[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 165 (Friday, August 25, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44314-44316]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-21204]



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COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS


Amendment and Establishment of Import Restraint Limits and 
Restraint Periods for Certain Cotton and Wool Textile Products Produced 
or Manufactured in Uruguay

August 22, 1995.
AGENCY: Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA).

ACTION: Issuing a directive to the Commissioner of Customs amending and 
establishing limits and restraint periods.

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EFFECTIVE DATE: August 30, 1995.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jennifer Aldrich, International Trade 
Specialist, Office of Textiles and Apparel, U.S. Department of 
Commerce, 

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(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).

    Pursuant to the Uruguay Round Agreement on Textiles and Clothing 
(ATC) and the Uruguay Round Agreements Act, the current restraint 
period agreed upon by the Governments of the United States and Uruguay 
is being amended and new limits are being established for the period 
beginning on January 1, 1995 and extending through December 31, 1995. 
Since Uruguay is now a member of the World Trade Organization (WTO), 
the limits published in the Federal Register on December 20, 1994 (59 
FR 65530) are being amended. Pursuant to the ATC, these new limits 
supersede those notified to the TMB contained in the Bilateral Cotton 
and Wool Textile Agreement, effected by exchange of notes dated 
December 30, 1983 and January 23, 1984, as amended and extended, 
between the Governments of the United States and Uruguay.
    In the letter published below, the Chairman of CITA directs the 
Commissioner of Customs to amend the current restraint period and 
establish new limits for the period beginning on July 1, 1994 and 
extending through December 31, 1994 and the period beginning on January 
1, 1995 and extending through December 31, 1995.
    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).
    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 ATC, 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
August 22, 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 14, 1994, by the Chairman, 
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements. That 
directive concerns imports of certain cotton and wool textile 
products, produced or manufactured in Uruguay and exported during 
the twelve-month period beginning on July 1, 1994 and extending 
through June 30, 1995.
    Effective on August 30, 1995, you are directed, pursuant to the 
Uruguay Round Agreements Act and the Uruguay Round Agreement on 
Textiles and Clothing (ATC), to amend the restraint period to end on 
December 31, 1994 at the limits listed below. These limits supersede 
those contained in the Bilateral Cotton and Wool Textile Agreement, 
effected by exchange of notes dated December 30, 1983 and January 
23, 1984, as amended and extended, between the Governments of the 
United States and Uruguay.


                                                                        
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              Category                  Six-month restraint limit \1\   
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334................................  58,515 dozen.                      
335................................  50,372 dozen.                      
410................................  1,384,075 square meters of which   
                                      not more than 790,901 square      
                                      meters shall be in Category 410-A 
                                      \2\ and not more than 1,274,228   
                                      square meters shall be in Category
                                      410-B \3\                         
433................................  8,265 dozen.                       
434................................  12,330 dozen.                      
435................................  24,901 dozen.                      
442................................  17,615 dozen.                      
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\1\ The limits have not been adjusted to account for any imports        
  exported after June 30, 1994.                                         
\2\ Category 410-A: only HTS numbers 5111.11.3000, 5111.11.7030,        
  5111.11.7060, 5111.19.2000, 5111.19.6020, 5111.19.6040, 5111.19.6060, 
  5111.19.6080, 5111.20.9000, 5111.30.9000, 5111.90.3000, 5111.90.9000, 
  5212.11.1010, 5212.12.1010, 5212.13.1010, 5212.14.1010, 5212.15.1010, 
  5212.21.1010, 5212.22.1010, 5212.23.1010, 5212.24.1010, 5212.25.1010, 
  5311.00.2000, 5407.91.0510, 5407.92.0510, 5407.93.0510, 5407.94.0510, 
  5408.31.0510, 5408.32.0510, 5408.33.0510, 5408.34.0510, 5515.13.0510, 
  5515.22.0510, 5515.92.0510, 5516.31.0510, 5516.32.0510, 5516.33.0510, 
  5516.34.0510 and 6301.20.0020.                                        
\3\ Category 410-B: only HTS numbers 5007.10.6030, 5007.90.6030,        
  5112.11.2030, 5112.11.2060, 5112.19.9010, 5112.19.9020, 5112.19.9030, 
  5112.19.9040, 5112.19.9050, 5112.19.9060, 5112.20.3000, 5112.30.3000, 
  5112.90.3000, 5112.90.9010, 5112.90.9090, 5212.11.1020, 5212.12.1020, 
  5212.13.1020, 5212.14.1020, 5212.15.1020, 5212.21.1020, 5212.22.1020, 
  5212.23.1020, 5212.24.1020, 5212.25.1020, 5309.21.2000, 5309.29.2000, 
  5407.91.0520, 5407.92.0520, 5407.93.0520, 5407.94.0520, 5408.31.0520, 
  5408.32.0520, 5408.33.0520, 5408.34.0520, 5515.13.0520, 5515.22.0520, 
  5515.92.0520, 5516.31.0520, 5516.32.0520, 5516.33.0520 and            
  5516.34.0520.                                                         

