[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 65 (Wednesday, April 5, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17338-17339]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-8280]



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COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS

Announcement of Import Limits for Certain Cotton, Wool, and Man-
Made Fiber Textile Products Produced or Manufactured in the Republic of 
Turkey

March 30, 1995.
AGENCY: Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA).

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

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EFFECTIVE DATE: April 6, 1995.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Anne Novak, 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) 927-6718. 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).

    Pursuant to the Uruguay Round Agreement on Textiles and Clothing 
(ATC) and the Uruguay Round Agreements Act, the limits agreed upon by 
the Governments of the United States and the Republic of Turkey, as 
notified to the Uruguay Round Textiles Monitoring Body (TMB), are being 
amended to establish limits for the period beginning on January 1, 1995 
and extending through December 31, 1995. Pursuant to the ATC, these 
limits supersede those notified to the TMB contained in the Bilateral 
Textile Agreement, effected by exchange of notes dated July 29 and 
August 6, 1991, as amended, and the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) 
dated October 5, 1994 between the Governments of the United States and 
the Republic of Turkey.
    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 59 FR 65531, published on December 20, 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 ATC, 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
March 30, 1995.

Commissioner of Customs,
Department of the Treasury, Washington, DC 20229.

    Dear Commissioner: Pursuant to section 204 of the Agricultural 
Act of 1956, as amended (7 U.S.C. 1854), the Uruguay Round 
Agreements Act and the Uruguay Round Agreement on Textiles and 
Clothing (ATC); and in accordance with the provisions of Executive 
Order 11651 of March 3, 1972, as amended, you are directed to 
prohibit, effective on                      , entry into the United 
States for consumption and withdrawal from warehouse for consumption 
of cotton, wool and man-made fiber textile products in the following 
categories, produced or manufactured in Turkey and exported during 
the twelve-month period beginning on January 1, 1995 and extending 
through December 31, 1995, in excess of the following limits. These 
limits supersede those contained in the Bilateral Textile Agreement, 
effected by exchange of notes dated July 29 and August 6, 1991, as 
amended and extended, and the Memorandum of Understanding dated 
[[Page 17339]] October 5, 1994 between the Governments of the United 
States and the Republic of Turkey.

