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[FR Doc No: 94-20902]


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COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS

 

Adjustment of an Import Limit for Certain Cotton, Man-Made Fiber, 
Silk Blend and Other Vegetable Fiber Textile Products Produced or 
Manufactured in the United Arab Emirates

August 19, 1994.
AGENCY: Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA).

ACTION: Issuing a directive to the Commissioner of Customs increasing a 
limit.

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EFFECTIVE DATE: August 19, 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 this 
limit, 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).

    The current limit for Categories 335/635/835 is being increased for 
carryforward.
    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 
59 FR 2827, published on January 19, 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 bilateral agreement, but are designed to assist only in the 
implementation of certain of its provisions.
Edwin E. Maddrey,
Acting Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile 
Agreements.

Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements
August 19, 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 January 14, 1994, by the Chairman, 
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements. That 
directive concerns, among other things, imports of cotton, man-made 
fiber, silk blend and other vegetable fiber textile products in 
Categories 335/635/835, produced or manufactured in the United Arab 
Emirates and exported during the period which began on October 28, 
1993 and extends through December 31, 1994.
    Effective on August 19, 1994, you are directed to amend the 
directive dated January 14, 1994 to increase the limit for the 
Categories 335/635/835 to 162,340 dozen\1\, as provided under the 
terms of the current bilateral agreement between the Governments of 
the United States and the United Arab Emirates.
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    \1\The limit has not been adjusted to account for any imports 
exported after October 27, 1993.
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    The Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements has 
determined that this action falls within the foreign affairs 
exception to the rulemaking provisions of 5 U.S.C. 553(a)(1).
    Sincerely,
Edwin E. Maddrey,
Acting Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile 
Agreements.
[FR Doc. 94-20902 Filed 8-24-94; 8:45 am]
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