97-31083. Adjustment of Import Limits for Certain Cotton, Wool, Man-Made Fiber, Silk Blend and Other Vegetable Fiber Textile Products Produced or Manufactured in the People's Republic of China

[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 227 (Tuesday, November 25, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 62759-62760]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-31083]


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COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS


Adjustment of Import Limits for Certain Cotton, Wool, Man-Made 
Fiber, Silk Blend and Other Vegetable Fiber Textile Products Produced 
or Manufactured in the People's Republic of China

November 20, 1997.
AGENCY: Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA).

ACTION: Issuing a directive to the Commissioner of Customs increasing 
limits.

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EFFECTIVE DATE: November 26, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Janet Heinzen, 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: Section 204 of the Agricultural Act of 1956, as 
amended (7 U.S.C. 1854); Executive Order 11651 of March 3, 1972, as 
amended.

    The current limits for certain categories are being increased for 
carryforward.
    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 61 FR 66263, published on December 17, 1996). Also see 
62 FR 6950, published on February 14, 1997.
Troy H. Cribb,
Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.

Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements
November 20, 1997.

Commissioner of Customs,
Department of the Treasury, Washington, DC 20229.

    Dear Commissioner: This directive amends, but does not cancel, 
the directive

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issued to you on February 10, 1997, by the Chairman, Committee for 
the Implementation of Textile Agreements. That directive concerns 
imports of certain cotton, wool, man-made fiber, silk blend and 
other vegetable fiber textiles and textile products and silk 
apparel, produced or manufactured in China and exported during the 
twelve-month period beginning on January 1, 1997 and extending 
through December 31, 1997.
    Effective on November 26, 1997, you are directed to increase the 
limits for the following categories, as provided for under the terms 
of the bilateral agreement between the Governments of the United 
States and the People's Republic of China:

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                                             Adjusted twelve-month limit
                 Category                                \1\            
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Sublevels in Group I                                                    
200.......................................  751,317 kilograms.          
334.......................................  341,541 dozen.              
359-C \2\.................................  622,579 kilograms.          
438.......................................  28,228 dozen.               
445/446...................................  310,468 dozen.              
611.......................................  5,576,939 square meters.    
634.......................................  653,954 dozen.              
641.......................................  1,404,487 dozen.            
651.......................................  811,250 dozen of which not  
                                             more than 138,858 dozen    
                                             shall be in Category 651-B 
                                             \3\.                       
Group IV                                                                
832, 834, 838,839,843,850-852, 858 and      11,588,728 square meters    
 859, as a group.                            equivalent.                
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\1\ The limits have been adjusted to account for any imports exported   
  after December 31, 1996.                                              
\2\ Category 359-C: only HTS numbers 6103.42.2025, 6103.49.8034,        
  6104.62.1020, 6104.69.8010, 6114.20.0048, 6114.20.0052, 6203.42.2010, 
  6203.42.2090, 6204.62.2010, 6211.32.0010, 6211.32.0025 and            
  6211.42.0010.                                                         
\3\ Category 651-B: only HTS numbers 6107.22.0015 and 6108.32.0015.     

    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,
Troy H. Cribb,
Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.
[FR Doc. 97-31083 Filed 11-21-97; 12:41 pm]
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