[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 129 (Thursday, July 6, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35178-35180]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-16509]
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COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS
Adjustment of Import Limits for Certain Cotton, Wool and Man-Made
Fiber Textile Products Produced or Manufactured in the Republic of
Turkey
June 29, 1995.
AGENCY: Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA).
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ACTION: Issuing a directive to the Commissioner of Customs increasing
limits.
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EFFECTIVE DATE: June 30, 1995.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Anne Novak, 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) 927-6718. 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
swing and carryover.
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 17338, published on April 5, 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
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 29, 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 30, 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, produced or manufactured in Turkey and
exported during the twelve-month period which began on January 1,
1995 and extends through December 31, 1995.
Effective on June 30, 1995, you are directed 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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Fabric Group
219, 313, 314, 315, 317, 326, 617, 141,524,455 square meters of which
625/626/627/628/629, as a group. not more than 35,868,226 square
meters shall be in 219; 43,838,943
square meters shall be in 313;
25,506,294 square meters shall be
in 314; 34,274,084 square meters
shall be in 315; 35,868,226 square
meters shall be in 317; 3,985,357
square meters shall be in 326; and
23,912,152 square meters shall be
in 617.
Sublevel in Fabric Group
625/626/627/628/629................ 16,553,986 square meters of which
not more than 6,865,977 square
meters shall be in 625; 6,458,673
square meters shall be in 626;
6,458,673 square meters shall be
in 627; 6,458,673 square meters
shall be in 628; and 6,458,673
square meters shall be in 629.
Limits not in group
200................................ 1,513,420 kilograms.
300/301............................ 7,368,731 kilograms.
335................................ 318,159 dozen.
336/636............................ 749,441 dozen.
338/339/638/639.................... 4,726,354 dozen of which not more
than 2,788,872 dozen shall be in
Categories 338-S/339-S/638-S/639-S
\2\.
340/640............................ 1,502,515 dozen of which not more
than 427,336 dozen shall be in
shirts made from fabric of two or
more colors in the warp and/or the
filling in Categories 340-Y/640-Y
\3\.
341/641............................ 1,483,804 dozen of which not more
than 519,331 dozen shall be in
blouses made from fabric of two or
more colors in the warp and/or the
filling in Categories 341-Y/641-Y
\4\.
342/642............................ 834,284 dozen.
347/348............................ 4,825,319 dozen of which not more
than 1,678,455 dozen shall be in
trousers in Categories 347-T/348-T
\5\.
350................................ 456,115 dozen.
351/651............................ 729,251 dozen.
361................................ 1,604,086 numbers.
369-S \6\.......................... 1,748,292 kilograms.
410/624............................ 1,254,456 square meters of which
not more than 811,707 square
meters shall be in Category 410.
448................................ 40,492 dozen.
604................................ 1,898,329 kilograms.
611................................ 49,892,055 square meters.
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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; Category 638-S: all HTS numbers except 6109.90.1007,
6109.90.1009, 6109.90.1013 and 6109.90.1025; Category 639-S: all HTS
numbers except 6109.90.1050, 6109.90.1060, 6109.90.1065 and
6109.90.1070.
\3\ 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.
\4\ Category 341-Y: only HTS numbers 6204.22.3060, 6206.30.3010,
6206.30.3030 and 6211.42.0054; Category 641-Y: only HTS numbers
6204.23.0050, 6204.29.2030, 6206.40.3010 and 6206.40.3025.
\5\ 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.
\6\ Category 369-S: only HTS number 6307.10.2005.
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).
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Sincerely,
Rita D. Hayes,
Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.
[FR Doc. 95-16509 Filed 7-5-95; 8:45 am]
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