96-29648. Adjustment of Import Limits and Guaranteed Access Levels for Certain Cotton, Wool and Man-Made Fiber Textile Products Produced or Manufactured in the Dominican Republic

[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 225 (Wednesday, November 20, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 59086-59087]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-29648]


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COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS


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

November 15, 1996.
AGENCY: Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA).

ACTION: Issuing a directive to the Commissioner of Customs adjusting 
import limits and guaranteed access levels.

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EFFECTIVE DATE: November 20, 1996.

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); Uruguay Round Agreements Act.

    On the request of the Government of the Dominican Republic, the 
U.S. Government agreed to increase the 1996 Guaranteed Access Levels 
for Categories 338/638, 339/639 and 633. Also, the current limits for 
Categories 433 and 448 are being increased for 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 60 FR 65299, published on December 19, 1995). Also see 
61 FR 1359, published on January 19, 1996.
    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.
Troy H. Cribb,
Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.

Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements
November 15, 1996.

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 11, 1996, 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, 1996 and extends through December 31, 1996.
    Effective on November 20, 1996, you are directed to adjust the 
limits for the following categories, as provided for under the 
Uruguay Agreements Act and the Uruguay Round Agreement on Textiles 
and Clothing:

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                 Category                        Adjusted limit \1\     
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342/642...................................  454,702 dozen.              
433.......................................  24,243 dozen.               
448.......................................  45,470 dozen.               
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\1\ The limits have not been adjusted to account for any imports        
  exported after December 31, 1995.                                     

    The Guaranteed Access Level (GAL) for Categories 342/642, 433 
and 448 remain unchanged. The GALs for textile products in the 
following categories shall be increased:

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                 Category                      Guaranteed Access Level  
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338/638...................................  3,650,000 dozen.            
339/639...................................  2,650,000 dozen.            
633.......................................  120,000 dozen.              
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    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,
Troy H. Cribb,
Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.
[FR Doc. 96-29648 Filed 11-19-96; 8:45 am]
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