Entry of Shipments of Cotton, Wool and Man-Made Fiber Textiles and Apparel in Excess of China Textile Safeguard Limits, 72427 [E5-6842]
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COMMITTEE FOR THE
IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE
AGREEMENTS
Entry of Shipments of Cotton, Wool
and Man-Made Fiber Textiles and
Apparel in Excess of China Textile
Safeguard Limits
November 29, 2005.
The Committee for the
Implementation of Textile Agreements
(CITA).
ACTION: Issuing a Directive to
Commissioner, U.S. Customs and
Border Protection.
AGENCY:
Ross
Arnold, International Trade Specialist,
Office of Textiles and Apparel, U.S.
Department of Commerce, (202) 4823400.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Authority: Executive Order 11651 of March
3, 1972, as amended; Section 204 of the
Agricultural Act of 1956, as amended (7
U.S.C. 1854).
In a notice and letter to the
Commissioner, U.S. Customs and
Border Protection, published in the
Federal Register on April 26, 2005 (70
FR 21399), CITA announced that
shipments in excess of China safeguard
limits will be subject to delayed staged
entry in a manner similar to the
procedure explained in a notice and
letter to the Commissioner, U.S.
Customs and Border Protection,
published in the Federal Register on
December 13, 2004 (69 FR 72181). Any
overshipments of China safeguard
quotas will be subject to the following
procedures:
(1) Entry will not be allowed until
one month after the expiration date
of the safeguard quota.
(2) At that time, only 5 percent of
the base limit will be allowed entry
for a one month period beginning
on that date.
(3) An additional 5 percent will be
allowed entry monthly until all
overshipments are allowed entry.
Safeguard limits on textile and
apparel goods from China have been in
place as follows:
Limits for Categories 338/339, cotton
knit shirts and blouses; 347/348, cotton
trousers; 352/652, cotton and man-made
fiber underwear have been in place
since May 23, 2005;
Limits for Categories 638/639, manmade fiber knit shirts and blouses; 647/
648, man-made fiber trousers; 301,
combed cotton yarn; 340/640, men’s and
boys’ cotton and man-made fiber shirts,
not knit have been in place since May
27, 2005;
and limits for Categories 349/649,
cotton and man-made fiber brassieres
and other body supporting garments;
620, other synthetic filament fabric;
have been in place since August 31,
2005
The limits for all these categories
extend through December 31, 2005. (See
70 FR 29722, 70 FR 30930, 70 FR 52994,
respectively). Any overshipments of
these limits shall be subject to delayed
and staged entry as described above,
and as provided specifically in the
accompanying directive to the
Commissioner, U.S. Customs and
Border Protection.
Shipments allowed entry pursuant to
paragraph 8 of the Memorandum of
Understanding between the
Governments of the United States of
America and the People’s Republic of
China concerning Trade in Textile and
Apparel Products, signed and dated
November 8, 2005 (‘‘Memorandum of
Understanding’’), will not be subject to
staged entry.
Staged entry requirements for
overshipments of the October 29, 2004–
October 28, 2005 safeguard limits for
socks (in Categories 332/432/632part)
for the November 1–December 31, 2005
period, and of the agreed level of
restraint for socks (in Categories 332/
432/632part) have been announced
separately, in notices and letters to the
Commissioner, U.S. Customs and
Border Protection, published in the
Federal Register on April 26, 2005 (70
FR 21399); and November 9, 2005 (70
FR 67992).
James C. Leonard III,
Chairman, Committee for the Implementation
of Textile Agreements.
Committee for the Implementation of Textile
Agreements
November 29, 2005.
Commissioner,
U.S. Customs and Border Protection,
Washington, DC 20229.
Dear Commissioner: This directive
provides instructions on permitting entry to
goods shipped in excess of the China textile
safeguard limits on cotton, wool and manmade fiber textiles and apparel products
exported from China during the May 23,
2005–December 31, 2005 period (Categories
338/339, 347/348, and 352/652); the May 27,
2005–December 31, 2005 period (Categories
638/639, 647/648, 301, and 40/640); and the
August 31, 2005–December 31, 2005 period
(Categories 349/649, and 620).
From February 1 through February 28,
2006, you are directed to permit entry of
goods in an amount equal to 5 percent of the
base limits for the safeguards for 2005. These
numbers have been calculated and are shown
in the table below. For each succeeding
period, beginning on the first of the month,
and extending through the last day of the
month, you are to permit entry of goods in
an amount equal to the amounts in the table
below until all shipments in excess of the
safeguard limits have been entered.
Category
5 percent of base limit
301 ..................................................................................................................................................................................
338/339 ...........................................................................................................................................................................
340/640 ...........................................................................................................................................................................
347/348 ...........................................................................................................................................................................
349/649 ...........................................................................................................................................................................
352/652 ...........................................................................................................................................................................
620 ..................................................................................................................................................................................
638/639 ...........................................................................................................................................................................
647/648 ...........................................................................................................................................................................
