[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 174 (Friday, September 8, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 46822]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-22372]
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COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS
Adjustment of Import Limits for Certain Wool Textile Products
Produced or Manufactured in the Slovak Republic
September 1, 1995.
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 6, 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).
The current limits for certain categories are being adjusted,
variously, for swing and 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 59 FR 65531, published on December 20, 1994). Also see
59 FR 30346, published on June 13, 1994; and 60 FR 17336, 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
September 1, 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 June 7, 1994, as amended on March 30,
1995, by the Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile
Agreements. That directive concerns imports of certain wool textile
products, produced or manufactured in the Slovak Republic and
exported during the twelve-month period which began on January 1,
1995 and extends through December 31, 1995.
Effective on September 6, 1995, you are directed to adjust the
current 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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Category Adjusted twelve-month limit \1\
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433................................ 11,923 dozen.
435................................ 15,766 dozen.
443................................ 106,115 numbers.
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\1\ The limits have not been adjusted to account for any imports
exported after December 31, 1994.
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. 95-22372 Filed 9-7-95; 8:45 am]
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