56164 Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 185 / Monday, September 26, 2005 / Notices 

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 (refer to 

the Office of Textiles and Apparel 

website at http://otexa.ita.doc.gov). Also 

see 69 FR 57272, published in the 

Federal Register on September 24, 2004. 

D. Michael Hutchinson, 

Acting Chairman, Committee for the 

Implementation of Textile Agreements. 

Committee for the Implementation of Textile 

Agreements 

September 20, 2005. 

Commissioner, 

Bureau of Customs and Border Protection, 

Washington, DC 20229 

Dear Commissioner: This directive 

amends, but does not cancel, the directive 

issued to you on September 20, 2004, by the 

Chairman, Committee for the Implementation 

of Textile Agreements. That directive 

concerns imports of certain cotton and man–

made fiber textiles and textile products, 

produced or manufactured in Vietnam and 

exported during the twelve-month period 

which began on January 1, 2005 and extends 

through December 31, 2005. 

Effective on September 27, 2005, 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 Vietnam: 

Category Restraint limit 1

200 ........................... 161,252 kilograms. 

301 ........................... 394,171 kilograms. 

332 ........................... 179,684 dozen pairs. 

345 ........................... 167,923 dozen. 

620 ........................... 8,087,620 square meters. 

1The limits have not been adjusted to account for any imports exported after December 

31, 2004. 

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, 

D. Michael Hutchinson, 

Acting Chairman, Committee for the 

Implementation of Textile Agreements. 

[FR Doc. 05–19164 Filed 9–23–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–DS 

COMMITTEE FOR THE 

IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE 

AGREEMENTS 

Limitations of Duty- and Quota-Free 

Imports of Apparel Articles Assembled 

in Beneficiary Sub-Saharan African 

Countries from Regional and ThirdCountry Fabric 

September 22, 2005. 

AGENCY: Committee for the 

Implementation of Textile Agreements 

(CITA). 

ACTION: Publishing the New 12-Month 

Cap on Duty- and Quota-Free Benefits 

EFFECTIVE DATE: October 1, 2005. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Anna Flaaten, International Trade 

Specialist, Office of Textiles and 

Apparel, U.S. Department of Commerce, 

(202) 482-3400. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Authority: Title I, Section 112(b)(3) of the 

Trade and Development Act of 2000, as 

amended by Section 3108 of the Trade Act 

of 2002 and Section 7(b)(2) of the AGOA 

Acceleration Act of 2004; Presidential 

Proclamation 7350 of October 4, 2000 (65 FR 

59321); Presidential Proclamation 7626 of 

November 13, 2002 (67 FR 69459). 

Title I of the Trade and Development 

Act of 2000 (TDA 2000) provides for 

duty- and quota-free treatment for 

certain textile and apparel articles 

imported from designated beneficiary 

sub-Saharan African countries. Section 

112(b)(3) of TDA 2000 provides dutyand quota-free treatment for apparel 

articles wholly assembled in one or 

more beneficiary sub-Saharan African 

countries from fabric wholly formed in 

one or more beneficiary countries from 

yarn originating in the U.S. or one or 

more beneficiary countries. This 

preferential treatment is also available 

for apparel articles assembled in one or 

more lesser-developed beneficiary subSaharan African countries, regardless of 

the country of origin of the fabric used 

to make such articles. This special rule 

for lesser-developed countries applies 

through September 30, 2004. TDA 2000 

imposed a quantitative limitation on 

imports eligible for preferential 

treatment under these two provisions. 

The Trade Act of 2002 amended TDA 

2000 to extend preferential treatment to 

apparel assembled in a beneficiary subSaharan African country from 

components knit-to-shape in a 

beneficiary country from U.S. or 

beneficiary country yarns and to apparel 

formed on seamless knitting machines 

in a beneficiary country from U.S. or 

beneficiary country yarns, subject to the 

quantitative limitation. The Trade Act of 

2002 also increased the quantitative 

limitation but provided that this 

increase would not apply to apparel 

imported under the special rule for 

lesser-developed countries. Section 

7(b)(2)(B) of the AGOA Acceleration Act 

extended the expiration of the 

quantitative limitations. It also further 

amended the percentages to be used in 

calculating the quantitative limitations 

for each twelve-month period, 

beginning on October 1, 2003. The 

AGOA Acceleration Act of 2004 

provides that the quantitative limitation 

for the twelve-month period beginning 

October 1, 2005 will be an amount not 

to exceed 5.8735 percent of the 

aggregate square meter equivalents of all 

apparel articles imported into the 

United States in the preceding 12-month 

period for which data are available. See 

Section 112(b)(3)(A)(ii)(I) of TDA 2000, 

as amended by Section 7(b)(2)(B) of the 

AGOA Acceleration Act. Of this overall 

amount, apparel imported under the 

special rule for lesser-developed 

countries is limited to an amount not to 

exceed 2.9285 percent of apparel 

imported into the United States in the 

preceding 12-month period. See Section 

112(b)(3)(B)(ii)(II) of TDA 2000, as 

amended by Section 7(b)(2)(B) of the 

AGOA Acceleration Act. For the 

purpose of this notice, the most recent 

12-month period for which data are 

available is the 12-month period ending 

July 31, 2005. 

Presidential Proclamation 7350 

directed CITA to publish the aggregate 

quantity of imports allowed during each 

12-month period in the Federal 

Register. Presidential Proclamation 

7626, published on November 18, 2002, 

modified the aggregate quantity of 

imports allowed during each 12-month 

period. 

For the one-year period, beginning on 

October 1, 2005, and extending through 

September 30, 2006, the aggregate 

quantity of imports eligible for 

preferential treatment under these 

provisions is 1,344,476,567 square 

meters equivalent. Of this amount, 

670,349,813 square meters equivalent is 

available to apparel imported under the 

special rule for lesser-developed 

countries. These quantities will be 

recalculated for each subsequent year. 

Apparel articles entered in excess of 

these quantities will be subject to 

otherwise applicable tariffs. 

These quantities are calculated using 

the aggregate square meter equivalents 

of all apparel articles imported into the 

United States, derived from the set of 

Harmonized System lines listed in the 

Annex to the World Trade Organization 

Agreement on Textiles and Clothing 

(ATC), and the conversion factors for 

units of measure into square meter 

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equivalents used by the United States in 

implementing the ATC. 

James C. Leonard III, 

Chairman, Committee for the Implementation 

of Textile Agreements. 

[FR Doc.05–19276 Filed 9–22–05; 1:43 pm] 

BILLING CODE 3510–DS–S 

COMMITTEE FOR THE 

IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE 

AGREEMENTS 

Limitations of Duty- and Quota-Free 

Imports of Apparel Articles Assembled 

in Beneficiary ATPDEA Countries from 

Regional Country Fabric 

September 22, 2005. 

AGENCY: Committee for the 

Implementation of Textile Agreements 

(CITA). 

ACTION: Publishing the New 12-Month 

Cap on Duty and Quota Free Benefits. 

EFFECTIVE DATE: October 1, 2005. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Richard Stetson, International Trade 

Specialist, Office of Textiles and 

Apparel, U.S. Department of Commerce, 

(202) 482-3400. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Authority: Section 3103 of the Trade Act 

of 2002; Presidential Proclamation 7616 of 

October 31, 2002 (67 FR 67283). 

Section 3103 of the Trade Act of 2002 

amended the Andean Trade Preference 

Act (ATPA) to provide for duty and 

quota-free treatment for certain textile 

and apparel articles imported from 

designated Andean Trade Promotion 

and Drug Eradication Act (ATPDEA) 

beneficiary countries. Section 

204(b)(3)(B)(iii) of the amended ATPA 

provides duty- and quota-free treatment 

for certain apparel articles assembled in 

ATPDEA beneficiary countries from 

regional fabric and components. More 

specifically, this provision applies to 

apparel articles sewn or otherwise 

assembled in one or more ATPDEA 

beneficiary countries from fabrics or 

from fabric components formed or from 

components knit-to-shape, in one or 

more ATPDEA beneficiary countries, 

from yarns wholly formed in the United 

States or one or more ATPDEA 

beneficiary countries (including fabrics 

not formed from yarns, if such fabrics 

are classifiable under heading 5602 and 

5603 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule 

(HTS) and are formed in one or more 

ATPDEA beneficiary countries). Such 

apparel articles may also contain certain 

other eligible fabrics, fabric 

components, or components knit-toshape. 

For the one-year period, beginning on 

October 1, 2005, and extending through 

September 30, 2006, preferential tariff 

treatment is limited under the regional 

fabric provision to imports of qualifying 

apparel articles in an amount not to 

exceed 4.25 percent of the aggregate 

square meter equivalents of all apparel 

articles imported into the United States 

in the preceding 12-month period for 

which data are available. For the 

purpose of this notice, the 12-month 

period for which data are available is 

the 12-month period that ended July 31, 

2005. In Presidential Proclamation 7616, 

(published in the Federal Register on 

November 5, 2002, 67 FR 67283), the 

President directed CITA to publish in 

the Federal Register the aggregate 

quantity of imports allowed during each 

12-month period. 

For the one-year period, beginning on 

October 1, 2005, and extending through 

September 30, 2006, the aggregate 

quantity of imports eligible for 

preferential treatment under the 

regional fabric provision is 972,848,456 

square meters equivalent. This quantity 

will be recalculated for each subsequent 

year, under Section 204(b)(3)(B)(iii). 

Apparel articles entered in excess of this 

quantity will be subject to otherwise 

applicable tariffs. 

This quantity is calculated using the 

aggregate square meter equivalents of all 

apparel articles imported into the 

United States, derived from the set of 

Harmonized System lines listed in the 

Annex to the World Trade Organization 

Agreement on Textiles and Clothing 

(ATC), and the conversion factors for 

units of measure into square meter 

equivalents used by the United States in 

implementing the ATC. 

James C. Leonard, III, 

Chairman, Committee for the Implementation 

of Textile Agreements. 

[FR Doc.05–19277 Filed 9–22–05; 1:43 pm] 

BILLING CODE 3510–DS–S 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

GENERAL SERVICES 

ADMINISTRATION 

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND 

SPACE ADMINISTRATION 

[OMB Control No. 9000–0069] 

Federal Acquisition Regulation; 

Information Collection; Indirect Cost 

Rates 

AGENCIES: Department of Defense (DOD), 

General Services Administration (GSA), 

and National Aeronautics and Space 

Administration (NASA). 

ACTION: Notice of request for public 

comments regarding an extension to an 

existing OMB clearance (9000–0069). 

SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 

U.S.C. Chapter 35), the Federal 

Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 

Secretariat will be submitting to the 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) a request to review and approve 

an extension of a currently approved 

information collection requirement 

concerning indirect cost rates. The 

clearance currently expires on 

December 31, 2005. 

Public comments are particularly 

invited on: Whether this collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

performance of functions of the FAR, 

and whether it will have practical 

utility; whether our estimate of the 

public burden of this collection of 

information is accurate, and based on 

valid assumptions and methodology; 

ways to enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and ways in which we can 

minimize the burden of the collection of 

information on those who are to 

respond, through the use of appropriate 

technological collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology. 

DATES: Submit comments on or before 

November 25, 2005. 

ADDRESSES: Submit comments regarding 

this burden estimate or any other aspect 

of this collection of information, 

including suggestions for reducing this 

burden to the General Services 

Administration, FAR Secretariat (VIR), 

1800 F Street, NW, Room 4035, 

Washington, DC 20405. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Jeritta Parnell, Contract Policy Division, 

GSA (202) 501–4082. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

A. Purpose 

The contractor’s proposal of final 

indirect cost rates is necessary for the 

establishment of rates used to reimburse 

the contractor for the costs of 

performing under the contract. The 

supporting cost data are the cost 

accounting information normally 

prepared by organizations under sound 

management and accounting practices. 

The proposal and supporting data is 

used by the contracting official and 

auditor to verify and analyze the 

indirect costs and to determine the final 

indirect cost rates or to prepare the 

Government negotiating position if 

negotiation of the rates is required 

under the contract terms. 

B. Annual Reporting Burden 

Respondents: 3,000.