# 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:**
December 20, 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 increased for 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 60796, published on November 8, 1999.
*Richard B. Steinkamp,*
*Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.*
**Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements**
**December 15, 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 December 20, 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 | 631,333,955 square meters equivalent. |
| Sublevels in Group I | |
| 300/301/607 | 1,897,485 kilograms of which not more than 1,581,238 kilograms shall be in Category 300; not more than 1,581,238 kilograms shall be in Category 301; and not more than 1,581,238 kilograms shall be in Category 607. |
| 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 | 748,421,576 square meters equivalent. |
| Sublevels in Group II | |
| 336 | 150,365 dozen. |
| 338/339 | 986,335 dozen. |
| 340 | 1,369,485 dozen. |
| 345 | 136,004 dozen. |
| 347/348 | 1,427,272 dozen of which not more than 1,221,653 dozen shall be in Categories 347-W/348-W
. |
| 445/446 | 146,353 dozen. |
| 631 | 5,638,481 dozen pairs. |
| 633/634/635 | 1,783,990 dozen of which not more than 1,047,094 dozen shall be in Categories 633/634 and not more than 927,860 dozen shall be in Category 635. |
| 638/639 | 6,793,736 dozen. |
| 647/648 | 5,552,933 dozen of which not more than 5,281,988 dozen shall be in Categories 647-W/648-W
. |
| Within Group II Subgroup | |
| 350/650 | 150,507 dozen. |
| 351 | 346,023 dozen. |
| 651 | 526,302 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, *
*Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.*