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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 20, 1994.
AGENCY: Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA).

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

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EFFECTIVE DATE: December 21, 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 adjusted, 
variously, for swing and 5 percent for allowance for traditional 
folklore products. In a previous directive Category 433 was increased 
for swing; the donor categories are being reduced in this 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.
Rita D. Hayes,
Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.

Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements
December 20, 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 21, 1994, you are directed to amend the 
directive dated November 3, 1994 to adjust 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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219................................  3,110,234 square meters.           
336/636............................  278,428 dozen.                     
338/339............................  478,991 dozen.                     
341................................  398,718 dozen.                     
342/642............................  147,473 dozen.                     
351/651............................  215,450 dozen.                     
359-S/659-S\2\.....................  522,125 kilograms.                 
604-A\3\...........................  267,130 kilograms.                 
618................................  1,747,200 square meters.           
638/639............................  613,486 dozen.                     
641................................  899,407 dozen.                     
647/648............................  1,286,117 dozen.                   
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\1\The limits have not been adjusted to account for any imports exported
  after June 30, 1994.                                                  
\2\Category 359-S: only HTS numbers 6112.39.0010, 6112.49.0010,         
  6211.11.2010, 6211.11.2020, 6211.12.3003 and 6211.12.3005; Category   
  659-S: only HTS numbers 6112.31.0010, 6112.31.0020, 6112.41.0010,     
  6112.41.0020, 6112.41.0030, 6112.41.0040, 6211.11.1010, 6211.11.1020, 
  6211.12.1010 and 6211.12.1020.                                        
\3\Category 604-A: only HTS number 5509.32.0000.                        

    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. 94-31701 Filed 12-23-94; 8:45 am]
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