Federal Register / Vol. 66, No. 100 / Wednesday, May 23, 2001 / Notices 28425

COMMITTEE FOR THE

IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE

AGREEMENTS

Adjustment of Import Limits for Certain

Cotton, Man-Made Fiber, Silk Blend

and Other Vegetable Fiber Textile

Products Produced or Manufactured in

Oman

May 18, 2001.

AGENCY: Committee for the

Implementation of Textile Agreements

(CITA).

ACTION: Issuing a directive to the

Commissioner of Customs adjusting

limits.

EFFECTIVE DATE: May 25, 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.ustreas.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 increased for

carryover.

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 77593, published on

December 12, 2000.

D. Michael Hutchinson,

Acting Chairman, Committee for the

Implementation of Textile Agreements.

Committee for the Implementation of Textile

Agreements

May 18,2001.

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 December 5, 2000, by the

Chairman, Committee for the Implementation

of Textile Agreements. That directive

concerns imports of certain cotton, manmade fiber, silk blend and other vegetable

fiber textile products, produced or

manufactured in Oman and exported during

the twelve-month period beginning on

January 1, 2001 and extending through

December 31, 2001.

Effective on May 25, 2001, you are directed

to increase the current limits for the

following categories, as provided for under

the Uruguay Round Agreement on Textiles

and Clothing:

Category Adjusted twelve-month

limit 1

334/634 .................... 183,370 dozen.

335/635 .................... 338,907 dozen.

338/339 .................... 703,234 dozen.

340/640 .................... 338,907 dozen.

341/641 .................... 254,180 dozen.

647/648/847 ............. 519,551 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 of the rulemaking provisions of 5

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

Sincerely,

D. Michael Hutchinson,

Acting Chairman, Committee for the

Implementation of Textile Agreements.

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COMMITTEE FOR THE

IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE

AGREEMENTS

Announcement of an Import Limit for

Certain Wool Textile Products

Produced or Manufactured in Russia

May 18, 2001.

AGENCY: Committee for the

Implementation of Textile Agreements

(CITA).

ACTION: Issuing a directive to the

Commissioner of Customs establishing a

limit.

EFFECTIVE DATE: May 25, 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 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 re-openings, 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 Bilateral Textile Agreement,

effected by exchange of notes dated

August 13, 1996 and September 9, 1996,

as amended on February 26, 2001, and

April 30, 2001, between the

Governments of the United States and

the Russian Federation establishes a

limit for wool textile products in

Category 435 for the periodJanuary 1,

2001 through December 31, 2001.

In the letter published below, the

Chairman of CITA directs the

Commissioner of Customs to establish

the limit for the period January 1, 2001

through December 31, 2001.

This limit may be revised if Russia

becomes a member of the World Trade

Organization (WTO) and the United

States applies the WTO agreement to

Russia.

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).

D. Michael Hutchinson,

Acting Chairman, Committee for the

Implementation of Textile Agreements.

Committee for the Implementation of Textile

Agreements

May 18, 2001.

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, effected by

exchange of notes dated August 13, 1996 and

September 9, 1996, as amended on February

26, 2001, and April 30, 2001, between the

Governments of the United States and the

Russian Federation, you are directed to

prohibit, effective on May 25, 2001, entry

into the United States for consumption and

withdrawal from warehouse for consumption

of wool textile products in Category 435,

produced or manufactured in Russia and

exported during the period beginning on

January 1, 2001 and extending through

December 31, 2001, in excess of 55,204

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 Russian Federation.

Products in the above category exported

during 2000 shall be charged to the

applicable category limit for that year (see

directive dated September 13, 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.