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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, refer to the Office of Textiles

and Apparel website at http://

www.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 current limits are being adjusted

for swing 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 65 FR 82328,

published on December 28, 2000). Also

see 64 FR 66972, published on

November 8, 2000.

J. Hayden Boyd,

Acting Chairman, Committee for the

Implementation of Textile Agreements.

Committee for the Implementation of Textile

Agreements

May 8, 2001.

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 November 2, 2000, by the

Chairman, Committee for the Implementation

of Textile Agreements. That directive

concerns imports of certain cotton and manmade fiber textile products, produced or

manufactured in Pakistan and exported

during the twelve-month period which began

on January 1, 2001 and extends through

December 31, 2001.

Effective on May 15, 2001, 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

226/313 .................... 126,621,838 square

meters.

315 ........................... 82,767,511 square

meters.

317/617 .................... 45,789,691 square

meters.

331/631 .................... 3,312,144 dozen pairs.

334/634 .................... 338,313 dozen.

335/635 .................... 519,772 dozen.

Category Adjusted twelve-month

limit 1

336/636 .................... 683,800 dozen.

338 ........................... 6,492,127 dozen.

339 ........................... 1,946,977 dozen.

340/640 .................... 865,319 dozen of

which not more than

319,532 dozen shall

be in Categories

340–D/640–D 2.

341/641 .................... 1,025,699 dozen.

342/642 .................... 507,668 dozen.

347/348 .................... 1,139,302 dozen.

351/651 .................... 458,222 dozen.

352/652 .................... 1,203,572 dozen.

360 ........................... 7,360,962 numbers.

361 ........................... 8,559,257 numbers.

363 ........................... 60,386,297 numbers.

369–F/369–P3 ......... 3,244,944 kilograms.

369–R 4 .................... 15,955,319 kilograms.

369–S5 .................... 1,049,238 kilograms.

615 ........................... 34,472,347 square

meters.

638/639 .................... 618,933 dozen.

647/648 .................... 1,173,474 dozen.

666–P6 .................... 988,129 kilograms.

666–S7 .................... 5,231,269 kilograms.

1The limits have not been adjusted to account for any imports exported after December 31, 2000. 2 Category 340–D: only HTS numbers 6205.20.2015,

6205.20.2020, 6205.20.2025 and 6205.20.2030; 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. 3 Category 369–F: only HTS number 6302.91.0045; Category 369–P: only HTS numbers 6302.60.0010 and

6302.91.0005. 4 Category 369–R: only HTS number 6307.10.1020. 5 Category 369–S: only HTS number 6307.10.2005. 6 Category 666–P: only HTS numbers 6302.22.1010,

6302.22.1020, 6302.22.2010, 6302.32.1010, 6302.32.1020,

6302.32.2010 and 6302.32.2020. 7 Category 666–S: only HTS numbers 6302.22.1030,

6302.22.1040, 6302.22.2020, 6302.32.1030, 6302.32.1040,

6302.32.2030 and 6302.32.2040.

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,

J. Hayden Boyd,

Acting Chairman, Committee for the

Implementation of Textile Agreements.

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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 Thailand

May 8, 2001.

AGENCY: Committee for the

Implementation of Textile Agreements

(CITA).

ACTION: Issuing a directive to the

Commissioner of customs adjusting

limits.

EFFECTIVE DATE: May 15, 2001.

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, 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 current limits for certain

categories are being reduced for

carryforward used.

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 65 FR 82328,

published on December 28, 2000). Also

see 65 FR 66728, published on

November 7, 2000.

J. Hayden Boyd,

Acting Chairman, Committee for the

Implementation of Textile Agreements.

Committee for the Implementation of Textile

Agreements

May 8, 2001.

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 27, 2000, 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,

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produced or manufactured in Thailand and

exported during the twelve-month period

which began on January 1, 2001 and extends

through December 31, 2001.

Effective on May 15, 2001, you are directed

to reduce 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

363 ........................... 25,964,353 numbers.

619 ........................... 8,921,285 square meters.

