Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 93 / Friday, May 12, 2000 / Notices 30571

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.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 limit for Category 622 is

being increased for carryforward. The

sublimit for Category 622–L remains

unchanged.

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 65 FR 15315, published on March

22, 2000.

D. Michael Hutchinson,

Acting Chairman, Committee for the

Implementation of Textile Agreements.

May 9, 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 March 16, 2000, by the

Chairman, Committee for the Implementation

of Textile Agreements. That directive

concerns imports of certain man-made fiber

textile products, produced or manufactured

in Belarus and exported during the twelvemonth period which began on January 1,

2000 and extends through December 31,

2000.

Effective on May 16, 2000, you are directed

to increase the limit for the following

category, as provided for under the Uruguay

Round Agreement on Textiles and Clothing:

Category Adjusted twelve-month

limit 1

622 ........................... 12,190,000 square

meters of which not

more than 1,000,000

square meters shall

be in Category 622–

L 2.

1The limit has not been adjusted to account

for any imports exported after December 31,

1999.

2 Category 622–L: only HTS numbers

7019.51.9010, 7019.52.4010, 7019.52.9010,

7019.59.4010, and 7019.59.9010.

The Committee for the Implementation of

Textile Agreements has determined that this

action falls within the foreign affairs

exception to 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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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 Cambodia

May 8, 2000.

AGENCY: Committee for the

Implementation of Textile Agreements

(CITA).

ACTION: Issuing a directive to the

Commissioner of Customs increasing

limits.

EFFECTIVE DATE: May 12, 2000.

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.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 limits for all quota categories are

being increased as a result of the Royal

Government of Cambodia’s progress in

improving working conditions in the

Cambodian textile and apparel

industries through increased

compliance with internationally

recognized core labor standards through

the application of Cambodian labor law.

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 70217, published on

December 16, 1999.

D. Michael Hutchinson,

Acting Chairman, Committee for the

Implementation of Textile Agreements.

May 8, 2000.

Committee for the Implementation of Textile

Agreements

May 8, 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 December 10, 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 Cambodia and exported

during the twelve-month period which began

on January 1, 2000 and extends through

December 31, 2000.

Effective on May 12, 2000, you are directed

to increase the current limits for the

following categories, as provided for under

the terms of the current bilateral textile

agreement between the Governments of the

United States and Cambodia:

Category Adjusted twelve-month

limit 1

331/631 .................... 1,905,880 dozen pairs.

334/634 .................... 189,822 dozen.

335/635 .................... 79,924 dozen.

338/339 .................... 2,691,500 dozen.

340/640 .................... 922,200 dozen.

345 ........................... 115,582 dozen.

347/348/647/648 ...... 3,109,800 dozen.

352/652 .................... 737,760 dozen.

438 ........................... 99,613 dozen.

445/446 .................... 128,876 dozen.

638/639 .................... 1,004,940 dozen.

645/646 .................... 307,400 dozen.

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

31, 1999.

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,

Chairman, Committee for the Implementation

of Textile Agreements.

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