Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 224 / Monday, November 20, 2000 / Notices 69741

Category Twelve-month restraint

limit

Group III

831, 833–838,

840–844, 847–

858 and

859pt. 20, as a

group.

17,494,508 square

meters equivalent.

Sublevel within

Group III

835 ....................... 29,429 dozen.

Group IV

845 ....................... 2,315,056 dozen.

846 ....................... 822,354 dozen.

Group VI

369–L/670–L/

870 21, as a

group.

81,361,297 square

meters equivalent.

1 Category 224–V: only HTS numbers

5801.21.0000, 5801.23.0000, 5801.24.0000,

5801.25.0010, 5801.25.0020, 5801.26.0010,

5801.26.0020, 5801.31.0000, 5801.33.0000,

5801.34.0000, 5801.35.0010, 5801.35.0020,

5801.36.0010 and 5801.36,0020. 2 Category 224–O: all remaining HTS numbers in Category 224. 3 Category 369pt.: all HTS numbers except

4202.12.4000, 4202.12.8020, 4202.12.8060,

4202.92.1500, 4202.92.3016, 4202.92.6091,

6307.90.9905, (Category 369–L);

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. 4 Category 469pt.: all HTS numbers except

5601.29.0020, 5603.94.1010 and

6406.10.9020. 5 Category 669–P: only HTS numbers

6305.32.0010, 6305.32.0020, 6305.33.0010,

6305.33.0020 and 6305.39.0000. 6 Category 669pt.: 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. 7 Category 670–O: All HTS numbers except

only HTS numbers 4202.12.8030,

4202.12.8070, 4202.92.3020, 4202.92.3031,

4202.92.9026 and 6307.90.9907 (Category

670–L). 8 Category 239pt.: only HTS number

6209.20.5040 (diapers). 9 Category 359–H: only HTS numbers

6505.90.1540 and 6505.90.2060. 10 Category 359pt.: all HTS numbers except

6505.90.1540, 6505.20.2060 (Category 359–

H); and 6406.99.1550. 11 Category 459–W: only HTS number

6505.90.4090. 12 Category 459pt.: all HTS numbers except

6505.90.4090 (Category 459–W);

6405.20.6030, 6405.20.6060, 6405.20.6090,

6406.99.1505 and 6406.99.1560. 13 Category 659–H: only HTS numbers

6502.00.9030, 6504.00.9015, 6504.00.9060,

6505.90.5090, 6505.90.6090, 6505.90.7090

and 6505.90.8090. 14 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.

15 Category 659pt.: all HTS numbers except

6502.00.9030, 6504.00.9015, 6504.00.9060,

6505.90.5090, 6505.90.6090, 6505.90.7090,

6505.90.8090 (Category 659–H);

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. 16 Category 340–D: only HTS numbers

6205.20.2015, 6205.20.2020, 6205.20.2025

and 6205.20.2030. 17 Category 640–D: only HTS numbers

6205.30.2010, 6205.30.2020, 6205.30.2030,

6205.30.2040, 6205.90.3030 and

6205.90.4030. 18 Category 640–O: only HTS numbers

6203.23.0080, 6203.29.2050, 6205.30.1000,

6205.30.2050, 6205.30.2060, 6205.30.2070,

6205.30.2080 and 6211.33.0040. 19 Category 641–Y: only HTS numbers

6204.23.0050, 6204.29.2030, 6206.40.3010

and 6206.40.3025. 20 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. 21 Category 870; Category 369–L: only HTS

numbers 4202.12.4000, 4202.12.8020,

4202.12.8060, 4202.92.1500, 4202.92.3016,

4202.92.6091 and 6307.90.9905; Category

670–L: only HTS numbers 4202.12.8030,

4202.12.8070, 4202.92.3020, 4202.92.3031,

4202.92.9026 and 6307.90.9907.

The limits set forth above are subject to

adjustment pursuant to the provisions of the

ATC and administrative arrangements

notified to the Textiles Monitoring Body.

Products in the above categories exported

during 2000 shall be charged to the

applicable category limits for that year (see

directive dated December 1, 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.

The conversion factors for the following

merged categories are listed below:

Category

Conversion factor

(Square meters equivalent/category unit)

333/334/335 ............. 33.75

369–L/670–L/870 ..... 3.8

633/634/635 ............. 34.1

638/639 .................... 12.96

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. 00–29567 Filed 11–17–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–DR–F

COMMITTEE FOR THE

IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE

AGREEMENTS

Announcement of an Import Restraint

Limit for Certain Cotton and Man-Made

Fiber Textile Products Produced or

Manufactured in Laos

November 14, 2000.

