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