[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 249 (Tuesday, December 30, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 67833-67834]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-33914]
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COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS
Announcement of Import Restraint Limits for Certain Cotton, Wool,
Man-Made Fiber, Silk Blend and Other Vegetable Fiber Textiles and
Textile Products Produced or Manufactured in the Republic of Korea
December 22, 1997.
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, 1998.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ross Arnold, 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: 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 import restraint limits for textile products, produced or
manufactured in Korea and exported during the period January 1, 1998
through December 31, 1998 are based on limits notified to the Textiles
Monitoring Body pursuant to the Uruguay Round Agreement on Textiles and
Clothing (ATC).
Pursuant to the provisions of the ATC, the second stage of the
integration commences on January 1, 1998 (see 60 FR 21075, published on
May 1, 1995). Accordingly, certain previously restrained categories may
have been modified or eliminated and certain limits may have been
revised. Integrated products will no longer be subject to quota. CITA
has informed Korea of its intent to continue the bilateral visa
arrangement for those products.
In the letter published below, the Chairman of CITA directs the
Commissioner of Customs to establish the 1998 limits. In accordance
with the special swing provision contained in the exchange of notes
dated April 2 and 8, 1997 between the Governments of the United States
and Korea, 59,407,515 square meters equivalent is being charged to the
1998 Group II limit.
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 62 FR 66057, published on December 17, 1997). Also see
62 FR 51832, published on October 3, 1997.
J. Hayden Boyd,
Acting Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile
Agreements.
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements
December 22, 1997.
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); Executive Order 11651 of
March 3, 1972, as amended; and the Uruguay Round Agreement on
Textiles and Clothing (ATC), you are directed to prohibit, effective
on January 1, 1998, entry into the United States for consumption and
withdrawal from warehouse for consumption of cotton, wool, man-made
fiber, silk blend and other vegetable fiber textiles and textile
products in the following categories, produced or manufactured in
the Republic of Korea and exported during the twelve-month period
beginning on January 1, 1998 and extending through December 31,
1998, in excess of the following levels of restraint:
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Category Twelve-month restraint limit
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Group I
200-223, 224-V \1\, 224-O \2\, 225, 226, 386,870,998 square meters
227, 300-326, 360-363, 369pt. \3\, 400- equivalent.
414, 464, 469pt. \4\, 600-629, 666, 669-
P \5\, 669pt. \6\ and 670-O \7\, as a
group.
Sublevels within Group I
200..................................... 461,113 kilograms.
201..................................... 2,183,034 kilograms.
218..................................... 9,346,896 square meters.
219..................................... 8,510,994 square meters.
224-V................................... 10,729,411 square meters.
300/301................................. 3,135,399 kilograms.
313..................................... 51,096,363 square meters.
314..................................... 28,489,091 square meters.
315..................................... 18,272,754 square meters.
317/326................................. 18,988,737 square meters.
363..................................... 1,094,272 numbers.
410..................................... 3,551,791 square meters.
604..................................... 388,754 kilograms.
607..................................... 1,121,629 kilograms.
611..................................... 3,738,759 square meters.
613/614................................. 6,231,263 square meters.
617..................................... 5,167,390 square meters.
619/620................................. 94,532,277 square meters.
624..................................... 9,118,923 square meters.
625/626/627/628/629..................... 15,952,036 square meters.
669-P................................... 2,294,475 kilograms.
Group II
237, 239pt. \8\, 331-348, 350-352, 359-H 584,556,337 square meters
\9\, 359pt. \10\, 431, 433-438, 440- equivalent.
448, 459-W \11\, 459pt. \12\, 631, 633-
652, 659-H \13\, 659-S \14\ and 659pt.
\15\, as a group.
Sublevels within Group II
237..................................... 62,007 dozen.
239pt................................... 250,725 kilograms.
333/334/335............................. 280,407 dozen of which not
more than 143,320 dozen
shall be in Category 335.
336..................................... 59,258 dozen.
338/339................................. 1,246,253 dozen.
340..................................... 648,052 dozen of which not
more than 336,489 dozen
shall be in Category 340-D
\16\.
