[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 188 (Monday, September 29, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 50908-50909]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-25736]
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COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS
Adjustment of Import Limits for Certain Cotton, Wool, Man-Made
Fiber, Silk Blend and Other Vegetable Fiber Textiles and Textile
Products Produced or Manufactured in Taiwan
September 23, 1997.
AGENCY: Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA).
ACTION: Issuing a directive to the Commissioner of Customs adjusting
limits.
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EFFECTIVE DATE: October 1, 1997.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Janet Heinzen, 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 or call (202) 927-5850. For information on
embargoes and quota re-openings, call (202) 482-3715.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Authority: Executive Order 11651 of March 3, 1972, as amended;
section 204 of the Agricultural Act of 1956, as amended (7 U.S.C.
1854).
The current limits for certain categories are being adjusted,
variously, for swing, carryover and special shift.
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 61 FR 66263, published on December 17, 1996). Also see
61 FR 58043, published on November 12, 1996.
The letter to the Commissioner of Customs and the actions taken
pursuant to it are not designed to implement all of the provisions of
the bilateral agreement, but are designed to assist only in the
implementation of certain of its provisions.
D. Michael Hutchinson,
Acting Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile
Agreements.
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements
September 23, 1997.
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 4, 1996, 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 Taiwan and exported during the twelve-
month period which began on January 1, 1997 and extends through
December 31, 1997.
Effective on October 1, 1997, you are directed to adjust the
limits for the following categories, as provided under the terms of
the current bilateral textile agreement concerning textile products
from Taiwan:
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Category Twelve-month limit \1\
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Sublevel in Group I
300/301/607............................. 1,781,302 kilograms of which
not more than 1,484,417
kilograms shall be in
Category 300, not more than
1,484,417 kilograms shall
be in Category 301, and not
more than 1,484,417
kilograms shall be in
Category 607.
Group II
237, 239, 330-332, 333/334/335, 336, 338/ 734,181,180 square meters
339, 340-345, 347/348, 349, 350/650, equivalent.
351, 352/652, 353, 354, 359-C/659-C
\2\, 359-H/659-H \3\, 359-O \4\, 431-
444, 445/446, 447/448, 459, 630-632,
633/634/635, 636, 638/639, 640, 641-
644, 645/646, 647/648, 649, 651, 653,
654, 659-S \5\, 659-O \6\, 831-844 and
846-859, as a group.
Sublevels in Group II
336..................................... 119,485 dozen.
338/339................................. 963,832 dozen.
347/348................................. 1,438,065 dozen.
352/652................................. 2,971,396 dozen.
436..................................... 5,198 dozen.
438..................................... 29,344 dozen.
444..................................... 63,146 numbers.
445/446................................. 142,831 dozen.
631..................................... 5,154,153 dozen pairs.
633/634/635............................. 1,667,128 dozen of which not
more than 953,707 dozen
shall be in Categories 633/
634 and not more than
867,079 dozen shall be in
Category 635.
638/639................................. 6,573,137 dozen.
642..................................... 839,303 dozen.
647/648................................. 5,464,466 dozen of which not
more than 5,141,289 dozen
shall be in Categories 647-
W/648-W \7\.
Group II Subgroup
333/334/335, 341,342, 350/650, 351, 447/ 76,086,284 square meters
448, 636, 641 and 651, as a group. equivalent.
Within Group II Subgroup
342..................................... 227,061 dozen.
351..................................... 353,271 dozen.
447/448................................. 20,747 dozen.
636..................................... 400,814 dozen.
651..................................... 473,731 dozen.
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\1\ The limits have not been adjusted to account for any imports
exported after December 31, 1996.
\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 359-H: only HTS numbers 6505.90.1540 and 6505.90.2060;
Category 659-H: only HTS numbers 6502.00.9030, 6504.00.9015,
6504.00.9060, 6505.90.5090, 6505.90.6090, 6505.90.7090 and
6505.90.8090.
\4\ Category 359-O: all HTS numbers except 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 359-C); 6505.90.1540 and 6505.90.2060 (Category
359-H).
\5\ Category 659-S: only HTS numbers 6112.31.0010, 6112.31.0020,
6112.41.0010, 6112.41.0020, 6112.41.0030, 6112.41.0040, 6211.11.1010,
6211.11.1020, 6211.12.1010 and 6211.12.1020.
\6\ Category 659-O: all HTS numbers except 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 (Category
659-C); 6502.00.9030, 6504.00.9015, 6504.00.9060, 6505.90.5090,
6505.90.6090, 6505.90.7090, 6505.90.8090 (Category 659-H);
6112.31.0010, 6112.31.0020, 6112.41.0010, 6112.41.0020, 6112.41.0030,
6112.41.0040, 6211.11.1010, 6211.11.1020, 6211.12.1010 and
6211.12.1020 (Category 659-S).
\7\ Category 647-W: only HTS numbers 6203.23.0060, 6203.23.0070,
6203.29.2030, 6203.29.2035, 6203.43.2500, 6203.43.3500, 6203.43.4010,
6203.43.4020, 6203.43.4030, 6203.43.4040, 6203.49.1500, 6203.49.2015,
6203.49.2030, 6203.49.2045, 6203.49.2060, 6203.49.8030, 6210.40.5030,
6211.20.1525, 6211.20.3820 and 6211.33.0030; Category 648-W: only HTS
numbers 6204.23.0040, 6204.23.0045, 6204.29.2020, 6204.29.2025,
6204.29.4038, 6204.63.2000, 6204.63.3000, 6204.63.3510, 6204.63.3530,
6204.63.3532, 6204.63.3540, 6204.69.2510, 6204.69.2530, 6204.69.2540,
6204.69.2560, 6204.69.6030, 6204.69.9030, 6210.50.5035, 6211.20.1555,
6211.20.6820, 6211.43.0040 and 6217.90.9060.
The Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements has
determined that these actions fall within the foreign affairs
exception to the rulemaking provisions of 5 U.S.C. 553(a)(1).
Sincerely,
D. Michael Hutchinson,
Acting Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile
Agreements.
[FR Doc. 97-25736 Filed 9-26-97; 8:45 am]
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