[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 177 (Wednesday, September 11, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 47892-47893]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-23054]
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COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS
New Transshipment and Misclassification Charges for Certain
Cotton, Man-Made Fiber, Silk Blend and Other Vegetable Fiber Textiles
and Textile Products Produced or Manufactured in the People's Republic
of China
September 5, 1996.
AGENCY: Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA).
ACTION: Issuing a directive to the Commissioner of Customs charging
transshipments and misclassified merchandise to 1996 limits.
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EFFECTIVE DATE: September 11, 1996.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jennifer Aldrich, International Trade
Specialist, Office of Textiles and Apparel, U.S. Department of
Commerce, (202) 482-4212.
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).
In a notice published in the Federal Register on May 3, 1995 (60 FR
21792), CITA announced that Customs would be conducting other
investigations of transshipments of textiles produced in China and
exported to the United States. Based on these investigations, the U.S.
Customs Service has determined that textile products in certain
categories, produced or manufactured in China and entered into the
United States with the incorrect country of origin or with the
incorrect classification, were entered in circumvention of the
Bilateral Textile Agreement, effected by exchange of notes dated March
29, 1995 and June 8, 1995, between the Governments of the United States
and the People's Republic of China. Consultations were held between the
Governments of the United States and the People's Republic of China on
this matter March 25 through March 27, 1996. Accordingly, in the letter
published below, the Chairman of CITA directs the Commissioner of
Customs to charge the following amounts to the 1996 quota levels for
the categories listed below. The quota levels for Categories 339-S,
348, 351, 641 and 840 have been triple charged in accordance with
paragraph 13(E) of the Bilateral Textile Agreement between the
Governments of the United States and the People's Republic of China.
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Category Amounts to be charged
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200....................................... 2,268 kilograms.
335....................................... 136 dozen.
338-S \1\................................. 73,420 dozen.
339....................................... 16,983 dozen.
339-S \2\................................. 5,120 dozen.
347....................................... 19,360 dozen.
348....................................... 37,699 dozen.
351....................................... 18,000 dozen.
369-D \3\................................. 15,511 kilograms.
369-S \4\................................. 116,250 kilograms.
433....................................... 520 dozen.
641....................................... 22,680 dozen.
840....................................... 1,083 dozen.
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\1\ Category 338-S: all HTS numbers except 6109.10.0012, 6109.10.0014,
6109.10.0018 and 6109.10.0023.
\2\ Category 339-S: all HTS numbers except 6109.10.0040, 6109.10.0045,
6109.10.0060 and 6109.10.0065.
\3\ Category 369-D: only HTS numbers 6302.60.0010, 6302.91.0005 and
6302.91.0045.
\4\ Category 369-S: only HTS number 6307.10.2005.
U.S. Customs continues to conduct other investigations of such
transshipments of textiles produced in China and exported to the United
States. The charges resulting from these investigations will be
published in the Federal Register.
The U.S. Government is taking this action pursuant to U.S. letter
dated February 6, 1996, and the Bilateral Textile Agreement, effected
by exchange of notes dated May 29, 1995 and June 8, 1995, between the
Governments of the United States and the People's Republic of China.
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 see
60 FR 65292, published on December 19, 1995.
Troy H. Cribb,
Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements
September 5, 1996.
Commissioner of Customs,
Department of the Treasury, Washington, DC 20229.
Dear Commissioner: To facilitate implementation of the Bilateral
Textile Agreement, effected by exchange of notes dated May 29, 1995
and June 8, 1995, between the Governments of the United States and
the People's Republic of China, I request that, effective on
September 11, 1996, you charge the following amounts to the
following categories for the 1996 restraint period (see directive
dated December 13, 1995):
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Category Amounts to be charged
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200....................................... 2,268 kilograms.
335....................................... 136 dozen.
338-S a................................... 73,420 dozen.
339....................................... 16,983 dozen.
339-S b................................... 5,120 dozen.
347....................................... 19,360 dozen.
348....................................... 37,699 dozen.
351....................................... 18,000 dozen.
369-D c................................... 15,511 kilograms.
433....................................... 520 dozen.
641....................................... 22,680 dozen.
840....................................... 1,083 dozen.
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a Category 338-S: all HTS numbers except 6109.10.0012, 6109.10.0014,
6109.10.0018 and 6109.10.0023.
b Category 339-S: all HTS numbers except 6109.10.0040, 6109.10.0045,
6109.10.0060 and 6109.10.0065.
c Category 369-D: only HTS numbers 6302.60.0010, 6302.91.0005 and
6302.91.0045.
Also, you are directed to deduct 116,250 kilograms from the
charges made to Category 369-D for the 1996 quota period. This same
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amount should be charged to the 1996 limit for Category 369-S \1\.
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\1\ Category 369-S: only HTS number 6307.10.2005.
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This letter will be published in the Federal Register.
Sincerely,
Troy H. Cribb,
Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.
[FR Doc. 96-23054 Filed 9-10-96; 8:45 am]
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