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Federal Register: October 15, 2003 (Volume 68, Number 199)

DOCID: FR Doc 03-26009

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, Bureau of Customs and Border Protection adjusting limits.

SUBJECT CATEGORY:

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 the People's Republic of China

EFFECTIVE DATES: October 15, 2003.

DOCUMENT SUMMARY:

October 7, 2003.

SUMMARY:

China,

DOCUMENT BODY 2:

October 7, 2003.

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 increased for 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
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Schedule of the United States (see Federal Register notice 68 FR 1599, published on January 13, 2002). Also see 67 FR 63891, published on October 16, 2002.
Philip J. Martello,
Acting Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements
October 7, 2003.
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 9, 2002, by the Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements. That directive concerns imports of certain cotton, wool, manmade fiber, silk blend and other vegetable fiber textiles and textile products, produced or manufactured in China and exported during the twelve month period which began on January 1, 2003 and extends through December 31, 2003.

Effective on October 15, 2003, you are directed to adjust the limits for the following categories, as provided for under the Uruguay Round Agreement on Textiles and Clothing:
Category Twelvemonth limit \1\ Group I ............................... 200, 218, 219, 226, 237, 239pt. \2\, 1,204,718,529 square meters 300/301, 313315, 317/326, 331pt. \3\, equivalent.
333336, 338/339, 340342, 345, 347/
348, 351, 352, 359C \4\, 359V \5\,
360363, 410, 433436, 438, 440, 442
444, 445/446, 447, 448, 611, 613615,
617, 631pt. \6\, 633636, 638/639, 640
643, 644, 645/646, 647, 648, 651, 652,
659C \7\, 659H \8\, 659S \9\,
666pt. \10\, 845 and 846, as a group.
Sublevels in Group I ............................... 200.................................... 912,622 kilograms. 218.................................... 13,153,263 square meters. 219.................................... 2,937,047 square meters. 237.................................... 2,499,211 dozen.
300/301................................ 2,645,278 kilograms. 313.................................... 49,434,737 square meters. 314.................................... 60,061,788 square meters. 315.................................... 147,506,238 square meters. 317/326................................ 26,677,828 square meters of which not more than 4,967,491 square meters shall be in Category 326.
331pt.................................. 2,413,908 dozen pairs. 334.................................... 376,725 dozen.
335.................................... 419,528 dozen.
336.................................... 209,616 dozen.
338/339................................ 2,525,562 dozen of which not more than 1,928,584 dozen shall be in Categories 338S/ 339S \11\.
340.................................... 862,279 dozen of which not more than 443,337 dozen shall be in Category 340Z \12\. 341.................................... 755,711 dozen of which not more than 448,173 dozen shall be in Category 341Y \13\. 342.................................... 301,966 dozen.
345.................................... 140,639 dozen.
347/348................................ 2,486,743 dozen.
351.................................... 691,381 dozen.
352.................................... 1,804,580 dozen.
359C.................................. 756,244 kilograms.
359V.................................. 1,053,705 kilograms. 360.................................... 9,427,398 numbers of which not more than 6,614,122 numbers shall be in Category 360P \14\.
