00-16291. Adjustment of Import Limits for Certain Cotton, Man-Made Fiber, Silk Blend and Other Vegetable Fiber Textiles and Textile Products Produced or Manufactured in Bangladesh  

  • Start Preamble June 22, 2000.

    AGENCY:

    Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA).

    ACTION:

    Issuing a directive to the Commissioner of Customs adjusting limits.

    EFFECTIVE DATE:

    June 28, 2000.

    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 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 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. The current limits for certain categories are being adjusted for swing, special shift 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 68333, published on December 7, 1999.

    End Authority Start Signature

    D. Michael Hutchinson,

    Acting Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.

    End Signature

    Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements

    June 22, 2000.

    Commissioner of Customs,

    Department of the Treasury, Washington, DC 20229.

    Start Printed Page 39879

    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, man-made fiber, silk blend and other vegetable fiber textiles and textile products, produced or manufactured in Bangladesh and exported during the twelve-month period which began on January 1, 2000 and extends through December 31, 2000.

    Effective on June 28, 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
    335219,794 dozen.
    336/636620,844 dozen.
    342/642582,721 dozen.
    347/3483,453,982 dozen.
    641774,451 dozen.
    645/646421,167 dozen.
    647/6482,172,317 dozen.
    847467,141 dozen.
    1 The limits have not been adjusted to account for any imports exported after December 31, 1999.

    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).

    Sincerely,

    Start Signature

    D. Michael Hutchinson,

    Acting Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.

    End Signature End Supplemental Information

    [FR Doc. 00-16291 Filed 6-27-00; 8:45 am]

    BILLING CODE 3510-DR-F

Document Information

Effective Date:
6/28/2000
Published:
06/28/2000
Department:
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements
Entry Type:
Notice
Action:
Issuing a directive to the Commissioner of Customs adjusting limits.
Document Number:
00-16291
Dates:
June 28, 2000.
Pages:
39878-39879 (2 pages)
EOCitation:
of 2000-06-22
PDF File:
00-16291.pdf