Adjustment of Import Limits for Certain Cotton, Wool and Man-Made Fiber Textiles and Textile Products Produced or Manufactured in Korea

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title: "Adjustment of Import Limits for Certain Cotton, Wool and Man-Made Fiber Textiles and Textile Products Produced or Manufactured in Korea"
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#  Adjustment of Import Limits for Certain Cotton, Wool and Man-Made Fiber Textiles and Textile Products Produced or Manufactured in Korea

**AGENCY:**

Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA).

**ACTION:**

Issuing a directive to the Commissioner of Customs adjusting limits.

**EFFECTIVE DATE:**

August 24, 2000.

**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 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, carryforward, 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 68334, published on December 7, 1999.

Richard B. Steinkamp,

Acting Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.

**Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements**

**August 17, 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 December 1, 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 Korea and exported during the period which began on January 1, 2000 and extends through December 31, 2000.

Effective on August 24, 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 limit |
| --- | --- |
| Group I |  |
| 200-223, 224-V 
                                
                                , 224-O 
                                
                                , 225, 226, 227, 300-326, 360-363, 369pt. 
                                
                                , 400-414, 464, 469pt. 
                                
                                , 600-629, 666, 669-P 
                                
                                , 669pt. 
                                
                                , and 670-O 
                                
                                , as a group | 420,497,662 square meters equivalent. |
| Sublevels within Group I |  |
| 200 | 564,469 kilograms. |
| 201 | 2,554,267 kilograms. |
| 611 | 4,496,500 square meters. |
| 619/620 | 106,050,011 square meters. |
| 624 | 9,671,586 square meters. |
| 625/626/627/628/629 | 18,671,176 square meters. |
| Group II |  |
| 237, 239pt. 
                                
                                , 331-348, 350-352, 359-H 
                                
                                , 359pt. 
                                
                                , 431, 433-438, 440-448, 459-W 
                                
                                , 459pt. 
                                
                                , 631, 633-652, 659-H 
                                
                                , 659-S 
                                
                                 and 659pt. 
                                
                                , as a group | 586,414,227 square meters equivalent. |
| Sublevels within Group II |  |
| 338/339 | 1,323,137 dozen. |
| 347/348 | 494,688 dozen. |
| 638/639 | 5,243,341 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,

Richard B. Steinkamp,

Acting Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.