eLaws | eCases | United States Code | Federal Courts |
Home » 2003 Issues » 68 FR (04/28/2003) » 03-10364. Adjustment of an Import Limit for Certain Cotton Textile Products Produced or Manufactured in Qatar

  03-10364. Adjustment of an Import Limit for Certain Cotton Textile Products Produced or Manufactured in Qatar  

  • Start Preamble April 22, 2003.

    AGENCY:

    Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA).

    ACTION:

    Issuing a directive to the Commissioner, Bureau of Customs and Border Protection adjusting a limit.

    EFFECTIVE DATE:

    April 29, 2003.

    Start Further Info

    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 this limit, 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.

    End Further Info End Preamble Start Supplemental Information

    SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

    Start Authority

    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.

    End Authority

    The current limit for Categories 347/348 is being reduced for carryforward used.

    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). Also see 67 FR 68574, published on November 12, 2002.

    Start Signature

    D. Michael Hutchinson,

    Acting Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.

    End Signature

    Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements

    April 22, 2003.

    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 November 1, 2002, by the Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements. That directive concerns imports of certain cotton and man-made fiber textile products, produced or manufactured in Qatar and exported during the twelve-month period beginning on January 1, 2003 and extending through December 31, 2003.

    Start Printed Page 22363

    Effective on April 29, 2003, you are directed to reduce the current limit for Categories 347/348 to 783,285 dozen [1] , as provided for under the Uruguay Round Agreement on Textiles and Clothing.

    The Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements has determined that this action falls within the foreign affairs exception of the rulemaking provisions of 5 U.S.C. 553(a)(1).

    Sincerely,

    D. Michael Hutchinson,

    Acting Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.

    End Supplemental Information

    Footnotes

    1.  The limit has not been adjusted to account for any imports exported after December 31, 2002.

    Back to Citation

    [FR Doc. 03-10364 Filed 4-25-03; 8:45 am]

    BILLING CODE 3510-DR-S

Visit the Official Version
Leave a Comment

Document Information

Effective Date:
4/29/2003
Published:
04/28/2003
Department:
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements
Entry Type:
Notice
Action:
Issuing a directive to the Commissioner, Bureau of Customs and Border Protection adjusting a limit.
Document Number:
03-10364
Dates:
April 29, 2003.
Pages:
22362-22363 (2 pages)
EOCitation:
of 2003-04-22
PDF File:
03-10364.pdf