361.................................... 5,120,368 numbers. 362.................................... 8,389,237 numbers. 363.................................... 24,484,202 numbers. 433.................................... 23,041 dozen.
434.................................... 14,732 dozen.
435.................................... 27,058 dozen.
438.................................... 29,172 dozen.
442.................................... 44,115 dozen.
443.................................... 139,975 numbers.
444.................................... 233,906 numbers.
445/446................................ 303,850 dozen.
447.................................... 77,785 dozen.
448.................................... 24,617 dozen.
613.................................... 9,283,957 square meters. 614.................................... 14,576,497 square meters. 615.................................... 30,371,800 square meters. 617.................................... 21,220,471 square meters. 631pt.................................. 355,861 dozen pairs. 633.................................... 68,480 dozen.
634.................................... 745,017 dozen.
635.................................... 785,865 dozen.
636.................................... 621,232 dozen.
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638/639................................ 2,697,940 dozen.
640.................................... 1,491,483 dozen.
641.................................... 1,411,350 dozen.
642.................................... 406,008 dozen.
643.................................... 598,379 numbers.
644.................................... 3,865,857 numbers. 645/646................................ 899,294 dozen.
647.................................... 1,775,707 dozen.
648.................................... 1,243,793 dozen.
651.................................... 919,888 dozen of which not more than 158,194 dozen shall be in Category 651B \15\. 652.................................... 3,457,520 dozen.
659C.................................. 489,289 kilograms.
659H.................................. 3,430,764 kilograms. 659S.................................. 755,743 kilograms.
666pt.................................. 559,373 kilograms. 845.................................... 2,556,613 dozen.
Group II ............................... 332, 359O \16\, 459pt. \17\ and 659O 44,241,352 square meters \18\, as a group. equivalent.
Group III ............................... 201, 220, 224V \19\, 224O \20\, 225, 52,741,020 square meters 227, 369O \21\, 400, 414, 469pt. equivalent.
\22\, 603, 604O \23\, 618620 and 624
629, as a group.
Sublevels in Group III ............................... 224V.................................. 4,418,950 square meters. \1\ The limits have not been adjusted to account for any imports exported after December 31, 2002.
\2\ Category 239pt.: only HTS number 6209.20.5040 (diapers). \3\ 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.
\4\ Category 359C: 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. \5\ Category 359V: only HTS numbers 6103.19.2030, 6103.19.9030, 6104.12.0040, 6104.19.8040, 6110.20.1022, 6110.20.1024, 6110.20.2030, 6110.20.2035, 6110.90.9044, 6110.90.9046, 6201.92.2010, 6202.92.2020, 6203.19.1030, 6203.19.9030, 6204.12.0040, 6204.19.8040, 6211.32.0070 and 6211.42.0070.
\6\ 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.
\7\ Category 659C: 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.
\8\ Category 659H: 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. \9\ Category 659S: 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.
\10\ Category 666pt.: all HTS numbers except 5805.00.4010, 6301.10.0000, 6301.40.0010, 6301.40.0020, 6301.90.0010, 6302.53.0010, 6302.53.0020, 6302.53.0030, 6302.93.1000, 6302.93.2000, 6303.12.0000, 6303.19.0010, 6303.92.1000, 6303.92.2010, 6303.92.2020, 6303.99.0010, 6304.11.2000, 6304.19.1500, 6304.19.2000, 6304.91.0040, 6304.93.0000, 6304.99.6020, 6307.90.9884, 9404.90.8522 and 9404.90.9522.
