[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 85 (Wednesday, May 4, 1994)]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 94-10599]
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[Federal Register: May 4, 1994]
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COMMISSION ON IMMIGRATION REFORM
COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS
Adjustment of Import Limits for Certain Man-Made Fiber, Silk Blend
and Other Vegetable Fiber Textile Products Produced or Manufactured
in The People's Republic of China
April 26, 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: April 26, 1994.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jennifer Aldrich, 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) 927-6703. 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 Group IV is being increased for swing and
carryforward. The limit for Category 607 is being reduced to account
for the swing applied.
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
59 FR 3847, published on January 27, 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 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
April 26, 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 January 24, 1994 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 textile products, produced or
manufactured in The People's Republic of China and exported during
the twelve-month period which began on January 1, 1994 and extends
through December 31, 1994.
Effective on April 26, 1994, you are directed to adjust the
limits for the following categories, as provided under the terms of
the Memorandum of Understanding dated January 17, 1994 between the
Governments of the United States and The People's Republic of China:
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Category Adjusted twelve-month limit\1\
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Group IV........................... 11,450,428 square meters.
Sub-levels in Group I
607................................ 2,752,516 kilograms.
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\1\The limits have not been adjusted to account for any imports exported
after December 31, 1993.
The Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements has
determined that these actions fall within the foreign affairs
exception to 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. 94-10599 Filed 5-3-94; 8:45 am]
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