[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 221 (Thursday, November 16, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57576-57577]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-28356]
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COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS
Announcement of Import Limits for Certain Cotton, Wool, and Man-
Made Fiber Textile Products Produced or Manufactured in the Republic of
Turkey
November 9, 1995.
AGENCY: Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA).
ACTION: Issuing a directive to the Commissioner of Customs establishing
limits.
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EFFECTIVE DATE: January 1, 1996.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Naomi Freeman, 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).
The import restraint limits for textile products, produced or
manufactured in Turkey and exported during the period January 1, 1996
through December 31, 1996 are based on limits notified to the Textiles
Monitoring Body pursuant to the Uruguay Round Agreements Act and the
Uruguay Round Agreement on Textiles and Clothing (ATC).
In the letter published below, the Chairman of CITA directs the
Commissioner of Customs to establish the 1996 limits. The 1996 limits
for Categories 338/339/638/639, 338-S/339-S/638-S/639-S, 350 and 351/
651 have been reduced for carryforward used in 1995.
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).
Information regarding the 1996 CORRELATION will be published in the
Federal Register at a later date.
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 ATC, but are designed to
assist only in the
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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
November 9, 1995.
Commissioner of Customs,
Department of the Treasury, Washington, DC 20229.
Dear Commissioner: Pursuant to section 204 of the Agricultural
Act of 1956, as amended (7 U.S.C. 1854), the Uruguay Round
Agreements Act, the Uruguay Round Agreement on Textiles and Clothing
(ATC) and the Memorandum of Understanding dated July 19, 1995
between the Governments of the United States and the Republic of
Turkey; and in accordance with the provisions of Executive Order
11651 of March 3, 1972, as amended, you are directed to prohibit,
effective on January 1, 1996, entry into the United States for
consumption and withdrawal from warehouse for consumption of cotton,
wool and man-made fiber textile products in the following
categories, produced or manufactured in Turkey and exported during
the twelve-month period beginning on January 1, 1996 and extending
through December 31, 1996, in excess of the following limits:
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Category Twelve-month restraint limit
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Fabric Group
219, 313, 314, 315, 317, 326, 617, 625/ 151,245,814 square meters of
626/627/628/629, as a group. which not more than
34,562,752 square meters
shall be in 219; 42,243,363
square meters shall be in
313; 24,577,957 square
meters shall be in 314;
33,026,631 square meters
shall be in 315; 34,562,752
square meters shall be in
317; 3,840,305 square meters
shall be in 326; 23,041,836
square meters shall be in
617.
Sublevel in Fabric Group
625/626/627/628/629...................... 15,559,001 square meters of
which not more than
6,223,600 square meters
shall be in 625; 6,223,600
square meters shall be in
626; 6,223,600 square meters
shall be in 627; 6,223,600
square meters shall be in
628; and 6,223,600 square
meters shall be in 629.
Limits not in group
200...................................... 1,458,336 kilograms.
300/301.................................. 7,100,535 kilograms.
335...................................... 306,579 dozen.
336/636.................................. 722,164 dozen.
338/339/638/639.......................... 4,244,264 dozen of which not
more than 3,183,198 dozen
shall be in Categories 338-S/
339-S/638-S/639-S \1\.
340/640.................................. 1,416,425 dozen of which not
more than 402,850 dozen
shall be in shirts made from
fabric of two or more colors
in the warp and/or the
filling in Categories 340-Y/
640-Y \2\.
341/641.................................. 1,398,786 dozen of which not
more than 489,575 dozen
shall be in blouses made
from fabric of two or more
colors in the warp and/or
the filling in Categories
341-Y/641-Y \3\.
342/642.................................. 803,919 dozen.
347/348.................................. 4,373,865 dozen of which not
more than 1,521,420 dozen
shall be in trousers in
Categories 347-T/348-T \4\.
350...................................... 430,368 dozen.
351/651.................................. 688,085 dozen.
352/652.................................. 2,332,000 dozen.
361...................................... 1,532,897 numbers.
369-S \5\................................ 1,584,724 kilograms.
410/624.................................. 1,075,430 square meters of
which not more than 695,866
square meters shall be in
Category 410.
448...................................... 36,902 dozen.
604...................................... 1,829,236 kilograms.
611...................................... 45,761,766 square meters.
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\1\ Category 338-S: only HTS numbers 6103.22.0050, 6105.10.0010,
6105.10.0030, 6105.90.8010, 6109.10.0027, 6110.20.1025, 6110.20.2040,
6110.20.2065, 6110.90.9068, 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, 6106.90.2510, 6106.90.3010, 6109.10.0070, 6110.20.1030,
6110.20.2045, 6110.20.2075, 6110.90.9070, 6112.11.0040, 6114.20.0010
and 6117.90.9020; 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.
\2\ Category 340-Y: only HTS numbers 6205.20.2015, 6205.20.2020,
6205.20.2046, 6205.20.2050 and 6205.20.2060; Category 640-Y: only HTS
numbers 6205.30.2010, 6205.30.2020, 6205.30.2050 and 6205.30.2060.
\3\ Category 341-Y: only HTS numbers 6204.22.3060, 6206.30.3010,
6206.30.3030 and 6211.42.0054; Category 641-Y: only HTS numbers
6204.23.0050, 6204.29.2030, 6206.40.3010 and 6206.40.3025.
\4\ Category 347-T: only HTS numbers 6103.19.2015, 6103.19.9020,
6103.22.0030, 6103.42.1020, 6103.42.1040, 6103.49.8010, 6112.11.0050,
6113.00.9038, 6203.19.1020, 6203.19.9020, 6203.22.3020, 6203.42.4005,
6203.42.4010, 6203.42.4015, 6203.42.4025, 6203.42.4035, 6203.42.4045,
6203.49.8020, 6210.40.9033, 6211.20.1520, 6211.20.3810 and
6211.32.0040; Category 348-T: only HTS numbers 6104.12.0030,
6104.19.8030, 6104.22.0040, 6104.29.2034, 6104.62.2010, 6104.62.2025,
6104.69.8022, 6112.11.0060, 6113.00.9042, 6117.90.9060, 6204.12.0030,
6204.19.8030, 6204.22.3040, 6204.29.4034, 6204.62.3000, 6204.62.4005,
6204.62.4010, 6204.62.4020, 6204.62.4030, 6204.62.4040, 6204.62.4050,
6204.69.6010, 6204.69.9010, 6210.50.9060, 6211.20.1550, 6211.20.6810,
6211.42.0030 and 6217.90.9050.
\5\ Category 369-S: only HTS number 6307.10.2005.
Imports charged to these category limits for the periods January
1, 1995 through December 31, 1995 and March 28, 1995 through
December 31, 1995 (Categories 352/652) shall be charged against
those levels of restraint to the extent of any unfilled balances. In
the event the limits established for those periods have been
exhausted by previous entries, such goods shall be subject to the
levels set forth in this directive.
The limits set forth above are subject to adjustments in the
future pursuant to the Uruguay Round Agreements Act, the ATC and any
administrative arrangements notified to the Textiles Monitoring
Body.
In carrying out the above directions, the Commissioner of
Customs should construe entry into the United States for consumption
to include entry for consumption into the Commonwealth of Puerto
Rico.
The Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements has
determined that these actions fall within the foreign affairs
exception of 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. 95-28356 Filed 11-15-95; 8:45 am]
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