2588 Federal Register / Vol. 5, No. 11 / Tuesday, January 18, 2000 / Notices

1The limit has not been adjusted to account for

any imports exported after December 31, 1999.

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 limit for Category 443 is

being reduced for carryforward used.

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 64 FR 71982,

published on December 22, 1999). Also

see 64 FR 50495, published on

September 17, 1999.

Troy H. Cribb,

Chairman, Committee for the Implementation

of Textile Agreements.

Committee for the Implementation of

Textile Agreements

January 11, 2000.

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 September

13, 1999, by the Chairman, Committee

for the Implementation of Textile

Agreements. That directive concerns

imports of certain cotton, wool and

man-made fiber textile products,

produced or manufactured in Costa Rica

and exported during the twelve-month

period which began on January 1, 2000

and extends through December 31,

2000.

Effective on January 19, 2000, you are

directed to reduce the current limit for

Category 443 to 212,012 numbers 1, as

provided for under the Uruguay Round

Agreement on Textiles and Clothing.

The guaranteed access level for Category

443 remains unchanged.

The Committee for the

Implementation of Textile Agreements

has determined that this action falls

within the foreign affairs exception of

the rulemaking provisions of 5 U.S.C.

553(a)(1).

Sincerely,

Troy H. Cribb,

Chairman, Committee for the Implementation

of Textile Agreements.

[FR Doc. 00–1041 Filed 1–14–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–DR–F

COMMITTEE FOR THE

IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE

AGREEMENTS

Adjustment of Import Limits for Certain

Cotton, Wool and Man-Made Fiber

Textile Products Produced or

Manufactured in Guatemala

January 11, 2000.

AGENCY: Committee for the

Implementation of Textile Agreements

(CITA).

ACTION: Issuing a directive to the

Commissioner of Customs reducing

limits.

EFFECTIVE DATE: January 20, 2000.

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 U.S.

Customs website at http://

www.customs.ustreas.gov. For

information on embargoes and quota reopenings, 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 reduced for

carryforward used.

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 64 FR 71982,

published on December 22, 1999). Also

see 64 FR 54868, published on October

8, 1999.

Troy H. Cribb,

Chairman, Committee for the Implementation

of Textile Agreements.

Committee for the Implementation of Textile

Agreements

January 11, 2000.

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 October 4,

1999, by the Chairman, Committee for

the Implementation of Textile

Agreements. That directive concerns

imports of certain cotton, wool and

man-made fiber textile products,

produced or manufactured in Guatemala

and exported during the period which

began on January 1, 2000 and extends

through December 31, 2000.

Effective on January, 20, 2000, you are

directed to reduce the current limits for

the following categories, as provided for

under the Uruguay Round Agreement

on Textiles and Clothing:

Category Adjusted twelve-month

limit 1

351/651 .................... 327,064 dozen.

443 ........................... 69,115 numbers.

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

31, 1999.

The guaranteed access levels for the

above categories remain unchanged.

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,

Troy H. Cribb,

Chairman, Committee for the Implementation

of Textile Agreements.

[FR Doc. 00–1042 Filed 1–14–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–DR–F

COMMITTEE FOR THE

IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE

AGREEMENTS

Adjustment of an Import Limit for

Certain Wool Textile Products

Produced or Manufactured in the

Former Yugoslav Republic of

Macedonia

January 11, 2000.

AGENCY: Committee for the

Implementation of Textile Agreements

(CITA).

ACTION: Issuing a directive to the

Commissioner of Customs reducing a

limit.

EFFECTIVE DATE: January 20, 2000.

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 this limit, refer to the

Quota Status Reports posted on the

bulletin boards of each Customs port or

call (202) 927–5850. 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.