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COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS

 

Adjustment of Import Limits for Certain Wool Textile Products 
Produced or Manufactured in Indonesia

December 9, 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 9, 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 the Group II Subgroup and Category 433 are 
being increased for special carryforward. Also, the limit for Category 
433 is being increased for swing. Reduction to the donor category 
limits is being done in a separate directive.
    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.
D. Michael Hutchinson,
Acting Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile 
Agreements.

Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements
December 9, 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 9, 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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Group II Subgroup                                                       
400, 410, 414, 431, 432, 434, 435,   1,872,903 square meters equivalent.
 436, 438, 439, 440, 442, 444, 447,                                     
 448, 459, 464, 465 and 469, as a                                       
 group.                                                                 
In Group II Subgroup                                                    
433................................  8,415 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,
D. Michael Hutchinson,
Acting Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile 
Agreements.
[FR Doc. 94-30745 Filed 12-13-94; 8:45 am]
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