94-30985. Announcement of Import Restraint Limits for Certain Cotton, Man- Made Fiber, Silk Blend and Other Vegetable Fiber Textile Products Produced or Manufactured in Oman

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COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS
 

Announcement of Import Restraint Limits for Certain Cotton, Man-
Made Fiber, Silk Blend and Other Vegetable Fiber Textile Products 
Produced or Manufactured in Oman

December 12, 1994.
AGENCY: Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA).

ACTION: Issuing a directive to the Commissioner of Customs establishing 
limits for the new agreement year.

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EFFECTIVE DATE: January 1, 1995.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jennifer Tallarico, 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).

    The Bilateral Textile Agreement, effected by exchange of notes 
dated December 13, 1993 and January 15, 1994, as amended by a 
Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) dated June 21, 1994, between the 
Governments of the United States and the Sultanate of Oman establishes 
limits for the period beginning on January 1, 1995 and extending 
through December 31, 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 58 FR 62645, published on November 29, 1993). 
Information regarding the 1995 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 bilateral agreement, as amended by the MOU dated June 21, 1994, but 
are designed to assist only in the implementation of certain of its 
provisions.
Rita D. Hayes,
Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.

Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements
December 12, 1994.

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

    Dear Commissioner: Under the terms of section 204 of the 
Agricultural Act of 1956, as amended (7 U.S.C. 1854); pursuant to 
the Bilateral Textile Agreement, effected by exchange of notes dated 
December 13, 1993 and January 15, 1994, as amended by a Memorandum 
of Understanding (MOU) dated June 21, 1994, between the Governments 
of the United States and the Sultanate of Oman; 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, 1995, 
entry into the United States for consumption and withdrawal from 
warehouse for consumption of cotton, man-made fiber, silk blend and 
other vegetable fiber textile products in the following categories, 
produced or manufactured in Oman and exported during the twelve-
month period beginning on January 1, 1995 and extending through 
December 31, 1995, in excess of the following levels of restraint:

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              Category                   Twelve-month restraint limit   
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334/634............................  150,000 dozen.                     
335/635............................  212,000 dozen.                     
338/339............................  439,900 dozen.                     
340/640............................  212,000 dozen.                     
341/641............................  159,000 dozen.                     
347/348............................  757,900 dozen.                     
647/648/847........................  325,000 dozen.                     
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    Imports charged to these category limits, except Categories 647/
648/847, for the period January 1, 1994 through December 31, 1994 
shall be charged against those levels of restraint to the extent of 
any unfilled balances. In the event the limits established for that 
period have been exhausted by previous entries, such goods shall be 
subject to the levels set forth in this directive.
    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,
Rita D. Hayes,
Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.
[FR Doc. 94-30985 Filed 12-15-94; 8:45 am]
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