[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 196 (Wednesday, October 11, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52898-52899]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-25192]
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COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS
Adjustment of Import Limits for Certain Cotton and Man-Made Fiber
Textile Products Produced or Manufactured in Pakistan
October 4, 1995.
AGENCY: Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA).
ACTION: Issuing a directive to the Commissioner of Customs adjusting
limits.
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EFFECTIVE DATE: October 11, 1995.
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) 927-6714. 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 current limits for certain categories are being adjusted,
variously, for swing, special shift and carryforward.
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 59 FR 65531, published on December 20, 1994). Also see
60 FR 9014, published on February 16, 1995.
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.
D. Michael Hutchinson,
Acting Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile
Agreements.
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements
October 4, 1995.
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 February 13, 1995, by the Chairman,
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements. That
directive concerns imports of certain cotton and man-made fiber
textile products, produced or manufactured in Pakistan and exported
during the twelve-month period beginning on January 1, 1995 and
extending through December 31, 1995.
Effective on October 11, 1995, you are directed to adjust the
limits for the following categories, as provided under the Uruguay
Round Agreements Act and the Uruguay Round Agreement on Textiles and
Clothing:
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Adjusted twelve-month
Category limit\1\
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239....................................... 968,144 kilograms.
313/226................................... 94,733,759 square meters.
314....................................... 3,873,681 square meters.
338....................................... 5,183,252 dozen.
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351/651................................... 264,903 dozen.
360....................................... 818,279 numbers.
361....................................... 3,456,322 numbers.
363....................................... 42,897,244 numbers.
369-F/369-P\2\............................ 2,098,183 kilograms.
369-R\3\.................................. 9,791,519 kilograms.
369-S\4\.................................. 640,590 kilograms.
638/639................................... 121,255 dozen.
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\1\The limits have not been adjusted to account for any imports exported
after December 31, 1994.
\2\Category 369-F: only HTS number 6302.91.0045; Category 369-P: only
HTS numbers 6302.60.0010 and 6302.91.0005.
\3\Category 369-R: only HTS number 6307.10.2020.
\4\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,
D. Michael Hutchinson,
Acting Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile
Agreements.
[FR Doc. 95-25192 Filed 10-10-95; 8:45 am]
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