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

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title: "Adjustment of Import Limits for Certain Cotton and Man-Made Fiber Textile Products Produced or Manufactured in the Philippines"
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#  Adjustment of Import Limits for Certain Cotton and Man-Made Fiber Textile Products Produced or Manufactured in the Philippines

**AGENCY:**

Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA).

**ACTION:**

Issuing a directive to the Commissioner of Customs adjusting limits.

**EFFECTIVE DATE:**

April 20, 2000.

**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, 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 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 64 FR 71982, published on December 22, 1999). Also see 64 FR 54872, published on October 8, 1999.

D. Michael Hutchinson,

Acting Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.

**Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements**

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 October 4, 1999, by the Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements. That directive concerns imports of certain cotton, wool and man-made fiber textiles and textile products and silk blend and other vegetable fiber apparel, produced or manufactured in the Philippines and exported during the twelve-month period which began on January 1, 2000 and extends through December 31, 2000.

Effective on April 20, 2000, you are directed to adjust the limits for the following categories, as provided for under the Uruguay Round Agreement on Textiles and Clothing:

| Category | Adjusted twelve-month limit |
| --- | --- |
| Levels in Group I |  |
| 237 | 1,891,208 dozen. |
| 338/339 | 2,995,305 dozen. |
| 342/642 | 758,709 dozen. |
| 345 | 199,149 dozen. |
| 347/348 | 3,130,726 dozen. |
| 350 | 140,263 dozen. |
| 351/651 | 864,309 dozen. |
| 361 | 2,414,239 numbers. |
| 369-S | 412,970 kilograms. |
| 633 | 60,765 dozen. |
| 638/639 | 2,541,167 dozen. |
| 643 | 830,517 numbers. |
| 645/646 | 781,263 dozen. |
| 647/648 | 1,553,569 dozen. |
| 847 | 348,433 dozen. |
| Group II |  |
| 200-227, 300-326, 332, 359-O 
                                
                                , 360, 362, 363, 369-O 
                                
                                , 400-414, 434-438, 440, 442, 444, 448, 459pt. 
                                
                                , 464, 469pt. 
                                
                                , 600-607, 613-629, 644, 659-O 
                                
                                , 666, 669-O 
                                
                                , 670-O 
                                
                                , 831, 833-838, 840-846, 850-858 and 859pt. 
                                
                                , as a group | 199,230,072 square meters equivalent. |

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.