94-26251. Adjustment of Import Limits for Certain Cotton, Wool, and Man- Made Fiber Textile Products Produced or Manufactured in the Dominican Republic

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COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS

 

Adjustment of Import Limits for Certain Cotton, Wool, and Man-
Made Fiber Textile Products Produced or Manufactured in the Dominican 
Republic

October 18, 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 19, 1994.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Naomi Freeman, International Trade 
Specialist, Office of Textiles and Apparel, U.S. Department of 
Commerce, [phone]. 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 [phone]. For information on 
embargoes and quota re-openings, call [phone].

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 Categories 347/348/647/648, 347/348 
(sublimit), 351/651, 433 and 448 are being increased by application of 
swing, reducing the limit for Categories 342/642 to account for the 
increases.
    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 
58 FR 67397, published on December 21, 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 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 18, 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 December 15, 1993, by the Chairman, 
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements. That 
directive concerns imports of certain cotton, wool and man-made 
fiber textile products, produced or manufactured in the Dominican 
Republic 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 to adjust the 
current limits for the following categories, as provided under the 
terms of the current bilateral agreement between the Governments of 
the United States and the Dominican Republic:

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              Category                  Adjusted twelve-month limit\1\  
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342/642............................  264,270 dozen.                     
347/348/647/648....................  1,828,659 dozen of which not more  
                                      than 1,332,283 dozen shall be in  
                                      Categories 347/348 and not more   
                                      than 831,038 dozen shall be in    
                                      Categories 647/648.               
351/651............................  842,931 dozen.                     
433................................  22,060 dozen.                      
448................................  38,585 dozen.                      
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\1\The limits have not been adjusted to account for any imports exported
  after December 31, 1993.                                              

    The guaranteed access levels for the aforementioned categories 
remain unchanged.
    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. 94-26251 Filed 10-21-94; 8:45 am]
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