66972 Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 217 / Wednesday, November 8, 2000 / Notices

see 64 FR 54870, published on October

8, 1999.

Richard B. Steinkamp,

Chairman, Committee for the Implementation

of Textile Agreements.

Committee for the Implementation of Textile

Agreements

November 2, 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 November 9, 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

347/348 .................... 2,136,774 dozen.

647/648 .................... 4,194,354 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 to the rulemaking provisions of 5

U.S.C. 553(a)(1).

Sincerely,

Richard B. Steinkamp,

Chairman, Committee for the

Implementation of Textile Agreements.

[FR Doc.00–28619 Filed 11–7–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–DR–F

COMMITTEE FOR THE

IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE

AGREEMENTS

Announcement of Import Restraint

Limits for Certain Cotton and ManMade Fiber Textile Products Produced

or Manufactured in Nepal

November 2, 2000.

AGENCY: Committee for the

Implementation of Textile Agreements

(CITA).

ACTION: Issuing a directive to the

Commissioner of Customs establishing

limits.

EFFECTIVE DATE: January 1, 2001.

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 Bilateral Textile Agreement,

effected by exchange of notes dated May

30 and June 1, 1986, as amended and

extended, and Memorandum of

Understanding (MOU) dated July 13,

2000 between the Governments of the

United States and Nepal establish limits

for the period January 1, 2001 through

December 31, 2001.

These limits may be revised if Nepal

becomes a member of the World Trade

Organization (WTO) and the United

States applies the WTO agreement to

Nepal.

In the letter published below, the

Chairman of CITA directs the

Commissioner of Customs to establish

the 2001 limits.

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).

Information regarding the 2001

CORRELATION will be published in the

Federal Register at a later date.

Richard B. Steinkamp,

Chairman, Committee for the Implementation

of Textile Agreements.

Committee for the Implementation of Textile

Agreements

November 2, 2000.

Commissioner of Customs,

Department of the Treasury, Washington, DC

20229.

Dear Commissioner: Pursuant to 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, effected by

exchange of notes dated May 30 and June 1,

1986, as amended and extended; and the

Memorandum of Understanding dated July

13, 2000 between the Governments of the

United States and Nepal, you are directed to

prohibit, effective on January 1, 2001, entry

into the United States for consumption and

withdrawal from warehouse for consumption

of cotton and man-made fiber textile

products in the following categories,

produced or manufactured in Nepal and

exported during the twelve-month period

beginning on January 1, 2001 and extending

through December 31, 2001, in excess of the

following levels of restraint:

Category Twelve-month restraint

limit

336/636 .................... 306,848 dozen.

340 ........................... 402,896 dozen.

341 ........................... 1,119,397 dozen.

342/642 .................... 351,638 dozen.

347/348 .................... 907,501 dozen.

363 ........................... 8,206,100 numbers.

369–S1 .................... 1,012,958 kilograms.

640 ........................... 202,775 dozen.

641 ........................... 457,208 dozen.

1 Category 369–S: only HTS number

6307.10.2005.

The limits set forth above are subject to

adjustment pursuant to the provisions of the

current bilateral agreement between the

Governments of the United States and Nepal.

Products in the above categories exported

during 2000 shall be charged to the

applicable category limits for that year (see

directive dated October 4, 1999) to the extent

of any unfilled balances. In the event the

limits established for that period have been

exhausted by previous entries, such products

shall be charged to the limits set forth in this

directive.

These limits may be revised if Nepal

becomes a member of the World Trade

Organization (WTO) and the United States

applies the WTO agreement to Nepal.

In carrying out the above directions, the

Commissioner of Customs should construe

entry into the United States for consumption

to include entry for consumption into the

Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.

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,

Chairman, Committee for the

Implementation of Textile Agreements.

[FR Doc. 00–28620 Filed 11–7–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–DR–F

COMMITTEE FOR THE

IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE

AGREEMENTS

Announcement of Import Restraint

Limits for Certain Cotton and ManMade Fiber Textile Products Produced

or Manufactured in Pakistan

November 2, 2000.

AGENCY: Committee for the

Implementation of Textile Agreements

(CITA).

ACTION: Issuing a directive to the

Commissioner of Customs establishing

limits.