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[FR Doc No: 94-21959]


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COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS

 

Adjustment of Import Limits for Certain Cotton, Wool, Man-Made 
Fiber, Silk Blend and Other Vegetable Fiber Textile Products Produced 
or Manufactured in the People's Republic of China

August 31, 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: September 8, 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) 927-6703. 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 for 
swing and carryforward. As a result of these actions, the limits for 
Category 315 and Group II, which are currently filled, will re-open.
    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 3847, published on January 27, 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 dated January 17, 1994, 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 31, 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 24, 1994, 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 textile products, produced or 
manufactured in the People's Republic of China and exported during 
the twelve-month period which began on January 1, 1994 and extends 
through December 31, 1994.
    Effective on September 8, 1994, you are directed to amend 
further the directive dated January 24, 1994 to adjust the limits 
for the following categories, as provided under the terms of the 
Memorandum of Understanding dated January 17, 1994 between the 
Governments of the United States and the People's Republic of China. 
The limits for Category 315 and Group II, which are currently 
filled, will re-open:

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              Category                  Adjusted twelve-month limit\1\  
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Group I                              ...................................
200, 218, 219, 226, 237, 239, 300/   1,384,934,353 square meters        
 301, 313-315, 317/326, 331, 333-     equivalent.                       
 336, 338/339, 340-342, 345, 347/                                       
 348, 350-352, 359-C\2\, 359-V\3\,                                      
 360-363, 369-D\4\, 369-H\5\, 369-                                      
 L\6\, 410, 433-436, 438, 440, 442-                                     
 444, 445/446, 447, 448, 607, 611,                                      
 613-615, 617, 631, 633-636, 638/                                       
 639, 640-643, 644/844, 645/646,                                        
 647-652, 659-C\7\, 659-H\8\, 659-                                      
 S\9\, 666, 669-P\10\, 670-L\11\,                                       
 831, 833, 835, 836, 840, 842 and                                       
 845-847 as a group,.                                                   
Sublevels in Group I                 ...................................
315................................  159,860,546 square meters.         
335................................  389,874 dozen.                     
340................................  844,679 dozen of which not more    
                                      than 422,339 dozen shall be in    
                                      shirts made from fabric with two  
                                      or more colors in the warp and/or 
                                      the filling, excluding napped     
                                      shirts in Category 340-Z\12\.     
607................................  303,113 kilograms.                 
617................................  16,284,253 square meters.          
634................................  587,370 dozen.                     
635................................  613,558 dozen.                     
636................................  541,163 dozen.                     
642................................  308,875 dozen.                     
643................................  494,495 numbers.                   
648................................  1,110,156 dozen.                   
649................................  867,413 dozen.                     
652................................  2,180,255 dozen.                   
Group II                                                                
330, 332, 349, 353, 354, 359-O\13\,  127,057,448 square meters          
 431, 432, 439, 459, 630, 632, 653,   equivalent.                       
 654 and 659-O\14\, as a group.                                         
Group III                                                               
201, 220, 222, 223, 224-V\15\, 224-  268,310,932 square meters          
 O\16\, 225, 227, 229, 369-O\17\,     equivalent.                       
 400, 414, 464, 465, 469, 600, 603,                                     
 604-O\18\, 606, 618-622, 624-629,                                      
 665, 669-O\19\ and 670-O\20\, as a                                     
 group.                                                                 
Level not in a Group                                                    
870................................  30,294,070 kilograms.              
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\1\The limits have not been adjusted to account for any imports exported
