[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 177 (Wednesday, September 13, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 47549-47550]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-22697]



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COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS

Adjustment of Import Limits for Certain Cotton, Wool, Man-Made 
Fiber, Silk Blend and Other Vegetable Fiber Textiles and Textile 
Products Produced or Manufactured in the People's Republic of China

September 7, 1995.
AGENCY: Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA).

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

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EFFECTIVE DATE: September 14, 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) 927-6703. 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 adjusted for 
swing.
    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 65760, published on December 21, 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, but are designed to assist only in the 
implementation of certain of its provisions.
D. Michael Hutchinson,
Acting Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile 
Agreements.

Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements
September 7, 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 16, 1994, by the Chairman, 
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements. That 
directive concerns imports of certain cotton, wool, man-made fiber, 
silk blend and other vegetable fiber textile products, produced or 

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manufactured in the People's Republic of China and exported during the 
twelve-month period which began on January 1, 1995 and extends 
through December 31, 1995.
    Effective on September 14, 1995, you are directed to amend 
further the directive dated December 16, 1994 to adjust the limits 
for the following categories, as provided under the terms of the 
bilateral agreement between the Governments of the United States and 
the People's Republic of China:

                                                                        
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              Category                 Adjusted twelve-month limit \1\  
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Group I                                                                 
200, 218, 219, 226, 237, 239, 300/   1,398,242,981 square meters        
 301, 313-315, 317/326, 331, 333-     equivalent.                       
 336, 338/339, 340-342, 345, 347/                                       
 348, 350-352, 359-C \2\, 359-V                                         
 \3\, 360-363, 369-D \4\, 369-H                                         
 \5\, 369-L \6\, 410, 433-436, 438,                                     
 440, 442-444, 445/446, 447, 448,                                       
 607, 611, 613-615, 617, 631, 633-                                      
 636, 638/639, 640-643, 644/844,                                        
 645/646, 647-652, 659-C \7\, 659-H                                     
 \8\, 659-S \9\, 666, 669-P \10\,                                       
 670-L \11\, 831, 833, 835, 836,                                        
 840, 842 and 845-847, as a group.                                      
Sublevels in Group I                                                    
218................................  11,253,459 square meters.          
338/339............................  2,476,533 dozen of which not more  
                                      than 1,879,960 dozen shall be in  
                                      Categories 338-S/339-S \12\.      
359-C..............................  570,540 kilograms.                 
369-L..............................  3,130,465 kilograms.               
Group II                                                                
330, 332, 349, 353, 354, 359-O       123,554,464 square meters          
 \13\, 431, 432, 439, 459, 630,       equivalent.                       
 632, 653, 654 and 659-O \14\, as a                                     
 group.                                                                 
Group III                                                               
201, 220, 222, 223, 224-V \15\, 224- 260,913,574 square meters          
 O \16\, 225, 227, 229, 369-O \17\,   equivalent.                       
 400, 414, 464, 465, 469, 600, 603,                                     
 604-O \18\, 606, 618-622, 624-629,                                     
 665, 669-O \19\ and 670-O \20\, as                                     
 a group.                                                               
Group IV                                                                
832, 834, 838, 839, 843, 850-852,    11,036,942 square meters           
 858 and 859, as a group.             equivalent.                       
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  \1\ The limits have not been adjusted to account for any imports      
exported after December 31, 1994.                                       
  \2\ Category 359-C: only HTS numbers 6103.42.2025, 6103.49.8034,      
6104.62.1020, 6104.69.8010, 6114.20.0048, 6114.20.0052, 6203.42.2010,   
6203.42.2090, 6204.62.2010, 6211.32.0010, 6211.32.0025 and 6211.42.0010.
                                                                        
  \3\ Category 359-V: only HTS numbers 6103.19.2030, 6103.19.9030,      
6104.12.0040, 6104.19.8040, 6110.20.1022, 6110.20.1024, 6110.20.2030,   
6110.20.2035, 6110.90.9044, 6110.90.9046, 6201.92.2010, 6202.92.2020,   
6203.19.1030, 6203.19.9030, 6204.12.0040, 6204.19.8040, 6211.32.0070 and
6211.42.0070.                                                           
                                                                        
  \4\ Category 369-D: only HTS numbers 6302.60.0010, 6302.91.0005 and   
6302.91.0045.                                                           
                                                                        
