95-8289. Amendment of Import Restraint Limits for Certain Cotton, Wool and Man-Made Fiber Textile Products Produced or Manufactured in Costa Rica

[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 65 (Wednesday, April 5, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 17320]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-8289]



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COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS

Amendment of Import Restraint Limits for Certain Cotton, Wool and 
Man-Made Fiber Textile Products Produced or Manufactured in Costa Rica

March 30, 1995.
AGENCY: Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA).

ACTION: Issuing a directive to the Commissioner of Customs revising 
limits pursuant to the Uruguay Round Agreement on Textiles and Clothing 
(ATC).

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EFFECTIVE DATE: April 7, 1995.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Anne Novak, International Trade 
Specialist, Office of Textiles and Apparel, U.S. Department of 
Commerce, [phone]. 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 [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).

    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 Costa Rica, 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 Costa Rica is now a member 
of the World Trade Organization (WTO), the limits published in the 
Federal Register on December 6, 1994 (60 FR 62715) are being amended. 
Pursuant to the ATC, these new limits supersede those notified to the 
TMB contained in the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) dated December 
23, 1993 between the Governments of the United States and Costa Rica. 
The guaranteed access levels remain unchanged.
    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 62715, 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 and man-made 
fiber textile products, produced or manufactured in Costa Rica and 
exported during the period beginning on January 1, 1995 and 
extending through December 31, 1995.
    Effective on April 7, 1995, you are directed, pursuant to the 
Uruguay Round Agreements Act and the Uruguay Round Agreement on 
Textiles and Clothing (ATC), to increase the levels for the 
following categories. These limits supersede those contained in the 
Memorandum of Understanding dated December 23, 1993 between the 
Governments of the United States and Costa Rica.

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              Category                      Twelve-month limit\1\       
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340/640............................  827,190 dozen.                     
342/642............................  305,362 dozen.                     
347/348............................  1,393,997 dozen.                   
443................................  206,570 numbers.                   
447................................  11,138 dozen.                      
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\1\The limits have not been adjusted to account for any imports exported
  after December 31, 1994.                                              

    The guaranteed access levels remain unchanged.
    The limits set forth above are subject to adjustment in the 
future pursuant to the provisions of the ATC and any administrative 
arrangement notified to the Textiles Monitoring Body.
    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. 95-8289 Filed 4-4-95; 8:45 am]
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