[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 211 (Wednesday, November 1, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55544-55545]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-27038]
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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 Costa Rica
October 26, 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: November 2, 1995.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jennifer Aldrich, 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.
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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 limit for Category 443 is being increased by
application of swing, reducing the limit for Categories 342/642 to
account for the increase.
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
59 FR 62615, published on December 6, 1994; and 60 FR 17320, published
on April 5, 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.
William Dulka,
Acting Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile
Agreements.
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements
October 26, 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 November 29, 1994, as amended on
March 30, 1995, 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 Costa Rica and exported during the twelve-month
period which began on January 1, 1995 and extends through December
31, 1995.
Effective on November 2, 1995, you are directed to adjust 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
Category limit\1\
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342/642................................... 335,303 dozen.
443....................................... 228,030 numbers.
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\1\The limits have not been adjusted to account for any imports exported
after December 31, 1994.
The guaranteed access levels for the foregoing 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,
William Dulka,
Acting Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile
Agreements.
[FR Doc. 95-27038 Filed 10-31-95; 8:45 am]
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