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[FR Doc No: 94-26247]


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[Federal Register: October 21, 1994]


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COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS

 

Re-establishment of Import Restraint Limits and Guaranteed Access 
Levels, Re-instatement of Export Visa, Certification and Manufacturer's 
Identification Requirements for Certain Cotton, Wool, Man-Made Fiber, 
Silk Blend and Other Vegetable Fiber Textile Products Produced or 
Manufactured in Haiti

October 18, 1994.
AGENCY: Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA).

ACTION: Issuing a directive to the Commissioner of Customs re-
establishing limits and guaranteed access levels, re-instating export 
visa, certification and manufacturer's identication requirements.

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EFFECTIVE DATE: October 21, 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 these 
limits, 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).

    On February 1, 1994 a notice and letter to the Commissioner of 
Customs dated January 26, 1994 were published in the Federal Register 
(59 FR 4693) announcing the establishment of limits and guaranteed 
access levels (GALs), re-instatement of visa and certifications 
requirements and establishment of manufacturer's identification 
requirements for certain textiles and textile products, produced or 
manufactured in Haiti and exported during the period beginning on 
January 1, 1994 and extending through December 31, 1994.
    Based on Executive Order 12917, the Chairman of CITA issued a 
directive to the Commissioner of Customs cancelling the directive 
issued on January 26, 1994 (59 FR 35325, published on July 11, 1994 and 
59 FR 44410, published on August 29, 1994).
    In the letter published below, the Chairman of CITA, directs the 
Commissioner of Customs to re-establish the limits and guaranteed 
access levels for 1994. Also, the Commissioner of Customs is directed 
to re-instate the visa, certifications and manufacturer's 
identification requirements for certain textiles and textile products 
which are exported from Haiti. Goods exported from Haiti during the 
period October 21, 1994 through November 20, 1994 shall not be denied 
entry for lack of a visa or certification. Goods exported from Haiti on 
or after November 21, 1994 shall be denied entry if not accompanied by 
an appropriate export visa or certification. The Commissioner of 
Customs is directed to accept and sign the ITA-370P form for shipments 
of U.S. formed and cut parts destined for assembly in Haiti and re-
entry into the United States under the Special Access Program.
    Shipments of GAL qualifying textile products which are re-exported 
to the United States from Haiti on or after October 21, 1994 shall be 
charged to the appropriate guaranteed access level.
    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 
56 FR 51201, published on October 10, 1991.
    Requirements for participation in the Special Access Program are 
available in Federal Register notices 51 FR 21208, published on June 
11, 1986; 52 FR 6053, published on February 27, 1987; 52 FR 26057, 
published on July 10, 1987; and 54 FR 50425, published on December 6, 
1989.
    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 December 30, 1993 between the 
Governments of the United States and Haiti, 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 18, 1994.

Commissioner of Customs,
Department of the Treasury, Washington, DC 20229.

    Dear Commissioner: This directive cancels and supersedes the 
monitoring directives dated December 3, 1992 and December 8, 1993, 
and the July 5, 1994 (as corrected on August 23, 1994), directive 
prohibiting the importation of any textile or apparel products from 
Haiti, issued to you by the Chairman, Committee for the 
Implementation of Textile Agreements.
    Under the terms of section 204 of the Agricultural Act of 1956, 
as amended (7 U.S.C. 1854); pursuant to the Memorandum of 
Understanding dated December 30, 1993, between the Governments of 
the United States and Haiti; and in accordance with the provisions 
of Executive Order 11651 of March 3, 1972, as amended, you are 
directed, effective on October 21, 1994, to re-establish the 
following limits for cotton and man-made fiber textile products in 
the following categories, produced or manufactured in Haiti and 
exported during the twelve-month period beginning on January 1, 1994 
and extending through December 31, 1994:

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              Category                 Twelve-month restraint limit\1\  
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331................................  504,990 dozen pairs.               
340/640............................  504,990 dozen.                     
341/641............................  484,791 dozen.                     
347/348............................  568,114 dozen.                     
350................................  69,436 dozen.                      
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\1\The limits have not been adjusted to account for any imports exported
  after December 31, 1993.                                              

    Effective on October 21, 1994, you are directed to re-instate 
visa, certification and manufacturer identification requirements for 
all shipments of textile products, produced or manufactured in Haiti 
and exported from Haiti. Goods exported from Haiti during the period 
October 21, 1994 through November 20, 1994 shall not be denied entry 
for lack of a visa or certification. Goods exported from Haiti on or 
after November 21, 1994 shall be denied entry if not accompanied by 
an appropriate export visa or certification.
    You are directed to accept and sign the ITA-370P form for 
shipments of U.S. formed and cut parts destined for assembly in 
Haiti and re-entry into the United States under the Special Access 
Program.
    In accordance with the provisions of the Special Access Program, 
as set forth in 51 FR 21208 (June 11, 1986), 52 FR 26057 (July 10, 
1987) and 54 FR 50425 (December 6, 1989), and pursuant to current 
bilateral textile agreement, as amended, between the Governments of 
the United States and Haiti, you are directed, effective on October 
21, 1994, to re-establish guaranteed access levels for properly 
certified cotton and man-made fiber textile products in the 
following categories which are assembled in Haiti from fabric formed 
and cut in the United States and re-exported to the United States 
from Haiti during the twelve-month period beginning on January 1, 
1994 and extending through December 31, 1994. 

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              Category                     Guaranteed access level      
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331................................  500,000 dozen pairs.               
340/640............................  440,000 dozen.                     
341/641............................  400,000 dozen.                     
347/348............................  800,000 dozen.                     
350................................  120,000 dozen.                     
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    Any shipment for entry under the Special Access Program which is 
not accompanied by a valid and correct certification and Export 
Declaration in accordance with the provisions of the certification 
requirements established in the directive of February 19, 1987, as 
amended, shall be denied entry unless the Government of Haiti 
authorizes the entry and any charges to the appropriate specific 
limit. Any shipment which is declared for entry under the Special 
Access Program but found not to qualify shall be denied entry into 
the United States.
    In carrying out the above directions, the Commissioner of 
Customs should construe entry into the United States for consumption 
to include entry for consumption into the Commonwealth of Puerto 
Rico.
    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. 94-26247 Filed 10-20-94; 8:45 am]
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