[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 151 (Monday, August 7, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 40162]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-19427]



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COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS


Announcing Settlement on Import Limits and Guaranteed Access 
Levels for Certain Cotton and Man-Made Fiber Textile Products Produced 
or Manufactured in El Salvador

August 2, 1995.
AGENCY: Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA).

ACTION: Issuing a directive to the Commissioner of Customs establishing 
limits and announcing Guaranteed Access Levels.

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EFFECTIVE DATE: August 9, 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).

    In a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) dated July 6, 1995, the 
Governments of the United States and El Salvador agreed, pursuant to 
the Uruguay Round Agreement on Textiles and Clothing (ATC), to 
establish limits for Categories 351/651 and 352/652 for a three-year 
term--March 27, 1995 through December 31, 1995; January 1, 1996 through 
December 31, 1996; January 1, 1997 through December 31, 1997; and 
January 1, 1998 through March 26, 1998. The governments also agreed to 
establish Guaranteed Access Levels (GALs) for Categories 351/651 and 
352/652 for the periods January 1, 1996 through December 31, 1996; 
January 1, 1997 through December 31, 1997; and January 1, 1998 through 
March 26, 1998.
    Beginning on August 9, 1995, the U.S. Customs Service will start 
signing the first section of the form ITA-370P for shipments of U.S. 
formed and cut parts in Categories 351/651 and 352/652 that are 
destined for El Salvador and subject to the GAL established for 
Categories 351/651 and 352/652 for the period beginning on January 1, 
1996 and extending through December 31, 1996. These products are 
governed by Harmonized Tariff item number 9802.00.8015 and chapter 61 
Statistical Note 5 and chapter 62 Statistical Note 3 of the Harmonized 
Tariff Schedule. Interested parties should be aware that shipments of 
cut parts in Categories 351/651 and 352/652 must be accompanied by a 
form ITA-370P, signed by a U.S. Customs officer, prior to export from 
the United States for assembly in El Salvador in order to qualify for 
entry under the Special Access Program.
    In the letter published below, the Chairman of CITA directs the 
Commissioner of Customs to amend the current restraint period for 
Categories 351/651 and 352/652 to end on December 31, 1995 at increased 
levels.
    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 32654, published on June 23, 1995; and 60 FR 19892, published on 
April 21, 1995.
    Requirements for participation in the Special Access Program are 
provided in Federal Register notices 51 FR 21208, published on June 11, 
1986; 52 FR 26057, published on July 10, 1987; 54 FR 50425, published 
on December 6, 1989; and 60 FR 2740, published on January 11, 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
August 2, 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 June 16, 1995, by the Chairman, 
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements. That 
directive concerns imports of certain cotton and man-made fiber 
textile products, produced or manufactured in El Salvador and 
exported during the twelve-month period beginning on March 27, 1995 
and extending through March 26, 1996.
    Effective on August 9, 1995, you are directed, pursuant to the 
Memorandum of Understanding dated July 6, 1995 between the 
Governments of the United States and El Salvador, the Uruguay Round 
Agreements Act and the Uruguay Round Agreement on Textiles and 
Clothing, to amend the current restraint period to end on December 
31, 1995 and increase the limits for Categories 351/651 and 352/652 
as follows:

                                                                        
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              Category                       Restraint period \1\       
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351/651............................  500,000 dozen.                     
352/652............................  8,000,000 dozen.                   
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\1\ The limits have not been adjusted to account for any imports        
  exported after March 26, 1995.                                        

    Beginning on August 9, 1995, the U.S. Customs Service is 
directed to start signing the first section of the form ITA-370P for 
shipments of U.S. formed and cut parts in Categories 351/651 and 
352/652 that are destined for El Salvador and re-exported to the 
United States on and after January 1, 1996.
    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. 95-19427 Filed 8-4-95; 8:45 am]
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