99-26381. Announcement of Import Restraint Limits for Certain Cotton and Man-Made Fiber Textile Products Produced or Manufactured in Nepal  

  • [Federal Register Volume 64, Number 195 (Friday, October 8, 1999)]
    [Notices]
    [Pages 54871-54872]
    From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
    [FR Doc No: 99-26381]
    
    
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    COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS
    
    
    Announcement of Import Restraint Limits for Certain Cotton and 
    Man-Made Fiber Textile Products Produced or Manufactured in Nepal
    
    October 4, 1999.
    AGENCY: Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA).
    
    ACTION: Issuing a directive to the Commissioner of Customs establishing 
    limits.
    
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    EFFECTIVE DATE: January 1, 2000.
    
    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 http://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 Bilateral Textile Agreement, effected by exchange of notes 
    dated May 30 and June 1, 1986, as amended and extended, and Memoranda 
    of Understanding (MOUs) dated November 6, 1996 and June 20, 1997, 
    between the Governments of the United States and Nepal establish limits 
    for the period January 1, 2000 through December 31, 2000.
        These limits may be revised if Nepal becomes a member of the World 
    Trade Organization (WTO) and the United States applies the WTO 
    agreement to Nepal.
        In the letter published below, the Chairman of CITA directs the 
    Commissioner of Customs to establish the 2000 limits.
        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). 
    Information regarding the 2000 CORRELATION will be published in the 
    Federal Register at a later date.
    Troy H. Cribb,
    Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.
    
    Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements
    October 4, 1999.
    
    Commissioner of Customs,
    Department of the Treasury, 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; the Bilateral Textile Agreement, effected 
    by exchange of notes dated May 30 and June 1,
    
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    1986, as amended and extended; and Memoranda of Understanding dated 
    November 6, 1996 and June 20, 1997 between the Governments of the 
    United States and Nepal, you are directed to prohibit, effective on 
    January 1, 2000, 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 Nepal and exported during the twelve-month period 
    beginning on January 1, 2000 and extending through December 31, 
    2000, in excess of the following levels of restraint:
    
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                     Category                   Twelve-month restraint limit
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    336/636...................................  263,163 dozen.
    340.......................................  380,091 dozen.
    341.......................................  1,220,891 dozen.
    342/642...................................  331,734 dozen.
    347/348...................................  856,133 dozen.
    363.......................................  7,741,604 numbers.
    369-S \1\.................................  983,454 kilograms.
    640.......................................  191,297 dozen.
    641.......................................  431,328 dozen.
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    \1\ Category 369-S: only HTS number 6307.10.2005.
    
        The limits set forth above are subject to adjustment pursuant to 
    the provisions of the current bilateral agreement between the 
    Governments of the United States and Nepal.
        Products in the above categories exported during 1999 shall be 
    charged to the applicable category limits for that year (see 
    directive dated November 12, 1998) 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.
        These limits may be revised if Nepal becomes a member of the 
    World Trade Organization (WTO) and the United States applies the WTO 
    agreement to Nepal.
        In carrying out the above directions, the Commissioner of 
    Customs should construe entry into the United States for consumption 
    to include entry for consumption into the Commonwealth of Puerto 
    Rico.
        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,
    Troy H. Cribb,
    Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.
    [FR Doc. 99-26381 Filed 10-7-99; 8:45 am]
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Document Information

Effective Date:
1/1/2000
Published:
10/08/1999
Department:
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements
Entry Type:
Notice
Action:
Issuing a directive to the Commissioner of Customs establishing limits.
Document Number:
99-26381
Dates:
January 1, 2000.
Pages:
54871-54872 (2 pages)
PDF File:
99-26381.pdf