58048 Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 188 / Wednesday, September 27, 2000 / Notices

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 the Dominican Republic

and exported during the twelve-month

period which began on January 1, 2000 and

extends through December 31, 2000.

Effective on September 28, 2000, 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 Adjusted twelve-month

limit 1

338/638 .................... 1,333,592 dozen.

339/639 .................... 1,191,907 dozen.

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

31, 1999.

Also effective on September 28, 2000, you

are directed to increase the Guaranteed

Access Levels for the categories listed below

for the period beginning on January 1, 2000

and extending through December 31, 2000.

Category Guaranteed access

level

339/639 .................... 5,150,000 dozen.

347/348/647/648 ...... 10,550,000 dozen.

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,

Richard B. Steinkamp,

Acting Chairman, Committee for the

Implementation of Textile Agreements.

[FR Doc. 00–24830 Filed 9–26–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–DR–F

COMMITTEE FOR THE

IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE

AGREEMENTS

Adjustment of Import Limits for Certain

Cotton and Man-Made Fiber Textiles

and Textile Products Produced or

Manufactured in India

September 21, 2000.

AGENCY: Committee for the

Implementation of Textile Agreements

(CITA).

ACTION: Issuing a directive to the

Commissioner of Customs adjusting

limits.

EFFECTIVE DATE: September 27, 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 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 adjusted for swing,

special shift and carryforward.

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 70220, published on

December 16, 1999.

Richard B. Steinkamp,

Acting Chairman, Committee for the

Implementation of Textile Agreements.

Committee for the Implementation of Textile

Agreements

September 21, 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, manmade fiber, silk blend and other vegetable

fiber textiles and textile products, produced

or manufactured in India and exported

during the twelve-month period which began

on January 1, 2000 and extends through

December 31, 2000.

Effective on September 27, 2000, you are

directed to adjust the limits for the following

categories, as provided for under the Uruguay

Round Agreement on Textiles and Clothing:

Category Adjusted twelve-month

limit 1

Levels in Group I

219 ........................... 79,493,376 square

meters.

313 ........................... 49,845,550 square

meters.

314 ........................... 9,879,531 square meters.

317 ........................... 45,194,716 square

meters.

326 ........................... 13,026,312 square

meters.

363 ........................... 57,260,894 numbers.

369–D 2 .................... 1,825,625 kilograms.

Category Adjusted twelve-month

limit 1

369–S3 .................... 770,885 kilograms.

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

31, 1999. 2 Category 369–D: only HTS numbers

6302.60.0010,–6302.91.0005 and

6302.91.0045. 3 Category 369–

S: only HTS number 6307.10.2005.

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,

Richard B. Steinkamp,

Acting Chairman, Committee for the

Implementation of Textile Agreements.

[FR Doc. 00–24828 Filed 9–26–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–DR–F

COMMITTEE FOR THE

IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE

AGREEMENTS

Adjustment of Import Limits for Certain

Cotton, Wool, Man-Made Fiber, Silk

Blend and Other Vegetable Fiber

Textiles and Textile Products

Produced or Manufactured in

Indonesia

September 21, 2000.

AGENCY: Committee for the

Implementation of Textile Agreements

(CITA).

ACTION: Issuing a directive to the

Commissioner of Customs adjusting

limits.

EFFECTIVE DATE: September 27, 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 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 adjusted for swing,

special shift, carryover and

carryforward.

A description of the textile and

apparel categories in terms of HTS

numbers is available in the

Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 188 / Wednesday, September 27, 2000 / Notices 58049

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 54870, published on October

8, 1999.

Richard B. Steinkamp,

Acting Chairman, Committee for the

Implementation of Textile Agreements.

Committee for the Implementation of Textile

Agreements

September 21, 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,

man–made fiber, silk blend and other

vegetable fiber textiles and textile products,

produced or manufactured in Indonesia and

exported during the twelve-month period

which began on January 1, 2000 and extends

through December 31, 2000.

Effective on September 27, 2000, you are

directed to adjust the limits for the categories

listed below, as provided for under the

Uruguay Round Agreement on Textiles and

Clothing:

Category Adjusted twelve-month

limit 1

Levels in Group I

219 ........................... 11,081,418 square

meters.