 after December 31, 1993.                                               
\2\Category 359-C: only HTS numbers 6103.42.2025, 6103.49.3034,         
 6104.62.1020, 6104.69.3010, 6114.20.0048, 6114.20.0052, 6203.42.2010,  
 6203.42.2090, 6204.62.2010, 6211.32.0010, 6211.32.0025 and             
 6211.42.0010.                                                          
\3\Category 359-V: only HTS numbers 6103.19.2030, 6103.19.4030,         
 6104.12.0040, 6104.19.2040, 6110.20.1022, 6110.20.1024, 6110.20.2030,  
 6110.20.2035, 6110.90.0044, 6110.90.0046, 6201.92.2010, 6202.92.2020,  
 6203.19.1030, 6203.19.4030, 6204.12.0040, 6204.19.3040, 6211.32.0070   
 and 6211.42.0070.                                                      
\4\Category 369-D: only HTS numbers 6302.60.0010, 6302.91.0005 and      
 6302.91.0045.                                                          
\5\Category 369-H: only HTS numbers 4202.22.4020, 4202.22.4500 and      
 4202.22.8030.                                                          
\6\Category 369-L: only HTS numbers 4202.12.4000, 4202.12.8020,         
 4202.12.8060, 4202.92.1500, 4202.92.3015 and 4202.92.6090.             
\7\Category 659-C: only HTS numbers 6103.23.0055, 6103.43.2020,         
 6103.43.2025, 6103.49.2000, 6103.49.3038, 6104.63.1020, 6104.63.1030,  
 6104.69.1000, 6104.69.3014, 6114.30.3044, 6114.30.3054, 6203.43.2010,  
 6203.43.2090, 6203.49.1010, 6203.49.1090, 6204.63.1510, 6204.69.1010,  
 6210.10.4015, 6211.33.0010, 6211.33.0017 and 6211.43.0010.             
\8\Category 659-H: only HTS numbers 6502.00.9030, 6504.00.9015,         
 6504.00.9060, 6505.90.5090, 6505.90.6090, 6505.90.7090 and             
 6505.90.8090.                                                          
\9\Category 659-S: only HTS numbers 6112.31.0010, 6112.31.0020,         
 6112.41.0010, 6112.41.0020, 6112.41.0030, 6112.41.0040, 6211.11.1010,  
 6211.11.1020, 6211.12.1010 and 6211.12.1020.                           
\10\Category 669-P: only HTS numbers 6305.31.0010, 6305.31.0020 and     
 6305.39.0000.                                                          
\11\Category 670-L: only HTS numbers 4202.12.8030, 4202.12.8070,        
 4202.92.3020, 4202.92.3030 and 4202.92.9025.                           
\12\Category 340-Z: only HTS numbers 6205.20.2015, 6205.20.2020,        
 6205.20.2050 and 6205.20.2060.                                         
\13\Category 359-O: all HTS numbers except 6103.42.2025, 6103.49.3034,  
 6104.62.1020, 6104.69.3010, 6114.20.0048, 6114.20.0052, 6203.42.2010,  
 6203.42.2090, 6204.62.2010, 6211.32.0010, 6211.32.0025, 6211.42.0010   
 (Category 359-C); 6103.19.2030, 6103.19.4030, 6104.12.0040,            
 6104.19.2040, 6110.20.1022, 6110.20.1024, 6110.20.2030, 6110.20.2035,  
 6110.90.0044, 6110.90.0046, 6201.92.2010, 6202.92.2020, 6203.19.1030,  
 6203.19.4030, 6204.12.0040, 6204.19.3040, 6211.32.0070 and 6211.42.0070
 (Category 359-V).                                                      
\14\Category 659-O: all HTS numbers except 6103.23.0055, 6103.43.2020,  
 6103.43.2025, 6103.49.2000, 6103.49.3038, 6104.63.1020, 6104.63.1030,  
 6104.69.1000, 6104.69.3014, 6114.30.3044, 6114.30.3054, 6203.43.2010,  
 6203.43.2090, 6203.49.1010, 6203.49.1090, 6204.63.1510, 6204.69.1010,  
 6210.10.4015, 6211.33.0010, 6211.33.0017, 6211.43.0010 (Category 659-  
 C); 6502.00.9030, 6504.00.9015, 6504.00.9060, 6505.90.5090,            
 6505.90.6090, 6505.90.7090, 6505.90.8090 (Category 659-H);             
 6112.31.0010, 6112.31.0020, 6112.41.0010, 6112.41.0020, 6112.41.0030,  
 6112.41.0040, 6211.11.1010, 6211.11.1020, 6211.12.1010 and 6211.12.1020
 (Category 659-S).                                                      
\15\Category 224-V: only HTS numbers 5801.21.0000, 5801.23.0000,        
 5801.24.0000, 5801.25.0010, 5801.25.0020, 5801.26.0010, 5801.26.0020,  
 5801.31.0000, 5801.33.0000, 5801.34.0000, 5801.35.0010, 5801.35.0020,  
 5801.36.0010, 5801.36.0020.                                            
\16\Category 224-O: all HTS numbers except 5801.21.0000, 5801.23.0000,  
 5801.24.0000, 5801.25.0010, 5801.25.0020, 5801.26.0010, 5801.26.0020,  
 5801.31.0000, 5801.33.0000, 5801.34.0000, 5801.35.0010, 5801.35.0020,  
 5801.36.0010 and 5801.36,0020 (Category 224-V).                        
\17\Category 369-O: all HTS numbers except 6302.60.0010, 6302.91.0005,  
 6302.91.0045 (Category 369-D); 4202.22.4020, 4202.22.4500, 4202.22.8030
 (Category 369-H); 4202.12.4000, 4202.12.8020, 4202.12.8060,            
 4202.92.1500, 4202.92.3015, 4202.92.6090 (Category 369-L); and         
 6307.10.2005 (Category 369-S).                                         
\18\Category 604-O: all HTS numbers except 5509.32.0000 (Category 604-  
 A).                                                                    
\19\Category 669-O: all HTS numbers except 6305.31.0010, 6305.31.0020   
 and 6305.39.0000 (Category 669-P).                                     
\20\Category 670-O: only HTS numbers 4202.22.4030, 4202.22.8050 and     
 4202.32.9550.                                                          
                                                                        

    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. 94-21959 Filed 9-6-94; 8:45 am]
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