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[FR Doc No: 94-13092]
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[Federal Register: May 27, 1994]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Announcement of Import Restraint Limits for Certain Cotton and
Man-Made Fiber Textile Products Produced or Manufactured in Kuwait
May 24, 1994.
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: June 1, 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) 927-5850. 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).
In a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) dated May 10, 1994, the
Governments of the United States and the State of Kuwait agreed to
establish a bilateral textile agreement for certain cotton and man-made
fiber textile products, produced or manufactured in Kuwait and exported
during two consecutive one-year periods beginning on January 1, 1994
and extending through December 31, 1995.
In the letter published below, the Chairman of CITA directs the
Commissioner of Customs to establish limits for the period January 1,
1994 through December 31, 1994. The 1994 level for Category 361 is
zero.
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).
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 MOU, 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 24, 1994.
Commissioner of Customs,
Department of the Treasury, Washington, DC 20229.
Dear Commissioner: Effective on June 1, 1994, you are directed
to cancel the directive issued to you on February 8, 1994 by the
Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements,
which directed you to count imports of textile products exported
from Kuwait in Categories 340, 341, 640 and 641.
Under the terms of section 204 of the Agricultural Act of 1956,
as amended (7 U.S.C. 1854); pursuant to the Memorandum of
Understanding dated May 10, 1994 between the Governments of the
United States and the State of Kuwait; and in accordance with the
provisions of Executive Order 11651 of March 3, 1972, as amended,
you are directed to prohibit, effective on June 1, 1994, entry into
the United States for consumption and withdrawal from warehouse for
consumption of cotton and man-made fiber textile products in the
following categories, produced or manufactured in Kuwait and
exported during the twelve-month period beginning on January 1, 1994
and extending through December 31, 1994, in excess of the following
levels of restraint:
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Category Twelve-month restraint limit\1\
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340/640............................ 200,000 dozen.
341/641............................ 110,000 dozen.
361................................ -0-.
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\1\The limits have not been adjusted to account for any imports exported
after December 31, 1993.
Textile products in Categories 340/640, 341/641 and 361 which
have been exported to the United States prior to January 1, 1994
shall not be subject to this directive.
Textile products in Categories 340/640, 341/641 and 361 which
have been released from the custody of the U.S. Customs Service
under the provisions of 19 U.S.C. 1448(b) or 1484(a)(1) prior to the
effective date of this directive shall not be denied entry under
this directive.
For the import period January 1, 1994 through March 31, 1994,
you are directed to charge the following amounts to the limits
established in this directive:
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Category Amount to be charged
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340................................ 73,258 dozen.
341................................ 9,422 dozen.
640................................ 571 dozen.
641................................ 1,759 dozen.
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The limits set forth above are subject to adjustment in the
future pursuant to the provisions of the MOU dated May 10, 1994
between the Governments of the United States and the State of
Kuwait.
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. 94-13092 Filed 5-26-94; 8:45 am]
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