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COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS

 

Amendment of an Import Limit for Certain Man-Made Fiber Textile 
Products Produced or Manufactured in Indonesia

June 10, 1994.
AGENCY: Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA).

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

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EFFECTIVE DATE: June 17, 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) 927-6704. 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 United States Government has agreed to increase the Designated 
Consultation Level for Category 669-P for the current 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 
58 FR 31190, published on June 1, 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.

    Dated: June 13, 1994.
Rita D. Hayes,
Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.

Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements

June 10, 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 May 25, 1993, 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 textiles and textile products, 
produced or manufactured in Indonesia and exported during the 
twelve-month period which began on July 1, 1993 and extends through 
June 30, 1994.
    Effective on June 17, 1994, you are directed to amend further 
the directive dated May 25, 1993 to increase the limit for Category 
699-P\1\ to 1,250,000 kilograms.\2\
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    \1\Category 669-P: only HTS numbers 6305.31.0010, 6305.31.0020 
and 6305.39.0000.
    \2\The limit has not been adjusted to account for any imports 
exported after June 30, 1993.
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    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. 94-14682 Filed 6-15-94; 8:45 am]
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