[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 116 (Friday, June 16, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31704-31705]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-14779]



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COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS


Adjustment of Import Limits for Certain Cotton, Man-Made Fiber, 
Silk Blend and Other Vegetable Fiber Apparel Produced or Manufactured 
in Sri Lanka

June 12, 1995.

AGENCY: Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA).

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

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EFFECTIVE DATE: June 15, 1995.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Helen L. LeGrande, 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 current limits for certain categories are being increased for 
unused carryforward and special carryforward. The limits for Categories 
334/634, 336/636/836 and 342/642/842 are being increased an additional 
5 percent for garments made from locally-woven, handloomed fabrics.

    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 
60 FR 13410, published on March 13, 1995.

    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 Uruguay Round Agreements Act and the Uruguay Round Agreement on 
Textiles and Clothing, but are designed to assist only in the 

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implementation of certain of their provisions.
Rita D. Hayes,
Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements
June 12, 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 March 7, 1995, by the Chairman, 
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements. That 
directive concerns imports of certain cotton, wool and man-made 
fiber textile products and silk blend and other vegetable fiber 
apparel, produced or manufactured in Sri Lanka and exported during 
the period which began on January 1, 1995 and extends through 
December 31, 1995.
    Effective on June 15, 1995, you are directed to amend the 
directive dated March 7, 1995 to increase the limits for the 
following categories, as provided under the Uruguay Round Agreements 
Act and the Uruguay Round Agreement on Textiles and Clothing:

                                                                        
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              Category                  Adjusted twelve-month limit\1\  
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331/631............................  2,225,054 dozen pairs.             
334/634............................  490,660 dozen.                     
335/835............................  228,705 dozen.                     
336/636/836........................  377,690 dozen.                     
340/640............................  1,059,496 dozen.                   
341/641............................  1,749,668 dozen of which not more  
                                      than 1,113,681 dozen shall be in  
                                      Category 341 and not more than    
                                      1,166,445 dozen shall be in       
                                      Category 641.                     
342/642/842........................  621,312 dozen.                     
347/348/847........................  1,153,754 dozen.                   
351/651............................  294,170 dozen.                     
352/652............................  1,213,799 dozen.                   
635................................  293,735 dozen.                     
840................................  252,596 dozen.                     
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\1\The limits have not been adjusted to account for any imports exported
  after December 31, 1994.                                              

    The Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements has 
determined that these actions fall within the foreign affairs 
exception to 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. 95-14779 Filed 6-15-95; 8:45 am]
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