[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 142 (Tuesday, July 26, 1994)]
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[FR Doc No: 94-18059]
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[Federal Register: July 26, 1994]
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COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS
Establishment of Import Restraint Limits for Certain Cotton and
Man-Made Fiber Textile Products Produced or Manufactured in Oman
July 20, 1994.
AGENCY: Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA).
ACTION: Issuing a directive to the Commissioner of Customs establishing
limits.
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EFFECTIVE DATE: July 27, 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 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).
In a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) dated June 21, 1994, the
Governments of the United States and the Sultanate of Oman agreed to
amend their Bilateral Textile Agreement, effected by exchange of notes
dated December 3, 1993 and January 15, 1994, to establish specific
limits for certain textile products for two consecutive one-year
periods, beginning on January 1, 1994 and extending through December
31, 1995.
In the letter published below, the Chairman of CITA directs the
Commissioner of Customs to establish limits for the period January 1,
1994 through December 31, 1994.
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 65160, published on December 13, 1993; and 59 FR 25894, published
on May 18, 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 MOU, 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
July 20, 1994.
Commissioner of Customs,
Department of the Treasury, Washington, DC 20229.
Dear Commissioner: Effective on July 27, 1994, you are directed
to cancel the directive dated May 10, 1994, which directed you to
count imports for consumption and withdrawals from warehouse for
consumption of cotton and man-made fiber textile products in
Categories 334/634 and 335/635, produced or manufactured in Oman and
exported during the period April 26, 1994 through April 25, 1995.
This directive amends, but does not cancel, the directive issued
to you on December 6, 1993, by the Chairman, Committee for the
Implementation of Textile Agreements. That directive concerns
imports of certain cotton and man-made fiber textile products,
produced or manufactured in Oman and exported during the twelve-
month period which began on January 1, 1994 and extends through
December 31, 1994.
Effective on July 27, 1994, you are directed to establish limits
for textile products in the following categories, pursuant to the
Memorandum of Understanding dated June 21, 1994 between the
Governments of the United States and the Sultanate of Oman:
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Category Twelve-month restraint limit\1\
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334/634............................ 150,000 dozen.
335/635............................ 200,000 dozen.
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\1\The limits have not been adjusted to account for any imports exported
after December 31, 1993.
Textile products in Categories 334/634 and 335/635 which have
been exported to the United States prior to January 1, 1994 shall
not be subject to this directive.
For the import period January 1, 1994 through April 30, 1994,
you are directed to charge the following amounts to the categories
listed below:
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Category Amount to be charged
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334................................ 9,868 dozen.
335................................ 1,418 dozen.
634................................ -0-
635................................ 4,615 dozen.
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The Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements has
determined that these actions fall 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. 94-18059 Filed 7-25-94; 8:45 am]
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