COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS

Adjustment of Import Limits for Certain Cotton and Man-Made Fiber Textile Products Produced or Manufactured in the Republic of Turkey

November 4, 1999.

AGENCY: Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA).


ACTION: Issuing a directive to the Commissioner of Customs adjusting limits.

EFFECTIVE DATE: November 10, 1999.


FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Roy Unger, 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 U.S. Customs website at http://www.customs.ustreas.gov. For information on embargoes and quota re-openings, call (202) 482-3715.


SUPPLEMENTARY 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, variously, for swing, special shift and carryover.

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 63 FR 71096, published on December 23, 1998). Also see 63 FR 59948, published on November 6, 1998.

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



Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements
November 4, 1999.


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 3, 1998, 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 twelve-month period which began on January 1, 1999 and extends through December 31, 1999.

Effective on November 10, 1999, you are directed to adjust the current limits for the following categories, as provided for under the Uruguay Round Agreement on Textiles and Clothing:

as a group
CategoryAdjusted limit1
Fabric Group
219, 313-O2, 314-O3, 315-O4, 317-O5, 326-O6, 617, 625/626/627/628/629,
167,093,959 square meters of which not more than 43,680,621 square meters shall be in Category 219; not more than 51,775,602 square meters shall be in Category 313-O; not more than 31,061,775 square meters shall be in Category 314-O; not more than 41,739,262 square meters shall be in Category 315-O; not more than 43,680,621 square meters shall be in Category 317-O; not more than 4,853,401 square meters shall be in Category 326-O, and not more than 29,120,416 square meters shall be in Category 617.
Limits not in a group
300/30110,588,966 kilograms.
338/339/638/6396,448,741 dozen of which not more than 5,710,961 dozen shall be in Categories 338-S/339-S/638-S/639-S7.
340/6401,489,429 dozen of which not more than 471,858 dozen shall be in Categories 340-Y/640-Y8.
351/6511,167,155 dozen.
352/6523,052,871 dozen.
3612,431,329 numbers.
1The limits have not been adjusted to account for any imports exported after December 31, 1998.
2Category 313-O: all HTS numbers except 5208.52.3035, 5208.52.4035 and 5209.51.6032.
3Category 314-O: all HTS numbers except 5209.51.6015.
4Category 315-O: all HTS numbers except 5208.52.4055.
5Category 317-O: all HTS numbers except 5208.59.2085.
6Category 326-O: all HTS numbers except 5208.59.2015, 5209.59.0015 and 5211.59.0015.
7Category338-S: only HTS numbers 6103.22.0050, 6105.10.0010, 6105.10.0030, 6105.90.8010, 6109.10.0027, 6110.20.1025, 6110.20.2040, 6110.20.2065, 6110.90.9068, 6112.11.0030 and 6114.20.0005; Category 339-S: only HTS numbers 6104.22.0060, 6104.29.2049, 6106.10.0010, 6106.10.0030, 6106.90.2510, 6106.90.3010, 6109.10.0070, 6110.20.1030, 6110.20.2045, 6110.20.2075, 6110.90.9070, 6112.11.0040, 6114.20.0010 and 6117.90.9020; Category 638-S: all HTS numbers except 6109.90.1007, 6109.90.1009, 6109.90.1013 and 6109.90.1025; Category 639-S: all HTS numbers except 6109.90.1050, 6109.90.1060, 6109.90.1065 and 6109.90.1070.
8Category 340-Y: only HTS numbers 6205.20.2015, 6205.20.2020, 6205.20.2046, 6205.20.2050 and 6205.20.2060; Category 640-Y: only HTS numbers 6205.30.2010, 6205.30.2020, 6205.30.2050 and 6205.30.2060.


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.
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