[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 65 (Wednesday, April 5, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17326-17327]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-8288]
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COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS
Amendment and Elimination of Import Restraint Limits for Certain
Cotton, Wool, Man-Made Fiber and Other Vegetable Fiber Textiles and
Textile Products Produced or Manufactured in Jamaica
March 30, 1995.
AGENCY: Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA).
ACTION: Issuing a directive to the Commissioner of Customs amending and
eliminating limits pursuant to the Uruguay Round Agreement on Textiles
and Clothing (ATC).
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EFFECTIVE DATE: April 10, 1995.
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) 927-5850. 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 [[Page 17327]] Agreements Act, the limits
agreed upon by the Governments of the United States and Jamaica, 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. Since Jamaica is now a member
of the World Trade Organization (WTO), the limits published in the
Federal Register on December 6, 1994 (60 FR 62717) are being amended.
Pursuant to the ATC, these new limits supersede those notified to the
TMB contained in the Bilateral Cotton, Wool, Man-Made Fiber Textile
Agreement of August 27, 1986, as amended and extended, and the
Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) dated November 8, 1983 between the
Governments of the United States and Jamaica.
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). Also see
59 FR 62717, published on December 6, 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: This directive amends, but does not cancel,
the directive issued to you on November 29, 1994, by the Chairman,
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements. That
directive concerns imports of certain cotton, wool, man-made fiber
and other vegetable fiber textiles and textile products, produced or
manufactured in Jamaica and exported during the twelve-month period
beginning on January 1, 1995 and extending through December 31,
1995.
Effective on April 10, 1995, you are directed, pursuant to the
Uruguay Round Agreements Act and the Uruguay Round Agreement on
Textiles and Clothing (ATC), to increase the limits for the
categories listed below. Also, you are directed to eliminate the
limits and import charges for Categories 336/636, 342/642 and 447.
These limits supersede those contained in the Bilateral Cotton,
Wool, Man-Made Fiber Textile Agreement of August 27, 1986, as
amended and extended, and the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)
dated November 8, 1983 between the Governments of the United States
and Jamaica.
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Category Twelve-month restraint limit\1\
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331/631.......................... 537,500 dozen pairs.
338/339/638/639.................. 1,059,810 dozen.
340/640.......................... 495,594 dozen of which not more than
419,350 dozen shall be in shirts
made from fabrics with two or more
colors in the warp and/or the
filling in Categories 340-Y/640-
Y\2\.
341/641.......................... 622,315 dozen.
345/845.......................... 153,558 dozen.
347/348/647/648.................. 1,143,932 dozen.
352/652.......................... 1,709,250 dozen.
445/446.......................... 51,020 dozen.
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\1\The limits have not been adjusted to account for any imports exported
after December 31, 1994.
\2\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.
The limits set forth above are subject to adjustment in the
future according to the provisions of the ATC and any administrative
arrangements notified to the Textiles Monitoring Body.
The guaranteed access levels remain unchanged.
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. 95-8288 Filed 4-4-95; 8:45 am]
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