[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 201 (Wednesday, October 19, 1994)]
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[FR Doc No: 94-25892]
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COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS
Establishment, Amendment and Adjustment of Import Limits for
Certain Cotton and Man-Made Fiber Textile Products Produced or
Manufactured in Turkey
October 14, 1994.
AGENCY: Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA).
ACTION: Issuing a directive to the Commissioner of Customs
establishing, amending and adjusting limits.
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EFFECTIVE DATE: October 19, 1994.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Anne Novak, 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) 927-6718. 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).
In a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) dated October 5, 1994
between the Governments of the United States and the Republic of
Turkey, agreement was reached to amend further their Bilateral Textile
Agreement, effected by exchange of notes dated July 29 and August 6,
1991.
In the letter published below, the Chairman of CITA directs the
Commissioner of Customs to establish a 1994 limit for Category 611 and
newly merged Categories 625/626/627/628/629 and to amend the 1994 base
level for sublimit 338-S/339-S/638-S/639-S. The amended level for 338-
S/339-S/638-S/639-S includes an increase for swing. The current limits
for Categories 350 and 351/651 are being increased by special shift,
reducing the limits for Categories 335 and 341/641, respectively.
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 5394, published on February 4, 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 MOU and 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 14, 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 January 31, 1994, 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 Turkey and exported
during the twelve-month period which began on January 1, 1994 and
extends through December 31, 1994.
Effective on October 19, 1994, you are directed, pursuant to the
Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) dated October 5, 1994 between the
Governments of the United States and the Republic of Turkey, to
establish a limit of 20,000,000 square meters\1\ for Category 611
for the six-month period beginning on July 1, 1994 and extending
through December 31, 1994. For the January 1, 1994 through December
31, 1994 restraint period, you are directed to amend the Fabric
Group to include merged Categories 625/626/627/628/629.
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\1\The limit has not been adjusted to account for any imports
exported after June 30, 1994.
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Also, you are directed to establish and amend the limits for the
following categories for the January 1, 1994 through December 31,
1994 restraint period, pursuant to the October 5, 1994 MOU and the
current bilateral agreement between the Governments of the United
States and the Republic of Turkey:
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Category Adjusted twelve-month limita
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Sublevel within the Fabric Group
625/626/627/628/629................ 13,600,000 square meters of which
not more than 5,440,000 square
meters shall be in Category 625,
not more than 5,440,000 square
meters shall be in Category 626,
not more than 5,440,000 square
meters shall be in Category 627,
not more than 5,440,000 square
meters shall be in Category 628,
and not more than 5,440,000 square
meters shall be in Category 629.
Limits not in a group
338/339/638/639.................... 4,637,817 dozen of which not more
than 2,656,450 dozen shall be in
Categories 338-S/339-S/638-S/639-
Sb.
335................................ 194,162 dozen.
341/641............................ 933,875 dozen.
350................................ 509,196 dozen.
351/651............................ 777,377 dozen.
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aThe limits have not been adjusted to account for any imports exported
after December 31, 1993.
bCategory 338-S: only HTS numbers 6103.22.0050, 6105.10.0010,
6105.10.0030, 6105.90.3010, 6109.10.0027, 6110.20.1025, 6110.20.2040,
6110.20.2065, 6110.90.0068, 6112.11.0030 and 6114.20.0005; Category
339-S: only HTS numbers 6104.22.0060, 6104.29.2049, 6106.10.0010,
6106.10.0030, 6106.90.2010, 6106.90.3010, 6109.10.0070, 6110.20.1030,
6110.20.2045, 6110.20.2075, 6110.90.0070, 6112.11.0040, 6114.20.0010
and 6117.90.0022; Category 638-S: all HTS numbers except 6109.90.1007,
6109.90.1009, 6109.90.1013 and 6109.90.1025; Category 639-S: all HTS
numbers except 6109.90.1050, 6109.90.1060, 6109.90.1065 and
6109.90.1070.
Textile products in Categories 611 and 629 which have been
exported to the United States prior to July 1, 1994, in the case of
Category 611, and January 1, 1994, in the case of Category 629,
shall not be subject to this directive.
Textile products in Categories 611 and 629 which have been
released from the custody of the U.S. Customs Service under the
provisions of 19 U.S.C. 1448(b) or 1484(a)(1) prior to the effective
date of this directive shall not be denied entry under this
directive.
Import charges for Categories 611 and 629 will be provided at a
later date.
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. 94-25892 Filed 10-18-94; 8:45 am]
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