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COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS
 

Adjustment of Import Restraint Limits for Certain Cotton, Wool, 
Man-Made Fiber, Silk Blend and Other Vegetable Fiber Textiles and 
Textile Products Produced or Manufactured in the Republic of Korea

September 20, 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 28, 1994.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ross Arnold, 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) 927-6707. For information on 
embargoes and quota re-openings, call (202) 482-3715. For information 
on categories on which consultations have been requested, call (202) 
482-3740.

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 carryforward, carryover, swing and special shift.
    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 65967, published on December 17, 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
September 20, 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 13, 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 textile products, produced or 
manufactured in the Republic of Korea and exported during the 
twelve-month period which began on January 1, 1994 and extends 
through December 31, 1994.
    Effective on September 28, 1994, you are directed to amend the 
December 13, 1993 directive to adjust the limits for the following 
categories, as provided under the terms of the current bilateral 
agreement between the Governments of the United States and the 
Republic of Korea:

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        Category                  Adjusted twelve-month limit\1\        
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Group I                                                                 
  200-223, 224-V\2\,     422,313,196 square meters equivalent.          
   224-O\3\, 225-229,                                                   
   300-326, 360-363,                                                    
   369-O\4\, 400-414,                                                   
   464-469, 600-629,                                                    
   665-669 and 670-                                                     
   O\5\, as a group.                                                    
Sublevels within Group                                                  
 I                                                                      
  200..................  465,185 kilograms.                             
  201..................  1,620,485 kilograms.                           
  224-V................  10,358,377 square meters.                      
  611..................  3,708,812 square meters.                       
  619/620..............  98,113,349 square meters.                      
  624..................  7,977,337 square meters.                       
  625/626/627/628/629..  15,117,821 square meters.                      
Group II                                                                
  237, 239, 330-359,     552,956,579 square meters equivalent.          
   431-459 and 630-659,                                                 
   as a group.                                                          
Sublevels within Group                                                  
 II                                                                     
  239..................  981,468 kilograms.                             
  333/334/335..........  263,261 dozen of which not more than 134,555   
                          dozen shall be in Category 335.               
  336..................  44,068 dozen.                                  
  338/339..............  1,160,226 dozen.                               
  340..................  665,820 dozen of which not more than 345,715   
                          dozen shall be in Category 340-D\6\.          
  341..................  155,314 dozen.                                 
  342/642..............  217,584 dozen.                                 
  345..................  115,811 dozen.                                 
  347/348..............  514,597 dozen.                                 
  351/651..............  228,578 dozen.                                 
  352..................  176,242 dozen.                                 
  433..................  14,413 dozen.                                  
  434..................  7,393 dozen.                                   
  435..................  36,564 dozen.                                  
  442..................  51,828 dozen.                                  
  443..................  338,159 numbers.                               
  444..................  55,431 numbers.                                
  445/446..............  54,068 dozen.                                  
  448..................  36,799 dozen.                                  
  459-W\7\.............  97,717 kilograms.                              
  631..................  300,337 dozen pairs.                           
  632..................  1,561,818 dozen pairs.                         
  633/634/635..........  1,392,261 dozen of which not more than 157,880 
                          dozen shall be in Category 633 and not more   
                          than 588,368 dozen shall be in Category 635.  
  636..................  287,651 dozen.                                 
  638/639..............  5,368,441 dozen.                               
  640-D\8\.............  3,003,053 dozen.                               
  641..................  1,110,818 dozen of which not more than 42,764  
                          dozen shall be in Category 641-Y\9\.          
  647/648..............  1,246,050 dozen.                               
  659-H\10\............  1,308,007 kilograms.                           
Group III                                                               
  831-844, and 847-859   18,158,568 square meters equivalent.           
   as a group.                                                          
Sublevel within Group                                                   
 III                                                                    
  835..................  30,628 dozen.                                  
------------------------------------------------------------------------
\1\The limits have not been adjusted to account for any imports exported
  after December 31, 1993.                                              
\2\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 and 5801.36,0020.                                        
\3\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).                       
\4\Category 369-O: all HTS numbers except 4202.12.4000, 4202.12.8020,   
  4202.12.8060, 4202.92.1500, 4202.92.3015 and 4202.92.6000 (Category   
  369-L), and 5601.21.0090.                                             
\5\Category 670-O: all HTS numbers except 4202.12.8030, 4202.12.8070,   
  4202.92.3020, 4202.92.3030 and 4202.92.9025 (Category 670-L).         
\6\Category 340-D: only HTS numbers 6205.20.2015, 6205.20.2020,         
  6205.20.2025 and 6205.20.2030.                                        
\7\Category 459-W: only HTS number 6505.90.4090.                        
\8\Category 640-D: only HTS numbers 6205.30.2010, 6205.30.2020,         
  6205.30.2030, 6205.30.2040, 6205.90.2030 and 6205.90.4030.            
\9\Category 641-Y: only HTS numbers 6204.23.0050, 6204.29.2030,         
  6206.40.3010 and 6206.40.3025.                                        
\10\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.                                                         

    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. 94-23705 Filed 9-23-94; 8:45 am]
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