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[FR Doc No: 94-25147]
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COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS
Adjustment of Import Limits for Certain Cotton, Wool, Man-Made
Fiber, Silk Blend and Other Vegetable Fiber Textile Products Produced
or Manufactured in Thailand
October 5, 1994.
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 6, 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) 927-6717. 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, carryover 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 58 FR 62645, published on November 29, 1993). Also see
59 FR 21962, published on April 28, 1994.
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 bilateral agreement, but are designed to assist only in the
implementation of certain of its provisions.
Rita D. Hayes,
Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements
October 5, 1994.
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 April 21, 1994, by the Chairman,
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements. That
directive concerns imports of certain cotton, wool, man-made fiber,
silk blend and other vegetable fiber textiles and textile products,
produced or manufactured in Thailand and exported during the twelve-
month period which began on January 1, 1994 and extends through
December 31, 1994.
Effective on October 6, 1994, you are directed to amend the
directive dated April 21, 1994 to adjust the limits for the
following categories, as provided under the terms of the current
bilateral agreement between the Governments of the United States and
Thailand:
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Category Adjusted twelve-month limit\1\
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Levels in Group I
219................................ 5,064,904 square meters.
301-P\2\........................... 3,873,640 kilograms.
301-O\3\........................... 793,217 kilograms.
363................................ 16,484,571 numbers.
369-S\4\........................... 264,405 kilograms.
607................................ 2,644,056 kilograms.
613/614/615........................ 37,346,700 square meters of which
not more than 21,196,185 square
meters shall be in Category 614
and not more than 20,961,882
square meters shall be in
Categories 613/615.
617................................ 13,452,746 square meters.
Group II
237, 330-359, 431-459, 630-659 and 221,470,973 square meters
831-859, as a group. equivalent.
Sublevels in Group II
336/636............................ 252,495 dozen.
351/651............................ 201,877 dozen.
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\1\The limits have not been adjusted to account for any imports exported
after December 31, 1993.
\2\Category 301-P: only HTS numbers 5206.21.0000, 5206.22.0000,
5206.23.0000, 5206.24.0000, 5206.25.0000, 5206.41.0000, 5206.42.0000,
5206.43.0000, 5206.44.0000 and 5206.45.0000.
\3\Category 301-O: only HTS numbers 5205.21.0000, 5205.22.0000,
5205.23.0000, 5205.24.0000, 5205.25.0000, 5205.41.0000, 5205.42.0000,
5205.43.0000, 5205.44.0000 and 5205.45.0000.
\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,
Rita D. Hayes,
Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.
[FR Doc. 94-25147 Filed 10-11-94; 8:45 am]
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