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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
 

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

July 11, 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: July 18, 1994.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Naomi Freeman, 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) 927-6712. 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 limits for the Fabric Group and Categories 338/339 and 
340/640 are being reduced for carryforward used.
    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 65580, published on December 15, 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 their provisions.
Rita D. Hayes,
Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.

Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements
July 11, 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 December 9, 1993, by the Chairman, 
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements. That 
directive concerns imports of certain cotton, wool and man-made 
fiber textiles and textile products and silk blend and other 
vegetable fiber apparel, produced or manufactured in Malaysia and 
exported during the twelve-month period which began on January 1, 
1994 and extends through December 31, 1994.
    Effective on July 18, 1994, you are directed to amend the 
directive dated December 9, 1993, to reduce the limits for the 
following categories, as provided under the terms of the Memorandum 
of Understanding dated August 26, 1992 between the Governments of 
the United States and Malaysia:

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              Category                  Adjusted twelve-month limit\1\  
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Fabric Group                                                            
218, 219, 220, 225-227, 313-315,     78,324,890 square meters.          
 317, 326 and 613/614/615/617, as a                                     
 group.                                                                 
Other specific limits                                                   
338/339............................  839,280 dozen.                     
340/640............................  994,169 dozen.                     
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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. 94-17125 Filed 7-13-94; 8:45 am]
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