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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 People's Republic of 
China

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

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

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EFFECTIVE DATE: November 15, 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) 927-6703. 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 Categories 336, 369-L, and 641 and sublimit 
for Categories 338-S/339-S are being increased for swing.
    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 3847, published on January 27, 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 Memorandum of Understanding dated January 17, 1994, 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
Novmeber 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 January 24, 1994, by the Chairman, 
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements. That 
directive concerns imports of certain cotton, wool, man-made fiber, 
silk blend and other vegetable fiber textile products, produced or 
manufactured in the People's Republic of China 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 
further the directive dated January 24, 1994 to increase the limits 
and sublimit for the following categories, as provided under the 
terms of the Memorandum of Understanding dated January 17, 1994 
between the Governments of the United States and the People's 
Republic of China:

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              Category                  Adjusted twelve-month limit\1\  
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Sublevels in Group I                                                    
336................................  158,241 dozen.                     
338/339............................  2,346,869 dozen of which not more  
                                      than 1,870,607 dozen shall be in  
                                      Categories 338-S/339-S\2\.        
369-L\3\...........................  3,097,177 kilograms.               
641................................  1,370,816 dozen.                   
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\1\The limits have not been adjusted to account for any imports exported
  after December 31, 1993.                                              
\2\Category 338-S: all HTS numbers except 6109.10.0012, 6109.10.0014,   
  6109.10.0018 and 6109.10.0023; Category 339-S: all HTS numbers except 
  6109.10.0040, 6109.10.0045, 6109.10.0060 and 6109.10.0065.            
\3\Category 369-L: only HTS numbers 4202.12.4000, 4202.12.8020,         
  4202.12.8060, 4202.92.1500, 4202.92.3015 and 4202.92.6090.            

    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. 94-28461 Filed 11-16-94; 8:45 am]
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