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 Taiwan

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 Taiwan

November 30, 1998.

AGENCY: Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA).

ACTION: Issuing a directive to the Commissioner of Customs adjusting

limits.

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EFFECTIVE DATE: December 8, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Janet Heinzen, 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 or call (202) 927-5850. For information on

embargoes and quota re-openings, call (202) 482-3715.

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 adjusted,

variously, for swing, special shift, 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 62 FR 66057, published on December 17, 1997). Also see

62 FR 67837, published on December 30, 1997.

Troy H. Cribb,

Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.

Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements

November 30, 1998.

Commissioner of Customs,

Department of the Treasury, Washington, DC 20229.

Dear Commissioner: This directive amends, but does not cancel,

the directive

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issued to you on December 22, 1997, 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, produced or

manufactured in Taiwan and exported during the twelve-month period

beginning on January 1, 1998 and extending through December 31,

1998.

Effective on December 8, 1998, you are directed to adjust the

current limits for the following categories, as provided for under

the terms of the current bilateral textile agreement:

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Adjusted twelve-month limit

Category \1\

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Group I

200-224, 225/317/326, 226, 227, 229, 300/ 618,894,181 square meters

301/607, 313-315, 360-363, 369-L/670-L/ equivalent.

870 \2\, 369-S \3\, 369-O \4\, 400-414,

464-469, 600-606, 611, 613/614/615/617,

618, 619/620, 621-624, 625/626/627/628/

629, 665, 666, 669-P \5\, 669-T \6\,

669-O \7\, 670-H \8\ and 670-O \9\, as

a group.

Sublevels in Group I

363....................................... 13,173,415 numbers.

619/620................................... 15,134,873 square meters.

625/626/627/628/629....................... 19,694,045 square meters.

Sublevels in Group II

331....................................... 439,068 dozen pairs.

336....................................... 134,458 dozen.

338/339................................... 1,002,524 dozen.

345....................................... 127,133 dozen.

347/348................................... 1,535,616 dozen of which not

more than 1,309,866 dozen

shall be in Categories 347-

W/348-W \10\.

352/652................................... 3,256,767 dozen.

433....................................... 14,188 dozen.

435....................................... 24,687 dozen.

442....................................... 41,761 dozen.

443....................................... 56,018 numbers.

444....................................... 86,383 numbers.

631....................................... 5,404,494 dozen pairs.

633/634/635............................... 1,771,888 dozen of which not

more than 1,035,357 dozen

shall be in Categories 633/

634 and not more than

923,601 dozen shall be in

Category 635.

638/639................................... 6,633,003 dozen.

642....................................... 839,380 dozen.

647/648................................... 5,456,952 dozen of which not

more than 5,193,775 dozen

shall be in Categories 647-

W/648-W \11\.

Within Group II Subgroup

342....................................... 228,120 dozen.

350/650................................... 147,541 dozen.

351....................................... 371,954 dozen.

447/448................................... 21,160 dozen.

636....................................... 398,390 dozen.

651....................................... 483,789 dozen.

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\1\ The limits have not been adjusted to account for any imports

exported after December 31, 1997.

\2\ Category 870; Category 369-L: only HTS numbers 4202.12.4000,

4202.12.8020, 4202.12.8060, 4202.92.1500, 4202.92.3016, 4202.92.6091

and 6307.90.9905; Category 670-L: only HTS numbers 4202.12.8030,

4202.12.8070, 4202.92.3020, 4202.92.3031, 4202.92.9026 and

6307.90.9907.

\3\ Category 369-S: only HTS number 6307.10.2005.

\4\ Category 369-O: all HTS numbers except 4202.12.4000, 4202.12.8020,

4202.12.8060, 4202.92.1500, 4202.92.3016, 4202.92.6091, 6307.90.9905

(Category 369-L); and 6307.10.2005 (Category 369-S).

\5\ Category 669-P: only HTS numbers 6305.32.0010, 6305.32.0020,

6305.33.0010, 6305.33.0020 and 6305.39.0000.

\6\ Category 669-T: only HTS numbers 6306.12.0000, 6306.19.0010 and

6306.22.9030.

\7\ Category 669-O: all HTS numbers except 6305.32.0010, 6305.32.0020,

6305.33.0010, 6305.33.0020, 6305.39.0000 (Category 669-P);

6306.12.0000, 6306.19.0010 and 6306.22.9030 (Category 669-T).

\8\ Category 670-H: only HTS numbers 4202.22.4030 and 4202.22.8050.

\9\ Category 670-O: all HTS numbers except 4202.22.4030, 4202.22.8050

(Category 670-H); 4202.12.8030, 4202.12.8070, 4202.92.3020,

4202.92.3031, 4202.92.9026 and 6307.90.9907 (Category 670-L).

\10\ Category 347-W: only HTS numbers 6203.19.1020, 6203.19.9020,

6203.22.3020, 6203.22.3030, 6203.42.4005, 6203.42.4010, 6203.42.4015,

6203.42.4025, 6203.42.4035, 6203.42.4045, 6203.42.4050, 6203.42.4060,

6203.49.8020, 6210.40.9033, 6211.20.1520, 6211.20.3810 and

6211.32.0040; Category 348-W: only HTS numbers 6204.12.0030,

6204.19.8030, 6204.22.3040, 6204.22.3050, 6204.29.4034, 6204.62.3000,

6204.62.4005, 6204.62.4010, 6204.62.4020, 6204.62.4030, 6204.62.4040,

6204.62.4050, 6204.62.4055, 6204.62.4065, 6204.69.6010, 6204.69.9010,

6210.50.9060, 6211.20.1550, 6211.20.6810, 6211.42.0030 and

6217.90.9050.

\11\ Category 647-W: only HTS numbers 6203.23.0060, 6203.23.0070,

6203.29.2030, 6203.29.2035, 6203.43.2500, 6203.43.3500, 6203.43.4010,

6203.43.4020, 6203.43.4030, 6203.43.4040, 6203.49.1500, 6203.49.2015,

6203.49.2030, 6203.49.2045, 6203.49.2060, 6203.49.8030, 6210.40.5030,

6211.20.1525, 6211.20.3820 and 6211.33.0030; Category 648-W: only HTS

numbers 6204.23.0040, 6204.23.0045, 6204.29.2020, 6204.29.2025,

6204.29.4038, 6204.63.2000, 6204.63.3000, 6204.63.3510, 6204.63.3530,

6204.63.3532, 6204.63.3540, 6204.69.2510, 6204.69.2530, 6204.69.2540,

6204.69.2560, 6204.69.6030, 6204.69.9030, 6210.50.5035, 6211.20.1555,

6211.20.6820, 6211.43.0040 and 6217.90.9060.

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,

Troy H. Cribb,

Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.

[FR Doc. 98-32357 Filed 12-3-98; 8:45 am]

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