[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 85 (Wednesday, May 4, 1994)]
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[FR Doc No: 94-10599]


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[Federal Register: May 4, 1994]


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COMMISSION ON IMMIGRATION REFORM
 

COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS

Adjustment of Import Limits for Certain Man-Made Fiber, Silk Blend 
and Other Vegetable Fiber Textile Products Produced or Manufactured 
in The People's Republic of China

April 26, 1994.
AGENCY: Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA).

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

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EFFECTIVE DATE: April 26, 1994.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jennifer Aldrich, 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) 927-6703. 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 current limit for Group IV is being increased for swing and 
carryforward. The limit for Category 607 is being reduced to account 
for the swing applied.
    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 3847, published on January 27, 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
April 26, 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 January 24, 1994 by the Chairman, 
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements. That 
directive concerns imports of certain cotton, wool, man-made fiber, 
silk blend and other vegetable fiber textile products, produced or 
manufactured in The People's Republic of China and exported during 
the twelve-month period which began on January 1, 1994 and extends 
through December 31, 1994.
    Effective on April 26, 1994, you are directed to adjust the 
limits for the following categories, as provided under the terms of 
the Memorandum of Understanding dated January 17, 1994 between the 
Governments of the United States and The People's Republic of China:

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              Category                  Adjusted twelve-month limit\1\  
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Group IV...........................  11,450,428 square meters.          
Sub-levels in Group I                                                   
607................................  2,752,516 kilograms.               
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\1\The limits have not been adjusted to account for any imports exported
  after December 31, 1993.                                              

    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. 94-10599 Filed 5-3-94; 8:45 am]
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