[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 76 (Tuesday, April 21, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 19718]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-10443]
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COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS
Adjustment of Import Limits for Certain Cotton, Wool and Man-Made
Fiber Textile Products Produced or Manufactured in Turkey
April 15, 1998.
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: April 21, 1998.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Roy Unger, 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 current limits for certain categories are being adjusted,
variously, for swing, carryover, carryforward, special shift and
recrediting of unused 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 62 FR 66057, published on December 17, 1997). Also see
62 FR 67839, published on December 30, 1997.
Troy H. Cribb,
Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements
April 15, 1998.
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 22, 1997, 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 Turkey and
exported during the twelve-month period which began on January 1,
1998 and extends through December 31, 1998.
Effective on April 21, 1998, you are directed to adjust the
limits for the following categories, as provided for under the
Uruguay Round Agreement on Textiles and Clothing (ATC):
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Category Twelve-month limit \1\
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Fabric Group
219, 313, 314, 315, 317, 326, 617, 625/626/ 166,793,151 square meters of
627/628/629, as a group. which not more than
40,184,564 square meters
shall be in Category 219;
not more than 49,114,466
square meters shall be in
Category 313; not more than
28,575,690 square meters
shall be in Category 314;
not more than 38,398,585
square meters shall be in
Category 315; not more than
40,184,564 square meters
shall be in Category 317;
not more than 4,464,950
square meters shall be in
Category 326, and not more
than 26,789,711 square
meters shall be in Category
617.
Sublevel in Fabric Group
625/626/627/628/629....................... 18,089,753 square meters of
which not more than
8,538,363 square meters
shall be in Category 625;
not more than 7,235,901
square meters shall be in
Category 626; not more than
7,235,901 square meters
shall be in Category 627;
not more than 7,235,901
square meters shall be in
Category 628; and not more
than 7,235,901 square
meters shall be in Category
629.
Limits not in a group
335....................................... 290,989 dozen.
338/339/638/639........................... 5,907,500 dozen of which not
more than 4,214,201 dozen
shall be in Categories 338-
S/339-S/638-S/639-S \2\.
350....................................... 652,031 dozen.
351/651................................... 919,577 dozen.
361....................................... 2,013,921 numbers.
410/624................................... 1,302,343 square meters of
which not more than 793,896
square meters shall be in
Category 410.
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\1\ The limits have not been adjusted to account for any imports
exported after December 31, 1997.
\2\ Category 338-S: only HTS numbers 6103.22.0050, 6105.10.0010,
6105.10.0030, 6105.90.8010, 6109.10.0027, 6110.20.1025, 6110.20.2040,
6110.20.2065, 6110.90.9068, 6112.11.0030 and 6114.20.0005; Category
339-S: only HTS numbers 6104.22.0060, 6104.29.2049, 6106.10.0010,
6106.10.0030, 6106.90.2510, 6106.90.3010, 6109.10.0070, 6110.20.1030,
6110.20.2045, 6110.20.2075, 6110.90.9070, 6112.11.0040, 6114.20.0010
and 6117.90.9020; Category 638-S: all HTS numbers except 6109.90.1007,
6109.90.1009, 6109.90.1013 and 6109.90.1025; Category 639-S: all HTS
numbers except 6109.90.1050, 6109.90.1060, 6109.90.1065 and
6109.90.1070.
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,
Troy H. Cribb,
Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.
[FR Doc. 98-10443 Filed 4-20-98; 8:45 am]
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