97-2049. Adjustment of Import Limits for Certain Cotton, Man-Made Fiber, Silk Blend and Other Vegetable Fiber Textile Products Produced or Manufactured in Bangladesh  

  • [Federal Register Volume 62, Number 18 (Tuesday, January 28, 1997)]
    [Notices]
    [Page 4033]
    From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
    [FR Doc No: 97-2049]
    
    
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    COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS
    
    
    Adjustment of Import Limits for Certain Cotton, Man-Made Fiber, 
    Silk Blend and Other Vegetable Fiber Textile Products Produced or 
    Manufactured in Bangladesh
    
    January 22, 1997.
    AGENCY: Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA).
    
    ACTION: Issuing a directive to the Commissioner of Customs reducing 
    limits.
    
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    EFFECTIVE DATE: January 28, 1997.
    
    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); Uruguay Round Agreements Act.
    
        The current limits for certain categories are being reduced for 
    carryforward applied in 1996.
        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 61 FR 66263, published on December 17, 1996). Also see 
    61 FR 68241, published on December 27, 1996.
        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 Uruguay Round Agreements Act and the Uruguay Round Agreement on 
    Textiles and Clothing, 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 22, 1997.
    
    Commissioner of Customs,
    Department of the Treasury, Washington, DC 20229.
    
        Dear Commissioner: This directive amends, but does not cancel, 
    the directive issued to you on December 20, 1996, 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 Bangladesh and exported during the 
    twelve-month period which began on January 1, 1997 and extends 
    through December 31, 1997.
        Effective on January 28, 1997, you are directed to reduce the 
    limits for the following categories, as provided for under the 
    Uruguay Round Agreements Act and the Uruguay Round Agreement on 
    Textiles and Clothing:
    
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                                                 Adjusted twelve-month limit
                     Category                                \1\            
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    237.......................................  416,177 dozen.              
    331.......................................  1,054,366 dozen pairs.      
    334.......................................  126,966 dozen.              
    335.......................................  227,968 dozen.              
    336/636...................................  407,955 dozen.              
    341.......................................  2,213,122 dozen.            
    342/642...................................  382,905 dozen.              
    351/651...................................  608,132 dozen.              
    352/652...................................  9,072,698 dozen.            
    369-S \2\.................................  1,519,427 kilograms.        
    634.......................................  444,196 dozen.              
    635.......................................  287,786 dozen.              
    641.......................................  926,697 dozen.              
    647/648...................................  1,252,711 dozen.            
    847.......................................  665,143 dozen.              
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    \1\ The limits have not been adjusted to account for any imports        
      exported after December 31, 1996.                                     
    \2\ Category 369-S: only HTS number 6307.10.2005.                       
    
        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,
    Troy H. Cribb,
    Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.
    [FR Doc.97-2049 Filed 1-27-97; 8:45 am]
    BILLING CODE 3510-DR-F
    
    
    

Document Information

Effective Date:
1/28/1997
Published:
01/28/1997
Department:
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements
Entry Type:
Notice
Action:
Issuing a directive to the Commissioner of Customs reducing limits.
Document Number:
97-2049
Dates:
January 28, 1997.
Pages:
4033-4033 (1 pages)
PDF File:
97-2049.pdf