    Under the terms of section 204 of the Agricultural Act of 1956, 
as amended (7 U.S.C. 1854), the Uruguay Round Agreements Act and the 
Uruguay Round Agreement on Textiles and Clothing (ATC); and in 
accordance with the provisions of Executive Order 11651 of March 3, 
1972, as amended, you are directed to prohibit, effective on August 
30, 1995, entry into the United States for consumption and 
withdrawal from warehouse for consumption of cotton and wool textile 
products in the following categories, produced or manufactured in 
Uruguay and exported during the twelve-month period beginning on 
January 1, 1995 and extending through December 31, 1995, in excess 
of the following limits. These limits supersede those contained in 
the Bilateral Cotton and Wool Textile Agreement, effected by 
exchange of notes dated December 30, 1983 and January 23, 1984, as 
amended and extended, between the Governments of the United States 
and Uruguay.


                                                                        
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              Category                 Twelve-month restraint limit \1\ 
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334................................  122,246 dozen.                     
335................................  105,235 dozen.                     
410................................  2,788,878 square meters of which   
                                      not more than 1,593,646 square    
                                      meters shall be in Category 410-A 
                                      \2\ and not more than 2,567,538   
                                      square meters shall be in Category
                                      410-B \3\                         
433................................  16,653 dozen.                      
434................................  24,844 dozen.                      
435................................  50,174 dozen.                      
442................................  35,493 dozen.                      
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\1\ The limits have not been adjusted to account for any imports        
  exported after December 31, 1994.                                     
\2\ Category 410-A: only HTS numbers 5111.11.3000, 5111.11.7030,        
  5111.11.7060, 5111.19.2000, 5111.19.6020, 5111.19.6040, 5111.19.6060, 
  5111.19.6080, 5111.20.9000, 5111.30.9000, 5111.90.3000, 5111.90.9000, 
  5212.11.1010, 5212.12.1010, 5212.13.1010, 5212.14.1010, 5212.15.1010, 
  5212.21.1010, 5212.22.1010, 5212.23.1010, 5212.24.1010, 5212.25.1010, 
  5311.00.2000, 5407.91.0510, 5407.92.0510, 5407.93.0510, 5407.94.0510, 
  5408.31.0510, 5408.32.0510, 5408.33.0510, 5408.34.0510, 5515.13.0510, 
  5515.22.0510, 5515.92.0510, 5516.31.0510, 5516.32.0510, 5516.33.0510, 
  5516.34.0510 and 6301.20.0020.                                        
\3\ Category 410-B: only HTS numbers 5007.10.6030, 5007.90.6030,        
  5112.11.2030, 5112.11.2060, 5112.19.9010, 5112.19.9020, 5112.19.9030, 
  5112.19.9040, 5112.19.9050, 5112.19.9060, 5112.20.3000, 5112.30.3000, 
  5112.90.3000, 5112.90.9010, 5112.90.9090, 5212.11.1020, 5212.12.1020, 
  5212.13.1020, 5212.14.1020, 5212.15.1020, 5212.21.1020, 5212.22.1020, 
  5212.23.1020, 5212.24.1020, 5212.25.1020, 5309.21.2000, 5309.29.2000, 
  5407.91.0520, 5407.92.0520, 5407.93.0520, 5407.94.0520, 5408.31.0520, 
  5408.32.0520, 5408.33.0520, 5408.34.0520, 5515.13.0520, 5515.22.0520, 
  5515.92.0520, 5516.31.0520, 5516.32.0520, 5516.33.0520 and            
  5516.34.0520.                                                         

    Imports charged to these category limits for the period July 1, 
1994 through December 31, 1994 shall be charged against those levels 
of restraint to the extent of any unfilled 

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balances. In the event the limits established for that period have been 
exhausted by previous entries, such goods shall be subject to the 
levels set forth in this directive. Import charges will be provided 
at a later date.
    The limits set forth above are subject to adjustment in the 
future pursuant to the provisions of the ATC and any administrative 
arrangements between the Governments of the United States and 
Uruguay.
    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. 95-21204 Filed 8-24-95; 8:45 am]
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