Federal Register: May 17, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 95)
DOCID: FR Doc 04-11127
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, and Man- Made Textiles and Textile Products Produced or Manufactured in Romania
EFFECTIVE DATES: May 17, 2004.
DOCUMENT SUMMARY:
May 11, 2004.
SUMMARY:
Romania,
DOCUMENT BODY 2:
May 11, 2004.
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 swing, special shift, carryover, and the recrediting of unused 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 69 FR 4926, published on February 2, 2004). Also [[Page 27893]]
see 68 FR 55037, published on September 22, 2003.
James C. Leonard III,
Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements. Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements
May 11, 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 September 16, 2003, by the Chairman,
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements. That
directive concerns imports of certain cotton and wool textiles and textile products in the following categories, produced or
manufactured in Romania and exported during the twelvemonth period
which began on January 1, 2004 and extends through December 31, 2004.
Effective on May 17, 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 twelvemonth limit
Category \1\
315....................................... 7,219,385 square meters.
347/348................................... 1,233,560 dozen.
410....................................... 137,033 square meters. 433/434................................... 11,770 dozen.
435....................................... 16,587 dozen.
442....................................... 17,257 dozen.
443....................................... 43,250 numbers.
444....................................... 36,104 numbers. 447/448................................... 35,293 dozen.
604....................................... 2,028,644 kilograms. 647/648................................... 378,622 dozen.
\1\ The limits have not been adjusted to account for any imports exported after December 31, 2003.
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,
James C. Leonard III,
Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
Naomi Freeman, 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.cbp.gov. For information on embargoes and quota reopenings, refer to the Office of Textiles and Apparel website at http://otexa.ita.doc.gov.