[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 227 (Monday, November 24, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 70983]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-27892]


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COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS


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

November 18, 2008.
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 25, 2008.

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 Paragraph 4 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, the current limits for certain categories are being 
increased by the recrediting of the unused carryforward that was 
previously applied to the 2007 limits and deducted from the 2008 
limits.
    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). 
Also see 72 FR 67719 published on November 30, 2007, and 71 FR 65090, 
published on November 7, 2006.

Janet E. Heinzen,
Acting Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile 
Agreements.

Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements

November 18, 2008.

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 November 27, 2007, 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, 2008 and extends through 
December 31, 2008.
    Effective on November 25, 2008, you are directed to increase 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..............................  10,673,870 dozen.
352/652..................................  24,515,187 dozen.
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\1\ The limit has not been adjusted to account for any imports exported
  after December 31, 2007.

    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,
Janet E. Heinzen,
Acting Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile 
Agreements.
[FR Doc. E8-27892 Filed 11-21-08; 8:45 am]
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