# 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 1, 2001.
**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, refer to the Office of Textiles and Apparel website at http://otexa.ita.doc.gov.
**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 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 65 FR 82328, published on December 28, 2000). Also see 66 FR 11003, published on February 21, 2001.
D. Michael Hutchinson,
Acting Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.
**Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements**
**April 25, 2001.**
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 February 15, 2001, 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, 2001 and extends through December 31, 2001.
Effective on May 1, 2001, 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, 623, 624, 625/626/627/628/629, 665, 666, 669-P
, 669-T
, 669-O
, 670-H
and 670-O
, as a group | 619,934,870 square meters equivalent. |
| Sublevels in Group I | |
| 225/317/326 | 43,221,719 square meters. |
| 300/301/607 | 1,890,609 kilograms of which not more than 1,575,508 kilograms shall be in Category 300; not more than 1,575,508 kilograms shall be in Category 301; and not more than 1,575,508 kilograms shall be in Category 607. |
| 363 | 13,126,649 numbers. |
| 611 | 3,509,832 square meters. |
| 619/620 | 15,999,546 square meters. |
| 625/626/627/628/629 | 20,819,189 square meters. |
| 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 | 725,479,292 square meters equivalent. |
| Sublevels in Group II | |
| 336 | 130,968 dozen. |
| 338/339 | 1,031,939 dozen. |
| 340 | 1,290,612 dozen. |
| 345 | 126,645 dozen. |
| 347/348 | 1,493,018 dozen of which not more than 1,288,567 dozen shall be in Categories 347-W/348-W
. |
| 435 | 27,171 dozen. |
| 436 | 5,359 dozen. |
| 438 | 30,247 dozen. |
| 442 | 46,018 dozen. |
| 445/446 | 144,335 dozen. |
| 638/639 | 6,483,811 dozen. |
| 640 | 946,682 dozen of which not more than 281,710 dozen shall be in Category 640-Y
. |
| 642 | 831,532 dozen. |
| 647/648 | 5,351,981 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 | 229,491 dozen. |
| 351 | 381,798 dozen. |
| 447/448 | 22,304 dozen. |
| 636 | 418,610 dozen. |
| 651 | 478,801 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.*