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 Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements
 AGENCY: Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA).
 ACTION: Issuing a directive to the Commissioner of Customs reducing limits.
 EFFECTIVE DATE: May 24, 2000.
 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 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 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 70222, published on December 16, 1999. J. Hayden Boyd, Acting Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.
 Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements 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, man-made fiber, silk blend and other vegetable fiber textiles and textile products, produced or manufactured in Macau and exported during the twelve-month period which began on January 1, 2000 and extends through December 31, 2000. Effective on May 24, 2000, you are directed to reduce the limits for the categories listed below, as provided for under the Uruguay Round Agreement on Textiles and Clothing: Category
Adjusted twelve-month limit 1Levels in Group I338
437,003 dozen.339
1,810,088 dozen.340
424,078 dozen.341
272,561 dozen.347/348/847
1,011,466 dozen.351/851
94,415 dozen.638/639/838
2,221,340 dozen.647/648
738,104 dozen.1
                         The 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 to the rulemaking provisions of 5 U.S.C. 553(a)(1). Sincerely, J. Hayden Boyd, Acting Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.


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