# Adjustment of Import Limits for Certain Cotton, Man-Made Fiber, Silk Blend and Other Vegetable Fiber Textiles and Textile Products Produced or Manufactured in India
**AGENCY:**
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA).
**ACTION:**
Issuing a directive to the Commissioner, Bureau of Customs and Border Protection adjusting limits.
**EFFECTIVE DATE:**
March 25, 2003.
**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 Bureau of Customs and Border Protection 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 for 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 68 FR 1599, published on January 13, 2003). Also see 67 FR 68569, published on November 12, 2002.
D. Michael Hutchinson,
Acting Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.
**Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements**
**March 19, 2003.**
Commissioner,
*Bureau of Customs and Border Protection, Washington, DC 20229*
Dear Commissioner: This directive amends, but does not cancel, the directive issued to you on November 1, 2002, by the Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements. That directive concerns imports of certain cotton, man-made fiber, silk blend and other vegetable fiber textiles and textile products, produced or manufactured in India and exported during the twelve-month period which began on January 1, 2003 and extends through December 31, 2003.
Effective on March 25, 2003, 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 | Adjusted twelve-month limit |
| --- | --- |
| Levels in Group I | |
| 338/339 | 5,077,832 dozen. |
| 340/640 | 2,774,622 dozen. |
| 341 | 5,712,802 dozen of which not more than 3,463,684 dozen shall be in Category 341-Y
. |
| 347/348 | 992,420 dozen. |
| 351/651 | 402,569 dozen. |
| 363 | 72,105,608 numbers. |
| Group II | |
| 200, 201, 220, 224-227, 237, 239pt.
, 300, 301, 331pt.
, 332, 333, 352, 359pt.
, 360-362, 603, 604, 611-620, 624-629, 631pt.
, 633, 638, 639, 643-646, 652, 659pt.
, 666pt.
, 845, 846 and 852, as a group | 152,929,380 square meters equivalent. |
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,
**D. Michael Hutchinson,**
*Acting Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.*