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 Thailand

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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 Thailand"
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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 Thailand

**AGENCY:**

Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA).

**ACTION:**

Issuing a directive to the Commissioner of Customs adjusting limits.

**EFFECTIVE DATE:**

October 2, 2002.

**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 Web site at *http://www.customs.gov* . For  information on embargoes and quota re-openings, refer to the Office of Textiles and Apparel Web site 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, variously, for carryover, carryforward, 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 66 FR 65178, published on December 18, 2001). Also see 66 FR 63036, published on December 4, 2001.

D. Michael Hutchinson,

Acting Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.

**Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements**

**September 26, 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 November 27, 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 Thailand and exported during the twelve-month period which began on January 1, 2002 and extends through December 31, 2002.

Effective on October 2, 2002, 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 II |  |
| 237, 331pt.
                                
                                , 332-348, 351, 352, 359pt. 
                                
                                , 433-438, 440, 442-448, 459pt. 
                                
                                , 631pt. 
                                
                                , 633-648, 651, 652, 659-H 
                                
                                , 659pt. 
                                
                                , 845, 846 and 852, as a group | 405,485,737 square meters equivalent. |
| Sublevels in Group II |  |
| 335/635 | 758,298 dozen. |
| 336/636 | 501,611 dozen. |
| 338/339 | 2,607,246 dozen. |
| 340 | 450,971 dozen. |
| 341/641 | 964,619 dozen. |
| 342/642 | 927,982 dozen. |
| 345 | 439,304 dozen. |
| 347/348 | 1,360,947 dozen. |
| 351/651 | 376,208 dozen. |
| 434 | 14,049 dozen. |
| 435 | 58,547 dozen. |
| 438 | 21,072 dozen. |
| 638/639 | 2,952,657 dozen. |
| 647/648 | 1,561,380 dozen. |

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).

D. Michael Hutchinson,

Acting Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.