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  02-8419. Adjustment of an Import Limit for Certain Cotton Textile Products Produced or Manufactured in Qatar  

  • Start Preamble April 2, 2002.

    AGENCY:

    Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA).

    ACTION:

    Issuing a directive to the Commissioner of Customs adjusting a limit.

    EFFECTIVE DATE:

    April 9, 2002.

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    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

    Roy Unger, 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 U.S. Customs website at http://www.customs.ustreas.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. 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 66 FR 65178, published on December 18, 2001). Also see 66 FR 59582, published on November 29, 2001.

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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

    April 2, 2002.

    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 November 23, 2001, 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, 2002 and extending through December 31, 2002.

    Effective on April 9, 2002, you are directed to reduce the current limit for Categories 347/348 to 691,957 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 Start Printed Page 16738exception 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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    Footnotes

    1.  The limit has not been adjusted to account for any imports exported after December 31, 2001.

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    [FR Doc. 02-8419 Filed 4-5-02; 8:45 am]

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Document Information

Effective Date:
4/9/2002
Published:
04/08/2002
Department:
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements
Entry Type:
Notice
Action:
Issuing a directive to the Commissioner of Customs adjusting a limit.
Document Number:
02-8419
Dates:
April 9, 2002.
Pages:
16737-16738 (2 pages)
EOCitation:
of 2002-04-02
PDF File:
02-8419.pdf