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COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS
 

Amendment and Establishment of Import Restraint Limits and 
Restraint Periods for Certain Cotton and Man-Made Fiber Textile 
Products Produced or Manufactured in Qatar

August 4, 1994.
AGENCY: Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA).

ACTION: Issuing a directive to the Commissioner of Customs amending and 
establishing import limits and restraint periods.

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EFFECTIVE DATE: August 12, 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 28, 1994 between 
the Governments of the United States and the State of Qatar, agreement 
was reached to establish limits for cotton and man-made fiber textile 
products in Categories 340/640, 341/641 and 347/348.
    In the letter published below, the Chairman of CITA directs the 
Commissioner of Customs to amend the current limits and restraint 
periods for Categories 340/640, 341/641 and 347/348 to begin on January 
1, 1994 and extend through December 31, 1994. Also, limits are being 
established for these categories for the periods June 30, 1993 through 
December 31, 1993 (Categories 340/640); September 24, 1993 through 
December 31, 1993 (Categories 341/641); and July 28, 1993 through 
December 31, 1993 (Categories 347/348).
    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 33933, published on June 22, 1993; 58 FR 39797, pubished on July 
26, 1993; and 58 FR 48040, published on September 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 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
August 4, 1994.

Commissioner of Customs,
Department of the Treasury, Washington, DC 20229.

    Dear Commissioner: This directive amends, but does not cancel, 
the directives issued to you on June 16, 1993, September 8, 1993 and 
July 21, 1993, by the Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of 
Textile Agreements. Those directives concern imports of cotton and 
man-made fiber textile products in Categories 340/640, 341/641 and 
347/348, respectively, produced or manufactured in Qatar and 
exported during the twelve-month periods June 30, 1993 through June 
29, 1994 (Categories 340/640); September 24, 1993 through September 
23, 1994 (341/641); and July 28, 1993 through July 27, 1994 
(Categories 347/348).
    Effective on August 12, 1994, you are directed to amend the 
aforementioned restraint periods for Categories 340/640, 341/641 and 
347/348 to begin on January 1, 1994 and extend through December 31, 
1994. Pursuant to the Memorandum of Understanding dated June 28, 
1994 between the Governments of the United States and the State of 
Qatar, the levels for the 1994 restraint period shall be as follows:

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              Category                 Twelve-month restraint limit\1\  
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340/640............................  325,000 dozen.                     
341/641............................  150,000 dozen.                     
347/348............................  370,000 dozen.                     
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\1\The limits have not been adjusted to account for any imports exported
  after December 31, 1993.                                              

    Under the terms of section 204 of the Agricultural Act of 1956, 
as amended (7 U.S.C. 1854); pursuant to the Memorandum of 
Understanding dated June 28, 1994 between the Governments of the 
United States and the State of Qatar; and in accordance with the 
provisions of Executive Order 11651 of March 3, 1972, as amended, 
you are directed to prohibit, effective on August 12, 1994, entry 
into the United States for consumption and withdrawal from warehouse 
for consumption of cotton and man-made fiber textile products in the 
following categories, produced or manufactured in the State of Qatar 
and exported during the periods June 30, 1993 through December 31, 
1993 for Categories 340/640; September 24, 1993 through December 31, 
1993 for Categories 341/641; and July 28, 1993 through December 31, 
1993 for Categories 347/348, in excess of the following levels of 
restraint:

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              Category                        Restraint limit\1\        
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340/640............................  151,874 dozen.                     
341/641............................  28,776 dozen.                      
347/348............................  148,748 dozen.                     
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\1\The limits have not been adjusted to account for any imports exported
  after June 29, 1993 (Categories 340/640); September 23, 1993          
  (Categories 341/641); and July 27, 1993 (Categories 347/348).         

    Goods exported in excess of the limits established for the 
periods June 30, 1993 through December 31, 1993; September 24, 1993 
through December 31, 1993; and July 28, 1993 through December 31, 
1993 shall be charged to the period January 1, 1994 through December 
31, 1994.
    You are directed to deduct the following amounts from the 
charges made to the following categories for the January 1, 1994 
through December 31, 1994 period. These same amounts shall be 
charged to the corresponding categories for the periods June 30, 
1993 through December 31, 1993 (Categories 340/640); September 24, 
1993 through December 31, 1993 (Categories 341/641); and July 28, 
1993 through December 31, 1993 (Categories 347/348).

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              Category                  Amount to be deducted/charged   
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340................................  151,246 dozen.                     
341................................  18,599 dozen.                      
347................................  36,000 dozen.                      
348................................  60,418 dozen.                      
640................................  628 dozen.                         
641................................  -0-.                               
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    In carrying out the above directions, the Commissioner of 
Customs should construe entry into the United States for consumption 
to include entry for consumption into the Commonwealth of Puerto 
Rico.
    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. 94-19474 Filed 8-9-94; 8:45 am]
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