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COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS

 

Adjustment of Import Limits for Certain Cotton and Man-Made Fiber 
Textile Products Produced or Manufactured in the Arab Republic of Egypt

October 27, 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 31, 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) 927-5850. 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).

    The current limit for Categories 340/640 is being increased by 
application of swing and special shift, reducing the current limits for 
Categories 338/339 and Categories 225 and 314 in the Fabric Group to 
account for the increases. The adjusted level for Categories 340/640 
also includes an increase for 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 
58 FR 55046, published on October 25, 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 and the Memorandum of Understanding dated April 
29, 1994, but are designed to assist only in the implementation of 
certain of their provisions.
Rita D. Hayes,
Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.

Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements
October 27, 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 October 19, 1993, by the Chairman, 
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements. That 
directive concerns imports of certain cotton, wool and man-made 
fiber textile products, produced or manufactured in the Arab 
Republic of Egypt and exported during the twelve-month period 
beginning on January 1, 1994 and extending through December 31, 
1994.
    Effective on October 31, 1994, you are directed to adjust the 
limits for the following categories, pursuant to the current 
bilateral agreement and the Memorandum of Understanding dated April 
29, 1994 between the Governments of the United States and the Arab 
Republic of Egypt:

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              Category                        Adjusted limit\1\         
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Levels not in a group                                                   
338/339............................  1,808,550 dozen.                   
340/640............................  1,113,600 dozen.                   
Fabric Group                                                            
218-220, 224-227, 313-317 and 326,   76,146,629 square meters.          
 as a group.                                                            
Sublevels in the group                                                  
225................................  17,189,075 square meters.          
314................................  17,538,815 square meters.          
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\1\The limits have not been adjusted to account for any imports exported
  after December 31, 1993.                                              

    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. 94-27246; Filed 11-2-94; 8:45 am]
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