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COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS
 

Announcement of Import Restraint Limits and Guaranteed Access 
Levels for Certain Cotton, Wool, Man-Made Fiber and Other Vegetable 
Fiber Textiles and Textile Products Produced or Manufactured in Jamaica

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

ACTION: Issuing a directive to the Commissioner of Customs establishing 
limits and guaranteed access levels 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 Cotton, Wool, Man-Made Fiber and Other Vegetable 
Fiber Textile Agreement of August 27, 1986, as amended and extended, 
and the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) dated November 8, 1993, 
between the Governments of the United States and Jamaica establish 
limits and guaranteed access levels (GALs) for the period beginning on 
January 1, 1995 and extending through December 31, 1995.
    These limits are subject to revision pursuant to the Uruguay Round 
Agreement on Textiles and Clothing (URATC). On the date that both the 
United States and Jamaica are members of the World Trade Organization, 
the restraint limits will be modified in accordance with the URATC.
    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.
    Requirements for participation in the Special Access Program are 
available in Federal Register notices 51 FR 21208, published on June 
11, 1986; 52 FR 6049, published on February 27, 1987; 52 FR 26057, 
published on July 10, 1987; and 54 FR 50425, published on December 6, 
1989.
    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 and the MOU dated November 8, 1993, but are 
designed to assist only in the implementation of certain of their 
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), and the 
Arrangement Regarding International Trade in Textiles done at Geneva 
on December 20, 1973, as further extended on December 9, 1993; 
pursuant to the Bilateral Cotton, Wool, Man-Made Fiber and Other 
Vegetable Fiber Textile Agreement of August 27, 1986, as amended and 
extended, and the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) dated November 
8, 1993 between the Governments of the United States and Jamaica; 
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 cotton, wool, man-made 
fiber and other vegetable fiber textiles and textile products in the 
following categories, produced or manufactured in Jamaica 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 restraint limit    
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331/631..........................  530,000 dozen pairs.                 
336/636..........................  118,000 dozen.                       
338/339/638/639..................  1,045,022 dozen.                     
340/640..........................  488,679 dozen of which not more than 
                                    413,499 dozen shall be in shirts    
                                    made from fabrics with two or more  
                                    colors in the warp and/or the       
                                    filling in Categories 340-Y/640-    
                                    Y\1\.                               
341/641..........................  613,632 dozen.                       
342/642..........................  175,000 dozen.                       
345/845..........................  151,416 dozen.                       
347/348/647/648..................  1,127,970 dozen.                     
352/652..........................  1,685,400 dozen.                     
445/446..........................  50,894 dozen.                        
447..............................  10,000 dozen.                        
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\1\Category 340-Y: only HTS numbers 6205.20.2015, 6205.20.2020,         
  6205.20.2046, 6205.20.2050 and 6205.20.2060; Category 640-Y: only HTS 
  numbers 6205.30.2010, 6205.30.2020, 6205.30.2050 and 6205.30.2060.    

    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.
    The limits set forth above are subject to adjustment in the 
future according to the provisions of the current bilateral 
agreement between the Governments of the United States and Jamaica.
    In accordance with the provisions of the Special Access Program, 
as set forth in 51 FR 21208 (June 11, 1986), 52 FR 26057 (July 10, 
1987) and 54 FR 50425 (December 6, 1989), you are directed to 
establish guaranteed access levels for properly certified cotton, 
man-made fiber and other vegetable fiber textile products in the 
following categories which are assembled in Jamaica from fabric 
formed and cut in the United States and re-exported to the United 
States from Jamaica during the twelve-month period which begins on 
January 1, 1995 and extends through December 31, 1995.

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             Category                     Guaranteed Access Level       
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331/631..........................  1,320,000 dozen pairs.               
336/636..........................  125,000 dozen.                       
338/339/638/639..................  1,500,000 dozen.                     
340/640..........................  300,000 dozen.                       
341/641..........................  375,000 dozen.                       
342/642..........................  200,000 dozen.                       
345/845..........................  50,000 dozen.                        
347/348/647/648..................  2,000,000 dozen.                     
352/652..........................  10,500,000 dozen.                    
447..............................  30,000 dozen.                        
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    Any shipment for entry under the Special Access Program which is 
not accompanied by a valid and correct certification and Export 
Declaration in accordance with the provisions of the certification 
requirements established in the directive of February 19, 1987 shall 
be denied entry unless the Government of Jamaica authorizes the 
entry and any charges to the appropriate designated consultation 
levels or specific limits. Any shipment which is declared for entry 
under the Special Access Program but found not to qualify shall be 
denied entry into the United States.
    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. 94-29952 Filed 12-5-94; 8:45 am]
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