94-20134. Extension of an Import Restraint Limit for Certain Cotton Textile Products Produced or Manufactured in Myanmar

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COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS

 

Extension of an Import Restraint Limit for Certain Cotton Textile 
Products Produced or Manufactured in Myanmar

August 12, 1994.
AGENCY: Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA).

ACTION: Issuing a directive to the Commissioner of Customs extending a 
limit.

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EFFECTIVE DATE: September 1, 1994.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ross Arnold, International Trade 
Specialist, Office of Textiles and Apparel, U.S. Department of 
Commerce, [phone]. For information on the quota status of this 
limit, refer to the Quota Status Reports posted on the bulletin boards 
of each Customs port or call [phone]. For information on 
embargoes and quota re-openings, call [phone].

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 United States Government has decided to continue the restraint 
limit on Categories 347/348 for an additional twelve-month period, 
beginning on September 1, 1994 and extending through August 31, 1995.
    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 
58 FR 41737, published on August 5, 1993.
Rita D. Hayes,
Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.

Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements
August 12, 1994.

Commissioner of Customs,
Department of the Treasury, Washington, DC 20229.

    Dear Commissioner: Under the terms of section 204 of the 
Agricultural Act of 1956, as amended (7 U.S.C. 1854); and in 
accordance with the provisions of Executive Order 11651 of March 3, 
1972, as amended, you are directed to prohibit, effective on 
September 1, 1994, entry into the United States for consumption and 
withdrawal from warehouse for consumption of cotton textile products 
in Categories 347/348, produced or manufactured in Myanmar and 
exported during the period beginning on September 1, 1994 and 
extending through August 31, 1995, in excess of 131,659 dozen.
    Imports charged to this category limit for the period September 
1, 1993 through August 31, 1994 shall be charged against that level 
of restraint to the extent of any unfilled balance. Goods in excess 
of that limit shall be subject to the limit established in this 
directive.
    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 this action falls 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. 94-20134 Filed 8-16-94; 8:45 am]
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