341..................................... 182,729 dozen.
342/642................................. 225,379 dozen.
345..................................... 121,071 dozen.
347/348................................. 461,113 dozen.
350..................................... 17,235 dozen.
351/651................................. 236,766 dozen.
352..................................... 184,245 dozen.
359-H................................... 2,654,234 kilograms.
433..................................... 13,935 dozen.
434..................................... 7,147 dozen.
435..................................... 35,230 dozen.
436..................................... 14,914 dozen.
438..................................... 59,793 dozen.
440..................................... 198,651 dozen.
442..................................... 50,399 dozen.
443..................................... 322,056 numbers.
444..................................... 54,920 numbers.
445/446................................. 52,277 dozen.
447..................................... 89,190 dozen.
448..................................... 35,456 dozen.
459-W................................... 95,910 kilograms.
631..................................... 311,096 dozen pairs.
633/634/635............................. 1,358,622 dozen of which not
more than 154,065 dozen
shall be in Category 633
and not more than 574,152
dozen shall be in Category
635.
636..................................... 271,507 dozen.
638/639................................. 5,289,591 dozen.
640-D \17\.............................. 3,136,590 dozen.
640-O \18\.............................. 2,613,824 dozen.
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641..................................... 1,053,642 dozen of which not
more than 39,799 dozen
shall be in Category 641-Y
\19\.
643..................................... 780,589 numbers.
644..................................... 1,174,362 numbers.
645/646................................. 3,592,927 dozen.
647/648................................. 1,328,005 dozen.
650..................................... 25,221 dozen.
659-H................................... 1,340,420 kilograms.
659-S................................... 185,476 kilograms.
Group III
831, 833-838, 840-844, 847-858 and 17,418,627 square meters
859pt. \20\, as a group. equivalent.
Sublevel within Group III
835..................................... 28,798 dozen.
Group IV
845..................................... 2,315,056 dozen.
846..................................... 818,787 dozen.
Group VI
369-L/670-L/870\21\..................... 73,117,988 square meters
equivalent.
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\1\ Category 224-V: only HTS numbers 5801.21.0000, 5801.23.0000,
5801.24.0000, 5801.25.0010, 5801.25.0020, 5801.26.0010, 5801.26.0020,
5801.31.0000, 5801.33.0000, 5801.34.0000, 5801.35.0010, 5801.35.0020,
5801.36.0010 and 5801.36,0020.
\2\ Category 224-O: all remaining HTS numbers in Category 224.
\3\ Category 369pt.: all HTS numbers except 4202.12.4000, 4202.12.8020,
4202.12.8060, 4202.92.1500, 4202.92.3015, 4202.92.6090 (Category 369-
L); 5601.10.1000, 5601.21.0090, 5701.90.1020, 5701.90.2020,
5702.10.9020, 5702.39.2010, 5702.49.1020, 5702.49.1080, 5702.59.1000,
5702.99.1010, 5602.99.1090, 5705.00.2020 and 6406.10.7700.
\4\ Category 469pt.: all HTS numbers except 5601.29.0020, 5603.94.1010
and 6406.10.9020.
\5\ Category 669-P: only HTS numbers 6305.32.0010, 6305.32.0020,
6305.33.0010, 6305.33.0020 and 6305.39.0000.
\6\ Category 669pt.: all HTS numbers except 6305.32.0010, 6305.32.0020,
6305.33.0010, 6305.33.0020 and 6305.39.0000 (Category 669-P);
5601.10.2000, 5601.22.0090, 5607.49.3000, 5607.50.4000 and
6406.10.9040.
\7\ Category 670-O: all HTS numbers except 4202.12.8030, 4202.12.8070,
4202.92.3020, 4202.92.3030 and 4202.92.9025 (Category 670-L).
\8\ Category 239pt.: only HTS number 6209.20.5040 (diapers).
\9\ Category 359-H: only HTS numbers 6505.90.1540 and 6505.90.2060.
\10\ Category 359pt.: all HTS numbers except 6505.90.1540, 6505.20.2060
(Category 359-H); and 6406.99.1550.
