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COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS

 

Announcement of an Import Restraint Limits for Certain Cotton and 
Man-Made Fiber Textile Products Produced or Manufactured in El Salvador

December 1, 1994.
AGENCY: Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA).

ACTION: Issuing a directive to the Commissioner of Customs establishing 
a limit 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 this 
limit, 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 Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) dated September 26, 1994 
between the Governments of the United States and El Salvador 
establishes a limit for cotton and man-made fiber textile products in 
Categories 340/640 for the period January 1, 1995 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 El Salvador 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.
    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
December 1, 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 Memorandum of Understanding dated September 26, 1994 
between the Governments of the United States and El Salvador; 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 and man-made fiber textile 
products in Categories 340/640, produced or manufactured in El 
Salvador and exported during the twelve-month period beginning on 
January 1, 1995 and extending through December 31, 1995, in excess 
of 874,500 dozen.
    Imports charged to this category limit for the period October 1, 
1994 through December 31, 1994 shall be charged against that level 
of restraint to the extent of any unfilled balance. In the event the 
limit established for that period has been exhausted by previous 
entries, such goods shall be subject to the level set forth in this 
directive.
    The limit set forth above are subject to adjustment in the 
future pursuant to the provisions of the MOU dated September 26, 
1994 between the Governments of the United States and El Salvador.
    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 this action falls 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. 94-30036 Filed 12-6-94; 8:45 am]
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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 Indonesia

December 1, 1994.
AGENCY: Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA).

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

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EFFECTIVE DATE: December 1, 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) 927-6704. 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 increased, 
variously, for carryforward, special carryforward and 5 percent for 
allowance for traditional folklore 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 55834, published on November 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 MOU dated September 23, 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
December 1, 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 November 3, 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 textiles and textile products, 
produced or manufactured in Indonesia and exported during the six-
month period which began on July 1, 1994 and extends through 
December 31, 1994.
    Effective on December 1, 1994, you are directed to amend the 
directive dated November 3, 1994 to increase the limits for the 
following categories, as provided under the terms of the Memorandum 
of Understanding dated September 23, 1994 and the current bilateral 
agreement between the Governments of the United States and 
Indonesia:

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              Category                   Adjusted six-month limit\1\    
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Levels in Group I                                                       
336/636............................  261,911 dozen.                     
341................................  375,065 dozen.                     
345................................  197,678 dozen.                     
351/651............................  202,669 dozen.                     
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\1\The limits have not been adjusted to account for any imports exported
  after June 30, 1994.                                                  

    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. 94-30037 Filed 12-6-94; 8:45 am]
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