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COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS

 

Announcement of a Request for Bilateral Textile Consultations on 
Certain Silk Blend and Other Vegetable Fiber Textile Products Produced 
or Manufactured in Hong Kong

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

ACTION: Notice.

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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 categories on which 
consultations have been requested, call (202) 482-3740.

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).

    On May 17, 1994, the Government of the United States requested 
consultations with the Government of Hong Kong regarding imports of 
men's and boys' coats and jackets in Category 834, produced or 
manufactured in Hong Kong. This request was made on the basis of the 
current bilateral agreement between the Governments of the United 
States and Hong Kong.
    The United States reserves the right to control imports at the 
level under paragraph 7 of the agreement. The United States remains 
committed to finding a solution concerning this category. Should such a 
solution be reached in consultations with the Government of Hong Kong, 
further notice will be published in the Federal Register.
    Anyone wishing to comment or provide data or information regarding 
the treatment of Category 834, under the agreement with the Government 
of Hong Kong, or in any aspect thereof, or to comment on domestic 
production or availability of products included in Category 834, is 
invited to submit 10 copies of such comments or information to Rita D. 
Hayes, Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile 
Agreements, U.S. Department of Commerce, Washington, DC 20230; ATTN: 
Helen L. LeGrande. The comments received will be considered in the 
context of the consultations with the Government of Hong Kong.
    Comments or information submitted in response to this notice will 
be available for public inspection in the Office of Textiles and 
Apparel, room H3100, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th and Constitution 
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC.
    Further comments may be invited regarding particular comments or 
information received from the public which the Committee for the 
Implementation of Textile Agreements considers appropriate for further 
consideration.
    The solicitation of comments regarding any aspect of the agreement 
or the implementation thereof is not a waiver in any respect of the 
exemption contained in 5 U.S.C. 553(a)(1) relating to matters which 
constitute ``a foreign affairs function of the United States.''
    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).


Rita D. Hayes.
Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.

[FR Doc. 94-13315 Filed 5-31-94; 8:45 am]
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