AGENCY: Committee for the

Implementation of Textile Agreements

(CITA).

ACTION: Issuing a directive to the

Commissioner of Customs establishing a

limit.

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 this limit, 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 of

June 23, 2000 between the Governments

of the United States and the Lao

People’s Democratic Republic,

establishes a limit for Categories 340/

640 for the period January 1, 2001

through December 31, 2001.

In the letter published below, the

Chairman of CITA directs the

Commissioner of Customs to establish

the 2001 limit for Categories 340/640.

This limit may be revised if Laos

becomes a member of the World Trade

Organization (WTO) and the United

States applies the WTO agreement to

Laos.

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

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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 14, 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; and the

Bilateral Textile Agreement of June 23, 2000

between the Governments of the United

States and the Lao People’s Democratic

Republic, 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 Categories 340/640, produced or

manufactured in Laos and exported during

the twelve-month period beginning on

January 1, 2001 and extending through

December 31, 2001, in excess of 184,683

dozen.

The limit set forth above is subject to

adjustment pursuant to the current bilateral

agreement between the Governments of the

United States and the Lao People’s

Democratic Republic.

Products in the above categories exported

during 2000 shall be charged to the

applicable category limit for that year (see

directive dated December 10, 1999) to the

extent of any unfilled balance. In the event

the limit established for that period has been

exhausted by previous entries, such products

shall be charged to the limit set forth in this

directive.

This limit may be revised if Laos becomes

a member of the World Trade Organization

(WTO) and the United States applies the

WTO agreement to Laos.

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 this

action falls 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. 00–29568 Filed 11–17–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–DR–F

COMMITTEE FOR THE

IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE

AGREEMENTS

Announcement of Import Restraint

Limits for Certain Cotton, Wool and

Man-Made Fiber Textiles and Textile

Products and Silk Blend and Other

Vegetable Fiber Apparel Produced or

Manufactured in the Philippines

November 14, 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:

Naomi Freeman, 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 import restraint limits for textile

products, produced or manufactured in

the Philippines and exported during the

period January 1, 2001 through

December 31, 2001 are based on limits

notified to the Textiles Monitoring Body

pursuant to the Uruguay Round

Agreement on Textiles and Clothing

(ATC).

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 14, 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; and the

Uruguay Round Agreement on Textiles and

Clothing (ATC), 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, wool and man-made fiber textiles

and textile products and silk blend and other

vegetable fiber apparel in the following

categories, produced or manufactured in the

Philippines and exported during the twelvemonth 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

Levels in Group I

237 ........................... 2,284,529 dozen.

331/631 .................... 7,398,029 dozen pairs.

333/334 .................... 357,875 dozen of

which not more than

51,377 dozen shall

be in Category 333.

335 ........................... 232,941 dozen.

336 ........................... 847,690 dozen.

338/339 .................... 2,611,936 dozen.

340/640 .................... 1,159,852 dozen.

341/641 .................... 1,046,620 dozen.

342/642 .................... 733,210 dozen.

345 ........................... 218,348 dozen.

347/348 .................... 2,568,760 dozen.

350 ........................... 193,296 dozen.

351/651 .................... 799,710 dozen.

352/652 .................... 3,140,670 dozen.

359–C/659–C 1 ........ 1,086,526 kilograms.

361 ........................... 2,441,638 numbers.

369–S2 .................... 553,458 kilograms.

431 ........................... 178,113 dozen pairs.

433 ........................... 3,507 dozen.

443 ........................... 42,408 numbers.

445/446 .................... 28,966 dozen.

447 ........................... 8,053 dozen.

611 ........................... 7,327,550 square meters.

633 ........................... 47,244 dozen.

634 ........................... 586,172 dozen.

635 ........................... 378,360 dozen.

636 ........................... 2,209,132 dozen.

638/639 .................... 2,683,169 dozen.

643 ........................... 1,128,465 numbers.

645/646 .................... 930,992 dozen.

647/648 .................... 1,549,964 dozen.

649 ........................... 9,395,504 dozen.

650 ........................... 138,348 dozen.

659–H 3 .................... 1,820,297 kilograms.

847 ........................... 1,207,369 dozen.