225 ........................... 8,570,999 square meters.

300/301 .................... 5,071,743 kilograms.

313–O 2 .................... 18,147,516 square

meters.

314–O 3 .................... 71,010,756 square

meters.

315–O 4 .................... 37,458,436 square

meters.

317–O 5/326–O 6/617 25,727,098 square

meters of which not

more than 5,028,777

square meters shall

be in Category 326–

O.

331/631 .................... 3,291,781 dozen pairs.

334/335 .................... 299,293 dozen.

336/636 .................... 850,411 dozen.

338/339 .................... 1,706,547 dozen.

340/640 .................... 1,951,268 dozen.

341 ........................... 1,269,409 dozen.

342/642 .................... 484,081 dozen.

345 ........................... 546,563 dozen.

347/348 .................... 2,311,822 dozen.

350/650 .................... 186,830 dozen.

351/651 .................... 713,820 dozen.

359–C/659–C 7 ........ 1,638,708 kilograms.

359–S/659–S8 ......... 1,604,665 kilograms.

360 ........................... 1,652,207 numbers.

361 ........................... 1,725,688 numbers.

369–S9 .................... 953,142 kilograms.

433 ........................... 13,133 dozen.

443 ........................... 97,429 numbers.

Category Adjusted twelve-month

limit 1

445/446 .................... 65,287 dozen.

447 ........................... 20,365 dozen.

448 ........................... 23,996 dozen.

604–A10 .................. 909,346 kilograms.

611–O 11 .................. 4,202,583 square meters.

613/614/615 ............. 28,247,818 square

meters.

618–O 12 .................. 2,618,666 square meters.

619/620 .................... 12,021,705 square

meters.

625/626/627/628/

629–O 13.

31,681,429 square

meters.

634/635 .................... 386,013 dozen.

638/639 .................... 1,920,085 dozen.

641 ........................... 3,166,399 dozen.

643 ........................... 431,423 numbers.

644 ........................... 610,633 numbers.

645/646 .................... 1,065,583 dozen.

647/648 .................... 4,019,306 dozen.

847 ........................... 557,768 dozen.

Group II

201, 218, 220, 222–

224, 226, 227,

237, 239pt. 14,

332, 333, 352,

359–O 15, 362,

363, 369–O 16,

400, 410, 414,

431, 434, 435,

436, 438, 440,

442, 444,

459pt. 17, 464,

469pt. 18, 603,

604–O 19, 606,

607, 621, 622,

624, 633, 649,

652, 659–O 20,

666, 669–O 21,

670–O 22, 831,

833–836, 838,

840, 842–846,

850–852, 858 and

859pt. 23, as a

group.

127,728,391 square

meters equivalent.

Subgroup in Group II

400, 410, 414, 431,

434, 435, 436,

438, 440, 442,

444, 459pt., 464

and 469pt., as a

group.

3,439,030 square meters equivalent.

In Group II subgroup

435 ........................... 53,989 dozen.

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

31, 1999. 2 Category 313–O: all HTS numbers except

5208.52.3035, 5208.52.4035 and

5209.51.6032. 3 Category 314–O: all HTS numbers except

5209.51.6015. 4 Category 315–O: all HTS numbers except

5208.52.4055. 5 Category 317–O: all HTS numbers except

5208.59.2085. 6 Category 326–O: all HTS numbers except

5208.59.2015, 5209.59.0015 and

5211.59.0015.

