Adjustment of Import Limits for Certain Cotton, Wool and Man-Made Fiber Textile Products Produced or Manufactured in the Dominican Republic
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements AGENCY: Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA). ACTION: Issuing a directive to the Commissioner of ...
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements
AGENCY:
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA).
ACTION:
Issuing a directive to the Commissioner of Customs adjusting limits.
EFFECTIVE DATE:
March 16, 2001.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Naomi Freeman, 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) 927-5850, or refer to the U.S. Customs website at www.customs.gov. For information on embargoes and quota re-openings, refer to the Office of Textiles and Apparel website at 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 carryover and carryforward used.
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 65 FR 82328, published on December 28, 2000). Also see 65 FR 75671, published on December 4, 2000.
D. Michael Hutchinson,
Acting Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements
March 9, 2001.
Commissioner of Customs,
Department of the Treasury, Washington, DC 20229.
Dear Commissioner: This directive amends, but does not cancel, the directive issued to you on November 28, 2000, by the Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements. That directive concerns imports of certain cotton, wool and man-made fiber textile products, produced or manufactured in the Dominican Republic and exported during the twelve-month period which began on January 1, 2001 and extends through December 31, 2001.
Effective on March 16, 2001, you are directed to adjust the current limits for the following categories, as provided for under the Uruguay Round Agreement on Textiles and Clothing:
Category
Adjusted twelve-month limit 1
340/640
1,303,925 dozen.
342/642
917,601 dozen.
347/348/647/648
2,632,294 dozen of which not more than 1,485,592 dozen shall be in Categories 647/648.
351/651
1,563,182 dozen.
433
22,945 dozen.
442
85,894 dozen.
443
145,822 numbers.
444
85,894 numbers.
448
44,249 dozen.
633
191,324 dozen.
1
The limits have not been adjusted to account for any imports exported after December 31, 2000.
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,
D. Michael Hutchinson,
Acting Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.
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66 FR 15088
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7 U.S.C. 1854