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[Federal Register: October 19, 1994]


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COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS
 

Establishment, Amendment and Adjustment of Import Limits for 
Certain Cotton and Man-Made Fiber Textile Products Produced or 
Manufactured in Turkey

October 14, 1994.
AGENCY: Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA).

ACTION: Issuing a directive to the Commissioner of Customs 
establishing, amending and adjusting limits.

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EFFECTIVE DATE: October 19, 1994.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Anne Novak, 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) 927-6718. 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 October 5, 1994 
between the Governments of the United States and the Republic of 
Turkey, agreement was reached to amend further their Bilateral Textile 
Agreement, effected by exchange of notes dated July 29 and August 6, 
1991.
    In the letter published below, the Chairman of CITA directs the 
Commissioner of Customs to establish a 1994 limit for Category 611 and 
newly merged Categories 625/626/627/628/629 and to amend the 1994 base 
level for sublimit 338-S/339-S/638-S/639-S. The amended level for 338-
S/339-S/638-S/639-S includes an increase for swing. The current limits 
for Categories 350 and 351/651 are being increased by special shift, 
reducing the limits for Categories 335 and 341/641, respectively.
    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 5394, published on February 4, 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 and 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
October 14, 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 31, 1994, by the Chairman, 
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements. That 
directive concerns imports of certain cotton and man-made fiber 
textile products, produced or manufactured in Turkey and exported 
during the twelve-month period which began on January 1, 1994 and 
extends through December 31, 1994.
    Effective on October 19, 1994, you are directed, pursuant to the 
Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) dated October 5, 1994 between the 
Governments of the United States and the Republic of Turkey, to 
establish a limit of 20,000,000 square meters\1\ for Category 611 
for the six-month period beginning on July 1, 1994 and extending 
through December 31, 1994. For the January 1, 1994 through December 
31, 1994 restraint period, you are directed to amend the Fabric 
Group to include merged Categories 625/626/627/628/629.
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    \1\The limit has not been adjusted to account for any imports 
exported after June 30, 1994.
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    Also, you are directed to establish and amend the limits for the 
following categories for the January 1, 1994 through December 31, 
1994 restraint period, pursuant to the October 5, 1994 MOU and the 
current bilateral agreement between the Governments of the United 
States and the Republic of Turkey:

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              Category                   Adjusted twelve-month limita   
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Sublevel within the Fabric Group                                        
625/626/627/628/629................  13,600,000 square meters of which  
                                      not more than 5,440,000 square    
                                      meters shall be in Category 625,  
                                      not more than 5,440,000 square    
                                      meters shall be in Category 626,  
                                      not more than 5,440,000 square    
                                      meters shall be in Category 627,  
                                      not more than 5,440,000 square    
                                      meters shall be in Category 628,  
                                      and not more than 5,440,000 square
                                      meters shall be in Category 629.  
Limits not in a group                                                   
338/339/638/639....................  4,637,817 dozen of which not more  
                                      than 2,656,450 dozen shall be in  
                                      Categories 338-S/339-S/638-S/639- 
                                      Sb.                               
335................................  194,162 dozen.                     
341/641............................  933,875 dozen.                     
350................................  509,196 dozen.                     
351/651............................  777,377 dozen.                     
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aThe limits have not been adjusted to account for any imports exported  
  after December 31, 1993.                                              
bCategory 338-S: only HTS numbers 6103.22.0050, 6105.10.0010,           
  6105.10.0030, 6105.90.3010, 6109.10.0027, 6110.20.1025, 6110.20.2040, 
  6110.20.2065, 6110.90.0068, 6112.11.0030 and 6114.20.0005; Category   
  339-S: only HTS numbers 6104.22.0060, 6104.29.2049, 6106.10.0010,     
  6106.10.0030, 6106.90.2010, 6106.90.3010, 6109.10.0070, 6110.20.1030, 
  6110.20.2045, 6110.20.2075, 6110.90.0070, 6112.11.0040, 6114.20.0010  
  and 6117.90.0022; Category 638-S: all HTS numbers except 6109.90.1007,
  6109.90.1009, 6109.90.1013 and 6109.90.1025; Category 639-S: all HTS  
  numbers except 6109.90.1050, 6109.90.1060, 6109.90.1065 and           
  6109.90.1070.                                                         

    Textile products in Categories 611 and 629 which have been 
exported to the United States prior to July 1, 1994, in the case of 
Category 611, and January 1, 1994, in the case of Category 629, 
shall not be subject to this directive.
    Textile products in Categories 611 and 629 which have been 
released from the custody of the U.S. Customs Service under the 
provisions of 19 U.S.C. 1448(b) or 1484(a)(1) prior to the effective 
date of this directive shall not be denied entry under this 
directive.
    Import charges for Categories 611 and 629 will be provided at a 
later date.
    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. 94-25892 Filed 10-18-94; 8:45 am]
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