[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 102 (Friday, May 27, 1994)]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 94-13091]
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[Federal Register: May 27, 1994]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS
Adjustment of Import Limits for Certain Cotton, Man-Made Fiber,
Silk Blend and Other Vegetable Fiber Textiles and Textile Products
Produced or Manufactured in Indonesia
May 23, 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: May 27, 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 limit for Category 641 is being increased for special
shift, reducing the limit for Category 341 to account for the increase.
The current limit for Category 847 is being increased for carryover.
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.
Rita D. Hayes,
Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements
May 23, 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 May 27, 1994, you are directed to amend 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
341................................ 547,520 dozen.
641................................ 1,890,935 dozen.
847................................ 322,343 dozen.
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\1\The limits have not been adjusted to account for any imports exported
after June 30, 1993.
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. 94-13091 Filed 5-26-94; 8:45 am]
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