\11\ Category 459-W: only HTS number 6505.90.4090.
\12\ Category 459pt.: all HTS numbers except 6505.90.4090 (Category 459-
W); 6405.20.6030, 6405.20.6060, 6405.20.6090, 6405.99.1505 and
6406.99.1560.
\13\ Category 659-H: only HTS numbers 6502.00.9030, 6504.00.9015,
6504.00.9060, 6505.90.5090, 6505.90.6090, 6505.90.7090 and
6505.90.8090.
\14\ Category 659-S: only HTS numbers 6112.31.0010, 6112.31.0020,
6112.41.0010, 6112.41.0020, 6112.41.0030, 6112.41.0040, 6211.11.1010,
6211.11.1020, 6211.12.1010 and 6211.12.1020.
\15\ Category 659pt.: all HTS numbers except 6502.00.9030,
6504.00.91015, 6504.00.9060, 6505.90.5090, 6505.90.606090,
6505.90.7090 and 6505.90.8090 (Category 659-H); 6112.31.0010,
6112.31.0020, 6112.41.0010, 6112.41.0020, 6112.41.0030, 6112.41.0040,
6211.11.1010, 6211.11.1020, 6211.12.1010 and 6211.12.1020 (Category
659-S); 6406.99.1510 and 6406.99.1540.
\16\ Category 340-D: only HTS numbers 6205.20.2015, 6205.20.2020,
6205.20.2025 and 6205.20.2030.
\17\ Category 640-D: only HTS numbers 6205.30.2010, 6205.30.2020,
6205.30.2030, 6205.30.2040, 6205.90.3030 and 6205.90.4030.
\18\ Category 640-O: all HTS numbers except 6205.30.2010, 6205.30.2020,
6205.30.2030, 6205.30.2040, 6205.90.3030 and 6205.90.4030 (Category
640-D).
\19\ Category 641-Y: only HTS numbers 6204.23.0050, 6204.29.2030,
6206.40.3010 and 6206.40.3025.
\20\ Category 859pt.: only HTS numbers 6115.19.8040, 6117.10.6020,
6212.10.5030, 6212.10.9040, 6212.20.0030, 6212.30.0030, 6212.90.0090,
6214.10.2000 and 6214.90.0090.
\21\ Category 870; Category 369-L: only HTS numbers 4202.12.4000,
4202.12.8020, 4202.12.8060, 4202.92.1500, 4202.92.3015 and
4202.92.6090; Category 670-L: only HTS numbers 4202.12.8030,
4202.12.8070, 4202.92.3020, 4202.92.3030 and 4202.92.9025.
The limits set forth above are subject to adjustment pursuant to
the provisions of the ATC and administrative arrangements notified
to the Textiles Monitoring Body.
Products in the above categories exported during 1997 shall be
charged to the applicable category limits for that year (see
directive dated November 14, 1996) to the extent of any unfilled
balances. In the event the limits established for that period have
been exhausted by previous entries, such products shall be charged
to the limits set forth in this directive.
Products for integration in 1998 listed in the Federal Register
notice published on May 1, 1995 (60 FR 21075) which are exported
during 1997 shall be charged to the applicable limits to the extent
of any unfilled balances. After January 1, 1998, should those
unfilled balances be exhausted, such products shall no longer be
charged to any limit, due to integration of these products into GATT
1994.
CITA has informed Korea of its intent to continue the bilateral
visa arrangement for those products. An export visa will continue to
be required, if applicable, for products integrated on and after
January 1, 1998, before entry is permitted into the United States.
The conversion factors for the following merged categories are
listed below:
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Conversion factor (Square
Category meters equivalent/category
unit)
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333/334/335............................... 33.75
369-L/670-L/870........................... 3.8
633/634/635............................... 34.1
638/639................................... 12.96
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In accordance with exchange of notes dated April 2 and April 8,
1997 between the Governments of the United States and Korea, for
products exported in 1997, you are directed to charge 59,407,515
square meters equivalent to the Group II limit established 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,
J. Hayden Boyd,
Acting Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile
Agreements.
[FR Doc. 97-33914 Filed 12-29-97; 8:45 am]
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