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COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS
 

Amendment and Adjustment of Import Limits for Certain Cotton and 
Man-Made Fiber Textile Products Produced or Manufactured in Malaysia

November 10, 1994.
AGENCY: Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA).

ACTION: Issuing a directive to the Commissioner of Customs amending and 
adjusting limits.

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EFFECTIVE DATE: November 10, 1994.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Naomi Freeman, 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) 9276-6712. 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).

    In a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) dated November 3, 1994, the 
Governments of the United States and Malaysia agreed, among other 
things, to amend the current base level for Category 326 in the Fabric 
Group.
    In the letter published below, the Chairman of CITA directs the 
Commissioner of Customs to increase the current limit for Category 326. 
Also, Category 225 is being reduced to account for additional 
flexibility which was applied to Category 326 as a result of the 
increase.
    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 65580, 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 MOU, 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 10, 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 textiles and textile products and silk blend and other 
vegetable fiber apparel, produced or manufactured in Malaysia and 
exported during the twelve-month period which began on January 1, 
1994 and extends through December 31, 1994.
    Effective on November 10, 1994, you are directed, pursuant to 
the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) dated November 3, 1994 between 
the Governments of the United States and Malaysia, to adjust the 
limits for the following categories:

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              Category                  Adjusted twelve-month limit\1\  
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Sublevels in the Fabric Group                                           
225................................  25,506,166 square meters.          
326................................  5,350,000 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. 94-28459 Filed 11-16-94; 8:45 am]
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