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  03-26420. Announcement of Import Restraint Limits for Certain Cotton and Man-Made Fiber Textile Products Produced or Manufactured in Bangladesh  

  • Start Preamble October 14, 2003.

    AGENCY:

    Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA).

    ACTION:

    Issuing a directive to the Commissioner, Bureau of Customs and Border Protection establishing limits.

    EFFECTIVE DATE:

    January 1, 2004.

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    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

    Ross Arnold, 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.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.

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    SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

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    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.

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    The import restraint limits for textile products, produced or manufactured in Bangladesh and exported during the period January 1, 2004 through December 31, 2004 are based on the limits notified to the Textiles Monitoring Body pursuant to the Uruguay Round Agreement on Textiles and Clothing (ATC).

    In the letter published below, the Chairman of CITA directs the Commissioner, Bureau of Customs and Border Protection to establish the limits for the 2004 period. Carryforward applied to the 2003 limits is being deducted from the 2004 limits.

    These limits are subject to adjustment pursuant to the provisions of the ATC and administrative arrangements notified to the Textiles Monitoring Body. However, as the ATC and all restrictions thereunder will terminate on January 1, 2005, no adjustment for carryforward (borrowing from next year's limits for use in the current year) will be available.

    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 68 FR 1599, published on January 13, 2003). Information regarding the availability of the 2004 Correlation will be published in the Federal Register at a later date.

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    James C. Leonard III,

    Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.

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    Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements

    October 14, 2003.

    Commissioner,

    Bureau of Customs and Border Protection, Washington, DC 20229.

    Dear Commissioner: Pursuant to Section 204 of the Agricultural Act of 1956, as amended (7 U.S.C. 1854); Executive Order 11651 of March 3, 1972, as amended; and the Uruguay Round Agreement on Textiles and Clothing (ATC), you are directed to prohibit, effective on January 1, 2004, entry into the United States for consumption and withdrawal from warehouse for consumption of cotton and man-made fiber textile products in the following categories, produced or manufactured in Bangladesh and exported during the twelve-month period beginning on January 1, 2004 and extending through December 31, 2004, in excess of the following levels of restraint:

    CategoryTwelve-month restraint limit
    237883,619 dozen.
    331pt. 1207,754 dozen pairs.
    334269,572 dozen.
    335484,017 dozen.
    336/636866,160 dozen.
    338/3392,509,175 dozen.
    340/6405,672,148 dozen.
    3414,698,862 dozen.
    342/642812,976 dozen.
    347/3484,228,973 dozen.
    351/6511,291,175 dozen.
    352/65219,262,987 dozen.
    36348,127,473 numbers.
    369-S 23,226,019 kilograms.
    634943,109 dozen.
    635611,024 dozen.
    638/6393,182,095 dozen.
    6411,967,544 dozen.
    645/646747,279 dozen.
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    647/6482,659,732 dozen.
    1 Category 331pt.: all HTS numbers except 6116.10.1720, 6116.10.4810, 6116.10.5510, 6116.10.7510, 6116.92.6410, 6116.92.6420, 6116.92.6430, 6116.92.6440, 6116.92.7450, 6116.92.7460, 6116.92.7470, 6116.92.8800, 6116.92.9400 and 6116.99.9510.
    2 Category 369-S: only HTS number 6307.10.2005.

    The limits set forth above are subject to adjustment pursuant to the provisions of the ATC and administrative arrangements notified to the Textiles Monitoring Body.

    Products in the above categories exported during 2003 shall be charged to the applicable category limits for that year (see directive dated October 18, 2002) to the extent of any unfilled balances. In the event the limits established for that period have been exhausted by previous entries, such products shall be charged to the limits set forth in this directive.

    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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    [FR Doc. 03-26420 Filed 10-17-03; 8:45 am]

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Document Information

Effective Date:
1/1/2004
Published:
10/20/2003
Department:
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements
Entry Type:
Notice
Action:
Issuing a directive to the Commissioner, Bureau of Customs and Border Protection establishing limits.
Document Number:
03-26420
Dates:
January 1, 2004.
Pages:
59915-59916 (2 pages)
EOCitation:
of 2003-10-14
PDF File:
03-26420.pdf