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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 Macau

October 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: October 20, 1994.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Helen L. LeGrande, 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) 927-6709. 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, 
variously, for swing and carryforward.
    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 8913, published on February 24, 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 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 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 February 17, 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 Macau and exported during the twelve-month period 
which began on January 1, 1994 and extends through December 31, 
1994.
    Effective on October 20, 1994, you are directed to amend the 
directive dated February 17, 1994 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 
Macau:

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              Category                  Adjusted twelve-month limit\1\  
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Levels in Group I                                                       
313................................  1,604,544 square meters.           
315................................  1,166,701 square meters.           
333/334/335/833/834/835............  238,375 dozen of which not more    
                                      than 125,566 dozen shall be in    
                                      Categories 333/335/833/835.       
336/836............................  56, 500 dozen.                     
338................................  306,869 dozen.                     
339................................  1,285,366 dozen.                   
340................................  290,452 dozen.                     
341................................  177,388 dozen.                     
342................................  80,250 dozen.                      
345................................  49,070 dozen.                      
347/348/847........................  726,351 dozen.                     
351/851............................  67,800 dozen.                      
359-C/659-C\2\.....................  321,000 kilograms.                 
359-V\3\...........................  113,000 kilograms.                 
633/634/635........................  504,777 dozen.                     
638/639/838........................  1,488,428 dozen.                   
640................................  105,828 dozen.                     
642/842............................  111,914 dozen.                     
647/648............................  528,499 dozen.                     
659-S\4\...........................  107,000 kilograms.                 
Sublevel in Group II                                                    
445/446............................  86,652 dozen.                      
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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; 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.                                                         
\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 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.                          

    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. 94-26447 Filed 10-24-94; 8:45 am]
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