[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 212 (Thursday, November 3, 1994)]
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[FR Doc No: 94-27246]
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COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS
Adjustment of Import Limits for Certain Cotton and Man-Made Fiber
Textile Products Produced or Manufactured in the Arab Republic of Egypt
October 27, 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 31, 1994.
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.
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 Categories 340/640 is being increased by
application of swing and special shift, reducing the current limits for
Categories 338/339 and Categories 225 and 314 in the Fabric Group to
account for the increases. The adjusted level for Categories 340/640
also includes an increase 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 58 FR 62645, published on November 29, 1993). Also see
58 FR 55046, published on October 25, 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 and the Memorandum of Understanding dated April
29, 1994, but are designed to assist only in the implementation of
certain of their provisions.
Rita D. Hayes,
Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements
October 27, 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 October 19, 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 Arab
Republic of Egypt and exported during the twelve-month period
beginning on January 1, 1994 and extending through December 31,
1994.
Effective on October 31, 1994, you are directed to adjust the
limits for the following categories, pursuant to the current
bilateral agreement and the Memorandum of Understanding dated April
29, 1994 between the Governments of the United States and the Arab
Republic of Egypt:
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Category Adjusted limit\1\
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Levels not in a group
338/339............................ 1,808,550 dozen.
340/640............................ 1,113,600 dozen.
Fabric Group
218-220, 224-227, 313-317 and 326, 76,146,629 square meters.
as a group.
Sublevels in the group
225................................ 17,189,075 square meters.
314................................ 17,538,815 square meters.
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\1\The limits have not been adjusted to account for any imports exported
after December 31, 1993.
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. 94-27246; Filed 11-2-94; 8:45 am]
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