00-15876. Adjustment of Import Limits for Certain Cotton, Man-Made Fiber, Silk Blend and Other Vegetable Fiber Textiles and Textile Products Produced or Manufactured in Sri Lanka
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June 19, 2000.
AGENCY:
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA).
ACTION:
Issuing a directive to the Commissioner of Customs adjusting limits.
EFFECTIVE DATE:
June 23, 2000.
Start Further InfoFOR 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 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.
End Further Info End Preamble Start Supplemental InformationSUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Start SignatureD. Michael Hutchinson,
Acting Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements
June 19, 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 10, 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 Sri Lanka and exported during the twelve-month period which began on January 1, 2000 and extends through December 31, 2000.
Effective on June 23, 2000, you are directed to adjust the limits for the following categories, as provided for under the Uruguay Round Agreement on Textiles and Clothing:
Category Adjusted twelve-month limit 1 237 420,688 dozen. 314 5,196,030 square meters. 331/631 4,210,579 dozen pairs. 333/633 23,344 dozen. 334/634 1,105,018 dozen. 335/835 241,110 dozen. 336/636/836 605,773 dozen. 338/339 1,941,416 dozen. 340/640 1,705,139 dozen. 341/641 2,453,612 dozen of which not more than 1,648,238 dozen shall be in Category 341 and not more than 1,610,749 dozen shall be in Category 641. 342/642/842 925,809 dozen. 345/845 198,651 dozen. 347/348/847 1,956,096 dozen. 350/650 166,641 dozen. 351/651 475,468 dozen. 352/652 1,938,160 dozen. 359-C/659-C 2 1,346,562 kilograms. 360 1,085,802 numbers. 363 17,881,387 numbers. 369-D 3 820,441 kilograms. 369-S 4 1,026,205 kilograms. 434 8,776 dozen. 435 18,807 dozen. 440 9,329 dozen. 611 5,033,220 square meters. 635 573,850 dozen. 638/639/838 1,181,981 dozen. 644 742,390 numbers. 645/646 219,720 dozen. 647/648 1,240,306 dozen. 840 243,428 dozen. 1 The limits have not been adjusted to account for any imports exported after December 31, 1999. 2 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. 3 Category 369-D: only HTS numbers 6302.60.0010, 6302.91.0005 and 6302.91.0045. 4 Category 369-S: only HTS number 6307.10.2005. 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).
Start SignatureSincerely,
D. Michael Hutchinson,
Acting Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.
[FR Doc. 00-15876 Filed 6-22-00; 8:45 am]
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Document Information
- Effective Date:
- 6/23/2000
- Published:
- 06/23/2000
- Department:
- Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements
- Entry Type:
- Notice
- Action:
- Issuing a directive to the Commissioner of Customs adjusting limits.
- Document Number:
- 00-15876
- Dates:
- June 23, 2000.
- Pages:
- 39134-39135 (2 pages)
- EOCitation:
- of 2000-06-19
- PDF File:
- 00-15876.pdf