[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 19 (Friday, January 28, 1994)]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 94-1866]
[Federal Register: January 28, 1994]
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COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS
Announcement of Import Restraint Limits for Certain Cotton, Man-
Made Fiber, Silk Blend and Other Vegetable Fiber Textiles and Textile
Products Produced or Manufactured in the People's Republic of
Bangladesh
January 24, 1994.
AGENCY: Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA).
ACTION: Issuing a directive to the Commissioner of Customs establishing
limits for the new agreement year.
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EFFECTIVE DATE: February 1, 1994.
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 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 Bilateral Textile Agreement, effected by exchange of notes
dated February 19 and 24, 1986, as amended and extended, between the
Governments of the United States and the People's Republic of
Bangladesh, establishes limits for the period beginning on February 1,
1994 and extending through January 31, 1995.
In the letter published below, the Chairman of CITA directs the
Commissioner of Customs to establish limits for the period February 1,
1993 through January 31, 1994. The limits for Categories 334, 340/640,
341, 351/651 and 634 have been reduced to account for carryforward
used.
A copy of the bilateral textile agreement is available from the
Textiles Division, Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs, U.S.
Department of State, (202) 647-3889.
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 58 FR 62645, published on November 29, 1993).
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 agreement, but are designed to assist only in the implementation of
certain of its provisions.
Ronald I. Levin,
Acting Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile
Agreements.
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements
January 24, 1994.
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), and the
Arrangement Regarding International Trade in Textiles done at Geneva
on December 20, 1973, as further extended on December 9, 1992;
pursuant to the Bilateral Textile Agreement, effected by exchange of
notes dated February 19 and 24, 1986, as amended and extended,
between the Governments of the United States and the People's
Republic of Bangladesh; and in accordance with the provisions of
Executive Order 11651 of March 3, 1972, as amended, you are directed
to prohibit, effective on February 1, 1994, entry into the United
States for consumption and withdrawal from warehouse for consumption
of cotton, man-made fiber, silk blend and other vegetable fiber
textiles and textile products in the following categories, produced
or manufactured in Bangladesh and exported during the twelve-month
period beginning on February 1, 1994 and extending through January
31, 1995, in excess of the following levels of restraint:
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Category Twelve-month restraint limit
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237................................ 348,622 dozen.
331................................ 883,220 dozen pairs.
334................................ 100,393 dozen.
335................................ 190,964 dozen.
336/636............................ 325,462 dozen.
338/339............................ 989,968 dozen.
340/640............................ 2,112,395 dozen.
341................................ 1,749,928 dozen.
342/642............................ 320,751 dozen.
347/348............................ 1,668,494 dozen.
351/651............................ 480,852 dozen.
363................................ 18,988,167 numbers.
369-S\1\........................... 1,272,790 kilograms.
634................................ 351,228 dozen.
635................................ 241,072 dozen.
638/639............................ 1,255,461 dozen.
641................................ 776,273 dozen.
645/646............................ 294,831 dozen.
647/648............................ 1,049,368 dozen.
847................................ 530,644 dozen.
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\1\Category 369-S: only HTS number 6307.10.2005.
Imports charged to these category limits for the period February
1, 1994 through January 31, 1995 shall be charged against those
levels of restraint to the extent of any unfilled balances. In the
event the limits established for that period have been exhausted by
previous entries, such goods shall be subject to the levels set
forth in this directive.
The limits set forth above are subject to adjustment in the
future pursuant to the provisions of the current bilateral agreement
between the Governments of the United States and the People's
Republic of Bangladesh.
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 5 U.S.C. 553(a)(1).
Sincerely,
Ronald I. Levin,
Acting Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile
Agreements.
[FR Doc. 94-1866 Filed 1-27-94; 8:45 am]
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