97-22613. Adjustment of Import Limits and Guaranteed Access Levels for Certain Cotton, Wool and Man-Made Fiber Textile Products Produced or Manufactured in the Dominican Republic

[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 165 (Tuesday, August 26, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 45234]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-22613]


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COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS


Adjustment of Import Limits and Guaranteed Access Levels for 
Certain Cotton, Wool and Man-Made Fiber Textile Products Produced or 
Manufactured in the Dominican Republic

August 20, 1997.
AGENCY: Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA).

ACTION: Issuing a directive to the Commissioner of Customs adjusting 
import limits and Guaranteed Access Levels.

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EFFECTIVE DATE: August 26, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Naomi Freeman, International Trade 
Specialist, Office of Textiles and Apparel, U.S. Department of 
Commerce, [phone]. 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 [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); Uruguay Round Agreements Act.

    The current limit for Categories 351/651 is being increased for 
special shift, reducing the limit for 342/642 to account for the 
increase.
    Upon the request of the Government of the Dominican Republic, the 
U.S. Government has agreed to increase the current Guaranteed Access 
Levels (GALs) for certain textile products.
    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 62 FR 66263, published on December 17, 1996). Also see 
61 FR 65375, published on December 12, 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.
Troy H. Cribb,
Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.

Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements
August 20, 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 December 6, 1996, by the Chairman, 
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements. That 
directive concerns imports of certain cotton, wool and man-made 
fiber textile products, produced or manufactured in the Dominican 
Republic and exported during the twelve-month period which began on 
January 1, 1997 and extends through December 31, 1997.
    Effective on August 26, 1997, you are directed to adjust the 
limits for the following categories, as provided for under the 
Uruguay Agreements Act and the Uruguay Round Agreement on Textiles 
and Clothing:

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                 Category                        Adjusted limit \1\     
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342/642...................................  348,935 dozen.              
351/651...................................  1,076,530 dozen.            
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\1\ The limits have not been adjusted to account for any imports        
  exported after December 31, 1996.                                     

    The Guaranteed Access Levels (GALs) for Categories 342/642 and 
351/651 remain unchanged. You are directed to increase the current 
GALs for the following categories:

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                 Category                      Guaranteed Access Level  
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338/638...................................  4,150,000 dozen.            
347/348/647/648...........................  9,050,000 dozen.            
433.......................................  81,000 dozen.               
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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,
Troy H. Cribb,
Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.
[FR Doc. 97-22613 Filed 8-25-97; 8:45 am]
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