# 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
**AGENCY:**
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA).
**ACTION:**
Issuing a directive to the Commissioner of Customs adjusting limits.
**EFFECTIVE DATE:**
May 17, 2000.
**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:**
Roy Unger, 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, variously, for swing, special shift and carryforward used.
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 60796, published on November 8, 1999.
D. Michael Hutchinson,
Acting Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.
May 9, 2000.
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 November 2, 1999, 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 which began on January 1, 2000 and extends through December 31, 2000.
Effective on May 17, 2000, you are directed to adjust the current limits for the following categories, as provided for under the terms of the current bilateral textile agreement:
| Category | Adjusted twelve-month limit |
| --- | --- |
| Group I | |
| 200-224, 225/317/326, 226, 227, 229, 300/301/607, 313-315, 360-363, 369-L/670-L/870
, 369-S
, 369-O
, 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
, 669-T
, 669-O
, 670-H
and 670-O
, as a group | 613,796,901 square meters equivalent. |
| Sublevels in Group I | |
| 218 | 23,756,391 square meters. |
| 225/317/326 | 42,167,530 square meters. |
| 300/301/607 | 1,862,669 kilograms of which not more than 1,552,224 kilograms shall be in Category 300; not more than 1,552,224 kilograms shall be in Category 301; and not more than 1,552,224 kilograms shall be in Category 607. |
| 619/620 | 15,609,313 square meters. |
| Within Group I subgroup | |
| 604 | 246,241 kilograms. |
| Group II | |
| 237, 239, 330-332, 333/334/335, 336, 338/339, 340-345, 347/348, 349, 350/650, 351, 352/652, 353, 354, 359-C/659-C
, 359-H/659-H
, 359-O
, 431-444, 445/446, 447/448, 459, 630-632, 633/634/635, 636, 638/639, 640, 641-644, 645/646, 647/648, 649, 651, 653, 654, 659-S
, 659-O
, 831-844 and 846-859, as a group | 725,771,576 square meters equivalent. |
| Sublevels in Group II | |
| 336 | 142,675 dozen. |
| 338/339 | 1,016,690 dozen. |
| 340 | 1,289,323 dozen. |
| 347/348 | 1,514,317 dozen of which not more than 1,288,567 dozen shall be in Categories 347-W/348-W
. |
| 352/652 | 3,389,959 dozen. |
| 359-H/659-H | 5,085,672 kilograms. |
| 435 | 26,902 dozen. |
| 436 | 5,306 dozen. |
| 438 | 29,948 dozen. |
| 443 | 45,250 numbers. |
| 445/446 | 143,617 dozen. |
| 638/639 | 6,476,467 dozen. |
| 640 | 946,794 dozen of which not more than 281,710 dozen shall be in Category 640-Y
. |
| 642 | 805,462 dozen. |
| 647/648 | 5,339,618 dozen of which not more than 5,088,804 dozen shall be in Categories 647-W/648-W
. |
| 659-S | 1,713,821 kilograms. |
| Within Group II Subgroup | |
| 342 | 254,420 dozen. |
| 351 | 379,899 dozen. |
| 447/448 | 22,084 dozen. |
| 636 | 399,564 dozen. |
| 651 | 476,420 dozen. |
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,
,
Acting Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.