24344 Federal Register / Vol. 66, No. 93 / Monday, May 14, 2001 / Notices

Dear Commissioner: This directive

amends, but does not cancel, the directive

issued to you on December 13, 2000, by the

Chairman, Committee for the Implementation

of Textile Agreements. That directive

concerns imports of certain cotton, man–

made 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, 2001 and extends through

December 31, 2001.

Effective on May 15, 2001, you are directed

to increase 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

326 ........................... 10,767,061 square

meters.

334/634 .................... 181,088 dozen.

335/635 .................... 806,200 dozen.

336/636 .................... 1,152,790 dozen.

338/339 .................... 4,527,934 dozen.

340/640 .................... 2,335,802 dozen.

341 ........................... 4,967,483 dozen of

which not more than

3,004,725 dozen

shall be in Category

341–Y2.

342/642 .................... 1,632,558 dozen.

345 ........................... 255,486 dozen.

347/348 .................... 822,431 dozen.

351/651 .................... 345,091 dozen.

363 ........................... 56,656,554 numbers.

369–D 3 .................... 1,689,182 kilograms.

641 ........................... 1,900,714 dozen.

647/648 .................... 1,103,727 dozen.

Group II

200, 201, 220–227,

237, 239pt. 4, 300,

301, 331–333,

350, 352, 359pt. 5,

360–362, 600–

604, 606 6, 607,

611–629, 631,

633, 638, 639,

643–646, 649,

650, 652, 659pt. 7,

666, 669pt. 8, 670,

831, 833–838,

840–858 and

859pt. 9, as a

group.

149,797,032 square

meters equivalent.

1The limits have not been adjusted to account for any imports exported after December 31, 2000. 2 Category 341–Y: only HTS numbers 6204.22.3060,

6206.30.3010, 6206.30.3030 and 6211.42.0054. 3 Category 369–D: only HTS numbers 6302.60.0010,

6302.91.0005 and 6302.91.0045. 4 Category 239pt.: only HTS number 6209.20.5040 (diapers). 5 Category 359pt.: all HTS numbers except 6406.99.1550.

6 Category 606: all HTS numbers except 5403.31.0040 (for

administrative purposes Category 606 is designated as

606(1)). 7 Category 659pt.: all HTS numbers except 6406.99.1510

and 6406.99.1540. 8 Category 669pt.: all HTS numbers except 5601.10.2000,

5601.22.0090, 5607.49.3000, 5607.50.4000 and

6406.10.9040. 9 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. 01–12055 Filed 5–11–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–DR–F

COMMITTEE FOR THE

IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE

AGREEMENTS

Adjustment of Import Limits for Certain

Cotton Textile Products Produced or

Manufactured in Nepal

May 9, 2001.

AGENCY: Committee for the

Implementation of Textile Agreements

(CITA).

ACTION: Issuing a directive to the

Commissioner of customs adjusting

limits.

EFFECTIVE DATE: May 16, 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, 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 limit for Categories 347/

348 is being increased for swing and

special swing from Category 341 for

which the limit is being reduced; and

the current limit for Categories 347/348

is being adjusted 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 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 9, 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 man–

made fiber textile products, produced or

manufactured in Nepal and exported during

the twelve-month period which began on

January 1, 2001 and extends through

December 31, 2001.

Effective on May 16, 2001, you are directed

to adjust the limits for the following

categories, as provided for under the terms of

the current bilateral textile agreement

between the Governments of the United

States and Nepal:

Category Adjusted twelve-month

limit 1

341 ........................... 951,772 dozen.

347/348 .................... 1,005,252 dozen.

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

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. 01–12061 Filed 5–11–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–DR–S

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

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.

Federal Register / Vol. 66, No. 93 / Monday, May 14, 2001 / Notices 24345

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.

[FR Doc. 01–12056 Filed 5–11–01; 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 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,