[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 13 (Friday, January 19, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1359-1360]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-616]
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COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS
Announcement of Import Restraint Limits and Guaranteed Access
Levels for Certain Cotton, Wool and Man-Made Fiber Textile Products
Produced or Manufactured in the Dominican Republic
January 11, 1996.
AGENCY: Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA).
ACTION: Issuing a directive to the Commissioner of Customs establishing
limits and guaranteed access levels.
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EFFECTIVE DATE: January 23, 1996.
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 or call (202) 927-5850. For information on
embargoes and quota re-openings, call (202) 482-3715.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Authority: Executive Order 11651 of March 3, 1972, as amended;
section 204 of the Agricultural Act of 1956, as amended (7 U.S.C.
1854).
The import restraint limits for textile products, produced or
manufactured in the Dominican Republic and exported during the period
January 1, 1996 through December 31, 1996 are based on limits notified
to the Textiles Monitoring Body pursuant to the Uruguay Round
Agreements Act and the Uruguay Round Agreement on Textiles and Clothing
(ATC).
In the letter published below, the Chairman of CITA directs the
Commissioner of Customs to establish the 1996 limits. A directive to
reduce the limits for certain categories for carryforward used during
1995 will be published in the Federal Register at a later date.
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 60 FR 65299, published on December 19, 1995).
Requirements for participation in the Special Access Program are
available in Federal Register notices 51 FR 21208, published on June
11, 1986; 52 FR 6594, published on March 4, 1987; 52 FR 26057,
published on July 10, 1987; and 54 FR 50425, published on December 6,
1989.
The letter to the Commissioner of Customs and the actions taken
pursuant to it are not designed to implement all of the provisions of
the the Uruguay Round Agreements Act and the ATC, but are designed to
assist only in the implementation of certain of their provisions.
Troy H. Cribb,
Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements
January 11, 1996.
Commissioner of Customs,
Department of the Treasury, Washington, DC 20229.
Dear Commissioner: Under the terms of section 204 of the
Agricultural Act of 1956, as amended (7 U.S.C. 1854), the Uruguay
Round Agreements Act and the Uruguay Round Agreement on Textiles and
Clothing (ATC); and in accordance with the provisions of Executive
Order 11651 of March 3, 1972, as amended, you are directed to
prohibit, effective on January 23, 1996, entry into the United
States for consumption and withdrawal from warehouse for consumption
of cotton, wool and man-made fiber textile products in the following
categories, produced or manufactured in the Dominican Republic and
exported during the twelve-month period beginning on January 1, 1996
and extending through December 31, 1996, in excess of the following
limits:
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Category Restraint limit
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338/638................................ 737,674 dozen.
339/639................................ 877,832 dozen.
340/640................................ 759,395 dozen.
342/642................................ 534,404 dozen.
347/348/647/648........................ 1,817,844 dozen of which not
more than 960,368 dozen shall
be in Categories 647/648.
351/651................................ 910,385 dozen.
352/652................................ 9,500,000 dozen.
433.................................... 21,136 dozen.
442.................................... 71,761 dozen.
443.................................... 131,287 numbers.
444.................................... 71,761 numbers.
448.................................... 36,968 dozen.
633.................................... 111,426 dozen.
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Imports charged to these category limits for the periods January
1, 1995 through December 31, 1995 and March 27, 1995 through
December 31, 1995 (Categories 352/652) shall be charged against
those levels of restraint to the extent of any unfilled balances. In
the event the limits established for those periods have been
exhausted by previous entries, such goods shall be subject to the
levels set forth in this directive.
Additionally, under the terms of the Special Access Program, as
set forth in 51 FR 21208 (June 11, 1986), 52 FR 26057 (July 10,
1987), and 54 FR 50425 (December 6, 1989), effective on January 23,
1996, guaranteed access levels are being established for properly
certified textile products assembled in the Dominican Republic from
fabric formed and cut in the United States in cotton, wool and man-
made fiber textile products in the following categories for the
period January 1, 1996 through December 31, 1996:
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Category Guaranteed access level
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338/638................................ 1,150,000 dozen.
339/639................................ 1,150,000 dozen.
340/640................................ 1,000,000 dozen.
342/642................................ 1,000,000 dozen.
347/348/647/648........................ 8,050,000 dozen.
351/651................................ 1,000,000 dozen.
352/652................................ 30,000,000 dozen.
433.................................... 21,000 dozen.
442.................................... 65,000 dozen.
443.................................... 50,000 numbers.
444.................................... 30,000 numbers.
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448.................................... 40,000 dozen.
633.................................... 60,000 dozen.
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Any shipment for entry under the Special Access Program which is
not accompanied by a valid and correct certification and Export
Declaration in accordance with the provisions of the certification
requirements established in the directive of February 25, 1987, as
amended, shall be denied entry unless the Government of the
Dominican Republic authorizes the entry and any charges to the
appropriate specific limits. Any shipment which is declared for
entry under the Special Access Program but found not to qualify
shall be denied entry into the United States.
The limits set forth above are subject to adjustment in the
future according to the provisions of the Uruguay Round Agreements
Act, the ATC, and any administrative arrangements notified to the
Textiles Monitoring Body.
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 these actions fall within the foreign affairs
exception of the rulemaking provisions of U.S.C.553(a)(1).
Sincerely,
Troy H. Cribb,
Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.
[FR Doc.96-616 Filed 1-18-96; 8:45 am]
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