[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 21 (Tuesday, February 1, 1994)]
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[FR Doc No: 94-2252]
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[Federal Register: February 1, 1994]
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COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS
Announcement of Import Restraint Limits and Guaranteed Access
Levels, Re-instatement of Export Visa and Certification Requirements,
and Establishment of Manufacturer's Identification Requirement for
Certain Cotton, Wool, Man-Made Fiber, Silk Blend and Other Vegetable
Fiber Textile Products Produced or Manufactured in Haiti
January 26, 1994.
AGENCY: Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA).
ACTION: Issuing a directive to the Commissioner of Customs establishing
limits and guaranteed access levels, re-instating export visa and
certification requirements, and establishing manufacturer's
identification requirement.
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EFFECTIVE DATE: February 1, 1994.
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).
In a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) dated December 30, 1993
between the Governments of the United States and Haiti, agreement was
reached to amend and extend their current bilateral textile agreement
for the period beginning on January 1, 1994 and extending through
December 31, 1994.
In the letter published below, the Chairman of CITA directs the
Commissioner of Customs to establish restraint limits and guaranteed
access levels (GALs) for 1994. Also, the Commissioner of Customs is
being directed to re-instate visa and certification requirements for
all textile products which are produced or manufactured in Haiti and
exported from Haiti on or after February 1, 1994. Goods exported from
Haiti during the period February 1, 1994 through February 28, 1994
shall not be denied entry for lack of a visa or certification. Goods
exported from Haiti on or after March 1, 1994 shall be denied entry if
not accompanied by an appropriate export visa or certification.
Shipments of GAL qualifying textile products which are re-exported
to the United States from Haiti on or after February 1, 1994 shall be
charged to the appropriate guaranteed access level. Shipments of these
products which are exported from Haiti prior to February 1, 1994 shall
be charged to the existing quota for that category.
Effective on February 1, 1994, the existing visa arrangement
between the Governments of the United States and Haiti shall be
amended to require that the complete name and address of a company
actually involved in the manufacturing process of the textile
product covered by the visa or certification be placed on the
textile export document. This information shall appear on the export
document prior to export from Haiti. However, for goods exported
during the period February 1, 1994 through February 28, 1994, the
importer may type this information on the front of the original
export document.
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
56 FR 51201, published on October 10, 1991.
Requirements for participation in the Special Access Program are
available in Federal Register notices 51 FR 21208, published on June
11, 1986; 52 FR 6053, published on February 27, 1987; 52 FR 26057,
published on July 10, 1987; and 54 FR 50425, published on December 6,
1989.
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 MOU, 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
January 26, 1994.
Commissioner of Customs,
Department of the Treasury, Washington, DC 20229.
Dear Commissioner: This directive cancels and supersedes the
monitoring directives issued to you on December 3, 1992 and December
8, 1993, by the Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of
Textile Agreements. You are directed to retain monitoring data for
the period beginning on January 1, 1994 and apply these charges to
the limits established in this directive.
Under the terms of section 204 of the Agricultural Act of 1956,
as amended (7 U.S.C. 1854); pursuant to the Memorandum of
Understanding dated December 30, 1993, between the Governments of
the United States and Haiti; 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 and man-made fiber textile products in the
following categories, produced or manufactured in Haiti and exported
during the twelve-month period beginning on January 1, 1994 and
extending through December 31, 1994, in excess of the following
levels of restraint:
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Category Twelve-month restraint limit\1\
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331................................ 504,990 dozen pairs.
340/640............................ 504,990 dozen.
341/641............................ 484,791 dozen.
347/348............................ 568,114 dozen.
350................................ 69,436 dozen.
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\1\The limits have not been adjusted to account for any imports exported
after December 31, 1993.
This directive cancels and supersedes the directive issued to
you on October 7, 1991, by the Chairman, Committee for the
Implementation of Textile Agreements, which directed you, until
further notice, to waive export visa and certification requirements
for textile products, produced or manufactured in Haiti and exported
from Haiti.
Effective on February 1, 1994, you are directed to require a
visa or certification for all shipments of textile products,
produced or manufactured in Haiti and exported from Haiti on or
after February 1, 1994. Goods exported from Haiti during the period
February 1, 1994 through February 28, 1994 shall not be denied entry
for lack of a visa or certification. Goods exported from Haiti on or
after March 1, 1994 shall be denied entry if not accompanied by an
appropriate export visa or certification.
In accordance with the provisions of the Special Access Program,
as set forth in 51 FR 21208 (June 11, 1986), 52 FR 26057 (July 10,
1987) and 54 FR 50425 (December 6, 1989), and pursuant to current
bilateral textile agreement, as amended, between the Governments of
the United States and Haiti, you are directed, effective on February
1, 1994, to establish guaranteed access levels for properly
certified cotton and man-made fiber textile products in the
following categories which are assembled in Haiti from fabric formed
and cut in the United States and re-exported to the United States
from Haiti during the twelve-month period beginning on January 1,
1994 and extending through December 31, 1994. Shipments of these
products which are exported from Haiti to the United States prior to
February 1, 1994 shall be charged to the existing quota level for
that category.
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Category Guaranteed access level
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331................................ 500,000 dozen pairs.
340/640............................ 440,000 dozen.
341/641............................ 400,000 dozen.
347/348............................ 800,000 dozen.
350................................ 120,000 dozen.
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Any shipment for entry under the Special Access Program which is
not accompanied by a valid and correct certification and Export
Declaration in accordance with the provisions of the certification
requirements established in the directive of February 19, 1987, as
amended, shall be denied entry unless the Government of Haiti
authorizes the entry and any charges to the appropriate specific
limit. Any shipment which is declared for entry under the Special
Access Program but found not to qualify shall be denied entry into
the United States.
Effective on February 1, 1994, you are directed to amend the
February 19, 1987 directive to require that the complete name and
address of a company actually involved in the manufacturing process
of the textile product covered by the visa or certification be
placed on the textile export document. This information shall appear
on the export document prior to export from Haiti. However, for
goods exported during the period February 1, 1994 through February
28, 1994, the importer may type this information on the front of the
original export document.
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,
Rita D. Hayes,
Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.
[FR Doc. 94-2252 Filed 1-31-94; 8:45 am]
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