[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 230 (Friday, November 30, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 67719-67720]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-23303]


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COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS


Adjustment of Import Limits for Certain Cotton and Man-Made Fiber 
Textiles and Textile Products Produced or Manufactured in the People's 
Republic of China

November 27, 2007.
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: November 30, 2007.

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 this 
limit, refer to the Bureau of Customs and Border Protection website 
(http://www.cbp.gov), or call (202) 863-6560. 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.
    Pursuant to the Memorandum of Understanding between the Governments 
of the United States and the People's Republic of China concerning 
Trade in Texile and Apparel Products, signed and dated on November 8, 
2005, the current limits for certain categories are being increased for 
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 (see Federal 
Register notice 71 FR 62999, published on October 27, 2006). Also see 
71 FR 65090 published on November 7, 2006.

R. Matthew Priest,
Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.

Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements

November 27, 2007.

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 October 23, 2006, as amended on 
November 2, 2006, by the Chairman, Committee for the Implementation 
of Textile Agreements. That directive concerns imports of certain 
cotton, wool, man-made fiber, silk blend and other vegetable fiber 
textiles and textile products, produced or manufactured in China and 
exported during the twelve-month period which began on January 1, 
2007 and extends through December 31, 2007.
    Effective on November 30, 2007, you are directed to adjust the 
current limits for the following categories, as provided for under 
the terms of the Memorandum of Understanding between the Governments 
of the United States and the People's Republic of China concerning 
Trade in Texile and Apparel Products, signed and dated on November 
8, 2005:

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                                            Adjusted twelve-month limit
                 Category                               \1\
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345/645/646..............................  9,477,660 dozen.
352/652..................................  21,957,081 dozen.
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\1\ The limit has not been adjusted to account for any imports exported
  after December 31, 2006.

    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,
R. Matthew Priest,
Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.
[FR Doc. E7-23303 Filed 11-29-07; 8:45 am]
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