[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 116 (Friday, June 16, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31704-31705]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-14779]
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COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS
Adjustment of Import Limits for Certain Cotton, Man-Made Fiber,
Silk Blend and Other Vegetable Fiber Apparel Produced or Manufactured
in Sri Lanka
June 12, 1995.
AGENCY: Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA).
ACTION: Issuing a directive to the Commissioner of Customs increasing
limits.
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EFFECTIVE DATE: June 15, 1995.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Helen L. LeGrande, 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).
The current limits for certain categories are being increased for
unused carryforward and special carryforward. The limits for Categories
334/634, 336/636/836 and 342/642/842 are being increased an additional
5 percent for garments made from locally-woven, handloomed fabrics.
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
60 FR 13410, published on March 13, 1995.
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
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implementation of certain of their provisions.
Rita D. Hayes,
Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements
June 12, 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 March 7, 1995, by the Chairman,
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements. That
directive concerns imports of certain cotton, wool and man-made
fiber textile products and silk blend and other vegetable fiber
apparel, produced or manufactured in Sri Lanka and exported during
the period which began on January 1, 1995 and extends through
December 31, 1995.
Effective on June 15, 1995, you are directed to amend the
directive dated March 7, 1995 to increase the limits for the
following categories, as provided under 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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331/631............................ 2,225,054 dozen pairs.
334/634............................ 490,660 dozen.
335/835............................ 228,705 dozen.
336/636/836........................ 377,690 dozen.
340/640............................ 1,059,496 dozen.
341/641............................ 1,749,668 dozen of which not more
than 1,113,681 dozen shall be in
Category 341 and not more than
1,166,445 dozen shall be in
Category 641.
342/642/842........................ 621,312 dozen.
347/348/847........................ 1,153,754 dozen.
351/651............................ 294,170 dozen.
352/652............................ 1,213,799 dozen.
635................................ 293,735 dozen.
840................................ 252,596 dozen.
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\1\The limits have not been adjusted to account for any imports exported
after December 31, 1994.
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. 95-14779 Filed 6-15-95; 8:45 am]
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