Federal Register: July 24, 2000 (Volume 65, Number 142)
DOCID: FR Doc 00-18569
COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements
NOTICE: NOTICES
ACTION: Cotton, wool, and man-made textiles:
DOCUMENT ACTION: Issuing a directive to the Commissioner of Customs adjusting limits.
SUBJECT CATEGORY:
Adjustment of Import Limits for Certain Cotton Textile Products Produced or Manufactured in the Republic of Turkey
EFFECTIVE DATES: July 21, 2000.
DOCUMENT SUMMARY:
July 18, 2000.
SUMMARY:
Turkey,
DOCUMENT BODY 2:
July 18, 2000.
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION
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 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 64 FR 71982, published on December 22, 1999). Also see 64 FR 62659, published on November 17, 1999.
Richard B. Steinkamp,
Acting Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements
July 18, 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 November 9, 1999, by the Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements. That directive concerns imports of certain cotton, wool and manmade fiber textile products, produced or manufactured in the Republic of Turkey and exported during the twelvemonth period which began on January 1, 2000 and extends through December 31, 2000.
Effective on July 21, 2000, you are directed to adjust the
current limits for the following categories, as provided for under the Uruguay Round Agreement on Textiles and Clothing:
Category Adjusted limit \1\ Limits not in a group
361....................................... 3,032,394 numbers.
369S \2\................................. 2,215,493 kilograms.
\1\ The limits have not been adjusted to account for any imports exported after December 31, 1999.
\2\ Category 369S: 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,
Richard B. Steinkamp,
Acting Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
Roy Unger, International Trade Specialist, Office of Textiles and Apparel, U.S. Department of Commerce, (202) 4824212. 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) 9275850, or refer to the U.S. Customs website at http://www.customs.gov. For information on embargoes and quota reopenings, call (202) 4823715.