The Committee for the Implementation of
Textile Agreements has determined that this
action falls within the foreign affairs
exception to the rulemaking provisions of 5
U.S.C. 553(a)(1).
Sincerely,
James C. Leonard III,
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72,539 kilograms.
235,206 dozen.
110,656 dozen.
217,032 dozen.
363,761 dozen.
253,145 dozen.
616,415 square meters.
142,219 dozen.
133,034 dozen.
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COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS
Entry of Shipments of Cotton, Wool and Man-Made Fiber Textiles
and Apparel in Excess of China Textile Safeguard Limits
November 29, 2005.
AGENCY: The Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements
(CITA).
ACTION: Issuing a Directive to Commissioner, U.S. Customs and Border
Protection.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ross Arnold, International Trade
Specialist, Office of Textiles and Apparel, U.S. Department of
Commerce, (202) 482-3400.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Authority: Executive Order 11651 of March 3, 1972, as amended;
Section 204 of the Agricultural Act of 1956, as amended (7 U.S.C.
1854).
In a notice and letter to the Commissioner, U.S. Customs and Border
Protection, published in the Federal Register on April 26, 2005 (70 FR
21399), CITA announced that shipments in excess of China safeguard
limits will be subject to delayed staged entry in a manner similar to
the procedure explained in a notice and letter to the Commissioner,
U.S. Customs and Border Protection, published in the Federal Register
on December 13, 2004 (69 FR 72181). Any overshipments of China
safeguard quotas will be subject to the following procedures:
(1) Entry will not be allowed until one month after the expiration
date of the safeguard quota.
(2) At that time, only 5 percent of the base limit will be allowed
entry for a one month period beginning on that date.
(3) An additional 5 percent will be allowed entry monthly until
all overshipments are allowed entry.
Safeguard limits on textile and apparel goods from China have been
in place as follows:
Limits for Categories 338/339, cotton knit shirts and blouses; 347/348,
cotton trousers; 352/652, cotton and man-made fiber underwear have been
in place since May 23, 2005;
Limits for Categories 638/639, man-made fiber knit shirts and blouses;
647/648, man-made fiber trousers; 301, combed cotton yarn; 340/640,
men's and boys' cotton and man-made fiber shirts, not knit have been in
place since May 27, 2005;
and limits for Categories 349/649, cotton and man-made fiber brassieres
and other body supporting garments; 620, other synthetic filament
fabric; have been in place since August 31, 2005
The limits for all these categories extend through December 31,
2005. (See 70 FR 29722, 70 FR 30930, 70 FR 52994, respectively). Any
overshipments of these limits shall be subject to delayed and staged
entry as described above, and as provided specifically in the
accompanying directive to the Commissioner, U.S. Customs and Border
Protection.
Shipments allowed entry pursuant to paragraph 8 of the Memorandum
of Understanding between the Governments of the United States of
America and the People's Republic of China concerning Trade in Textile
and Apparel Products, signed and dated November 8, 2005 (``Memorandum
of Understanding''), will not be subject to staged entry.
Staged entry requirements for overshipments of the October 29,
2004-October 28, 2005 safeguard limits for socks (in Categories 332/
432/632part) for the November 1-December 31, 2005 period, and of the
agreed level of restraint for socks (in Categories 332/432/632part)
have been announced separately, in notices and letters to the
Commissioner, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, published in the
Federal Register on April 26, 2005 (70 FR 21399); and November 9, 2005
(70 FR 67992).
James C. Leonard III,
Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements
November 29, 2005.
Commissioner,
U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Washington, DC 20229.
Dear Commissioner: This directive provides instructions on
permitting entry to goods shipped in excess of the China textile
safeguard limits on cotton, wool and man-made fiber textiles and
apparel products exported from China during the May 23, 2005-
December 31, 2005 period (Categories 338/339, 347/348, and 352/652);
the May 27, 2005-December 31, 2005 period (Categories 638/639, 647/
648, 301, and 40/640); and the August 31, 2005-December 31, 2005
period (Categories 349/649, and 620).
From February 1 through February 28, 2006, you are directed to
permit entry of goods in an amount equal to 5 percent of the base
limits for the safeguards for 2005. These numbers have been
calculated and are shown in the table below. For each succeeding
period, beginning on the first of the month, and extending through
the last day of the month, you are to permit entry of goods in an
amount equal to the amounts in the table below until all shipments
in excess of the safeguard limits have been entered.
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Category 5 percent of base limit
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301.............................. 72,539 kilograms.
338/339.......................... 235,206 dozen.
340/640.......................... 110,656 dozen.
347/348.......................... 217,032 dozen.
349/649.......................... 363,761 dozen.
352/652.......................... 253,145 dozen.
620.............................. 616,415 square meters.
638/639.......................... 142,219 dozen.
647/648.......................... 133,034 dozen.
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The Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements has
determined that this action falls within the foreign affairs
exception to the rulemaking provisions of 5 U.S.C. 553(a)(1).
Sincerely,
James C. Leonard III,
Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.
[FR Doc. E5-6842 Filed 12-2-05; 8:45 am]
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