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[FR Doc No: 94-28102]


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[Federal Register: November 15, 1994]


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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 Singapore

November 7, 1994.
AGENCY: Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA).

ACTION: Issuing a directive to the Commissioner of Customs increasing 
limits.

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EFFECTIVE DATE: November 15, 1994.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jennifer Tallarico, 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) 927-6716. 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 increased for 
carryover.
    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 65582, published on December 15, 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, 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 7, 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 December 9, 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 Singapore and 
exported during the twelve-month period which began on January 1, 
1994 and extends through December 31, 1994.
    Effective on November 15, 1994, you are directed to amend the 
December 9, 1993 directive to increase the limits for the following 
categories, as provided under the terms of the current bilateral 
textile agreement between the Governments of the United States and 
the the Republic of Singapore:

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              Category                  Adjusted twelve-month limit\1\  
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239................................  489,174 kilograms.                 
338/339............................  1,132,621 dozen of which not more  
                                      than 637,847 dozen shall be in    
                                      Category 338 and not more than    
                                      709,205 dozen shall be in Category
                                      339.                              
340................................  824,758 dozen.                     
347/348............................  1,012,402 dozen of which not more  
                                      than 570,046 dozen shall be in    
                                      Category 347 and not more than    
                                      443,370 dozen shall be in Category
                                      348.                              
631................................  491,993 dozen pairs.               
635................................  280,984 dozen.                     
639................................  3,579,141 dozen.                   
648................................  1,640,324 dozen.                   
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\1\The limit has 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. 94-28102 Filed 11-14-94; 8:45 am]
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