[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 206 (Wednesday, October 24, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 53783]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-26779]


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COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS


Establishment of an Import Limit for Certain Man-Made Fiber 
Textile Products Produced or Manufactured in Belarus

October 19, 2001.
AGENCY: Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA).

ACTION: Issuing a directive to the Commissioner of Customs establishing 
a limit.

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EFFECTIVE DATE: January 1, 2002.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Naomi Freeman, 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.ustreas.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 Bilateral Textile Memorandum of Understanding dated February 
17, 2000 between the Governments of the United States and Belarus 
establishes a limit for the period January 1, 2002 through December 31, 
2002.
    This limit may be revised if Belarus becomes a member of the World 
Trade Organization (WTO) and the United States applies the WTO 
agreement to Belarus.
    In the letter published below, the Chairman of CITA directs the 
Commissioner of Customs to establish the 2002 limits.
    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). 
Information regarding the availability of the 2002 CORRELATION will be 
published in the Federal Register at a later date.

D. Michael Hutchinson,
Acting Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile 
Agreements.

Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements

October 19, 2001.

Commissioner of Customs,
Department of the Treasury, Washington, DC 20229.
    Dear Commissioner: Pursuant to section 204 of the Agricultural 
Act of 1956, as amended (7 U.S.C. 1854); Executive Order 11651 of 
March 3, 1972, as amended; you are directed to prohibit, effective 
on January 1, 2002, entry into the United States for consumption and 
withdrawal from warehouse for consumption of glass fiber fabric 
products in Category 622, produced or manufactured in Belarus and 
exported during the twelve-month period beginning on January 1, 2002 
and extending through December 31, 2002, in excess of 12,921,400 
square meters of which not more than 1,123,600 square meters shall 
be in Category 622-L \1\.
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    \1\ Category 622-L: only HTS numbers 7019.51.9010, 7019.52.4010, 
7019.52.9010, 7019.59.4010, and 7019.59.9010.
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    Products in the above categories exported during 2001 shall be 
charged to the applicable category limit for that year (see 
directive dated November 14, 2000) to the extent of any unfilled 
balance. In the event the limit established for that period has been 
exhausted by previous entries, such products shall be charged to the 
limit set forth in this directive.
    The limit set forth above is subject to adjustment pursuant to 
the current bilateral agreement between the Governments of the 
United States and Belarus.
    This limit may be revised if Belarus becomes a member of the 
World Trade Organization (WTO) and the United States applies the WTO 
agreement to Belarus.
    In carrying out the above directions, the Commissioner of 
Customs should construe entry into the United States for consumption 
to include entry for consumption into the Commonwealth of Puerto 
Rico.
    The Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements has 
determined that this action falls within the foreign affairs 
exception of the rulemaking provisions of 5 U.S.C.553(a)(1).
    Sincerely,
D. Michael Hutchinson,
Acting Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile 
Agreements.
[FR Doc.01-26779 Filed 10-23-01; 8:45 am]
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