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[FR Doc No: 94-1864]


[Federal Register: January 28, 1994]


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COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS

Adjustment of Import Limits for Certain Cotton and Man-Made Fiber 
Textile Products and Silk Blend and Other Vegetable Fiber Apparel 
Produced or Manufactured in Sri Lanka

January 24, 1994.
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: January 31, 1994.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jennifer Aldrich, 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) 927-6708. 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, special shift and carryover.
    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 57 FR 54976, published on November 23, 1992; and 58 FR 
62645, published on November 29, 1993). Also see 57 FR 29290, published 
on July 1, 1992; and 58 FR 34570, published on June 28, 1993.
    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.
Ronald I. Levin,
Acting Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile 
Agreements.

Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements
January 24, 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 June 22, 1993, by the Chairman, 
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements. That 
directive concerns imports of certain cotton, wool and man-made 
fiber textile products and silk blend and other vegetable fiber 
apparel, produced or manufactured in Sri Lanka and exported during 
the twelve-month period beginning on July 1, 1993 and extending 
through June 30, 1994.
    Effective on January 31, 1994, you are directed to amend further 
the directive dated June 22, 1993 to adjust 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 Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka:

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              Category                  Adjusted twelve-month limit\1\  
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237................................  252,523 dozen.                     
331/631............................  2,347,778 dozen pairs.             
333/633............................  7,538 dozen.                       
334/634............................  542,161 dozen.                     
335/835............................  223,766 dozen.                     
336/636/836........................  366,902 dozen.                     
338/339............................  1,174,293 dozen.                   
340/640............................  855,542 dozen of which not more    
                                      than 330,578 dozen shall be in    
                                      Categories 340-Y/640-Y\2\.        
341/641............................  1,685,250 dozen of which not more  
                                      than 1,123,500 dozen shall be in  
                                      Category 341 and not more than    
                                      1,050,000 dozen shall be in       
                                      Category 641.                     
342/642/842........................  579,318 dozen.                     
347/348/847........................  1,284,108 dozen of which not more  
                                      than 675,736 dozen shall be in    
                                      Categories 347-T/348-T/847-T\3\.  
350/650............................  110,536 dozen.                     
351/651............................  267,527 dozen.                     
352/652............................  1,188,345 dozen.                   
359-C/659-C\4\.....................  713,746 kilograms.                 
363................................  6,247,337 numbers.                 
369-S\5\...........................  673,779 kilograms.                 
635................................  270,455 dozen.                     
638/639/838........................  747,541 dozen.                     
645/646............................  135,868 dozen.                     
647/648............................  721,940 dozen.                     
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\1\The limits have not been adjusted to account for any imports exported
  after June 30, 1993.                                                  
\2\Category 340-Y: only HTS numbers 6205.20.2015, 6205.20.2020,         
  6205.20.2046, 6205.20.2050 and 6205.20.2060; Category 640-Y: only HTS 
  numbers 6205.30.2010, 6205.30.2020, 6205.30.2050 and 6205.30.2060.    
\3\Category 347-T: only HTS numbers 6103.19.2015, 6103.19.4020,         
  6103.22.0030, 6103.42.1020, 6103.42.1040, 6103.49.3010, 6112.11.0050, 
  6113.00.0038, 6203.19.1020, 6203.19.4020, 6203.22.3020, 6203.42.4005, 
  6203.42.4010, 6203.42.4015, 6203.42.4025, 6203.42.4035, 6203.42.4045, 
  6203.49.3020, 6210.40.2033, 6211.20.1520, 6211.20.3010 and            
  6211.32.0040; Category 348-T: only HTS numbers 6104.12.0030,          
  6104.19.2030, 6104.22.0040, 6104.29.2034, 6104.62.2010, 6104.62.2025, 
  6104.69.3022, 6112.11.0060, 6113.00.0042, 6117.90.0042, 6204.12.0030, 
  6204.19.3030, 6204.22.3040, 6204.29.4034, 6204.62.3000, 6204.62.4005, 
  6204.62.4010, 6204.62.4020, 6204.62.4030, 6204.62.4040, 6204.62.4050, 
  6204.69.3010, 6204.69.9010, 6210.50.2033, 6211.20.1550, 6211.20.6010, 
  6211.42.0030 and 6217.90.0050; Category 847-T: only HTS numbers       
  6103.29.2044, 6103.49.3017, 6103.49.3024, 6104.29.2041, 6104.29.2045, 
  6104.69.3034, 6104.69.3038, 6112.19.2080, 6112.19.2090, 6117.90.0051, 
  6203.29.3046, 6203.49.3040, 6203.49.3045, 6204.29.4041, 6204.29.4047, 
  6204.69.3052, 6204.69.9044, 6211.20.3040, 6211.20.6040, 6211.39.0040, 
  6211.49.0040 and 6217.90.0070.                                        
\4\Category 359-C: only HTS numbers 6103.42.2025, 6103.49.3034,         
  6104.62.1020, 6104.69.3010, 6114.20.0048, 6114.20.0052, 6203.42.2010, 
  6203.42.2090, 6204.62.2010, 6211.32.0010, 6211.32.0025 and            
  6211.42.0010; Category 659-C: only HTS numbers 6103.23.0055,          
  6103.43.2020, 6103.43.2025, 6103.49.2000, 6103.49.3038, 6104.63.1020, 
  6104.63.1030, 6104.69.1000, 6104.69.3014, 6114.30.3044, 6114.30.3054, 
  6203.43.2010, 6203.43.2090, 6203.49.1010, 6203.49.1090, 6204.63.1510, 
  6204.69.1010, 6210.10.4015, 6211.33.0010, 6211.33.0017 and            
  6211.43.0010.                                                         
\5\Category 369-S: only HTS number 6307.10.2005.                        

    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,
Ronald I. Levin,
Acting Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile 
Agreements.
[FR Doc. 94-1864 Filed 1-27-94; 8:45 am]
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