[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 65 (Wednesday, April 5, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17339-17340]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-8297]



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COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS

Announcement of Import Restraint Limits Certain Cotton, Man-Made 
Fiber, Silk Blend and Other Vegetable Fiber Textile Products Produced 
or Manufactured in the United Arab Emirates

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

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

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EFFECTIVE DATE: April 21, 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).

    The Bilateral Textile Agreement, effected by exchange of notes 
dated January 26, 1991 and February 5, 1991, as amended and extended, 
between the Governments of the United States and the United Arab 
Emirates establishes limits for the period beginning on January 1, 1995 
and extending through December 31, 1995. The limits for Categories 226/
313, 326, 334/634, 335/635/835, 351/651, 363, 369-O, 369-S and 647/648 
have been reduced for carryforward used during 1994. [[Page 17340]] 
    These limits will be subject to revision pursuant to the Uruguay 
Round Agreement on Textiles and Clothing (ATC) on the date that the 
United Arab Emirates becomes a member of the World Trade Organization.
    In the letter published below, the Chairman of CITA directs the 
Commissioner of Customs to establish the 1995 limits. The 1995 levels 
for Categories 315 and 361 are zero.
    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 notices 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 bilateral agreement, 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: Under the terms of section 204 of the 
Agricultural Act of 1956, as amended (7 U.S.C. 1854); pursuant to 
the Bilateral Textile Agreement, effected by exchange of notes dated 
January 26, 1991 and February 5, 1991, as amended and extended, 
between the Governments of the United States and the United Arab 
Emirates; and in accordance with the provisions of Executive Order 
11651 of March 3, 1972, as amended and extended, you are directed to 
prohibit, effective on April 21, 1995, entry into the United States 
for consumption and withdrawal from warehouse for consumption of 
cotton, man-made fiber, silk blend and other vegetable fiber 
textiles and textile products in the following categories, produced 
or manufactured in the United Arab Emirates and exported during the 
twelve-month period beginning on January 1, 1995 and extending 
through December 31, 1995, in excess of the following levels of 
restraint:

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              Category                 Twelve-month restraint limit\1\  
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219................................  984,967 square meters.             
226/313............................  1,509,052 square meters.           
315................................  -0-.                               
317................................  27,171,497 square meters.          
326................................  1,483,973 square meters.           
334/634............................  189,372 dozen.                     
335/635/835........................  128,611 dozen.                     
336/636............................  173,969 dozen.                     
338/339............................  496,482 dozen of which not more    
                                      than 330,987 dozen shall be in    
                                      Categories 338-S/339-S\2\.        
340/640............................  307,792 dozen.                     
341/641............................  269,519 dozen.                     
342/642............................  214,117 dozen.                     
347/348............................  368,815 dozen of which not more    
                                      than 184,407 dozen shall be in    
                                      Categories 347-T/348-T\3\.        
351/651............................  145,185 dozen.                     
352................................  283,704 dozen.                     
361................................  -0-.                               
363................................  5,000,000 numbers.                 
369-O\4\...........................  500,572 kilograms.                 
369-S\5\...........................  68,857 kilograms.                  
638/639............................  200,734 dozen.                     
647/648............................  271,433 dozen.                     
847................................  180,660 dozen.                     
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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.                                                     
\3\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.                                        
\4\Category 369-O: all HTS numbers except 6307.10.2005 (Category 369-S).
\5\Category 369-S: only HTS number 6307.10.2005.                        

    Imports charged to these category limits for the periods 
December 27, 1992 through December 31, 1994 (Category 219), March 1, 
1993 through December 31, 1994 (Categories 226/313), July 28, 1993 
through December 31, 1994 (Category 317), October 28, 1993 through 
December 31, 1994 (Categories 326, 335/635/835 and 369-S), and 
January 1, 1994 and extending through December 31, 1994 (remaining 
categories) 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.
    Should the United Arab Emirates become a member of the World 
Trade Organization (WTO), the limits set forth above will be subject 
to adjustment in the future pursuant to the Uruguay Round Agreement 
on Textiles and Clothing 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. 95-8297 Filed 4-4-95; 8:45 am]
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