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COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS

 

Establishment, Amendment and Adjustment of Import Limits and 
Amendment of a Restraint Period for Certain Cotton, Man-Made Fiber, 
Silk Blend and Other Vegetable Fiber Textile Products Produced or 
Manufactured in Bangladesh

December 14, 1994.
AGENCY: Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA).

ACTION: Issuing a directive to the Commissioner of Customs 
establishing, amending and adjusting limits and amending a restraint 
period.

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EFFECTIVE DATE: December 20, 1994.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ross Arnold, 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 of December 10, 1994 between the 
Governments of the United States and the People's Republic of 
Bangladesh establishes limits for the periods February 1, 1994 and 
through December 31, 1994 and December 1, 1994 through December 31, 
1994.
    In the letter published below, the Chairman of CITA directs the 
Commissioner of Customs to amend the current limits for certain 
categories for the new restraint period beginning on February 1, 1994 
and extending through December 31, 1994. These amended limits include 
special carryforward, as well as flexibility previously applied. Also, 
the new limit established for Categories 352/652 for the period 
December 1, 1994 through December 31, 1994 has been adjusted for 
carryforward and special carryforward. As a result of the amendments to 
Categories 340/640 and 634, these limits, which are currently filled, 
will re-open.
    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 4039, published on January 28, 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 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
December 14, 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, man-made fiber, silk 
blend and other vegetable fiber textiles and textile products, 
produced or manufactured in Bangladesh and exported during the 
twelve-month period which began on February 1, 1994 and extends 
through January 31, 1995.
    Effective on December 20, 1994, you are directed, pursuant to 
the Bilateral Textile Agreement of December 10, 1994 between the 
Governments of the United States and the People's Republic of 
Bangladesh, to amend the current restraint period to end on December 
31, 1994 at the adjusted limits listed below. Also, you are directed 
to establish a limit at 1,210,000 dozen\1\ for Categories 352/652 
for the period December 1, 1994 through December 31, 1994.
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    \1\The limit has not been adjusted to account for any imports 
exported after November 30, 1994.

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              Category                   Adjusted eleven-month limita   
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237................................  386,680 dozen                      
331................................  979,638 dozen pairs.               
334................................  122,843 dozen.                     
335................................  211,811 dozen.                     
336/636............................  364,124 dozen.                     
338/339............................  1,001,185 dozen.                   
340/640............................  2,602,866 dozen.                   
341................................  2,156,239 dozen.                   
342/642............................  315,315 dozen.                     
347/348............................  1,932,163 dozen.                   
351/651............................  592,500 dozen.                     
363................................  23,149,740 numbers.                
369-Sb.............................  1,354,399 kilograms.               
634................................  432,778 dozen.                     
635................................  280,390 dozen.                     
638/639............................  1,094,804 dozen.                   
641................................  946,407 dozen.                     
645/646............................  281,880 dozen.                     
647/648............................  1,018,307 dozen.                   
847................................  704,828 dozen.                     
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aThe limits have not been adjusted to account for any imports exported  
  after January 31, 1994.                                               
bCategory 369-S: only HTS number 6307.10.2005.                          

    Textile products in Categories 352/652 which have been exported 
to the United States prior to December 1, 1994 shall not be subject 
to this directive.
    Textile products in Categories 352/652 which have been released 
from the custody of the U.S. Customs Service under the provisions of 
19 U.S.C. 1448(b) or 1484(a)(1) prior to the effective date of this 
directive shall not be denied entry under this directive.
    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. 94-31223 Filed 12-15-94; 2:19 pm]
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