[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 130 (Friday, July 7, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35378-35379]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-16686]



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COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS

Adjustment of Import Limits for Certain Cotton and Man-Made Fiber 
Textile Products Produced or Manufactured in Oman

June 30, 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: July 10, 1995.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jennifer Aldrich, 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 
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 
59 FR 65018, published on December 16, 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 and the Memorandum of Understanding dated June 
21, 1994, 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 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 December 12, 1994, by the Chairman, 
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements. That 
directive concerns imports of certain cotton, man-made fiber, silk 
blend and other vegetable 

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fiber textile products, produced or manufactured in Oman and exported 
during the twelve-month period which began on January 1, 1995 and 
extends through December 31, 1995.
    Effective on July 10, 1995, you are directed to amend the 
directive dated December 12, 1994 to increase the limits for the 
following categories, as provided under the terms of the current 
bilateral agreement and the Memorandum of Understanding dated June 
21, 1994 between the Governments of the United States and the 
Sultanate of Oman:

                                                                        
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              Category                 Adjusted twelve-month limit \1\  
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334/634............................  166,500 dozen.                     
335/635............................  235,320 dozen.                     
338/339............................  488,289 dozen.                     
340/640............................  235,320 dozen.                     
341/641............................  176,490 dozen.                     
347/348............................  841,269 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. 95-16686 Filed 7-6-95; 8:45 am]
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