02-28632. Announcement of Import Restraint Limits for Certain Cotton, Wool and Man-Made Fiber Textiles and Textile Products Produced or Manufactured in Macau
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November 1, 2002.
AGENCY:
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA).
ACTION:
Issuing a directive to the Commissioner of Customs establishing limits.
EFFECTIVE DATE:
January 1, 2003.
Start Further InfoFOR 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 U.S. Customs Web site at http://www.customs.gov. For information on embargoes and quota re-openings, refer to the Office of Textiles and Apparel Web site at http://otexa.ita.doc.gov.
End Further Info End Preamble Start Supplemental InformationSUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
The import restraint limits for textile products, produced or manufactured in Macau and exported during the period January 1, 2003 through December 31, 2003 are based on 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 of Customs to establish the 2003 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 66 FR 65178, published on December 18, 2001). Information regarding the 2003 CORRELATION will be published in the Federal Register at a later date.
Start SignatureJames C. Leonard III,
Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements
November 1, 2002.
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; and the Uruguay Round Agreement on Textiles and Clothing (ATC), you are directed to prohibit, effective on January 1, 2003, entry into the United States for consumption and withdrawal from warehouse for consumption of cotton, wool, man-made fiber, silk blend and other vegetable fiber textiles and textile products in the following categories, produced or manufactured in Macau and exported during the twelve-month period beginning on January 1, 2003 and extending through December 31, 2003, in excess of the following levels of restraint:
Category Twelve-month restraint limit Levels in Group I 219 4,150,451 square meters. 225 14,526,576 square meters. 313 10,376,125 square meters. 314 1,729,354 square meters. 315 5,188,063 square meters. 317 10,376,125 square meters. 326 4,150,451 square meters. 333/334/335 476,671 dozen of which not more than 252,810 dozen shall be in Categories 333/335. 336 107,921 dozen. 338 629,945 dozen. 339 2,638,608 dozen. 340 596,241 dozen. 341 384,563 dozen. 342 173,973 dozen. 345 106,382 dozen. 347/348 1,482,180 dozen. 351 139,101 dozen. 359-C/659-C 1 695,902 kilograms. 359-V 2 231,969 kilograms. 611 4,150,451 square meters. 625/626/627/628/629 10,376,125 square meters. 633/634/635 1,036,211 dozen. 638/639 3,202,734 dozen. 640 229,427 dozen. 641 275,673 dozen. 642 224,878 dozen. 645/646 537,802 dozen. 647/648 1,084,906 dozen. 659-S 3 231,969 kilograms. Group II 400-414, 433-438, 440-448, 459pt. 4 and 469pt. 5, as a group 1,664,826 square meters equivalent. Sublevel in Group II 445/446 89,813 dozen. 1 Category 359-C: only HTS numbers 6103.42.2025, 6103.49.8034, 6104.62.1020, 6104.69.8010, 6114.20.0048, 6114.20.0052, 6203.42.2010, 6203.42.2090, 6204.62.2010, 6211.32.0010, 6211.32.0025 and 6211.42.0010; Category 659-C: only HTS numbers 6103.23.0055, 6103.43.2020, 6103.43.2025, 6103.49.2000, 6103.49.8038, 6104.63.1020, 6104.63.1030, 6104.69.1000, 6104.69.8014, 6114.30.3044, 6114.30.3054, 6203.43.2010, 6203.43.2090, 6203.49.1010, 6203.49.1090, 6204.63.1510, 6204.69.1010, 6210.10.9010, 6211.33.0010, 6211.33.0017 and 6211.43.0010. 2 Category 359-V: only HTS numbers 6103.19.2030, 6103.19.9030, 6104.12.0040, 6104.19.8040, 6110.20.1022, 6110.20.1024, 6110.20.2030, 6110.20.2035, 6110.90.9044, 6110.90.9046, 6201.92.2010, 6202.92.2020, 6203.19.1030, 6203.19.9030, 6204.12.0040, 6204.19.8040, 6211.32.0070 and 6211.42.0070. 3 Category 659-S: only HTS numbers 6112.31.0010, 6112.31.0020, 6112.41.0010, 6112.41.0020, 6112.41.0030, 6112.41.0040, 6211.11.1010, 6211.11.1020, 6211.12.1010, and 6211.12.1020. 4 Category 459pt.: all HTS numbers except 6115.19.8020, 6117.10.1000, 6117.10.2010, 6117.20.9020, 6212.90.0020, 6214.20.0000, 6405.20.6030, 6405.20.6060, 6405.20.6090, 6406.99.1505 and 6406.99.1560. 5 Category 469pt.: all HTS numbers except 5601.29.0020, 5603.94.1010, 6304.19.3040, 6304.91.0050, 6304.99.1500, 6304.99.6010, 6308.00.0010 and 6406.10.9020. 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 2002 shall be charged to the applicable category limits for that year (see directive dated November 27, 2001) 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.
Start Printed Page 68572In 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,
James C. Leonard III,
Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.
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Document Information
- Effective Date:
- 1/1/2003
- Published:
- 11/12/2002
- Department:
- Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements
- Entry Type:
- Notice
- Action:
- Issuing a directive to the Commissioner of Customs establishing limits.
- Document Number:
- 02-28632
- Dates:
- January 1, 2003.
- Pages:
- 68571-68572 (2 pages)
- EOCitation:
- of 2002-11-01
- PDF File:
- 02-28632.pdf