[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 65 (Wednesday, April 5, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17326-17327]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-8288]



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COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS

Amendment and Elimination of Import Restraint Limits for Certain 
Cotton, Wool, Man-Made Fiber and Other Vegetable Fiber Textiles and 
Textile Products Produced or Manufactured in Jamaica

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

ACTION: Issuing a directive to the Commissioner of Customs amending and 
eliminating limits pursuant to the Uruguay Round Agreement on Textiles 
and Clothing (ATC).

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EFFECTIVE DATE: April 10, 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 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).

    Pursuant to the Uruguay Round Agreement on Textiles and Clothing 
(ATC) and the Uruguay Round [[Page 17327]] Agreements Act, the limits 
agreed upon by the Governments of the United States and Jamaica, 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. Since Jamaica is now a member 
of the World Trade Organization (WTO), the limits published in the 
Federal Register on December 6, 1994 (60 FR 62717) are being amended. 
Pursuant to the ATC, these new limits supersede those notified to the 
TMB contained in the Bilateral Cotton, Wool, Man-Made Fiber Textile 
Agreement of August 27, 1986, as amended and extended, and the 
Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) dated November 8, 1983 between the 
Governments of the United States and Jamaica.
    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). Also see 
59 FR 62717, published on December 6, 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: This directive amends, but does not cancel, 
the directive issued to you on November 29, 1994, by the Chairman, 
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements. That 
directive concerns imports of certain cotton, wool, man-made fiber 
and other vegetable fiber textiles and textile products, produced or 
manufactured in Jamaica and exported during the twelve-month period 
beginning on January 1, 1995 and extending through December 31, 
1995.
    Effective on April 10, 1995, you are directed, pursuant to the 
Uruguay Round Agreements Act and the Uruguay Round Agreement on 
Textiles and Clothing (ATC), to increase the limits for the 
categories listed below. Also, you are directed to eliminate the 
limits and import charges for Categories 336/636, 342/642 and 447. 
These limits supersede those contained in the Bilateral Cotton, 
Wool, Man-Made Fiber Textile Agreement of August 27, 1986, as 
amended and extended, and the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) 
dated November 8, 1983 between the Governments of the United States 
and Jamaica.

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             Category                 Twelve-month restraint limit\1\   
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331/631..........................  537,500 dozen pairs.                 
338/339/638/639..................  1,059,810 dozen.                     
340/640..........................  495,594 dozen of which not more than 
                                    419,350 dozen shall be in shirts    
                                    made from fabrics with two or more  
                                    colors in the warp and/or the       
                                    filling in Categories 340-Y/640-    
                                    Y\2\.                               
341/641..........................  622,315 dozen.                       
345/845..........................  153,558 dozen.                       
347/348/647/648..................  1,143,932 dozen.                     
352/652..........................  1,709,250 dozen.                     
445/446..........................  51,020 dozen.                        
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\1\The limits have not been adjusted to account for any imports exported
  after December 31, 1994.                                              
\2\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.    

    The limits set forth above are subject to adjustment in the 
future according to the provisions of the ATC and any administrative 
arrangements notified to the Textiles Monitoring Body.
    The guaranteed access levels remain unchanged.
    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. 95-8288 Filed 4-4-95; 8:45 am]
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