\11\ Category 338S: all HTS numbers except 6109.10.0012,
6109.10.0014, 6109.10.0018 and 6109.10.0023; Category 339S: all HTS numbers except 6109.10.0040, 6109.10.0045, 6109.10.0060 and 6109.10.0065.
\12\ Category 340Z: only HTS numbers 6205.20.2015, 6205.20.2020, 6205.20.2050 and 6205.20.2060.
\13\ Category 341Y: only HTS numbers 6204.22.3060, 6206.30.3010, 6206.30.3030 and 6211.42.0054.
\14\ Category 360P: only HTS numbers 6302.21.3010, 6302.21.5010, 6302.21.7010, 6302.21.9010, 6302.31.3010, 6302.31.5010, 6302.31.7010 and 6302.31.9010.
\15\ Category 651B: only HTS numbers 6107.22.0015 and 6108.32.0015. \16\ Category 359O: 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, 6211.42.0010 (Category 359C); 6103.19.2030, 6103.19.9030, 6104.12.0040, 6104.19.8040, 6110.20.1022, 6110.20.1024, 6110.20.2030, 6110.20.2035, 6110.90.9044, 6110.90.9046, 6201.92.2010, 6202.92.2020, 6203.19.1030, 6203.19.9030, 6204.12.0040, 6204.19.8040, 6211.32.0070 and 6211.42.0070 (Category 359V); 6115.19.8010, 6117.10.6010, 6117.20.9010,
6203.22.1000, 6204.22.1000, 6212.90.0010, 6214.90.0010, 6406.99.1550, 6505.90.1525, 6505.90.1540, 6505.90.2060 and 6505.90.2545 (Category 359pt.).
\17\ Category 459pt.: all HTS numbers except 6115.19.8020, 6117.10.1000, 6117.10.2010, 6117.20.9020, 6212.90.0020, 6214.20.0000, 6405.20.6030, 6405.20.6060, 6405.20.6090, 6406.99.1505 and 6406.99.1560. \18\ Category 659O: 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, 6211.43.0010 (Category 659C); 6502.00.9030, 6504.00.9015, 6504.00.9060,
6505.90.5090, 6505.90.6090, 6505.90.7090, 6505.90.8090 (Category 659H); 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, 6211.12.1020 (Category 659S); 6115.11.0010, 6115.12.2000, 6117.10.2030,
6117.20.9030, 6212.90.0030, 6214.30.0000, 6214.40.0000, 6406.99.1510 and 6406.99.1540.
\19\ Category 224V: only HTS numbers 5801.21.0000, 5801.23.0000, 5801.24.0000, 5801.25.0010, 5801.25.0020, 5801.26.0010, 5801.26.0020, 5801.31.0000, 5801.33.0000, 5801.34.0000, 5801.35.0010, 5801.35.0020, 5801.36.0010 and 5801.36.0020.
\20\ Category 224O: all HTS numbers except 5801.21.0000,
5801.23.0000, 5801.24.0000, 5801.25.0010, 5801.25.0020, 5801.26.0010, 5801.26.0020, 5801.31.0000, 5801.33.0000, 5801.34.0000, 5801.35.0010, 5801.35.0020, 5801.36.0010 and 5801.36.0020 (Category 224V). \21\ Category 369O: all HTS numbers except 6307.10.2005 (Category 369 S); 4202.12.4000, 4202.12.8020, 4202.12.8060, 4202.22.4020, 4202.22.4500, 4202.22.8030, 4202.32.4000, 4202.32.9530, 4202.92.0505, 4202.92.1500, 4202.92.3016, 4202.92.6091, 5601.10.1000, 5601.21.0090, 5701.90.1020, 5701.90.2020, 5702.10.9020, 5702.39.2010, 5702.49.1020, 5702.49.1080, 5702.59.1000, 5702.99.1010, 5702.99.1090, 5705.00.2020, 5805.00.3000, 5807.10.0510, 5807.90.0510, 6301.30.0010, 6301.30.0020, 6302.51.1000, 6302.51.2000, 6302.51.3000, 6302.51.4000, 6302.60.0010, 6302.60.0030, 6302.91.0005, 6302.91.0025, 6302.91.0045, 6302.91.0050, 6302.91.0060, 6303.11.0000, 6303.91.0010, 6303.91.0020, 6304.91.0020, 6304.92.0000, 6305.20.0000, 6306.11.0000, 6307.10.0020, 6307.10.1090, 6307.90.3010, 6307.90.4010, 6307.90.5010, 6307.90.8910, 6307.90.8945, 6307.90.9882, 6406.10.7700, 9404.90.1000, 9404.90.8040 and 9404.90.9505 (Category 369pt.).
\22\ Category 469pt.: all HTS numbers except 5601.29.0020, 5603.94.1010, 6304.19.3040, 6304.91.0050, 6304.99.1500, 6304.99.6010, 6308.00.0010 and 6406.10.9020.
\23\ Category 604O: all HTS numbers except 5509.32.0000 (Category 604 A).

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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,
Philip J. Martello,
Acting Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.

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 Bureau of Customs and Border Protection website at http://www.customs.gov. For information on embargoes and quota reopenings, refer to the Office of Textiles and Apparel website at http://otexa.ita.doc.gov.