94-5619. Extension of an Import Restraint Limit for Certain Man-Made Fiber, Silk Blend and Other Vegetable Fiber Textile Products Produced or Manufactured in Myanmar

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COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS
 

Extension of an Import Restraint Limit for Certain Man-Made 
Fiber, Silk Blend and Other Vegetable Fiber Textile Products Produced 
or Manufactured in Myanmar

March 7, 1994.
AGENCY: Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA).

ACTION: Issuing a directive to the Commissioner of Customs extending a 
limit.

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EFFECTIVE DATE: March 14, 1994.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ross Arnold, International Trade 
Specialist, Office of Textiles and Apparel, U.S. Department of 
Commerce, [phone]. For information on the quota status of this 
limit, 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 United States Government has decided to continue the restraint 
limit on Categories 647/648/847 for an additional twelve-month period, 
beginning on March 1, 1994 and extending through February 28, 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 64645, published on November 29, 1993). Also see 
58 FR 13744, published on March 15, 1993.
Rita D. Hayes,
Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.

Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements
March 7, 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); and in 
accordance with the provisions of Executive Order 11651 of March 3, 
1972, as amended, you are directed to prohibit, effective on March 
14, 1994, entry into the United States for consumption and 
withdrawal from warehouse for consumption of man-made fiber, silk 
blend and other vegetable fiber textile products in Categories 647/
648/847, produced or manufactured in Myanmar and exported during the 
period beginning on March 1, 1994 and extending through February 28, 
1995, in excess of 24,551 dozen.\1\
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    \1\The limit has not been adjusted to account for any imports 
exported after Februay 28, 1994.
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    Imports charged to this category limit for the period March 1, 
1993 through February 28, 1994 shall be charged against the level of 
restraint to the extent of any unfilled balance. Goods in excess of 
that limit shall be subject to the 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 this action falls 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. 94-5619 Filed 3-9-94; 8:45 am]
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