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COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS
 

Adjustment of Import Limits for Certain Cotton, Man-Made Fiber, 
Silk Blend and Other Vegetable Fiber Textiles and Textile Products 
Produced or Manufactured in India

November 9, 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 16, 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) 927-6705. 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 carryover. Pursuant to the current bilateral 
agreement between the Governments of the United States and India, 
Categories 335/635, 336/636, 340/640, 342/642 and 347/348 are being 
increased 5 percent for handmade, handloomed apparel products.
    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 6006, published on February 9, 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 9, 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 3, 1994, by the Chairman, 
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements. That 
directive concerns imports of certain cotton, man-made fiber, silk 
blend and other vegetable fiber textiles and textile products, 
produced or manufactured in India and exported during the twelve-
month period which began on January 1, 1994 and extends through 
December 31, 1994.
    Effective on November 16, 1994, you are directed to amend the 
directive dated February 3, 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 
India:

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              Category                  Adjusted twelve-month limit\1\  
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Levels in Group I                                                       
218................................  10,418,469 square meters.          
219................................  50,763,481 square meters.          
313................................  24,687,602 square meters.          
314................................  6,582,647 square meters.           
317................................  26,179,025 square meters.          
326................................  6,500,000 square meters.           
335/635............................  495,508 dozen.                     
336/636............................  727,132 dozen.                     
340/640............................  1,751,735 dozen.                   
341................................  3,662,749 dozen of which not more  
                                      than 2,092,999 dozen shall be in  
                                      Category 341-Y\2\.                
342/642............................  955,622 dozen.                     
345................................  148,223 dozen.                     
347/348............................  442,021 dozen.                     
647/648............................  251,557 dozen.                     
Group II                                                                
200, 201, 220-229, 237, 239, 300,    86,000,000 square meters           
 301, 330-333, 349, 350, 352, 359-    equivalent.                       
 362, 600-607, 611-629, 630-633,                                        
 638, 639, 643-646, 649, 650, 652,                                      
 659, 665-O\3\, 666, 669, 670, and                                      
 831-859, as a group.                                                   
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\1\The limits have not been adjusted to account for any imports exported
  after December 31, 1993.                                              
\2\Category 341-Y: only HTS numbers 6204.22.3060, 6206.30.3010,         
  6206.30.3030 and 6211.42.0054.                                        
\3\Category 665-O: all HTS numbers except 5702.10.9030, 5702.42.2020,   
  5702.92.0010 and 5703.20.1000 (rugs exempt from the bilateral         
  agreement).                                                           

    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. 94-28167 Filed 11-14-94; 8:45 am]
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