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[FR Doc No: 94-1866]


[Federal Register: January 28, 1994]


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COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS


Announcement of Import Restraint Limits for Certain Cotton, Man-
Made Fiber, Silk Blend and Other Vegetable Fiber Textiles and Textile 
Products Produced or Manufactured in the People's Republic of 
Bangladesh

January 24, 1994.
AGENCY: Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA).

ACTION: Issuing a directive to the Commissioner of Customs establishing 
limits for the new agreement year.

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EFFECTIVE DATE: February 1, 1994.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ross Arnold, 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 Bilateral Textile Agreement, effected by exchange of notes 
dated February 19 and 24, 1986, as amended and extended, between the 
Governments of the United States and the People's Republic of 
Bangladesh, establishes limits for the period beginning on February 1, 
1994 and extending through January 31, 1995.
    In the letter published below, the Chairman of CITA directs the 
Commissioner of Customs to establish limits for the period February 1, 
1993 through January 31, 1994. The limits for Categories 334, 340/640, 
341, 351/651 and 634 have been reduced to account for carryforward 
used.
    A copy of the bilateral textile agreement is available from the 
Textiles Division, Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs, U.S. 
Department of State, (202) 647-3889.
    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).
    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 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: Under the terms of section 204 of the 
Agricultural Act of 1956, as amended (7 U.S.C. 1854), and the 
Arrangement Regarding International Trade in Textiles done at Geneva 
on December 20, 1973, as further extended on December 9, 1992; 
pursuant to the Bilateral Textile Agreement, effected by exchange of 
notes dated February 19 and 24, 1986, as amended and extended, 
between the Governments of the United States and the People's 
Republic of Bangladesh; and in accordance with the provisions of 
Executive Order 11651 of March 3, 1972, as amended, you are directed 
to prohibit, effective on February 1, 1994, entry into the United 
States for consumption and withdrawal from warehouse for consumption 
of cotton, man-made fiber, silk blend and other vegetable fiber 
textiles and textile products in the following categories, produced 
or manufactured in Bangladesh and exported during the twelve-month 
period beginning on February 1, 1994 and extending through January 
31, 1995, in excess of the following levels of restraint:

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              Category                   Twelve-month restraint limit   
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237................................  348,622 dozen.                     
331................................  883,220 dozen pairs.               
334................................  100,393 dozen.                     
335................................  190,964 dozen.                     
336/636............................  325,462 dozen.                     
338/339............................  989,968 dozen.                     
340/640............................  2,112,395 dozen.                   
341................................  1,749,928 dozen.                   
342/642............................  320,751 dozen.                     
347/348............................  1,668,494 dozen.                   
351/651............................  480,852 dozen.                     
363................................  18,988,167 numbers.                
369-S\1\...........................  1,272,790 kilograms.               
634................................  351,228 dozen.                     
635................................  241,072 dozen.                     
638/639............................  1,255,461 dozen.                   
641................................  776,273 dozen.                     
645/646............................  294,831 dozen.                     
647/648............................  1,049,368 dozen.                   
847................................  530,644 dozen.                     
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\1\Category 369-S: only HTS number 6307.10.2005.                        

    Imports charged to these category limits for the period February 
1, 1994 through January 31, 1995 shall be charged against those 
levels of restraint to the extent of any unfilled balances. In the 
event the limits established for that period have been exhausted by 
previous entries, such goods shall be subject to the levels set 
forth in this directive.
    The limits set forth above are subject to adjustment in the 
future pursuant to the provisions of the current bilateral agreement 
between the Governments of the United States and the People's 
Republic of Bangladesh.
    In carrying out the above directions, the Commissioner of 
Customs should construe entry into the United States for consumption 
to include entry for consumption into the Commonwealth of Puerto 
Rico.
    The Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements has 
determined that these actions fall within the foreign affairs 
exception of 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. 94-1866 Filed 1-27-94; 8:45 am]
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