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COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS
 

Adjustment of Import Limits for Certain Cotton, Wool and Man-Made 
Fiber Textile Products Produced or Manufactured in Taiwan

July 28, 1994.
AGENCY: Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA).

ACTION: Issuing a directive to the Commissioner of Customs adjusting 
limits.

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EFFECTIVE DATE: August 4, 1994.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jennifer Aldrich, 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) 927-6719. 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 certain categories are being adjusted, 
variously, for swing, special swing, special shift and 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 65347, published on December 14, 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.
Rita D. Hayes,
Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.

Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements
July 28, 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 8, 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 Taiwan and exported during the twelve-
month period which began on January 1, 1994 and extends through 
December 31, 1994.
    Effective on August 4, 1994, you are directed to amend the 
directive dated December 8, 1993 to adjust the limits for the 
following categories, as provided under the terms of the current 
bilateral agreement, effected by exchange of notes dated August 21, 
1990 and September 28, 1991, as amended:

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              Category                  Adjusted twelve-month limit\1\  
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Sublevels in Group I                                                    
225/317/326........................  33,411,306 square meters.          
363................................  11,714,047 numbers.                
611................................  2,952,700 square meters.           
619/620............................  13,459,862 square meters.          
Within Group I subgroup                                                 
219................................  14,789,732 square meters.          
361................................  1,329,634 numbers.                 
Sublevels in Group II                                                   
336................................  122,967 dozen.                     
338/339............................  875,561 dozen.                     
340................................  1,220,196 dozen.                   
347/348............................  1,503,564 dozen of which not more  
                                      than 1,224,567 dozen shall be in  
                                      Categories 347-W/348-W\2\.        
433................................  14,054 dozen.                      
435................................  24,493 dozen.                      
442................................  42,668 dozen.                      
443................................  47,992 numbers.                    
444................................  70,922 numbers.                    
638/639............................  6,373,192 dozen.                   
640................................  1,003,272 dozen.                   
644................................  701,566 numbers.                   
647/648............................  5,318,688 dozen of which not more  
                                      than 5,055,511 dozen shall be in  
                                      Categories 647-W/648-W\3\.        
Within Group II subgroup                                                
351................................  399,918 dozen.                     
447/448............................  20,358 dozen.                      
636................................  352,112 dozen.                     
651................................  397,124 dozen.                     
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\1\The limits have not been adjusted to account for any imports exported
  after December 31, 1993.                                              
\2\Category 347-W: only HTS numbers 6203.19.1020, 6203.19.4020,         
  6203.22.3020, 6203.22.3030, 6203.42.4005, 6203.42.4010, 6203.42.4015, 
  6203.42.4025, 6203.42.4035, 6203.42.4045, 6203.42.4050, 6203.42.4060, 
  6203.49.3020, 6210.40.2033, 6211.20.1520, 6211.20.3010 and            
  6211.32.0040; Category 348-W: only HTS numbers 6204 12.0030,          
  6204.19.3030, 6204.22.3040, 6204.22.3050, 6204.29.4034, 6204.62.3000, 
  6204.62.4005, 6204.62.4010, 6204.62.4020, 6204.62.4030, 6204.62.4040, 
  6204.62.4050, 6204.62.4055, 6204.62.4065, 6204.69.3010, 6204.69.9010, 
  6210.50.2033, 6211.20.1550, 6211.20.6010, 6211.42.0030 and            
  6217.90.0050.                                                         
\3\Category 647-W: only HTS numbers 6203.23.0060, 6203.23.0070,         
  6203.29.2030, 6203.29.2035, 6203.43.2500, 6203.43.3500, 6203.43.4010, 
  6203.43.4020, 6203.43.4030, 6203.43.4040, 6203.49.1500, 6203.49.2010, 
  6203.49.2030, 6203.49.2040, 6203.49.2060, 6203.49.3030, 6210.40.1035, 
  6211.20.1525, 6211.20.3030 and 6211.33.0030; Category 648-W: only HTS 
  numbers 6204.23.0040, 6204.23.0045, 6204.29.2020, 6204.29.2025,       
  6204.29.4038, 6204.63.2000, 6204.63.3000, 6204.63.3510, 6204.63.3530, 
  6204.63.3532, 6204.63.3540, 6204.69.2510, 6204.69.2530, 6204.69.2530, 
  6204.69.2540, 6204.69.2560, 6204.69.3030, 6204.69.9030, 6210.50.1035, 
  6211.20.1555, 6211.20.6030, 6211.43.0040 and 6217.90.0060.            

    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. 94-18929 Filed 8-2-94; 8:45 am]
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