For Immediate Release
Imports of Steel Wire Rod Proclamation
1. On February 16, 2000, pursuant to section 203 of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended (the "Trade Act") (19 U.S.C. 2253), President Clinton issued Proclamation 7273, which imposed a tariff-rate quota (TRQ) on certain steel wire rod imports provided for in subheadings 7213.91, 7213.99, 7227.20 and 7227.90.60 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTS) for a period of 3 years plus 1 day. Proclamation 7273 did not allocate the in-quota quantity of the TRQ among supplier countries. 2. Pursuant to section 203(g) of the Trade Act (19 U.S.C. 2253(g)), in order to provide for the efficient and fair administration of the TRQ, I have determined that the in-quota quantity of the TRQ should be allocated among supplier countries in the manner set forth in the Annex to this proclamation. 3. Section 604 of the Trade Act (19 U.S.C. 2483) authorizes the President to embody in the HTS the substance of the relevant provisions of that Act, and of other acts affecting import treatment, and actions thereunder, including the removal, modification, continuance, or imposition of any rate of duty or other import restriction. NOW, THEREFORE, I, GEORGE W. BUSH, President of the United States of America, acting under the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including but not limited to sections 203 and 604 of the Trade Act, do proclaim that: (1) In order to allocate the in-quota quantity of the TRQ on wire rod imports, subchapter III of chapter 99 of the HTS is modified as set forth in the Annex to this proclamation. (2) Any provisions of previous proclamations and Executive Orders that are inconsistent with the actions taken in this proclamation are superseded to the extent of such inconsistency. (3) Effective at the close of March 1, 2004, or such other date that is 1 year from the close of this relief, the U.S. note and tariff provisions established in the Annex of this proclamation shall be deleted from the HTS. (4) The modifications to the HTS made by this proclamation and the Annex hereto shall be effective with respect to goods entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, after the close of November 23, 2001, and shall continue in effect through the close of March 1, 2003, unless such actions are earlier expressly modified or terminated. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this twenty-first day of November, in the year of our Lord two thousand one, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and twenty-sixth. GEORGE W. BUSH ANNEX MODIFICATIONS TO SUBCHAPTER III OF CHAPTER 99 OF THE HARMONIZED TARIFF SCHEDULE OF THE UNITED STATES Effective with respect to goods entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after November 24, 2001, subchapter III of chapter 99 is hereby modified as follows: 1. The following new subdivision (i) is inserted at the end of U.S. note 9: "(i) For purposes of subheadings 9903.72.09 through 9903.72.14, inclusive, the term "European Community" means Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, the Federal Republic of Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Sweden and the United Kingdom." 2. Subheading 9903.72.08 is modified by striking "November 30," and by inserting in lieu thereof "November 23,". 3. The article description of subheading 9903.72.09 is modified to read as follows, including the countries and allocations hereby inserted immediately below such article description: "If entered during the period from November 24, 2001, through February 28, 2002, inclusive, (1) in an overall aggregate quantity not in excess of the remaining quantity, if any, from 1,462,018,923 kg after the total quantities entered under subheadings 9903.72.06 through 9903.72.08, inclusive, are subtracted therefrom, and (2) in the respective aggregate quantity of goods the product of a foreign country specified below as the listed percentage of such overall aggregate quantity remaining after the sum of the four enumerated quantities set forth below is subtracted from such overall aggregate quantity: European Community.............................................. 28.161% Trinidad and Tobago............................ ................... 16.554% Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine and Uzbekistan....................................... 12.616% All other countries......................... .......................... 42.669%" 4. The article description of subheading 9903.72.11 is modified to read as follows, including the countries and allocations hereby inserted immediately below such article description: "If entered during the period from March 1, 2002, through May 31, 2002, inclusive, in the respective aggregate quantity of goods the product of a foreign country specified below, after which no such goods the product of such country may be entered during the remainder of such period under this subheading: European Community................................ 104,987,486 kg Trinidad and Tobago.................................. 61,716,789 kg Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine and Uzbekistan.......................... 47,034,377 kg All other countries...................................... 159,076,170 kg" 5. The article description of subheading 9903.72.12 is modified to read as follows, including the countries and allocations hereby inserted immediately below such article description: "If entered during the period from June 1, 2002, through August 31, 2002, inclusive, in the respective aggregate quantity of goods the product of a foreign country specified below, after which no such goods the product of such country may be entered during the remainder of such period under this subheading: European Community................................. 104,987,486 kg Trinidad and Tobago.................................. 61,716,789 kg Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine and Uzbekistan........................... 47,034,377 kg All other countries....................................... 159,076,170 kg" 2 6. The article description of subheading 9903.72.13 is modified to read as follows, including the countries and allocations hereby inserted immediately below such article description: "If entered during the period from September 1, 2002, through November 30, 2002, inclusive, in the respective aggregate quantity of goods the product of a foreign country specified below, after which no such goods the product of such country may be entered during the remainder of such period under this subheading: European Community................................. 104,987,486 kg Trinidad and Tobago................................... 61,716,789 kg Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine and Uzbekistan........................... 47,034,377 kg All other countries....................................... 159,076,170 kg" 7. The article description of subheading 9903.72.14 is modified to read as follows, including the countries and allocations hereby inserted immediately below such article description: "If entered during the period from December 1, 2002, through March 1, 2003, inclusive, in the respective aggregate quantity of goods the product of a foreign country specified below, after which no such goods the product of such country may be entered during the remainder of such period under this subheading: European Community................................ 104,987,486 kg Trinidad and Tobago.................................. 61,716,789 kg Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine and Uzbekistan........................... 47,034,377 kg All other countries...................................... 159,076,170 kg ###
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