Adjustment of Import Limits for Certain Cotton and Man-Made Fiber Textile Products Produced or Manufactured in the People's Republic of China, 70983 [E8-27892]
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COMMITTEE FOR THE
IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE
AGREEMENTS
Adjustment of Import Limits for Certain
Cotton and Man-Made Fiber Textile
Products Produced or Manufactured in
the People’s Republic of China
November 18, 2008.
Committee for the
Implementation of Textile Agreements
(CITA).
ACTION: Issuing a directive to the
Commissioner, U.S. Customs and
Border Protection adjusting limits.
AGENCY:
November 25, 2008.
Ross
Arnold, International Trade Specialist,
Office of Textiles and Apparel, U.S.
Department of Commerce, (202) 482–
4212. For information on the quota
status of this limit, refer to the Bureau
of Customs and Border Protection
website (https://www.cbp.gov), or call
(202) 863–6560. For information on
embargoes and quota re-openings, refer
to the Office of Textiles and Apparel
website at https://otexa.ita.doc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
EFFECTIVE DATE:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
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.
Pursuant to Paragraph 4 of the
Memorandum of Understanding
between the Governments of the United
States and the People’s Republic of
China concerning Trade in Texile and
Apparel Products, signed and dated on
November 8, 2005, the current limits for
certain categories are being increased by
the recrediting of the unused
carryforward that was previously
applied to the 2007 limits and deducted
from the 2008 limits.
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 https://otexa.ita.doc.gov). Also
see 72 FR 67719 published on
November 30, 2007, and 71 FR 65090,
published on November 7, 2006.
Janet E. Heinzen,
Acting Chairman, Committee for the
Implementation of Textile Agreements.
Committee for the Implementation of Textile
Agreements
November 18, 2008.
Commissioner,
U.S. Customs and Border Protection,
Washington, DC 20229.
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Dear Commissioner: This directive
amends, but does not cancel, the directive
issued to you on November 27, 2007, 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 China and
exported during the twelve-month period
which began on January 1, 2008 and extends
through December 31, 2008.
Effective on November 25, 2008, you are
directed to increase the current limits for the
following categories, as provided for under
the terms of the Memorandum of
Understanding between the Governments of
the United States and the People’s Republic
of China concerning Trade in Texile and
Apparel Products, signed and dated on
November 8, 2005:
Category
345/645/646 ...................
352/652 ..........................
Adjusted twelvemonth limit 1
10,673,870 dozen.
24,515,187 dozen.
1 The limit has not been adjusted to account
for any imports exported after December 31,
2007.
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,
Janet E. Heinzen,
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 Man-Made Fiber
Textile Products Produced or Manufactured in the People's Republic of
China
November 18, 2008.
AGENCY: Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA).
ACTION: Issuing a directive to the Commissioner, U.S. Customs and
Border Protection adjusting limits.
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EFFECTIVE DATE: November 25, 2008.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ross Arnold, International Trade
Specialist, Office of Textiles and Apparel, U.S. Department of
Commerce, (202) 482-4212. For information on the quota status of this
limit, refer to the Bureau of Customs and Border Protection website
(https://www.cbp.gov), or call (202) 863-6560. For information on
embargoes and quota re-openings, refer to the Office of Textiles and
Apparel website at https://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.
Pursuant to Paragraph 4 of the Memorandum of Understanding between
the Governments of the United States and the People's Republic of China
concerning Trade in Texile and Apparel Products, signed and dated on
November 8, 2005, the current limits for certain categories are being
increased by the recrediting of the unused carryforward that was
previously applied to the 2007 limits and deducted from the 2008
limits.
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 https://otexa.ita.doc.gov).
Also see 72 FR 67719 published on November 30, 2007, and 71 FR 65090,
published on November 7, 2006.
Janet E. Heinzen,
Acting Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile
Agreements.
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements
November 18, 2008.
Commissioner,
U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Washington, DC 20229.
Dear Commissioner: This directive amends, but does not cancel,
the directive issued to you on November 27, 2007, 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 China and exported during the twelve-
month period which began on January 1, 2008 and extends through
December 31, 2008.
Effective on November 25, 2008, you are directed to increase the
current limits for the following categories, as provided for under
the terms of the Memorandum of Understanding between the Governments
of the United States and the People's Republic of China concerning
Trade in Texile and Apparel Products, signed and dated on November
8, 2005:
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Adjusted twelve-month limit
Category \1\
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345/645/646.............................. 10,673,870 dozen.
352/652.................................. 24,515,187 dozen.
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\1\ The limit has not been adjusted to account for any imports exported
after December 31, 2007.
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,
Janet E. Heinzen,
Acting Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile
Agreements.
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