[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 85 (Wednesday, May 3, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 26074-26075]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-6681]


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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 27, 2006
AGENCY: Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA).

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

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EFFECTIVE DATE: May 3, 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 U.S. 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 Bilateral Textile Agreement of July 17, 2003, as amended, 
between the Governments of the United States and the Socialist Republic 
of Vietnam, establishes limits for certain cotton, wool and man-made 
fiber textiles and textile products, produced or manufactured in the 
Socialist Republic of Vietnam. The current limits for certain 
categories are being adjusted for swing, carryover, and the recrediting 
of unused carryforward.
    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 website at http://otexa.ita.doc.gov). 
See 70 FR 75156 (December 19, 2005).

Philip J. Martello,
Acting Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile 
Agreements.

Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements

April 27, 2006.

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 December 13, 2005, 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, 2006 and extends through December 31, 2006.
    Effective on May 3, 2006, 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.......................................  129,081 kilograms.
301.......................................  774,662 kilograms.
332.......................................  367,867 dozen pairs.
333.......................................  32,952 dozen.
334/335...................................  855,621 dozen.
338/339...................................  17,152,108 dozen.
340/640...................................  2,551,109 dozen.
341/641...................................  988,947 dozen.
342/642...................................  751,476 dozen.
345.......................................  187,356 dozen.
347/348...................................  9,502,098 dozen.
351/651...................................  649,276 dozen.
352/652...................................  2,293,613 dozen.
359-C/659-C \2\...........................  221,700 kilograms.
359-S/659-S \3\...........................  681,737 kilograms.
434.......................................  20,113 dozen.
435.......................................  49,627 dozen.
440.......................................  2,845 dozen.
447.......................................  61,253 dozen.
448.......................................  37,694 dozen.
620.......................................  8,263,944 square meters.
632.......................................  200,466 dozen pairs.
638/639...................................  1,550,005 dozen.
645/646...................................  112,945 dozen.
647/648...................................  2,442,899 dozen.
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\1\ The limits have not been adjusted to account for any imports
  exported after December 31, 2005.
\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,
Philip J. Martello,
Acting Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile 
Agreements.
[FR Doc. E6-6681 Filed 5-2-06; 8:45 am]
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