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COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS
 

Announcement of Import Restraint Limits for Certain Wool Textile 
Products Produced or Manufactured in Bulgaria

November 29, 1994.
AGENCY: Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA).

ACTION: Issuing a directive to the Commissioner of Customs establishing 
limits for the new agreement year.

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EFFECTIVE DATE: January 1, 1995.

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) 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 Bilateral Textile Agreement, effected by exchange of notes 
dated December 2 and December 23, 1993, between the Governments of the 
United States and the Republic of Bulgaria establishes limits for 
certain wool textile products, produced or manufactured in Bulgaria and 
exported during the period beginning on January 1, 1995 and extending 
through December 31, 1995.
    In the letter published below, the Chairman of CITA directs the 
Commissioner of Customs to establish the 1995 limits. The limit for 
Category 435 has been reduced for carryforward used during the previous 
agreement year.
    A copy of the current bilateral agreement is available from the 
Textiles Division, Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs, U.S. 
Department of State, (202) 647-1683.
    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). 
Information regarding the 1995 CORRELATION will be published in the 
Federal Register at a later date.
    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 29, 1994.

Commissioner of Customs,
Department of the Treasury, Washington, DC 20229.

    Dear Commissioner: Under the terms of section 204 of the 
Agricultural Act of 1956, as amended (7 U.S.C. 1854); pursuant to 
the Bilateral Textile Agreement, effected by exchange of notes dated 
December 2, 1993 and December 23, 1993, between the Governments of 
the United States and the Republic of Bulgaria; and in accordance 
with the provisions of Executive Order 11651 of March 3, 1972, as 
amended, you are directed to prohibit, effective on January 1, 1995, 
entry into the United States for consumption and withdrawal from 
warehouse for consumption of wool textile products in the following 
categories, produced or manufactured in Bulgaria and exported during 
the twelve-month period beginning on January 1, 1995 and extending 
through December 31, 1995, in excess of the following levels of 
restraint:

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              Category                        Twelve-month limit        
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410................................  739,573 square meters.             
435................................  18,988 dozen.                      
448................................  20,402 dozen.                      
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    Imports charged to these category limits for the period January 
1, 1994 through December 31, 1994, shall be charged against those 
levels of restraint to the extent of any unfilled balances. In the 
event the limits established for that period have been exhausted by 
previous entries, such goods shall be subject to the levels set 
forth in this directive.
    In carrying out the above directions, the Commissioner of 
Customs should construe entry into the United States for consumption 
to include entry for consumption into the Commonwealth of Puerto 
Rico.
    The Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements has 
determined that these actions fall within the foreign affairs 
exception of 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. 94-29950 Filed 12-5-94; 8:45 am]
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