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COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS

 

Adjustment of an Import Restraint Limit for Certain Wool Textile 
Products Produced or Manufactured in Bulgaria

August 25, 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: September 1, 1994.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Naomi Freeman, 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 Category 448 is being increased for 
carryover.
    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 64557, published on December 8, 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 Memorandum of Understanding dated March 10, 1993, 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 25, 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 2, 1993, by the Chairman, 
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements. That 
directive concerns imports of certain wool textile products, 
produced or manufactured in Bulgaria and exported during the twelve-
month period which began on January 1, 1994 and extends through 
December 31, 1994.
    Effective on September 1, 1994, you are directed to increase the 
limit for Category 448 to 22,422 dozen,\1\ as provided under the 
terms of the Memorandum of Understanding dated March 10, 1993 
between the Governments of the United States and the Republic of 
Bulgaria.
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    \1\The limit has not been adjusted to account for any imports 
exported after December 31, 1993.
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    The Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements has 
determined that this action falls within the foreign affairs 
exception of 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. 94-21516 Filed 8-30-94; 8:45 am]
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