Group II

237, 331–348, 350–

352, 359–H2,

359pt.3, 431, 433–

438, 440, 442–

448, 459pt.4, 631,

633–652, 659–H5,

659pt.6, 831, 833–

838, 840–858 and

859pt.7.

362,068,351 square

meters equivalent.

338/339 .................... 2,222,399 dozen.

340 ........................... 353,331 dozen.

345 ........................... 380,177 dozen.

347/348/847 ............. 1,053,088 dozen.

638/639 .................... 2,643,349 dozen.

647/648 .................... 1,409,872 dozen.

1The limits have not been adjusted to account for any imports exported after December 31, 2000.

2 Category 359–H: only HTS numbers 6505.90.1540 and

6505.90.2060.

3 Category 359pt.: all HTS numbers except 6505.90.1540,

6505.20.2060 (Category 359–H); and 6406.99.1550.

4 Category 459pt.: all HTS numbers except 6405.20.6030,

6405.20.6060, 6405.20.6090, 6406.99.1505 and

6406.99.1560.

5 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.

6 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);

6406.99.1510 and 6406.99.1540.

7 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,

J. Hayden Boyd,

Acting Chairman, Committee for the

Implementation of Textile Agreements.

[FR Doc. 01–12058 Filed 5–11–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–DR–S

COMMITTEE FOR THE

IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE

AGREEMENTS

New Export Visa Stamp for Certain

Textile Products Produced or

Manufactured in Hungary

May 8, 2001.

AGENCY: Committee for the

Implementation of Textile Agreements

(CITA).

ACTION: Issuing a directive to the

Commissioner of Customs providing for

the use of a new export visa stamp.

EFFECTIVE DATE: June 1, 2001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Naomi Freeman, International Trade

Specialist, Office of Textiles and

Apparel, U.S. Department of Commerce,

(202) 482–4212.

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.

Beginning on June 1, 2001, the

Government of the Republic of Hungary

will start issuing a new export visa

stamp for shipments of textile products,

produced or manufactured in Hungary

and exported from Hungary on or after

June 1, 2001 to reflect the name change

of ‘‘Ministry of Economic Affairs’’ to

‘‘LICENSING AND ADMINISTRATION

OFFICE OF THE MINISTRY OF

ECONOMIC AFFAIRS.’’ There will be a

one-month grace period from June 1,

2001 through June 30, 2001, during

which products exported from Hungary

may be accompanied by either the old

or new export visa stamp. Products

exported from Hungary on or after July

1, 2001 must be accompanied by the

new export visa stamp.

See 49 FR 8659, published on March

8, 1984.

J. Hayden Boyd,

Acting Chairman, Committee for the

Implementation of Textile Agreements.

Committee for the Implementation of Textile

Agreements

May 8, 2001.

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 March 5, 1984, as amended,

by the Chairman, Committee for the

Implementation of Textile Agreements. That

directive directed you to prohibit entry of

certain textile products, produced or

manufactured in Hungary for which the

Government of the Republic of Hungary has

not issued an appropriate export visa.

Beginning on June 1, 2001, you are

directed to amend further the directive dated

March 5, 1984 to provide for the use of a new

export visa stamp issued by the Government

of the Republic of Hungary to accompany

shipments of textile products, produced or

manufactured in Hungary and exported from

Hungary on or after June 1, 2001. This new

visa stamp reflects the name change of

‘‘Ministry of Economic Affairs’’ to

‘‘LICENSING AND ADMINISTRATION

OFFICE OF THE MINISTRY OF ECONOMIC

AFFAIRS.’’

Textile products exported from Hungary

during the period June 1, 2001 through June

30, 2001 may be accompanied by either the

old or new export visa stamp. Products

exported from Hungary on or after July 1,

2001 must be accompanied by the new

export visa stamp.

A facsimile of the new visa stamp is

enclosed with this letter.

Shipments entered or withdrawn from

warehouse according to this directive which

are not accompanied by an appropriate

export visa shall be denied entry and a new

visa must be obtained.

The Committee for the Implementation of

Textile Agreements has determined that this

action falls within the foreign affairs

exception to the rulemaking provisions of 5

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

Sincerely,

J. Hayden Boyd,

Acting Chairman, Committee for the

Implementation of Textile Agreements.

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