Adjustment of Import Limits for Certain Cotton and Wool Textile Products Produced or Manufactured in Colombia
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:
June 25, 2002.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Roy Unger, 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.ustreas.gov. For information on embargoes and quota re-openings, refer to the Office of Textiles and Apparel website at otexa.ita.doc.gov.
The current limit for Category 443 is being increased for swing, reducing the limit for Category 315 to account for the swing being applied to Category 443.
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 66 FR 65178, published on December 18, 2001). Also see 66 FR 57044, published on November 14, 2001.
James C. Leonard III,
Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements
June 20, 2002.
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 8, 2001, by the Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements. That directive concerns imports of certain cotton and wool textile products in the following categories, produced or manufactured in Colombia and exported during the twelve-month period which began on January 1, 2002 and extends through December 31, 2002.
Effective on June 25, 2002, you are directed to adjust the limits for the following categories, as provided for under the Uruguay Round Agreement on Textiles and Clothing:
Category
Adjusted twelve-month limit 1
315
34,863,178 square meters.
443
146,252 numbers.
1
The limits have not been adjusted to account for any imports exported after December 31, 2001.
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,
James C. Leonard III,
Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.
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67 FR 42759
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“Adjustment of Import Limits for Certain Cotton and Wool Textile Products Produced or Manufactured in Colombia,” thefederalregister.org (June 25, 2002), https://thefederalregister.org/documents/02-15958/adjustment-of-import-limits-for-certain-cotton-and-wool-textile-products-produced-or-manufactured-in-colombia.
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7 U.S.C. 1854