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COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS

 

Adjustment of Import Limits for Certain Cotton, Wool and Man-Made 
Fiber Textile Products and Silk Blend and Other Vegetable Fiber Apparel 
Produced or Manufactured in Sri Lanka

November 3, 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:November 10, 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) 927-5850. 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 limits for certain categories are being adjusted, 
variously, for swing, special shift and carryover. The limits for 
Categories 334/634, 336/636/836 and 342/642/842 are being increased an 
additional 5 percent for garments made from locally-woven, handloomed 
fabrics.
    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 14152, published on March 25, 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
November 3, 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 March 22, 1994, by the Chairman, 
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements. That 
directive concerns imports of certain cotton, wool and man-made 
fiber textile products and silk blend and other vegetable fiber 
apparel, produced or manufactured in Sri Lanka and exported during 
the period which began on January 1, 1994 and extends through June 
30, 1995.
    Effective on November 10, 1994, you are directed to amend the 
directive dated March 22, 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 
the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka:

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              Category                 Adjusted eighteen-month limit\1\ 
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237................................  393,936 dozen.                     
331/631............................  3,756,446 dozen pairs.             
333/633............................  40,765 dozen.                      
334/634............................  876,806 dozen.                     
335/835............................  368,572 dozen.                     
336/636/836........................  634,244 dozen.                     
338/339............................  1,675,325 dozen.                   
340/640............................  1,622,643 dozen of which not more  
                                      than 649,058 dozen shall be in    
                                      Categories 340-Y/640-Y\2\.        
341/641............................  2,612,138 dozen of which not more  
                                      than 1,741,425 dozen shall be in  
                                      Category 341 and not more than    
                                      1,684,463 dozen shall be in       
                                      Category 641.                     
342/642/842........................  944,444 dozen.                     
345/845............................  234,047 dozen.                     
347/348/847........................  2,138,777 dozen.                   
350/650............................  156,363 dozen.                     
351/651............................  456,347 dozen.                     
352/652............................  1,676,882 dozen.                   
359-C/659-C\3\.....................  913,534 kilograms.                 
363................................  8,644,419 numbers.                 
369-D\4\...........................  772,778 kilograms.                 
369-S\5\...........................  993,288 kilograms.                 
435................................  23,704 dozen.                      
635................................  491,430 dozen.                     
638/639/838........................  1,238,429 dozen.                   
644................................  695,181 numbers.                   
645/646............................  149,554 dozen.                     
647/648............................  1,359,274 dozen.                   
840................................  424,255 dozen.                     
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\1\The limits have not been adjusted to account for any imports exported
  after December 31, 1993.                                              
\2\Category 340-Y: only HTS numbers 6205.20.2015, 6205.20.2020,         
  6205.20.2046, 6205.20.2050 and 6205.20.2060; Category 640-Y: only HTS 
  numbers 6205.30.2010, 6205.30.2020, 6205.30.2050 and 6205.30.2060.    
\3\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.                                                         
\4\Category 369-D: only HTS numbers 6302.60.0010, 6302.91.0005 and      
  6302.91.0045.                                                         
\5\Category 369-S: only HTS number 6307.10.2005.                        

    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. 94-27719; Filed 11-8-94; 8:45 am]
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