67 FR 101 pg. 36576 - Adjustment of Import Limits for Certain Cotton, Wool and Man-Made Fiber Textile Products Produced or Manufactured in Cambodia
Type: NOTICEVolume: 67Number: 101Page: 36576
FR document: [FR Doc. 02-13080 Filed 5-23-02; 8:45 a.m.
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 Cambodia
May 20, 2002.
AGENCY:
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA).
ACTION:
Issuing a directive to the Commissioner of Customs adjusting limits.
EFFECTIVE DATE:
May 29, 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://www.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 swing and carryforward.
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 67 FR 870, published on January 8, 2002.
J. Hayden Boyd,
Acting Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements
May 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 January 3, 2002, 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 Cambodia and exported during the twelve-month period which began on January 1, 2002 and extends through December 31, 2002.
Effective on May 29, 2002, you are directed to adjust the limits for the following categories, as provided for in the agreement between the Governments of the United States and Cambodia:
| Category | Adjusted twelve-month limit1 |
|---|---|
| 331/631 | 1,045,003 dozen pairs. |
| 334/634 | 232,844 dozen. |
| 335/635 | 89,028 dozen. |
| 338/339 | 3,855,021 dozen. |
| 340/640 | 1,027,252 dozen. |
| 345 | 128,748 dozen. |
| 347/348/647/648 | 4,323,388 dozen. |
| 352/652 | 756,852 dozen. |
| 445/446 | 90,050 dozen. |
| 638/639 | 1,232,701 dozen. |
| 645/646 | 243,660 dozen. |
| 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 of the rulemaking provisions of 5 U.S.C. 553(a)(1).
Sincerely,
J. Hayden Boyd,
Acting Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.
[FR Doc. 02-13080 Filed 5-23-02; 8:45 a.m.
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