94-30390. Establishment and Adjustment of Import Limits for Certain Cotton and Wool Textile Products Produced or Manufactured in Colombia

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COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS

 

Establishment and Adjustment of Import Limits for Certain Cotton 
and Wool Textile Products Produced or Manufactured in Colombia

December 6, 1994.
AGENCY: Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA).

ACTION: Issuing a directive to the Commissioner of Customs establishing 
and adjusting limits.

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EFFECTIVE DATE: December 13, 1994.

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).

    In a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) dated November 18, 1994, the 
Governments of the United States and Colombia agreed to extend and 
amend their bilateral for two consecutive one-year periods, beginning 
on January 1, 1994 and extending through December 31, 1995.
    In the letter published below, the Chairman of CITA directs the 
Commissioner of Customs to establish a limit for Category 315 and to 
amend the current limit for Category 443. The limits include 
adjustments for swing, carryover, special carryover and 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 65579, published on December 15, 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 Memorandum of Understanding dated November 18, 1994, but are 
designed to assist only in the implementation of certain of its 
provisions.
D. Michael Hutchinson,
Acting Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile 
Agreements.

Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements
December 6, 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 December 9, 1993, by the Chairman, 
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements. That 
directive concerns imports of wool textile products, produced or 
manufactured in Colombia and exported during the twelve-month period 
which began on January 1, 1994 and extends through December 31, 
1994.
    Effective on December 13, 1994, you are directed to establish 
and adjust the limits for the following categories, as provided 
under the terms of the Memorandum of Understanding dated November 
18, 1994 between the Governments of the United States and the 
Republic of Colombia:

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              Category                      Twelve-month limit\1\       
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315................................  19,299,638 square meters           
443................................  144,893 numbers.                   
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\1\The limits have not been adjusted to account for any imports exported
  after December 31, 1993.                                              

    Imports charged to the category limit for Category 315 for the 
period January 1, 1993 through December 31, 1993, shall be charged 
against that level of restraint to the extent of any unfilled 
balance. In the event the limit established for that period has been 
exhausted by previous entries, such goods shall be subject to the 
level set forth in this directive.
    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,
D. Michael Hutchinson,
Acting Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile 
Agreements.
[FR Doc. 94-30390 Filed 12-8-94; 8:45 am]
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