67 FR 53 pgs. 12530-12531 - Adjustment of Import Limits for Certain Cotton, Wool and Man-Made Fiber Textile Products Produced or Manufactured in the Republic of Turkey
Type: NOTICEVolume: 67Number: 53Pages: 12530 - 12531
FR document: [FR Doc. 02-6598 Filed 3-18-02; 8:45 am]
Agency: Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements
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COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS
Adjustment of Import Limits for Certain Cotton, Wool and Man-Made Fiber Textile Products Produced or Manufactured in the Republic of Turkey
March 14, 2002.
AGENCY:
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA).
ACTION:
Issuing a directive to the Commissioner of Customs adjusting limits.
EFFECTIVE DATE:
March 19, 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 http://www.customs.gov. 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.
The current limits for certain categories are being adjusted for swing, carryforward 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 66 FR 65178, published on December 18, 2001). Also see 66 FR 63037, published on December 4, 2001.
D. Michael Hutchinson,
Acting Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements
March 14, 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 27, 2001, 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 Republic of Turkey and exported during the twelve-month period which began on January 1, 2002 and extends through December 31, 2002.
Effective on March 19, 2002, 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 limit1 |
|---|---|
| Fabric Group | |
| 219, 313-O2 , 314-O3 , 315-O4 , 317-O5 , 326-O6 , 617, 625/626/627/628/629, as a group | 233,420,974 square meters of which not more than 57,314,241 square meters shall be in Category 219; not more than 70,050,738 square meters shall be in Category 313-O; not more than 40,756,793 square meters shall be in Category 314-O; not more than 54,766,944 square meters shall be in Category 315-O; not more than 57,314,241 square meters shall be in Category 317-O; not more than 6,368,247 square meters shall be in Category 326-O, and not more than 38,209,497 square meters shall be in Category 617. |
| Limits not in a group | |
| 338/339/638/639 | 7,978,335 dozen of which not more than 7,180,503 dozen shall be in Categories 338-S/339-S/638-S/639-S7 . |
| 347/348 | 7,253,032 dozen of which not more than 2,714,584 dozen shall be in Categories 347-T/348-T8 . |
| 351/651 | 1,300,674 dozen. |
| 352/652 | 4,202,252 dozen. |
| 361 | 2,735,067 numbers. |
| 448 | 45,505 dozen. |
| 604 | 3,427,698 kilograms. |
| 1 The limits have not been adjusted to account for any imports exported after December 31, 2001. | |
| 2 Category 313-O: all HTS numbers except 5208.52.3035, 5208.52.4035 and 5209.51.6032. | |
| 3 Category 314-O: all HTS numbers except 5209.51.6015. | |
| 4 Category 315-O: all HTS numbers except 5208.52.4055. | |
| 5 Category 317-O: all HTS numbers except 5208.59.2085. | |
| 6 Category 326-O: all HTS numbers except 5208.59.2015, 5209.59.0015 and 5211.59.0015. | |
| 7 Category 338-S: only HTS numbers 6103.22.0050, 6105.10.0010, 6105.10.0030, 6105.90.8010, 6109.10.0027, 6110.20.1025, 6110.20.2040, 6110.20.2065, 6110.90.9068, 6112.11.0030 and 6114.20.0005; Category 339-S: only HTS numbers 6104.22.0060, 6104.29.2049, 6106.10.0010, 6106.10.0030, 6106.90.2510, 6106.90.3010, 6109.10.0070, 6110.20.1030, 6110.20.2045, 6110.20.2075, 6110.90.9070, 6112.11.0040, 6114.20.0010 and 6117.90.9020; Category 638-S: all HTS numbers except 6109.90.1007, 6109.90.1009, 6109.90.1013 and 6109.90.1025; Category 639-S: all HTS numbers except 6109.90.1050, 6109.90.1060, 6109.90.1065 and 6109.90.1070. | |
| 8 Category 347-T: only HTS numbers 6103.19.2015, 6103.19.9020, 6103.22.0030, 6103.42.1020, 6103.42.1040, 6103.49.8010, 6112.11.0050, 6113.00.9038, 6203.19.1020, 6203.19.9020, 6203.22.3020, 6203.42.4005, 6203.42.4010, 6203.42.4015, 6203.42.4025, 6203.42.4035, 6203.42.4045, 6203.49.8020, 6210.40.9033, 6211.20.1520, 6211.20.3810 and 6211.32.0040; Category 348-T: only HTS numbers 6104.12.0030, 6104.19.8030, 6104.22.0040, 6104.29.2034, 6104.62.2006, 6104.62.2011, 6104.62.2026, 6104.62.2028, 6104.69.8022, 6112.11.0060, 6113.00.9042, 6117.90.9060, 6204.12.0030, 6204.19.8030, 6204.22.3040, 6204.29.4034, 6204.62.3000, 6204.62.4005, 6204.62.4010, 6204.62.4020, 6204.62.4030, 6204.62.4040, 6204.62.4050, 6204.69.6010, 6204.69.9010. 6210.50.9060, 6211.20.1550, 6211.20.6810, 6211.42.0030 and 6217.90.9050. | |
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.
[FR Doc. 02-6598 Filed 3-18-02; 8:45 am]
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