94-23318. Adjustment of Import Limits for Certain Cotton and Man-Made Fiber Textile Products Produced or Manufactured in the United Arab Emirates

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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 the United Arab Emirates

September 14, 1994.
AGENCY: Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA).

ACTION: Issuing a directive to the Commissioner of Customs increasing 
limits.

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EFFECTIVE DATE: September 22, 1994.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jennifer Tallarico, International 
Trade Specialist, Office of Textiles and Apparel, U.S. Department of 
Commerce, [phone]. 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 [phone]. For information on 
embargoes and quota re-openings, call [phone].

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).

    The current limits for certain categories are being increased for 
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 58 FR 62645, published on November 29, 1993). Also see 
59 FR 2827, published on January 19, 1994.
    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 bilateral agreement, but are designed to assist only in the 
implementation of certain of its provisions.
Rita D. Hayes,
Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.

Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements
September 14, 1994.

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 January 14, 1994, 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 textile products, produced or 
manufactured in the United Arab Emirates and exported during various 
periods, including March 1, 1993 through December 31, 1994 
(Categories 226/313), October 28, 1993 through December 31, 1994 
(Category 326) and January 1, 1994 through December 31, 1994.
    Effective on September 22, 1994, you are directed to amend the 
directive dated January 14, 1994 to increase the limits for the 
following categories, as provided under the terms of the current 
bilateral agreement between the Governments of the United States and 
the United Arab Emirates:

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              Category                        Adjusted level\1\         
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226/313............................  3,096,378 square meters.           
326................................  1,873,150 square meters.           
334/634............................  200,734 dozen.                     
351/651............................  153,896 dozen.                     
647/648............................  287,719 dozen.                     
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\1\The limits have not been adjusted to account for any imports exported
  after February 28, 1993 (Categories 226/313), October 27, 1993        
  (Category 326) and December 31, 1993.                                 

    For the import period March 1, 1993 through January 18, 1994, 
there are zero charges for Category 226. For the import period 
October 28, 1993 through January 18, 1994, there are zero charges 
for Category 835. (See January 14, 1994 directive.)
    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. 94-23318 Filed 9-20-94; 8:45 am]
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