00-15362. Adjustment of Import Limits for Certain Cotton and Man-Made Fiber Textile Products Produced or Manufactured in Pakistan  

  • Start Preamble June 13, 2000.

    AGENCY:

    Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA).

    ACTION:

    Issuing a directive to the Commissioner of Customs adjusting limits.

    EFFECTIVE DATE:

    June 19, 2000.

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    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.gov. For information on embargoes and quota re-openings, call (202) 482-3715.

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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 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 CORRELATION: Textile and Apparel Categories with the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (see Federal Register notice 64 FR 71982, published on December 22, 1999). Also see 64 FR 68335, published on December 7, 1999.

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    D. Michael Hutchinson,

    Acting Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.

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    Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements

    June 13, 2000.

    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 December 1, 1999, 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 Pakistan and exported during the twelve-month period which began on January 1, 2000 and extends through December 31, 2000.

    Effective on June 19, 2000, you are directed to adjust the limits for the following categories, as provided for under the Uruguay Round Agreement on Textiles and Clothing:

    CategoryAdjusted twelve-month limit 1
    Specific limits
    226/313121,532,812 square meters.
    31576,226,472 square meters.
    331/6313,345,885 dozen pairs.
    334/634305,560 dozen.
    335/635471,876 dozen.
    336/636620,789 dozen.
    3386,368,561 dozen.
    3391,857,088 dozen.
    340/640874,134 dozen of which not more than 290,088 dozen shall be in Categories 340-D/640-D 2.
    341/641931,184 dozen.
    347/3481,086,702 dozen.
    351/651413,859 dozen.
    352/6521,034,648 dozen.
    359-C/659-C 31,862,368 kilograms.
    3606,682,672 numbers.
    3617,770,547 numbers.
    36356,304,240 numbers.
    369-F/369-P 43,119,984 kilograms.
    369-R 514,485,083 kilograms.
    369-S 6952,554 kilograms.
    638/639598,638 dozen.
    647/6481,074,729 dozen.
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    666-P 7771,494 kilograms.
    666-S 84,878,497 kilograms.
    1 The limits have not been adjusted to account for any imports exported after December 31, 1999.
    2 Category 340-D: only HTS numbers 6205.20.2015, 6205.20.2020, 6205.20.2025 and 6205.20.2030; Category 640-D: only HTS numbers 6205.30.2010, 6205.30.2020, 6205.30.2030, 6205.30.2040, 6205.90.3030 and 6205.90.4030.
    3 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.
    4 Category 369-F: only HTS number 6302.91.0045; Category 369-P: only HTS numbers 6302.60.0010 and 6302.91.0005.
    5 Category 369-R: only HTS number 6307.10.1020.
    6 Category 369-S: only HTS number 6307.10.2005.
    7 Category 666-P: only HTS numbers 6302.22.1010, 6302.22.1020, 6302.22.2010, 6302.32.1010, 6302.32.1020, 6302.32.2010 and 6302.32.2020.
    8 Category 666-S: only HTS numbers 6302.22.1030, 6302.22.1040, 6302.22.2020, 6302.32.1030, 6302.32.1040, 6302.32.2030 and 6302.32.2040.

    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).

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    Sincerely,

    D. Michael Hutchinson,

    Acting Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.

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    [FR Doc. 00-15362 Filed 6-16-00; 8:45 am]

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Document Information

Effective Date:
6/19/2000
Published:
06/19/2000
Department:
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements
Entry Type:
Notice
Action:
Issuing a directive to the Commissioner of Customs adjusting limits.
Document Number:
00-15362
Dates:
June 19, 2000.
Pages:
37962-37963 (2 pages)
EOCitation:
of 2000-06-13
PDF File:
00-15362.pdf