96-23393. Adjustment of Import Limits for Certain Cotton, Man-Made Fiber, Silk Blend and Other Vegetable Fiber Textiles and Textile Products Produced or Manufactured in India  

  • [Federal Register Volume 61, Number 178 (Thursday, September 12, 1996)]
    [Notices]
    [Pages 48133-48134]
    From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
    [FR Doc No: 96-23393]
    
    
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    COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS
    
    Adjustment of Import Limits for Certain Cotton, Man-Made Fiber, 
    Silk Blend and Other Vegetable Fiber Textiles and Textile Products 
    Produced or Manufactured in India
    
    September 9, 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: September 16, 1996.
    
    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Janet Heinzen, 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) 927-6705. 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 special shift.
        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 62399, published on December 6, 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.
    Troy H. Cribb,
    Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.
    
    Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements
    September 9, 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 November 29, 1995, by the 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 India and exported during the twelve-
    month period which began on January 1, 1996 and extends through 
    December 31, 1996.
        Effective on September 16, 1996, you are directed to amend the 
    directive dated November 29, 1995 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 Level
                     Category                                \1\            
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    218.......................................  14,055,844 square meters.   
    313.......................................  41,144,053 square meters.   
    314.......................................  5,678,026 square meters.    
    315.......................................  13,332,512 square meters.   
    317.......................................  32,644,657 square meters.   
    326.......................................  7,608,828 square meters.    
    334/634...................................  135,821 dozen.              
    
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    335/635...................................  461,513 dozen.              
    336/636...................................  837,398 dozen.              
    338/339...................................  3,807,699 dozen.            
    340/640...................................  1,869,892 dozen.            
    341.......................................  4,065,343 dozen of which not
                                                 more than 2,346,540 dozen  
                                                 shall be in Category 341-Y 
                                                 \2\.                       
    342/642...................................  1,333,793 dozen.            
    345.......................................  160,606 dozen.              
    347/348...................................  656,234 dozen.              
    351/651...................................  258,829 dozen.              
    363.......................................  39,420,106 numbers.         
    641.......................................  1,170,973 dozen.            
    647/648...................................  428,188 dozen.              
    Group II                                                                
    200, 201, 220-229, 237, 239, 300, 301, 330- 104,339,969 square meters   
     333, 349, 350, 352, 359-362, 600-607, 611-  equivalent.                
     629, 630-633, 638, 639, 643-646, 649,                                  
     650, 652, 659, 665-O \3\, 666, 669, 670,                               
     and 831-859, as a group.                                               
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    \1\ The limits have not been adjusted to account for any imports        
      exported after December 31, 1995.                                     
    \2\ Category 341-Y: only HTS numbers 6204.22.3060, 6206.30.3010,        
      6206.30.3030 and 6211.42.0054.                                        
    \3\ Category 665-O: all HTS numbers except 5702.10.9030, 5702.42.2020,  
      5702.92.0010 and 5703.20.1000.                                        
    
        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,
    Troy H. Cribb,
    Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.
    [FR Doc.96-23393 Filed 9-11-96; 8:45 am]
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Document Information

Effective Date:
9/16/1996
Published:
09/12/1996
Department:
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements
Entry Type:
Notice
Action:
Issuing a directive to the Commissioner of Customs adjusting limits.
Document Number:
96-23393
Dates:
September 16, 1996.
Pages:
48133-48134 (2 pages)
PDF File:
96-23393.pdf