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COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS

 

Adjustment of Import Limits for Certain Cotton and Man-Made Fiber 
Textile Products Produced or Manufactured in Brazil

March 31, 1994.
AGENCY: Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA).

ACTION: Issuing a directive to the Commissioner of Customs reducing 
limits.

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EFFECTIVE DATE: April 7, 1994.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nicole Bivens Collinson, 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 limits for Catgories 218, 225 and 350 are being reduced for 
carryforward used during the previous agreement period.
    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 
59 FR 13308, published on March 21, 1994.
    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 31, 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 March 16, 1994, by the Chairman, 
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements. That 
directive concerns imports of certain cotton, wool and man-made 
fiber textile products, produced or manufactured in Brazil and 
exported during the twelve-month period which began on April 1, 1994 
and extends through March 31, 1995.
    Effective on April 7, 1994, you are directed to amend the 
directive dated March 16, 1994, to reduce the limits for the 
following categories, as provided under the terms of the Memorandum 
of Understanding dated February 24, 1994 between the Governments of 
the United States and Federative Republic of Brazil:

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              Category                        Twelve-month limit        
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218................................  4,475,708 square meters.           
225................................  7,832,488 square meters.           
350................................  134,949 dozen.                     
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\1\The limits have not been adjusted to account for any imports exported
  after March 31, 1994.                                                 

    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,

Rita D. Hayes,

Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.

[FR Doc. 94-8252 Filed 4-5-94; 8:45 am]

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