[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 65 (Wednesday, April 5, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17320-17321]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-8291]
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COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS
Amendment and Establishment of Import Restraint Limits and
Restraint Periods for Certain Wool and Man-Made Fiber Textile Products
Produced or Manufactured in the Czech Republic
March 30, 1995.
AGENCY: Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA).
ACTION: Issuing a directive to the Commissioner of Customs amending and
establishing limits and restraint periods.
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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, (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:
[[Page 17321]] 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 current restraint
period agreed upon by the Governments of the United States and the
Czech Republic is being amended and new limits are being established
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 Uruguay Round Textiles Monitoring Body (TMB) contained
in the Bilateral Textile Agreement, effected by exchange of notes dated
August 12, 1993 and April 11, 1994, between the Governments of the
United States and the Czech Republic.
In the letter published below, the Chairman of CITA directs the
Commissioner of Customs to amend the current restraint period and
establish new limits for the period beginning on June 1, 1994 and
extending through December 31, 1994 and the period beginning on January
1, 1995 and extending through December 31, 1995.
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 30346, published on June 13, 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 June 7, 1994, by the Chairman,
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements. That
directive concerns imports of certain wool and man-made fiber
textile products, produced or manufactured in the Czech Republic and
exported during the twelve-month period which began on June 1, 1994
and extends through May 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 amend the current restraint period
to end on December 31, 1994 at the following limits. These limits
supersede those contained in the Bilateral Textile Agreement,
effected by exchange of notes dated August 12, 1993 and April 11,
1994, between the Governments of the United States and the Czech
Republic.
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Category Seven-month restraint limit\1\
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410.............................. 883,750 square meters.
433.............................. 3,471 dozen.
435.............................. 2,284 dozen.
443.............................. 42,311 numbers.
624.............................. 927,500 square meters.
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\1\The limits have not been adjusted to account for any imports exported
after May 31, 1994.
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 April
7, 1995, entry into the United States for consumption and withdrawal
from warehouse for consumption of wool and man-made fiber textile
products in the following categories, produced or manufactured in
the Czech Republic 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 August 12, 1993 and April 11, 1994, between
the Governments of the United States and the Czech Republic.
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Category Twelve-month restraint limit\1\
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410.............................. 1,527,609 square meters.
433.............................. 6,000 dozen.
435.............................. 3,948 dozen.
443.............................. 73,137 numbers.
624.............................. 1,668,938 square meters.
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\1\The limits have not been adjusted to account for any imports exported
after December 31, 1994.
Imports charged to these category limits for the period June 1,
1994 through December 31, 1994 shall be charged against those levels
of restraint to the extent of any unfilled balances. In the event
the limits established for that period 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 adjustment in the
future pursuant to the provisions of 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. 95-8291 Filed 4-4-95; 8:45 am]
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