69 FR 97 pgs. 28882-28883 - Adjustment of Import Limits for Certain Cotton, Wool and Man-Made Fiber Textile Products Produced or Manufactured in the Republic of Turkey
Type: NOTICEVolume: 69Number: 97Pages: 28882 - 28883
FR document: [FR Doc. 04-11324 Filed 5-18-04; 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
May 14, 2004.
AGENCY:
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA).
ACTION:
Issuing a directive to the Commissioner, Bureau of Customs and Border Protection adjusting limits.
EFFECTIVE DATE:
May 19, 2004.
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 Bureau of Customs and Border Protection website at http://www.cbp.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, carryover, and the recrediting of unused 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 69 FR 4926, published on February 2, 2004). Also see 68 FR 69670, published on December 15, 2003.
James C. Leonard III,
Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements
May 14, 2004.
Commissioner,
Bureau of Customs and Border Protection, Washington, DC 20229.
Dear Commissioner: This directive amends, but does not cancel, the directive issued to you on December 10, 2003, 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 Turkey and exported during the twelve-month period which began on January 1, 2004 and extends through December 31, 2004.
Effective on May 19, 2004, 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 | 285,810,956 square meters of which not more than 70,679,236 square meters shall be in Category 219; not more than 86,385,732 square meters shall be in Category 313-O; not more than 50,260,790 square meters shall be in Category 314-O; not more than 67,537,941 square meters shall be in Category 315-O; not more than 70,679,236 square meters shall be in Category 317-O; not more than 7,853,246 square meters shall be in Category 326-O, and not more than 47,119,494 square meters shall be in Category 617. |
| Sublevel in Fabric Group | |
| 625/626/627/628/629 | 31,817,441 square meters of which not more than 12,726,974 square meters shall be in Category 625; not more than 12,726,974 square meters shall be in Category 626; not more than 12,726,974 square meters shall be in Category 627; not more than 12,726,974 square meters shall be in Category 628; and not more than 12,726,974 square meters shall be in Category 629. |
| Limits not in a group | |
| 338/339/638/639 | 10,068,773 dozen of which not more than 9,084,896 dozen shall be in Categories 338-S/339-S/638-S/639-S7 . |
| 347/348 | 10,554,337 dozen of which not more than 3,297,669 dozen shall be in Categories 347-T/348-T8 . |
| 351/651 | 1,595,077 dozen. |
| 361 | 3,184,764 numbers. |
| 448 | 43,464 dozen. |
| 604 | 4,414,030 kilograms. |
| 1 The limits have not been adjusted to account for any imports exported after December 31, 2003. | |
| 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,
James C. Leonard III,
Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.
[FR Doc. 04-11324 Filed 5-18-04; 8:45 am]
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