[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 182 (Tuesday, September 21, 1999)] [Notices] [Page 51100] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 99-24503] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS Adjustment of Import Limits for Certain Cotton and Man-Made Fiber Textile Products Produced or Manufactured in India September 15, 1999.
Agency
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA).
Action
Issuing a directive to the Commissioner of Customs adjusting limits.
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EFFECTIVE DATE: September 22, 1999.
For Further Information Contact
Janet Heinzen, 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 https://www.customs.ustreas.gov. For information on embargoes and quota re-openings, call (202) 482-3715.
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 swing. 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 63 FR 71096, published on December 23, 1998). Also see 63 FR 68247, published on December 10, 1998. Troy H. Cribb, Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements September 15, 1999.
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 December 4, 1998, by the Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements. That directive concerns imports of certain cotton, man-made fiber, silk blend and other vegetable fiber textiles and textile products, produced or manufactured in India and exported during the twelve- month period which began on January 1, 1999 and extends through December 31, 1999. Effective on September 22, 1999, you are directed to adjust the limits for the following categories, as provided for under the Uruguay Round Agreement on Textiles and Clothing:
------------------------------------------------------------------------ Adjusted twelve-month limit Category \1\ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Levels in Group I 219....................................... 69,072,804 square meters. 313....................................... 45,118,633 square meters. 317....................................... 40,487,582 square meters. 363....................................... 51,712,178 numbers. 369-D \2\................................. 1,450,771 kilograms. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ \1\ The limits have not been adjusted to account for any imports exported after December 31, 1998. \2\ Category 369-D: only HTS numbers 6302.60.0010, 6302.91.0005 and 6302.91.0045.
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, Troy H. Cribb, Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements. [FR Doc. 99-24503 Filed 9-20-99; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-DR-F