[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 65 (Wednesday, April 5, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17335-17336]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-8284]



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COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS

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

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 10, 1995.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Janet Heinzen, 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) 927-6716. 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 Singapore, as 
notified to the Uruguay Round Textiles Monitoring Body (TMB), are being 
amended for the period beginning on January 1, 1995 and extending 
through December 31, 1995. Pursuant to the ATC, these new limits 
supersede those notified to the TMB contained in the Bilateral Cotton, 
Wool and Man-Made Fiber Textile Agreement, effected by exchange of 
notes dated May 31 and June 5, 1986, as amended and extended, between 
the Governments of the United States and the Republic of Singapore.
    A directive to reduce the limits for certain categories for 
carryforward used during 1994 will be published in the Federal Register 
at a later date.
    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: Effective on April 10, 1995, you are directed 
to no longer count imports of textile products in Categories 200-
220, 223-229, 300/301, 313-330, 332, 333/633, 336, 345, 349, 350, 
351/651, 352/652, 353/354/653/654, 359-369, 400-434, 436, 438, 439, 
440-444, 445/446, 447, 448, 459-469, 600-603, 606, 607, 611-630, 
632, 636, 643, 644, 649, 650, 659-S\1\, 659-V\2\, 659-O\3\ and 665-
670, produced or manufactured in Singapore and exported during the 
period beginning on January 1, 1995 and extending through December 
31, 1995 (see directive dated November 29, 1994).

    \1\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.
    \2\Category 659-V: only HTS numbers 6110.30.1030, 6110.30.1040, 
6110.30.2030, 6110.30.2040, 6110.30.3030, 6110.30.3035, 
6110.90.9052, 6110.90.9054, 6201.93.2020, 6202.93.2020, 6211.33.0054 
and 6211.43.0076.
    \3\Category 659-O: all HTS numbers except 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, 6211.12.1020 
(Category 659-S); 6110.30.1030, 6110.30.1040, 6110.30.2030, 
6110.30.2040, 6110.30.3030, 6110.30.3035, 6110.90.9052, 
6110.90.9054, 6201.93.2020, 6202.93.2020, 6211.33.0054 and 
6211.43.0076 (Category 659-V).
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    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 
[[Page 17336]] March 3, 1972, as amended, you are directed to 
prohibit, effective on April 10, 1995, 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 Singapore 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 
Cotton, Wool and Man-Made Fiber Textile Agreement, effected by 
exchange of notes dated May 31 and June 5, 1986, as amended and 
extended, between the Governments of the United States and the 
Republic of Singapore.

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              Category                  Twelve-month restraint limita   
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222................................  405,104 kilograms.                 
237................................  241,890 dozen.                     
239................................  466,257 kilograms.                 
331................................  429,621 dozen pairs.               
334................................  67,047 dozen.                      
335................................  201,679 dozen.                     
338/339............................  1,154,742 dozen of which not more  
                                      than 674,842 dozen shall be in    
                                      Category 338 and not more than    
                                      750,340 dozen shall be in Category
                                      339.                              
340................................  808,149 dozen.                     
341................................  203,210 dozen.                     
342................................  125,051 dozen.                     
347/348............................  943,814 dozen of which not more    
                                      than 589,884 dozen shall be in    
                                      Category 347 and not more than    
                                      458,799 dozen shall be in Category
                                      348.                              
435................................  6,658 dozen.                       
604................................  844,322 kilograms.                 
631................................  468,945 dozen pairs.               
634................................  255,974 dozen.                     
635................................  261,948 dozen.                     
638................................  940,151 dozen.                     
639................................  3,299,258 dozen.                   
640................................  172,290 dozen.                     
641................................  281,023 dozen.                     
642................................  266,382 dozen.                     
645/646............................  144,194 dozen.                     
647................................  542,852 dozen.                     
648................................  1,494,911 dozen.                   
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aThe limits have not been adjusted to account for any imports exported  
  after December 31, 1994.                                              

    Imports charged to these category limits for the period January 
1, 1994 through December 31, 1994 shall be charged against those 
levels of restraint to the extent of any unfilled balances. In the 
event the limits established for that period 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 adjustment in the 
future pursuant to the provisions of 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. 95-8284 Filed 4-4-95; 8:45 am]
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