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May 25, 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:
June 2, 2004.
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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 website at http://www.cbp.gov. For information on embargoes and quota re-openings, refer to the Office of Textiles and Apparel website at http://otexa.ita.doc.gov.
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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Section 204 of the Agricultural Act of 1956, as amended (7 U.S.C. 1854); Executive Order 11651 of March 3, 1972, as amended.
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The current limits for certain categories are being adjusted for swing 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 69 FR 4926, published on February 2, 2004). Also see 68 FR 59923, published on October 20, 2003.
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Philip J. Martello,
Acting Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.
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Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements
May 25, 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 and man-made fiber textiles and textile products and silk blend and other vegetable fiber apparel, produced or manufactured in the Philippines and exported during the twelve-month period which began on January 1, 2004 and extends through December 31, 2004.
Effective on June 2, 2004, you are directed to adjust the limits for the following categories, as provided for under the Uruguay Round Agreement on Textiles and Clothing:
| Category | Twelve-month restraint limit 1 |
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| Levels in Group I | |
| 338/339 | 3,763,217 dozen. |
| 347/348 | 3,925,725 dozen. |
| 361 | 3,397,082 numbers. |
| 369-S2 | 698,113 kilograms. |
| 445/446 | 35,917 dozen. |
| 638/639 | 2,882,819 dozen. |
| 645/646 | 1,324,149 dozen. |
| 647/648 | 1,821,464 dozen. |
| 1 The limits have not been adjusted to account for any imports exported after December 31, 2003. |
| 2 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 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.
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[FR Doc. 04-12244 Filed 5-28-04; 8:45 am]
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