[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 113 (Thursday, June 12, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 32080-32081]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-15375]
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COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS
Adjustment of Import Limits for Certain Cotton and Man-Made Fiber
Textile Products Produced or Manufactured in Qatar
June 6, 1997.
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: June 12, 1997.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Janet Heinzen, 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); Uruguay Round Agreements Act.
The current limit for Categories 347/348 is being increased for
swing, reducing the limit for Categories 341/641 to account for the
increase.
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 61 FR 66263, published on December 17, 1996). Also see
61 FR 58390, published on November 14, 1996.
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 Uruguay Round Agreements Act and the Uruguay Round Agreement on
Textiles and Clothing, but are designed to assist only in the
implementation of certain of their provisions.
D. Michael Hutchinson,
Acting Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile
Agreements.
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements
June 6, 1997.
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 7, 1996, by the Chairman,
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements. That
directive concerns imports of certain cotton and man-made fiber
textile products, produced or manufactured in Qatar and exported
during the twelve-month period beginning on January 1, 1997 and
extending through December 31, 1997.
Effective on June 12, 1997, you are directed to adjust the
current limits for the following categories, pursuant to the Uruguay
Round Agreements Act and the Uruguay Round Agreement on Textiles and
Clothing:
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Category Adjusted twelve-month limit \1\
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341/641................................ 144,675 dozen.
347/348................................ 512,157 dozen.
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\1\ The limits have not been adjusted to account for any imports
exported after December 31, 1996.
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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,
D. Michael Hutchinson,
Acting Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile
Agreements.
[FR Doc. 97-15375 Filed 6-11-97; 8:45 am]
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