[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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