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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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