Cotton, wool, and man-made textiles: Sri Lanka,

[Federal Register: April 27, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 81)]

[Notices]

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From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]

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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 Sri Lanka

April 21, 2004. AGENCY: Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA).

ACTION: Issuing a directive to the Commissioner, Bureau of Customs and Border Protection adjusting limits.

EFFECTIVE DATE: April 27, 2004.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Naomi Freeman, 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 Bureau of Customs and Border Protection Web site at http://www.cbp.gov. For

information on embargoes and quota re-openings, refer to the Office of Textiles and Apparel Web site at http://www.otexa.ita.doc.gov.

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, special shift, carryover, the recrediting of unused carryforward, and the folklore adjustment.

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 69 FR 4926, published on February 2, 2004). Also see 68 FR 59926, published on October 20, 2003.

D. Michael Hutchinson, Acting Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.

Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements

April 21, 2004.

Commissioner, Bureau of Customs and Border Protection, Washington, DC 20229.

Dear Commissioner: This directive amends, but does not cancel, the directive issued to you on October 14, 2003, 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, 2004 and extends through December 31, 2004.

Effective on April 27, 2004, you are directed to adjust the limits for the following categories, as provided for under the Uruguay Round Agreement on Textiles and Clothing:

Adjusted twelve-month limit Category

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237....................................... 354,003 dozen. 314....................................... 7,734,983 square meters. 331pt./631pt. \2\......................... 1,013,851 dozen pairs. 333/633................................... 34,749 dozen. 334/634................................... 1,518,283 dozen. 335....................................... 500,949 dozen. 336/636................................... 775,892 dozen. 338/339................................... 2,912,119 dozen. 340/640................................... 2,419,416 dozen. 341/641................................... 3,982,500 dozen of which not more than 2,655,000 dozen shall be in Category 341 and not more than 2,655,000 dozen shall be in Category 641. 342/642................................... 1,429,570 dozen. 345/845................................... 412,282 dozen. 347/348................................... 2,459,199 dozen. 351/651................................... 752,815 dozen. 352/652................................... 2,885,113 dozen. 359-C/659-C \3\........................... 2,161,834 kilograms. 360....................................... 1,637,032 numbers. 363....................................... 26,706,839 numbers. 369-S \4\................................. 1,300,846 kilograms. 434....................................... 9,405 dozen. 435....................................... 20,153 dozen. 440....................................... 9,997 dozen. 611....................................... 4,381,598 square meters. 635....................................... 934,536 dozen. 638/639................................... 1,977,648 dozen. 644....................................... 1,174,801 numbers. 645/646................................... 285,683 dozen. 647/648................................... 2,213,516 dozen.

\1\ The limits have not been adjusted to account for any imports exported after December 31, 2003. \2\ Category 331pt.: all HTS numbers except 6116.10.1720, 6116.10.4810, 6116.10.5510, 6116.10.7510, 6116.92.6410, 6116.92.6420, 6116.92.6430, 6116.92.6440, 6116.92.7450, 6116.92.7460, 6116.92.7470, 6116.92.8800, 6116.92.9400 and 6116.99.9510; Category 631pt.: all HTS numbers except 6116.10.1730, 6116.10.4820, 6116.10.5520, 6116.10.7520, 6116.93.8800, 6116.93.9400, 6116.99.4800, 6116.99.5400 and 6116.99.9530. \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-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).

Sincerely, D. Michael Hutchinson, Acting Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements. [FR Doc. 04-9491 Filed 4-26-04; 8:45 a.m. BILLING CODE 3510-DR-S