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 Hong Kong

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title: "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 Hong Kong"
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#  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 Hong Kong

**AGENCY:**

Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA).

**ACTION:**

Issuing a directive to the Commissioner of Customs adjusting limits.

**EFFECTIVE DATE:**

November 17, 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 and special shift.

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 67253, published on December 1, 1999.

Richard B. Steinkamp,

Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.

**Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements**

**November 13, 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 23, 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 Hong Kong and exported during the twelve-month period which began on January 1, 2000 and extends through December 31, 2000.

Effective on November 17, 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 |
| --- | --- |
| Group I |  |
| 200-227, 300-326, 360-363, 369(1) 
                                
                                , 369pt. 
                                
                                , 400-414, 464, 469pt. 
                                
                                , 600-629, 666, 669pt. 
                                
                                 and 670, as a group | 246,330,442 square meters equivalent. |
| Group II |  |
| 237, 239pt. 
                                
                                , 331-348, 350-352, 359(1) 
                                
                                , 359(2) 
                                
                                , 359pt. 
                                
                                , 431, 433-438, 440-448, 459pt. 
                                
                                , 631, 633-652, 659(1) 
                                
                                , 659(2) 
                                
                                , 659pt. 
                                
                                , and 443/444/643/644/843/844(1), as a group | 886,682,799 square meters equivalent. |
| Sublevels in Group II |  |
| 359(1) (coveralls, overalls and jumpsuits) | 680,524 kilograms. |
| 659(1) (coveralls, overalls and jumpsuits) | 731,366 kilograms. |

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,

**Richard B. Steinkamp,**

*Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.*