7 Category 359–C: only HTS numbers

6103.42.2025, 6103.49.8034, 6104.62.1020,

6104.69.8010, 6114.20.0048, 6114.20.0052,

6203.42.2010, 6203.42.2090, 6204.62.2010,

6211.32.0010, 6211.32.0025 and

6211.42.0010; Category 659–C: only HTS

numbers 6103.23.0055, 6103.43.2020,

6103.43.2025, 6103.49.2000, 6103.49.8038,

6104.63.1020, 6104.63.1030, 6104.69.1000,

6104.69.8014, 6114.30.3044, 6114.30.3054,

6203.43.2010, 6203.43.2090, 6203.49.1010,

6203.49.1090, 6204.63.1510, 6204.69.1010,

6210.10.9010, 6211.33.0010, 6211.33.0017

and 6211.43.0010. 8 Category 359–S: only HTS numbers

6112.39.0010, 6112.49.0010, 6211.11.8010,

6211.11.8020, 6211.12.8010 and

6211.12.8020; Category 659–S: only HTS

numbers 6112.31.0010, 6112.31.0020,

6112.41.0010, 6112.41.0020, 6112.41.0030,

6112.41.0040, 6211.11.1010, 6211.11.1020,

6211.12.1010 and 6211.12.1020. 9 Category 369–S: only HTS number

6307.10.2005. 10 Category 604–A: only HTS number

5509.32.0000. 11 Category 611–O: all HTS numbers except

5516.14.0005, 5516.14.0025 and

5516.14.0085. 12 Category 618–O: all HTS numbers except

5408.24.9010 and 5408.24.9040. 13 Category 625/626/627/628; Category

629–O: all HTS numbers except 5408.34.9085

and 5516.24.0085. 14 Category 239pt.: only HTS number

6209.20.5040 (diapers). 15 Category 359–O: all HTS numbers except

6103.42.2025, 6103.49.8034, 6104.62.1020,

6104.69.8010, 6114.20.0048, 6114.20.0052,

6203.42.2010, 6203.42.2090, 6204.62.2010,

6211.32.0010, 6211.32.0025 and

6211.42.0010 (Category 359–C);

6112.39.0010, 6112.49.0010, 6211.11.8010,

6211.11.8020, 6211.12.8010 and

6211.12.8020 (Category 359–S) and

6406.99.1550 (Category 359pt.). 16 Category 369–O: all HTS numbers except

6307.10.2005 (Category 369–S);

5601.10.1000, 5601.21.0090, 5701.90.1020,

5701.90.2020, 5702.10.9020, 5702.39.2010,

5702.49.1020, 5702.49.1080, 5702.59.1000,

5702.99.1010, 5702.99.1090, 5705.00.2020

and 6406.10.7700 (Category 369pt.). 17 Category 459pt.: all HTS numbers except

6405.20.6030, 6405.20.6060, 6405.20.6090,

6406.99.1505 and 6406.99.1560. 18 Category 469pt.: all HTS numbers except

5601.29.0020, 5603.94.1010 and

6406.10.9020. 19 Category 604–O: all HTS numbers except

5509.32.0000 (Category 604–A). 20 Category 659–O: all HTS numbers except

6103.23.0055, 6103.43.2020, 6103.43.2025,

6103.49.2000, 6103.49.8038, 6104.63.1020,

6104.63.1030, 6104.69.1000, 6104.69.8014,

6114.30.3044, 6114.30.3054, 6203.43.2010,

6203.43.2090, 6203.49.1010, 6203.49.1090,

6204.63.1510, 6204.69.1010, 6210.10.9010,

6211.33.0010, 6211.33.0017, 6211.43.0010

(Category 659–C); 6112.31.0010,

6112.31.0020, 6112.41.0010, 6112.41.0020,

6112.41.0030, 6112.41.0040, 6211.11.1010,

6211.11.1020, 6211.12.1010, 6211.12.1020

(Category 659–S); 6406.99.1510 and

6406.99.1540 (Category 659pt.). 21 Category 669–O: all HTS numbers except

6305.32.0010, 6305.32.0020, 6305.33.0010,

6305.33.0020, 6305.39.0000 (Category 669–

P); 5601.10.2000, 5601.22.0090,

5607.49.3000, 5607.50.4000 and

6406.10.9040 (Category 669pt.). 22 Category 670–O: all HTS numbers except

4202.12.8030, 4202.12.8070, 4202.92.3020,

4202.92.3031, 4202.92.9026 and

6307.90.9907 (Category 670–L).

58050 Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 188 / Wednesday, September 27, 2000 / Notices

23 Category 859pt.: only HTS numbers

6115.19.8040, 6117.10.6020, 6212.10.5030,

6212.10.9040, 6212.20.0030, 6212.30.0030,

6212.90.0090, 6214.10.2000 and

6214.90.0090.

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,

Richard B. Steinkamp,

Acting Chairman, Committee for the

Implementation of Textile Agreements.

