96-21916. Adjustment of Import Limits for Certain Cotton and Man-Made Fiber Textile Products Produced or Manufactured in Bangladesh  

  • [Federal Register Volume 61, Number 168 (Wednesday, August 28, 1996)]
    [Notices]
    [Pages 44380-44381]
    From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
    [FR Doc No: 96-21916]
    
    
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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 Bangladesh
    
    August 22, 1996.
    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: August 26, 1996.
    
    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ross Arnold, 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 limits for certain categories are being adjusted, 
    variously, for swing and carryforward.
        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 60 FR 65299, published on December 19, 1995). Also
    
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    see 60 FR 65290, published on December 19, 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 
    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
    August 22, 1996.
    
    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 13, 1995, by the Acting 
    Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements. 
    That directive concerns imports of certain cotton, man-made fiber, 
    silk blend and other vegetable fiber textiles and textile products, 
    produced or manufactured in Bangladesh and exported during the 
    twelve-month period which began on January 1, 1996 and extends 
    through December 31, 1996.
        Effective on August 26, 1996, you are directed to adjust the 
    limits for the following categories, as provided for under the 
    Uruguay Round Agreements Act and the Uruguay Round Agreement on 
    Textiles and Clothing:
    
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                                                 Adjusted twelve-month limit
                     Category                                \1\            
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    237.......................................  374,228 dozen.              
    335.......................................  182,806 dozen.              
    336/636...................................  375,691 dozen.              
    338/339...................................  1,243,490 dozen.            
    347/348...................................  2,095,780 dozen.            
    363.......................................  23,850,858 numbers.         
    641.......................................  805,735 dozen.              
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    \1\ The limits have not been adjusted to account for any imports        
      exported after December 31, 1995.                                     
    
        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,
    D. Michael Hutchinson,
    Acting Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile 
    Agreements.
    [FR Doc.96-21916 Filed 8-27-96; 8:45 am]
    BILLING CODE 3510-DR-F
    
    
    

Document Information

Effective Date:
8/26/1996
Published:
08/28/1996
Department:
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements
Entry Type:
Notice
Action:
Issuing a directive to the Commissioner of Customs adjusting limits.
Document Number:
96-21916
Dates:
August 26, 1996.
Pages:
44380-44381 (2 pages)
PDF File:
96-21916.pdf