[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 53 (Friday, March 18, 1994)]
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COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS

 

Announcement of an Import Restraint Limit for Certain Cotton and 
Man-Made Fiber Textile Products Produced or Manufactured in the 
Republic of Fiji

March 14, 1994.
AGENCY: Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA).

ACTION: Issuing a directive to the Commissioner of Customs establishing 
a limit.

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EFFECTIVE DATE: March 22, 1994.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jennifer Tallarico, International 
Trade Specialist, Office of Textiles and Apparel, U.S. Department of 
Commerce, (202) 482-4212. For information on the quota status of this 
limit, 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 Governments of the United States and the Republic of Fiji have 
agreed to establish a new bilateral textile agreement on Categories 
338/339/638/639 for two consecutive one-year periods beginning on 
January 1, 1993 and extending through December 31, 1994.
    In the letter published below, the Chairman of CITA directs the 
Commissioner of Customs to establish a limit for the 1994 period.
    A copy of the 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 bilateral agreement, 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
March 14, 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); pursuant to 
the Bilateral Textile Agreement, effected by exchange of notes dated 
February 1, 1994 and February 18, 1994, between the Governments of 
the United States and the Republic of Fiji; and in accordance with 
the provisions of Executive Order 11651 of March 3, 1972, as 
amended, you are directed to prohibit, effective on March 22, 1994, 
entry into the United States for consumption and withdrawal from 
warehouse for consumption of cotton and man-made fiber textile 
products in Categories 338/339/638/639, produced or manufactured in 
Fiji and exported during the twelve-month period beginning on 
January 1, 1994 and extending through December 31, 1994, in excess 
of 954,000 dozen\1\ of which not more than 795,000 dozen shall be in 
Categories 338-S/339-S/638-S/639-S\2\.
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    \1\The limit has not been adjusted to account for any imports 
exported after December 31, 1993.
    \2\Category 338-S: only HTS numbers 6103.22.0050, 6105.10.0010, 
6105.10.0030, 6105.90.3010, 6109.10.0027, 6110.20.1025, 
6110.20.2040, 6110.20.2065, 6110.90.0068, 6112.11.0030 and 
6114.20.0005; Category 339-S: only HTS numbers 6104.22.0060, 
6104.29.2049, 6106.10.0010, 6106.10.0030, 6106.90.2010, 
6106.90.3010, 6109.10.0070, 6110.20.1030, 6110.20.2045, 
6110.20.2075, 6110.90.0070, 6112.11.0040, 6114.20.0010 and 
6117.90.0022; Category 638-S: all HTS numbers except 6109.90.1007, 
6109.90.1009, 6109.90.1013 and 6109.90.1025; Category 639-S: all HTS 
numbers except 6109.90.1050, 6109.90.1060, 6109.90.1065 and 
6109.90.1070.
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    Imports charged to this category limit for the period January 1, 
1993 through December 31, 1993, shall be charged against that level 
of restraint to the extent of any unfilled balance. In the event the 
limit established for that period has been exhausted by previous 
entries, such goods shall be subject to the level set forth in this 
directive.
    The limit set forth above is subject to adjustment in the future 
pursuant to the provisions of the current bilateral agreement 
between the Governments of the United States and the Republic of 
Fiji.
    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 this action falls 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. 94-6436 Filed 3-17-94; 8:45 am]
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