[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 65 (Wednesday, April 5, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17332-17333]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-8293]



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COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS

Announcement of Import Restraint Limits for Certain Cotton, Wool 
and Man-Made Fiber Textiles and Textile Products and Silk Blend and 
Other Vegetable Fiber Apparel Produced or Manufactured in Malaysia

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 28, 1995.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ross Arnold, 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) 927-6712. 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 Malaysia, 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 Memorandum of 
Understanding (MOU) dated November 3, 1994 between the Governments of 
the United States and Malaysia.
    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,
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 April 28, 1995, entry into the United States 
for consumption and withdrawal from warehouse for consumption of 
cotton, wool and man-made fiber textiles and textile products and 
silk blend and other vegetable fiber apparel in the following 
categories, produced or manufactured in Malaysia 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 Memorandum of Understanding 
(MOU) dated November 3, 1994 between the Governments of the United 
States and Malaysia.

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             Category                  Twelve-month restraint limit\1\  
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Fabric Group                                                            
218, 219, 220, 225-227, 313-315,    99,498,880 square meters.           
 317, 326, 611, 613/614/615/617,                                        
 619 and 620, as a group.                                               
Sublevels within the group                                              
218...............................  5,708,757 square meters.            
219...............................  27,655,755 square meters.           
220...............................  27,655,755 square meters.           
225...............................  27,655,755 square meters.           
226...............................  27,655,755 square meters.           
227...............................  27,655,755 square meters.           
313...............................  32,983,928 square meters.           
314...............................  39,682,160 square meters.           
315...............................  27,655,755 square meters.           
317...............................  27,655,755 square meters.           
326...............................  5,348,000 square meters.            
611...............................  3,208,800 square meters.            
613/614/615/617...................  31,745,728 square meters.           
619...............................  4,278,400 square meters.            
620...............................  5,348,000 square meters.            
Other Specific Limits                                                   
200...............................  240,736 kilograms.                  
237...............................  323,908 dozen.                      
300/301...........................  2,553,268 kilograms.                
331/631...........................  1,753,036 dozen pairs.              
333/334/335/835...................  201,037 dozen of which not more than
                                     120,622 dozen shall be in Category 
                                     333 and not more than 120,622 dozen
                                     shall be in Category 835.          
336/636...........................  390,315 dozen.                      
338/339...........................  967,685 dozen.                      
340/640...........................  1,127,165 dozen.                    
341/641...........................  1,460,848 dozen of which not more   
                                     than 521,158 dozen shall be in     
                                     Category 341.                      
342/642/842.......................  349,905 dozen.                      
345...............................  134,176 dozen.                      
347/348...........................  410,107 dozen.                      
350/650...........................  126,189 dozen.                      
351/651...........................  217,118 dozen.                      
363...............................  3,401,328 numbers.                  
435...............................  14,871 dozen.                       
438-W\2\..........................  12,170 dozen.                       
442...............................  18,123 dozen.                       
445/446...........................  28,767 dozen.                       
604...............................  1,119,551 kilograms.                
634/635...........................  681,820 dozen.                      
638/639...........................  401,644 dozen.                      
645/646...........................  307,202 dozen.                      
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647/648...........................  1,445,654 dozen of which not more   
                                     than 1,011,957 dozen shall be in   
                                     Category 647-K\3\ and not more than
                                     1,011,957 dozen shall be in        
                                     Category 648-K\4\.                 
Group II                                                                
201, 222-224, 229, 239, 330, 332,   38,884,834 square meters equivalent.
 349, 352-354, 359-362, 369, 400-                                       
 434, 436, 438-O\5\, 439, 440,                                          
 443, 444, 447, 448, 459, 464-469,                                      
 600-603, 606, 607, 618, 621, 622,                                      
 624-630, 632, 633, 643, 644, 649,                                      
 652-654, 659, 665-670, 831-834,                                        
 836, 838, 839, 840 and 843-859,                                        
 as a group.                                                            
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\1\The limits have not been adjusted to account for any imports exported
  after December 31, 1994.                                              
\2\Category 438-W: only HTS numbers 6104.21.0060, 6104.23.0020,         
  6104.29.2051, 6106.20.1010, 6106.20.1020, 6106.90.1010, 6106.90.1020, 
  6106.90.2520, 6106.90.3020, 6109.90.1540, 6109.90.8020, 6110.10.2080, 
  6110.30.1560, 6110.90.9074 and 6114.10.0040.                          
\3\Category 647-K: only HTS numbers 6103.23.0040, 6103.23.0045,         
  6103.29.1020, 6103.29.1030, 6103.43.1520, 6103.43.1540, 6103.43.1550, 
  6103.43.1570, 6103.49.1020, 6103.49.1060, 6103.49.8014, 6112.12.0050, 
  6112.19.1050, 6112.20.1060 and 6113.00.9044.                          
\4\Category 648-K: only HTS numbers 6104.23.0032, 6104.23.0034,         
  6104.29.1030, 6104.29.1040, 6104.29.2038, 6104.63.2010, 6104.63.2025, 
  6104.63.2030, 6104.63.2060, 6104.69.2030, 6104.69.2060, 6104.69.8026, 
  6112.12.0060, 6112.19.1060, 6112.20.1070, 6113.00.9052 and            
  6117.90.9070.                                                         
\5\Category 438-O: only HTS numbers 6103.21.0050, 6103.23.0025,         
  6105.20.1000, 6105.90.1000, 6105.90.8020, 6109.90.1520, 6110.10.2070, 
  6110.30.1550, 6110.90.9072, 6114.10.0020 and 6117.90.9025.            

    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. 95-8293 Filed 4-4-95; 8:45 am]
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