Federal Register / Vol. 69, No. 218 / Friday, November 12, 2004 / Notices 65415

ACTION: Issuing a directive to the 

Commissioner, Bureau of Customs and 

Border Protection adjusting limits.

EFFECTIVE DATE: November 12, 2004.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ross 

Arnold, 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 Bureau 

of Customs and Border Protection Web 

site (http://www.cbp.gov), or call (202) 

344-2650. For information on embargoes 

and quota re-openings, refer to the 

Office of Textiles and Apparel Web site 

at http://otexa.ita.doc.gov.

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 for swing, 

carryover, and the cancellation of 

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 59927, published on October 

20, 2003.

D. Michael Hutchinson,

Acting Chairman, Committee for the 

Implementation of Textile Agreements.

Committee for the Implementation of Textile 

Agreements

November 8, 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, 

man-made fiber, silk blend and other 

vegetable fiber textiles and textile products, 

produced or manufactured in Taiwan and 

exported during the twelve-month period 

which began on January 1, 2004 and extends 

through December 31, 2004.

Effective on November 12, 2004, 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 Twelve-month limit 1

Sublevels in Group I

218 ....................... 26,994,032 square 

meters.

363 ....................... 13,503,334 numbers.

Category Twelve-month limit 1

Within Group I Subgroup

200 ....................... 872,228 kilograms.

Sublevels in Group II

345 ....................... 151,705 dozen.

347/348 ................ 1,507,717 dozen of 

which not more than 

1,281,967 dozen 

shall be in Categories 347–W/348–

W 2.

433 ....................... 17,113 dozen.

434 ....................... 11,774 dozen.

436 ....................... 5,619 dozen.

440 ....................... 6,086 dozen.

442 ....................... 46,635 dozen.

633/634/635 ......... 1,667,128 dozen of 

which not more than 

978,503 dozen shall 

be in Categories 

633/634 and not 

more than 867,079 

dozen shall be in 

Category 635.

638/639 ................ 6,609,797 dozen.

643 ....................... 581,011 numbers.

645/646 ................ 4,148,768 dozen.

647/648 ................ 5,411,066 dozen of 

which not more than 

5,147,889 dozen 

shall be in Categories 647–W/648–

W 3.

Within Group II Subgroup

333/334/335 ......... 370,065 dozen of 

which not more than 

198,580 dozen shall 

be in Category 335.

351 ....................... 278,741 dozen.

1The limits have not been adjusted to account for any imports exported after December 

31, 2003. 2 Category 347–W: only HTS numbers 

6203.19.1020, 6203.19.9020, 6203.22.3020, 

6203.22.3030, 6203.42.4005, 6203.42.4010, 

6203.42.4015, 6203.42.4025, 6203.42.4035, 

6203.42.4045, 6203.42.4050, 6203.42.4060, 

6203.49.8020, 6210.40.9033, 6211.20.1520, 

6211.20.3810 and 6211.32.0040; Category 

348–W: only HTS numbers 6204.12.0030, 

6204.19.8030, 6204.22.3040, 6204.22.3050, 

6204.29.4034, 6204.62.3000, 6204.62.4005, 

6204.62.4010, 6204.62.4020, 6204.62.4030, 

6204.62.4040, 6204.62.4050, 6204.62.4055, 

6204.62.4065, 6204.69.6010, 6204.69.9010, 

6210.50.9060, 6211.20.1550, 6211.20.6810, 

6211.42.0030 and 6217.90.9050. 3 Category 647–W: only HTS numbers 

6203.23.0060, 6203.23.0070, 6203.29.2030, 

6203.29.2035, 6203.43.2500, 6203.43.3500, 

6203.43.4010, 6203.43.4020, 6203.43.4030, 

6203.43.4040, 6203.49.1500, 6203.49.2015, 

6203.49.2030, 6203.49.2045, 6203.49.2060, 

6203.49.8030, 6210.40.5030, 6211.20.1525, 

6211.20.3820 and 6211.33.0030; Category 

648–W: only HTS numbers 6204.23.0040, 

6204.23.0045, 6204.29.2020, 6204.29.2025, 

6204.29.4038, 6204.63.2000, 6204.63.3000, 

6204.63.3510, 6204.63.3530, 6204.63.3532, 

6204.63.3540, 6204.69.2510, 6204.69.2530, 

6204.69.2540, 6204.69.2560, 6204.69.6030, 

6204.69.9030, 6210.50.5035, 6211.20.1555, 

6211.20.6820, 6211.43.0040 and 

6217.90.9060.

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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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary 

Meeting of the Defense Policy Board 

Advisory Committee

AGENCY: Department of Defense, Defense 

Policy Board Advisory Committee.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

SUMMARY: The Defense Policy Board 

Advisory Committee will meet in closed 

session at the Pentagon on December 8, 

2004 from 0930 to 2000 and December 

9, 2004 from 0830 to 1500. 

The purpose of the meeting is to 

provide the Secretary of Defense, 

Deputy Secretary of Defense and Under 

Secretary of Defense for Policy with 

independent, informed advice on major 

matters of defense policy. The Board 

will hold classified discussions on 

national security matters. 

In accordance with section 10(d) of 

the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 

Public Law No. 92–463, as amended (5 

U.S.C. App II (1982)), it has been 

determined that this meeting concerns 

matters listed in 5 U.S.C. 552B(c)(1) 

(1982), and that accordingly this 

meeting will be closed to the public.

Dated: November 5, 2004. 

Jeannette Owings-Ballad, 

OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, 

Department of Defense.

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ELECTION ASSISTANCE COMMISSION

Sunshine Act Meeting

AGENCY: United States Election 

Assistance Commission.

ACTION: Notice of public meeting 

agenda. 

DATE & TIME: Tuesday, November 23, 

2004, 10 a.m.–12 noon.

PLACE: U.S. Election Assistance 

Commission, 1225 New York Ave., NW., 

Suite 1100, Washington, DC 20005. 

(Metro Stop: Metro Center)

AGENDA: The Commission will receive 

updates and reports on the following: