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requester of the reasons for this

determination, and the request will not

be considered. However, the Committee

will reevaluate any request that is

resubmitted with additional

information.

If the Committee determines that the

request provides the information

necessary for the Committee to consider

the request in light of the considerations

set forth above, the Committee will

cause to be published in the Federal

Register a notice seeking public

comments regarding the request, which

will include a summary of the request

and the date by which comments must

be received. If a comment submitted

alleges that the product can be supplied

by a domestic manufacturer in

commercial quantities in a timely

manner, the Committee will closely

review any supporting documentation,

such as a signed statement by a

manufacturer of the yarn or fabric

stating that it produces the product that

is the subject of the request, including

the quantities that can be supplied and

the time necessary to fill an order, as

well as any relevant information

regarding past production.

Prior to determining that a fabric or

yarn cannot be supplied by the domestic

industry in commercial quantities in a

timely manner, the Committee, working

with the USTR, will seek advice from

appropriate advisory committees

established under section 135 of the

Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2155) and

will consult with the Committee on

Ways and Means of the House of

Representatives and the Committee on

Finance of the Senate; and USTR will

obtain the advice of the USITC.

With respect to any request

considered by the Committee, the

Committee will make a determination

within 60 calendar days of receipt. If the

Committee makes a negative

determination, it will cause this

determination and the reasons therefore

to be published in the Federal Register.

If the Committee makes an affirmative

determination, it will submit a report to

the Committee on Ways and Means of

the House of Representatives and the

Committee on Finance of the Senate

setting forth the action proposed to be

proclaimed, the reasons for such action,

and the advice obtained. In the event

the President proclaims that a fabric or

yarn is eligible for preferential treatment

under the Short Supply Provisions, the

Proclamation will be published in the

Federal Register.

Business Confidential Information,

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The Committee will protect any

business confidential information that is

marked business confidential from

disclosure to the full extent permitted

by law.

As noted above, the Committee will

cause to be published in the Federal

Register a notice seeking public

comments regarding a request that is

being considered, a notice which will

include a summary of the request.

Moreover, the Committee will make

available to the public non-confidential

versions of the request and nonconfidential versions of any public

comments received with respect to a

request in room 3100 in the Herbert

Hoover Building, 14th and Constitution

Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230.

Persons submitting a request or

comments on a request are encouraged

to include a non-confidential version

and a non-confidential summary.

D. Michael Hutchinson,

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 and Wool Textile Products

Produced or Manufactured in

Guatemala

February 28, 2001.

AGENCY: Committee for the

Implementation of Textile Agreements

(CITA).

ACTION: Issuing a directive to the

Commissioner of Customs reducing

limits.

EFFECTIVE DATE: March 6, 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, 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.

These specific limits and guaranteed

access levels do not apply to goods that

qualify for quota-free entry under the

Trade and Development Act of 2000.

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 75673, published on

December 4, 2000.

D. Michael Hutchinson,

Acting Chairman, Committee for the

Implementation of Textile Agreements.

Committee for the Implementation of Textile

Agreements

February 28, 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 28, 2000, by the

Chairman, Committee for the Implementation

of Textile Agreements. That directive

concerns imports of certain cotton, wool and

man-made fiber textile products, produced or

manufactured in Guatemala and exported

during the period which began on January 1,

2001 and extends through December 31,

2001.

Effective on March 6, 2001, you are

directed to reduce 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

347/348 .................... 2,033,348 dozen.

443 ........................... 70,212 numbers.

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

31, 2000.

These specific limits and guaranteed access

levels do not apply to goods that qualify for

quota-free entry under the Trade and

Development Act of 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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