States and Belarus, dated January 10, 2003, as amended 
May 13, 2004:

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                                            Twelve-month restraint limit
                 Category                                \1\
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435.......................................  72,099 dozen.
448.......................................  28,943 dozen.
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\1\ The limits have not been adjusted to account for any imports
  exported after December 31, 2004.

    The Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements has 
determined that these actions fall within the foreign affairs

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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. E5-7946 Filed 12-27-05; 8:45 am]
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