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COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS

 

Announcement of an Import Restraint Limit for Certain Cotton and 
Man-Made Fiber Textile Products Produced or Manufactured in Laos

December 19, 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: 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 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 Bilateral Cotton, Wool, Man-Made Fiber, Silk Blend and Non-
Cotton Textile Agreement dated September 15, 1994 between the 
Governments of the United States and the Lao People's Democratic 
Republic establishes a limit for Categories 340/640 for the period 
beginning on January 1, 1995 and extending through December 31, 1995.
    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).
    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 19, 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 Cotton, Wool, Man-Made Fiber, Silk Blend and Non-
Cotton Textile Agreement dated September 15, 1994 between the 
Governments of the United States and the Lao People's Democratic 
Republic; 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 Laos and exported during the twelve-month period 
beginning on January 1, 1995 and extending through December 31, 
1995, in excess of 137,813 dozen.
    Imports charged to the limit for Categories 340/640 for the 
period January 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 level set forth above is subject to adjustment in the future 
according to the provisions of the current bilateral agreement dated 
September 15, 1994 between the Governments of the United States and 
the Lao People's Democratic Republic.
    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 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. 94-31620 Filed 12-22-94; 8:45 am]
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