[FR Doc.00–24827 Filed 9–26–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–DR–F

COMMITTEE FOR THE

IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE

AGREEMENTS

Adjustment of Import Limits for Certain

Cotton and Man-Made Fiber Textile

Products Produced or Manufactured in

Pakistan

September 21, 2000.

AGENCY: Committee for the

Implementation of Textile Agreements

(CITA).

ACTION: Issuing a directive to the

Commissioner of Customs adjusting

limits.

EFFECTIVE DATE: September 28, 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 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 are being adjusted

for swing, special shift and

carryforward.

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 68335, published on

December 7, 1999.

Richard B. Steinkamp,

Acting Chairman, Committee for the

Implementation of Textile Agreements.

Committee for the Implementation of Textile

Agreements

September 21, 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 1, 1999, as

amended on June 30, 2000, by the Chairman,

Committee for the Implementation of Textile

Agreements. That directive concerns imports

of certain cotton and man-made fiber textile

products, produced or manufactured in

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

2000 and extends through December 31,

2000.

Effective on September 28, 2000, you are

directed to adjust the limits for the following

categories, as provided for under the Uruguay

Round Agreement on Textiles and Clothing:

Category Adjusted twelve-month

limit 1

Specific limits

237 ........................... 459,692 dozen.

331/631 .................... 3,641,981 dozen pairs.

334/634 .................... 379,809 dozen.

335/635 .................... 506,108 dozen.

338 ........................... 6,593,997 dozen.

339 ........................... 1,977,252 dozen.

347/348 .................... 1,279,039 dozen.

351/651 .................... 437,066 dozen.

359–C/659–C 2 ........ 1,968,808 kilograms.

613/614 .................... 32,875,131 square

meters

615 ........................... 31,713,291 square

meters.

625/626/627/628/629 97,157,201 square

meters of which not

more than

50,591,063 square

meters shall be in

Category 625; not

more than

50,591,063 square

meters shall be in

Category 626; not

more than

50,591,063 square

meters shall be in

Category 627; not

more than

10,467,117 square

meters shall be in

Category 628; and

not more than

50,591,063 square

meters shall be in

Category 629.

638/639 .................... 438,638 dozen.

647/648 .................... 942,657 dozen.

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

31, 1999.

2 Category 359–C: only HTS numbers

6103.42.2025, 6103.49.8034, 6104.62.1020,

6104.69.8010, 6114.20.0048, 6114.20.0052,

6203.42.2010, 6203.42.2090, 6204.62.2010,

6211.32.0010, 6211.32.0025 and

6211.42.0010; Category 659–C: only HTS

numbers 6103.23.0055, 6103.43.2020,

6103.43.2025, 6103.49.2000, 6103.49.8038,

6104.63.1020, 6104.63.1030, 6104.69.1000,

6104.69.8014, 6114.30.3044, 6114.30.3054,

6203.43.2010, 6203.43.2090, 6203.49.1010,

6203.49.1090, 6204.63.1510, 6204.69.1010,

6210.10.9010, 6211.33.0010, 6211.33.0017

and 6211.43.0010.

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,

Richard B. Steinkamp,

Acting Chairman, Committee for the

Implementation of Textile Agreements.

[FR Doc. 00–24826 Filed 9–26–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–DR–F

COMMITTEE FOR THE

IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE

AGREEMENTS

Denial of Participation in the Special

Access Program

September 21, 2000.

AGENCY: Committee for the

Implementation of Textile Agreements

(CITA).

ACTION: Issuing a directive to the

Commissioner of Customs suspending

participation in the Special Access

Program.

EFFECTIVE DATE: September 25, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lori

E. Mennitt, International Trade

Specialist, Office of Textiles and

Apparel, U.S. Department of Commerce,

(202) 482–3400.

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 Committee for the

Implementation of Textile Agreements

(CITA) has determined that Stone

Manufacturing, Inc. has violated the

requirements for participation in the

Special Access Program, and has

suspended Stone Manufacturing, Inc.

from participation in the Program for

the period September 25, 2000 through

September 24, 2002.

Through the letter to the

Commissioner of Customs published

below, CITA directs the Commissioner

to prohibit entry of products under the

Special Access Program by or on behalf

of Stone Manufacturing Inc. during the

period September 25, 2000 through