Adjustment of Import Limits for Certain Cotton and Man-Made Fiber Textile Products Produced or Manufactured in Nepal

COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS

Adjustment of Import Limits for Certain Cotton and Man-Made Fiber

Textile Products Produced or Manufactured in Nepal

April 19, 2004.

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

ACTION: Issuing a directive to the Commissioner, Bureau of Customs and

Border Protection adjusting limits.

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EFFECTIVE DATE: April 23, 2004.

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 Bureau of

Customs and Border Protection Web site at http://www.cbp.gov. For

information on embargoes and quota re-openings, refer to the Office of

Textiles and Apparel Web site 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 adjusted to

reflect Nepal's accession to the World Trade Organization (WTO). Also,

the limit for Category 369-S, increased for carryover in a previous

Federal Register notice and letter to Customs, is being revised to

reflect WTO accession.

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 69 FR 4926, published on February 2, 2004). Also see 68

FR 68598, published on December 9, 2003; and 69 FR 5838, published on

February 6, 2004.

D. Michael Hutchinson,

Acting Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile

Agreements.

Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements

April 19, 2004.

Commissioner,

Bureau of Customs and Border Protection, Washington, DC 20229.

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

the directives issued to you on December 3, 2003 and February 2,

2004 by the Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile

Agreements. These directives concern imports of certain cotton and

man-made fiber textile products, produced or manufactured in Nepal

and exported during the twelve-month period beginning on January 1,

2004 and extending through December 31, 2004.

Effective on April 23, 2004, you are directed to adjust the

current limits for the following categories to reflect Nepal's

accession to the World Trade Organization (WTO), as provided for

under the Uruguay Round Agreement on Textiles and Clothing:

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adjusted twelve-month limit

Category \1\

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336/636................................... 369,322 dozen.

340....................................... 484,925 dozen.

341....................................... 1,347,305 dozen.

342/642................................... 423,230 dozen.

347/348................................... 1,092,267 dozen.

363....................................... 9,876,850 numbers.

369-S \2\................................. 1,235,323 kilograms.

640....................................... 244,061 dozen.

641....................................... 550,294 dozen.

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

exported after December 31, 2003.

\2\ Category 369-S: only HTS number 6307.10.2005.

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.

[Doc. E4-908 Filed 4-22-04; 8:45 am]

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