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COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS

 

Announcement of Import Restraint Limits for Certain Cotton and 
Man-Made Fiber Textile Products Produced or Manufactured in Pakistan

February 1, 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 9, 1994.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Anne Novak, 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) 927-6714. For information on 
embargoes and quota re-openings, call (202) 927-3715.

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 January 21, 1994 
between the Governments of the United States and Pakistan, agreement 
was reached to amend and extend further the Bilateral Cotton, Man-Made 
Fiber, Silk Blend and Other Vegetable Fiber Textile Agreement, effected 
by exchange of notes dated May 20, 1987 and June 11, 1987, for two 
consecutive one-year periods beginning on January 1, 1994 and extending 
through December 31, 1995.
    In the letter published below, the Chairman of CITA directs the 
Commissioner of Customs to establish limits for the period beginning on 
January 1, 1994 and extending through December 31, 1994.
    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 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
February 1, 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, 1993; 
pursuant to the Bilateral Cotton, Man-Made Fiber, Silk Blend and 
Other Vegetable Fiber Textile Agreement, effected by exchange of 
notes dated May 20, 1987 and June 11, 1987, as amended and extended, 
and the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) dated January 21, 1994 
between the Governments of the United States and Pakistan; and in 
accordance with the provisions of Executive Order 11651 of March 3, 
1972, as amended, you are directed to prohibit, effective on 
February 9, 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 Pakistan 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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Specific Limits                                                         
219....................  5,885,000 square meters.                       
226/313................  89,525,621 square meters.                      
237....................  286,225 dozen.                                 
239....................  1,347,547 kilograms.                           
314....................  4,280,000 square meters.                       
315....................  60,563,779 square meters.                      
331/631................  1,752,915 dozen pairs.                         
334/634................  169,060 dozen.                                 
335/635................  261,080 dozen.                                 
336/636................  343,470 dozen.                                 
338....................  3,857,571 dozen.                               
339....................  972,932 dozen.                                 
340/640................  457,960 dozen of which not more than 171,735   
                          dozen shall be in dress shirts in Categories  
                          340-D/640-D\2\.                               
341/641................  515,205 dozen.                                 
347/348................  506,742 dozen.                                 
351/651................  228,980 dozen.                                 
352/652................  572,450 dozen.                                 
359-C/659-C\3\.........  1,030,410 kilograms.                           
360....................  1,998,637 numbers.                             
361....................  2,598,981 numbers.                             
363....................  35,881,062 numbers.                            
369-F\4\...............  1,144,900 kilograms.                           
369-P\5\...............  572,450 kilograms.                             
369-R\6\...............  8,014,300 kilograms.                           
369-S\7\...............  524,318 kilograms.                             
613/614................  17,726,894 square meters.                      
615....................  18,858,395 square meters.                      
617....................  14,292,192 square meters.                      
638/639................  337,080 dozen.                                 
647/648................  639,090 dozen.                                 
Aggregate Designated                                                    
 Consultation Level                                                     
 (DCL)                                                                  
300, 301, 317, 326,      81,000,000 square meters equivalent.           
 330, 332, 333, 342,                                                    
 345, 349, 350, 353,                                                    
 354, 359-O\8\, 362 and                                                 
 369-O\9\, as a group.                                                  
Within Aggregate DCL                                                    
317....................  5,016,764 square meters.                       
Other DCL                                                               
666....................  1,133,981 kilograms.                           
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\1\The limits have not been adjusted to account for any imports exported
  after December 31, 1993.                                              
\2\Category 340-D: only HTS numbers 6205.20.2015, 6205.20.2020,         
  6205.20.2025 and 6205.20.2030; Category 640-D: only HTS numbers       
  6205.30.2010, 6205.30.2020, 6205.30.2030, 6205.30.2040, 6205.90.2030  
  and 6205.90.4030.                                                     
\3\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.                                                         
\4\Category 369-F: only HTS number 6302.91.0045.                        
\5\Category 369-P: only HTS numbers 6302.60.0010 and 6302.91.0005.      
\6\Category 369-R: only HTS number 6307.10.2020.                        
\7\Category 369-S: only HTS number 6307.10.2005.                        
\8\Category 359-O: all HTS numbers except 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 359-C).                                        
\9\Category 369-O: all HTS numbers except 6302.91.0045 (Category 369-F);
  6302.60.0010, 6302.91.0005 (Category 369-P); 6307.10.2020 (Category   
  369-R); and 6307.10.2005 (Category 369-S).                            

    Imports charged to these category limits for the period January 
1, 1993 through December 31, 1993 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 
and the MOU dated January 21, 1994 between the Governments of the 
United States and Pakistan.
    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. 94-2756 Filed 2-7-94; 8:45 am]
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