[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 81 (Thursday, April 28, 1994)]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 94-10163]
[Federal Register: April 28, 1994]
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COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS
Adjustment of Import Limits for Certain Cotton, Man-Made Fiber,
Silk Blend and Other Vegetable Fiber Textile Products Produced or
Manufactured in Indonesia
April 21, 1994.
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 25, 1994.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jennifer Tallarico, 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) 927-6704. For information on
embargoes and quota re-openings, call (202) 482-3715.
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 current limits for various categories are being adjusted for
swing.
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 31190, published on June 1, 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 bilateral agreement, but are designed to assist only in the
implementation of certain of its provisions.
Ronald I. Levin,
Chairman Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile
Agreements.
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements
April 21, 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 May 25, 1993, by the Chairman,
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements. That
directive concerns imports of certain cotton, wool, man-made fiber,
silk blend and other vegetable fiber textiles and textile products,
produced or manufactured in Indonesia and exported during the
twelve-month period which began on July 1, 1993 and extends through
June 30, 1994.
Effective on April 25, 1994, you are directed to amend further
the directive dated May 25, 1993, to adjust the limits for the
following categories, as provided under the terms of the current
bilateral agreement between the Governments of the United States and
Indonesia:
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Category Adjusted twelve-month limit\1\
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Levels in Group I
317/617/326........................ 19,958,151 square meters.
336/636............................ 474,880 dozen.
342/642............................ 296,800 dozen.
347/348............................ 1,151,620 dozen.
351/651............................ 366,340 dozen.
359-C/659-C\2\..................... 838,107 kilograms.
359-S/659-S\3\..................... 569,619 kilograms.
634/635............................ 226,840 dozen.
641................................ 1,810,126 dozen.
847................................ 312,439 dozen.
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\1\The limits have not been adjusted to account for any imports exported
after June 30, 1993.
\2\Category 359-C: only HTS numbers 6103.42.2025, 6103.49.3034,
6104.62.1020, 6104.69.3010, 6114.20.0048, 6114.20.0052, 6203.42.2010,
6203.42.2090, 6204.62.2010, 6211.32.0010, 6211.32.0025 and
6211.42.0010; Category 659-C: only HTS numbers 6103.23.0055,
6103.43.2020, 6103.43.2025, 6103.49.2000, 6103.49.3038, 6104.63.1020,
6104.63.1030, 6104.69.1000, 6104.69.3014, 6114.30.3044, 6114.30.3054,
6203.43.2010, 6203.43.2090, 6203.49.1010, 6203.49.1090, 6204.63.1510,
6204.69.1010, 6210.10.4015, 6211.33.0010, 6211.33.0017 and
6211.43.0010.
\3\Category 359-S: only HTS numbers 6112.39.0010, 6112.49.0010,
6211.11.2010, 6211.11.2020, 6211.12.3003 and 6211.12.3005; 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.
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,
Ronald I. Levin,
Acting Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile
Agreements.
[FR Doc. 94-10163 Filed 4-26-94; 8:45 am]
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