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             Category                  Twelve-month restraint limit\1\  
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Fabric Group                                                            
219, 313, 314, 315, 317, 326, 617,  141,404,089 square meters of which  
 625/626/627/628/629, as a group.    not more than 32,313,717 square    
                                     meters shall be in 219; 39,494,543 
                                     square meters shall be in 313;     
                                     22,978,643 square meters shall be  
                                     in 314; 30,877,553 square meters   
                                     shall be in 315; 32,313,717 square 
                                     meters shall be in 317; 3,590,412  
                                     square meters shall be in 326;     
                                     21,542,479 square meters shall be  
                                     in 617.                            
Sublevel in Fabric Group                                                
625/626/627/628/629...............  14,546,560 square meters of which   
                                     not more than 5,818,624 square     
                                     meters shall be in 625; 5,818,624  
                                     square meters shall be in 626;     
                                     5,818,624 square meters shall be in
                                     627; 5,818,624 square meters shall 
                                     be in 628; and 5,818,624 square    
                                     meters shall be in 629.            
Limits not in group                                                     
200...............................  1,363,441 kilograms.                
300/301...........................  6,638,496 kilograms.                
335...............................  286,630 dozen.                      
336/636...........................  675,172 dozen.                      
338/339/638/639...................  4,203,906 dozen of which not more   
                                     than 2,606,422 dozen shall be in   
                                     Categories 338-S/339-S/638-S/639-  
                                     S\2\.                              
340/640...........................  1,353,617 dozen of which not more   
                                     than 384,987 dozen shall be in     
                                     shirts made from fabric of two or  
                                     more colors in the warp and/or the 
                                     filling in Categories 340-Y/640-   
                                     Y\3\.                              
341/641...........................  1,336,760 dozen of which not more   
                                     than 467,866 dozen shall be in     
                                     blouses made from fabric of two or 
                                     more colors in the warp and/or the 
                                     filling in Categories 341-Y/641-   
                                     Y\4\.                              
342/642...........................  751,607 dozen.                      
347/348...........................  4,089,253 dozen of which not more   
                                     than 1,422,420 dozen shall be in   
                                     trousers in Categories 347-T/348-  
                                     T\5\.                              
350...............................  426,276 dozen.                      
351/651...........................  681,543 dozen.                      
361...............................  1,433,150 numbers.                  
369-S\6\..........................  1,481,604 kilograms.                
410/624...........................  1,063,098 square meters of which not
                                     more than 687,887 square meters    
                                     shall be in Category 410.          
448...............................  36,479 dozen.                       
604...............................  1,710,206 kilograms.                
611...............................  42,784,000 square meters.           
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\1\The limits have not been adjusted to account for any imports exported
  after December 31, 1994.                                              
\2\Category 338-S: only HTS numbers 6103.22.0050, 6105.10.0010,         
  6105.10.0030, 6105.90.8010, 6109.10.0027, 6110.20.1025, 6110.20.2040, 
  6110.20.2065, 6110.90.9068, 6112.11.0030 and 6114.20.0005; Category   
  339-S: only HTS numbers 6104.22.0060, 6104.29.2049, 6106.10.0010,     
  6106.10.0030, 6106.90.2510, 6106.90.3010, 6109.10.0070, 6110.20.1030, 
  6110.20.2045, 6110.20.2075, 6110.90.9070, 6112.11.0040, 6114.20.0010  
  and 6117.90.9020; Category 638-S: all HTS numbers except 6109.90.1007,
  6109.90.1009, 6109.90.1013 and 6109.90.1025; Category 639-S: all HTS  
  numbers except 6109.90.1050, 6109.90.1060, 6109.90.1065 and           
  6109.90.1070.                                                         
\3\Category 340-Y: only HTS numbers 6205.20.2015, 6205.20.2020,         
  6205.20.2046, 6205.20.2050 and 6205.20.2060; Category 640-Y: only HTS 
  numbers 6205.30.2010, 6205.30.2020, 6205.30.2050 and 6205.30.2060.    
\4\Category 341-Y: only HTS numbers 6204.22.3060, 6206.30.3010,         
  6206.30.3030 and 6211.42.0054; Category 641-Y: only HTS numbers       
  6204.23.0050, 6204.29.2030, 6206.40.3010 and 6206.40.3025.            
\5\Category 347-T: only HTS numbers 6103.19.2015, 6103.19.9020,         
  6103.22.0030, 6103.42.1020, 6103.42.1040, 6103.49.8010, 6112.11.0050, 
  6113.00.9038, 6203.19.1020, 6203.19.9020, 6203.22.3020, 6203.42.4005, 
  6203.42.4010, 6203.42.4015, 6203.42.4025, 6203.42.4035, 6203.42.4045, 
  6203.49.8020, 6210.40.9033, 6211.20.1520, 6211.20.3810 and            
  6211.32.0040; Category 348-T: only HTS numbers 6104.12.0030,          
  6104.19.8030, 6104.22.0040, 6104.29.2034, 6104.62.2010, 6104.62.2025, 
  6104.69.8022, 6112.11.0060, 6113.00.9042, 6117.90.9060, 6204.12.0030, 
  6204.19.8030, 6204.22.3040, 6204.29.4034, 6204.62.3000, 6204.62.4005, 
  6204.62.4010, 6204.62.4020, 6204.62.4030, 6204.62.4040, 6204.62.4050, 
  6204.69.6010, 6204.69.9010, 6210.50.9060, 6211.20.1550, 6211.20.6810, 
  6211.42.0030 and 6217.90.9050.                                        
\6\Category 369-S: only HTS number 6307.10.2005.                        

    Imports charged to these category limits for the periods January 
1, 1994 through December 31, 1994 and July 1, 1994 through December 
31, 1994 (Category 611) shall be charged against those levels of 
restraint to the extent of any unfilled balances. In the event the 
limits established for those periods have been exhausted by previous 
entries, such goods shall be subject to the levels set forth in this 
directive.
    The limits set forth above are subject to adjustments in the 
future pursuant to the ATC and any administrative arrangements 
notified to the Textiles Monitoring Body.
    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 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. 95-8280 Filed 4-4-95; 8:45 am]
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