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[FR Doc No: 94-17127]
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[Federal Register: July 14, 1994]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Adjustment of Import Limits for Certain Wool Textile Products
Produced or Manufactured in Hungary
July 11, 1994.
AGENCY: Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA).
ACTION: Issuing a directive to the Commissioner of Customs reducing
limits.
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EFFECTIVE DATE: July 18, 1994.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Naomi Freeman, 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) 482-5850. 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 adjusted,
variously, for carryover, swing and special shift.
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 8913, published on February 24, 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 MOU dated February 4, 1994, 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
July 11, 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 February 17, 1994, by the Chairman,
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements. That
directive concerns imports of certain wool and man-made fiber
textile products, produced or manufactured in Hungary and exported
during the twelve-month period which began on January 1, 1994 and
extends through December 31, 1994.
Effective on July 18, 1994, you are directed to amend the
directive dated February 17, 1994 to adjust the limits for the
following categories, as provided under the terms of the Memorandum
of Understanding dated February 4, 1994 between the Governments of
the United States and the Republic of Hungary:
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Category Adjusted twelve-month limit\1\
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Fabric Group
410................................ 732,560 square meters.
433................................ 19,862 dozen.
434................................ 19,963 dozen.
435................................ 29,129 dozen.
443................................ 177,000 numbers.
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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. 94-17127 Filed 7-13-94; 8:45 am]
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