[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 238 (Monday, December 13, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 69510-69511]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-32162]
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COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS
Adjustment of Import Restraint Limits for Certain Cotton, Wool,
Man-Made Fiber, Silk Blend and Other Vegetable Fiber Textiles and
Textile Products Produced or Manufactured in Thailand
December 7, 1999.
AGENCY: Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA).
ACTION: Issuing a directive to the Commissioner of Customs adjusting
limits.
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EFFECTIVE DATE: December 14, 1999.
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 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 current limits for certain categories are being adjusted for
swing and carryforward.
A description of the textile and apparel categories in terms of HTS
numbers is available in the
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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). Also see 63 FR 58369, published on
October 30, 1998.
Troy H. Cribb,
Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements
December 7, 1999.
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 October 27, 1998, by the Chairman,
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements. That
directive concerns imports of certain cotton, wool, man-made fiber,
silk blend and other vegetable fiber textiles and textile products,
produced or manufactured in Thailand and exported during the period
which began on January 1, 1999 and extends through December 31,
1999.
Effective on December 14, 1999, you are directed to adjust the
limits for the following categories, as provided for under the
Uruguay Round Agreement on Textiles and Clothing:
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Adjusted twelve-month limit
Category \1\
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Group II
237, 331-348, 350-352, 359-H \2\, 359pt. 344,934,409 square meters
\3\, 431, 433-438, 440, 442-448, 459pt. equivalent.
\4\, 631, 633-652, 659-H \5\, 659pt. \6\,
831, 833-838, 840-858 and 859pt. \7\, as
a group.
Sublevels in Group II
345....................................... 368,632 dozen.
438....................................... 20,105 dozen.
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\1\ The limits have not been adjusted to account for any imports
exported after December 31, 1998.
\2\ Category 359-H: only HTS numbers 6505.90.1540 and 6505.90.2060.
\3\ Category 359pt.: all HTS numbers except 6505.90.1540, 6505.90.2060
(Category 359-H); and 6406.99.1550.
\4\ Category 459pt.: all HTS numbers except 6405.20.6030, 6405.20.6060,
6405.20.6090, 6406.99.1505 and 6406.99.1560.
\5\ Category 659-H: only HTS numbers 6502.00.9030, 6504.00.9015,
6504.00.9060, 6505.90.5090, 6505.90.6090, 6505.90.7090 and
6505.90.8090.
\6\ Category 659pt.: all HTS numbers except 6502.00.9030, 6504.00.9015,
6504.00.9060, 6505.90.5090, 6505.90.6090, 6505.90.7090, 6505.90.8090
(Category 659-H); 6406.99.1510 and 6406.99.1540.
\7\ Category 859pt.: only HTS numbers 6115.19.8040, 6117.10.6020,
6212.10.5030, 6212.10.9040, 6212.20.0030, 6212.30.0030, 6212.90.0090,
6214.10.2000 and 6214.90.0090.
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,
Troy H. Cribb,
Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.
[FR Doc. 99-32162 Filed 12-10-99; 8:45 am]
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