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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, U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
 EFFECTIVE DATE: September 25, 2006
 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 U.S.  Customs and Border Protection website (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 website 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 Bilateral Textile Agreement of July 17, 2003, as amended, between the Governments of the United States and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, establishes limits for certain cotton, wool and man-made fiber textiles and textile products, produced or manufactured in the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.  The current limits for certain categories are being adjusted for 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 (refer to the Office of Textiles and Apparel website at http://otexa.ita.doc.gov).  See 70 FR 75156 (December 19, 2005). Philip J. Martello, Acting Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.
 Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements September 18, 2006. Commissioner, *U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Washington, DC 20229* Dear Commissioner: This directive amends, but does not cancel, the directive issued to you on December 13, 2005, by the Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements. That directive concerns imports of certain cotton, wool, and man-made fiber textiles and textile products, produced or manufactured in Vietnam and exported during the twelve-month period which began on January 1, 2006 and extends through December 31, 2006. Effective on September 25, 2006, you are directed to increase the 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 Vietnam: Category
Restraint limi342/642
752,777 dozen.347/348
9,502,903 dozen.1
                             The limits have not been adjusted to account for any imports exported after December 31, 2005.
 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, Philip J. Martello, *Acting Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.*


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