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

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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 Taiwan"
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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 Taiwan

**AGENCY:**

Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA).

**ACTION:**

Issuing a directive to the Commissioner of Customs adjusting limits.

**EFFECTIVE DATE:**

May 30, 2002.

**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 carryforward used, 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 66 FR 65178,  published on December 18, 2001). Also see 66 FR 67232, published on December 28, 2001.

James C. Leonard III,

Chairman,   Committee   for    the    Implementation    of   Textile Agreements.

**Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements**

**May 22, 2002.**

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, 2002 and extends through December 31, 2002.

Effective on May 30, 2002, you are directed to adjust the current limits for the following categories, as provided for under the Uruguay Round Agreement on Textiles and Clothing:

| Category | Twelve-month limit |
| --- | --- |
| Group I |  |
| 200-220,   224,   225/317/326,   226,   227,   300/301, 313-315,         360-363,         369-S 
                                
                                , 369-O 
                                
                                ,  400-414,  469pt 
                                
                                , 603, 604,  611,  613/614/615/617,  618,  619/620,  624, 625/626/627/628/629  and 666pt 
                                
                                , as a group | 216,469,734 square meters equivalent. |
| Sublevels in Group I |  |
| 225/317/326 | 44,594,009 square meters. |
| 619/620 | 16,507,532 square meters. |
| 625/626/627/628/629 | 21,480,199 square meters. |
| Group II |  |
| 237,  239pt 
                                
                                ,  331pt. 
                                
                                ,   332, 333/334/335,   336,   338/339,   340-345,   347/348,   351,  352/652, 359-C/659-C 
                                
                                ,     659-H 
                                
                                , 359pt. 
                                
                                , 433-438, 440, 442, 443,  444,  445/446,  447/448, 459pt. 
                                
                                ,   631pt. 
                                
                                ,   633/634/635,   636, 638/639,      640,      641-644,      645/646,      647/648,     651, 659-S 
                                
                                , 659pt. 
                                
                                , 846  and 852, as a group | 612,067,297 square meters equivalent. |
| Sublevels in Group II |  |
| 336 | 151,780 dozen. |
| 338/339 | 1,045,662 dozen. |
| 345 | 129,396 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 | 3,585,031 dozen. |
| 435 | 27,381 dozen. |
| 438 | 30,632 dozen. |
| 445/446 | 145,252 dozen. |
| 638/639 | 6,476,011 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 | 230,949 dozen. |
| 447/448 | 22,588 dozen. |
| 636 | 379,539 dozen. |
| 651 | 481,841 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,

James C. Leonard III,

Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.