[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 65 (Wednesday, April 5, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17338-17339]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-8280]
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COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS
Announcement of Import Limits for Certain Cotton, Wool, and Man-
Made Fiber Textile Products Produced or Manufactured in the Republic of
Turkey
March 30, 1995.
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: April 6, 1995.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Anne Novak, 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) 927-6718. 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).
Pursuant to the Uruguay Round Agreement on Textiles and Clothing
(ATC) and the Uruguay Round Agreements Act, the limits agreed upon by
the Governments of the United States and the Republic of Turkey, as
notified to the Uruguay Round Textiles Monitoring Body (TMB), are being
amended to establish limits for the period beginning on January 1, 1995
and extending through December 31, 1995. Pursuant to the ATC, these
limits supersede those notified to the TMB contained in the Bilateral
Textile Agreement, effected by exchange of notes dated July 29 and
August 6, 1991, as amended, and the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)
dated October 5, 1994 between the Governments of the United States and
the Republic of Turkey.
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 59 FR 65531, published on December 20, 1994).
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 ATC, but are designed to assist only in the implementation of
certain of its provisions.
Rita D. Hayes,
Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements
March 30, 1995.
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), the Uruguay Round
Agreements Act and the Uruguay Round Agreement on Textiles and
Clothing (ATC); and in accordance with the provisions of Executive
Order 11651 of March 3, 1972, as amended, you are directed to
prohibit, effective on , entry into the United
States for consumption and withdrawal from warehouse for consumption
of cotton, wool and man-made fiber textile products in the following
categories, produced or manufactured in Turkey and exported during
the twelve-month period beginning on January 1, 1995 and extending
through December 31, 1995, in excess of the following limits. These
limits supersede those contained in the Bilateral Textile Agreement,
effected by exchange of notes dated July 29 and August 6, 1991, as
amended and extended, and the Memorandum of Understanding dated
[[Page 17339]] October 5, 1994 between the Governments of the United
States and the Republic of Turkey.
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Category Twelve-month restraint limit\1\
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Fabric Group
219, 313, 314, 315, 317, 326, 617, 141,404,089 square meters of which
625/626/627/628/629, as a group. not more than 32,313,717 square
meters shall be in 219; 39,494,543
square meters shall be in 313;
22,978,643 square meters shall be
in 314; 30,877,553 square meters
shall be in 315; 32,313,717 square
meters shall be in 317; 3,590,412
square meters shall be in 326;
21,542,479 square meters shall be
in 617.
Sublevel in Fabric Group
625/626/627/628/629............... 14,546,560 square meters of which
not more than 5,818,624 square
meters shall be in 625; 5,818,624
square meters shall be in 626;
5,818,624 square meters shall be in
627; 5,818,624 square meters shall
be in 628; and 5,818,624 square
meters shall be in 629.
Limits not in group
200............................... 1,363,441 kilograms.
300/301........................... 6,638,496 kilograms.
335............................... 286,630 dozen.
336/636........................... 675,172 dozen.
338/339/638/639................... 4,203,906 dozen of which not more
than 2,606,422 dozen shall be in
Categories 338-S/339-S/638-S/639-
S\2\.
340/640........................... 1,353,617 dozen of which not more
than 384,987 dozen shall be in
shirts made from fabric of two or
more colors in the warp and/or the
filling in Categories 340-Y/640-
Y\3\.
341/641........................... 1,336,760 dozen of which not more
than 467,866 dozen shall be in
blouses made from fabric of two or
more colors in the warp and/or the
filling in Categories 341-Y/641-
Y\4\.
342/642........................... 751,607 dozen.
347/348........................... 4,089,253 dozen of which not more
than 1,422,420 dozen shall be in
trousers in Categories 347-T/348-
T\5\.
350............................... 426,276 dozen.
351/651........................... 681,543 dozen.
361............................... 1,433,150 numbers.
369-S\6\.......................... 1,481,604 kilograms.
410/624........................... 1,063,098 square meters of which not
more than 687,887 square meters
shall be in Category 410.
448............................... 36,479 dozen.
604............................... 1,710,206 kilograms.
611............................... 42,784,000 square meters.
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\1\The limits have not been adjusted to account for any imports exported
after December 31, 1994.
\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.
\3\Category 340-Y: only HTS numbers 6205.20.2015, 6205.20.2020,
6205.20.2046, 6205.20.2050 and 6205.20.2060; Category 640-Y: only HTS
numbers 6205.30.2010, 6205.30.2020, 6205.30.2050 and 6205.30.2060.
\4\Category 341-Y: only HTS numbers 6204.22.3060, 6206.30.3010,
6206.30.3030 and 6211.42.0054; Category 641-Y: only HTS numbers
6204.23.0050, 6204.29.2030, 6206.40.3010 and 6206.40.3025.
\5\Category 347-T: only HTS numbers 6103.19.2015, 6103.19.9020,
6103.22.0030, 6103.42.1020, 6103.42.1040, 6103.49.8010, 6112.11.0050,
6113.00.9038, 6203.19.1020, 6203.19.9020, 6203.22.3020, 6203.42.4005,
6203.42.4010, 6203.42.4015, 6203.42.4025, 6203.42.4035, 6203.42.4045,
6203.49.8020, 6210.40.9033, 6211.20.1520, 6211.20.3810 and
6211.32.0040; Category 348-T: only HTS numbers 6104.12.0030,
6104.19.8030, 6104.22.0040, 6104.29.2034, 6104.62.2010, 6104.62.2025,
6104.69.8022, 6112.11.0060, 6113.00.9042, 6117.90.9060, 6204.12.0030,
6204.19.8030, 6204.22.3040, 6204.29.4034, 6204.62.3000, 6204.62.4005,
6204.62.4010, 6204.62.4020, 6204.62.4030, 6204.62.4040, 6204.62.4050,
6204.69.6010, 6204.69.9010, 6210.50.9060, 6211.20.1550, 6211.20.6810,
6211.42.0030 and 6217.90.9050.
\6\Category 369-S: only HTS number 6307.10.2005.
Imports charged to these category limits for the periods January
1, 1994 through December 31, 1994 and July 1, 1994 through December
31, 1994 (Category 611) shall be charged against those levels of
restraint to the extent of any unfilled balances. In the event the
limits established for those periods have been exhausted by previous
entries, such goods shall be subject to the levels set forth in this
directive.
The limits set forth above are subject to adjustments in the
future pursuant to the ATC and any administrative arrangements
notified to the Textiles Monitoring Body.
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,
Rita D. Hayes,
Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.
[FR Doc. 95-8280 Filed 4-4-95; 8:45 am]
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