[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 150 (Friday, August 4, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 39941-39942]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-19265]
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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
July 31, 1995.
AGENCY: Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA).
ACTION: Issuing a directive to the Commissioner of Customs adjusting
limits and guaranteed access levels.
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EFFECTIVE DATE: August 8, 1995.
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) 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).
On the request of the Government of the Dominican Republic, the
Government of the United States agreed to increase the 1995 guaranteed
access levels for Categories 339/639 and 433. Also, the current limit
for Category 633 is being increased by application of swing, reducing
the limit for Categories 342/642.
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 17321, published on April 5, 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.
Rita D. Hayes,
Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements
July 31, 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 30, 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, produced or manufactured in the Dominican
Republic and exported during the twelve-month period which began on
January 1, 1995 and extends through December 31, 1995.
Effective on August 8, 1995, you are directed to adjust 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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342/642............................ 537,047 dozen.
633................................ 114,117 dozen.
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\1\ The limits have not been adjusted to account for any imports
exported after December 31, 1994.
The guaranteed access levels (GALs) for Categories 342/642 and
633 remain unchanged. You are directed also to increase the GALs for
the following categories:
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Category Guaranteed access level
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339/639............................ 1,350,000 dozen.
433................................ 61,000 dozen.
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The Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements has
determined that these actions fall within the foreign affairs
exception 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. 95-19265 Filed 8-3-95; 8:45 am]
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