  \5\ Category 369-H: only HTS numbers 4202.22.4020, 4202.22.4500 and   
4202.22.8030.                                                           
                                                                        
  \6\ Category 369-L: only HTS numbers 4202.12.4000, 4202.12.8020,      
4202.12.8060, 4202.92.1500, 4202.92.3015 and 4202.92.6090.              
                                                                        
  \7\ Category 659-C: only HTS numbers 6103.23.0055, 6103.43.2020,      
6103.43.2025, 6103.49.2000, 6103.49.8038, 6104.63.1020, 6104.63.1030,   
6104.69.1000, 6104.69.8014, 6114.30.3044, 6114.30.3054, 6203.43.2010,   
6203.43.2090, 6203.49.1010, 6203.49.1090, 6204.63.1510, 6204.69.1010,   
6210.10.9010, 6211.33.0010, 6211.33.0017 and 6211.43.0010.              
                                                                        
  \8\ Category 659-H: only HTS numbers 6502.00.9030, 6504.00.9015,      
6504.00.9060, 6505.90.5090, 6505.90.6090, 6505.90.7090 and 6505.90.8090.
                                                                        
  \9\ Category 659-S: only HTS numbers 6112.31.0010, 6112.31.0020,      
6112.41.0010, 6112.41.0020, 6112.41.0030, 6112.41.0040, 6211.11.1010,   
6211.11.1020, 6211.12.1010 and 6211.12.1020.                            
                                                                        
  \10\ Category 669-P: only HTS numbers 6305.31.0010, 6305.31.0020 and  
6305.39.0000.                                                           
                                                                        
  \11\ Category 670-L: only HTS numbers 4202.12.8030, 4202.12.8070,     
4202.92.3020, 4202.92.3030 and 4202.92.9025.                            
                                                                        
  \12\ Category 338-S: all HTS numbers except 6109.10.0012,             
6109.10.0014, 6109.10.0018 and 6109.10.0023; Category 339-S: all HTS    
numbers except 6109.10.0040, 6109.10.0045, 6109.10.0060 and             
6109.10.0065.                                                           
                                                                        
  \13\ Category 359-O: all HTS numbers except 6103.42.2025,             
6103.49.8034, 6104.62.1020, 6104.69.8010, 6114.20.0048, 6114.20.0052,   
6203.42.2010, 6203.42.2090, 6204.62.2010, 6211.32.0010, 6211.32.0025,   
6211.42.0010 (Category 359-C); 6103.19.2030, 6103.19.9030, 6104.12.0040,
6104.19.8040, 6110.20.1022, 6110.20.1024, 6110.20.2030, 6110.20.2035,   
6110.90.9044, 6110.90.9046, 6201.92.2010, 6202.92.2020, 6203.19.1030,   
6203.19.9030, 6204.12.0040, 6204.19.8040, 6211.32.0070 and 6211.42.0070 
(Category 359-V).                                                       
                                                                        
  \14\ Category 659-O: all HTS numbers except 6103.23.0055,             
6103.43.2020, 6103.43.2025, 6103.49.2000, 6103.49.8038, 6104.63.1020,   
6104.63.1030, 6104.69.1000, 6104.69.8014, 6114.30.3044, 6114.30.3054,   
6203.43.2010, 6203.43.2090, 6203.49.1010, 6203.49.1090, 6204.63.1510,   
6204.69.1010, 6210.10.9010, 6211.33.0010, 6211.33.0017, 6211.43.0010    
(Category 659-C); 6502.00.9030, 6504.00.9015, 6504.00.9060,             
6505.90.5090, 6505.90.6090, 6505.90.7090, 6505.90.8090 (Category 659-H);
6112.31.0010, 6112.31.0020, 6112.41.0010, 6112.41.0020, 6112.41.0030,   
6112.41.0040, 6211.11.1010, 6211.11.1020, 6211.12.1010 and 6211.12.1020 
(Category 659-S).                                                       
                                                                        
  \15\ Category 224-V: only HTS numbers 5801.21.0000, 5801.23.0000,     
5801.24.0000, 5801.25.0010, 5801.25.0020, 5801.26.0010, 5801.26.0020,   
5801.31.0000, 5801.33.0000, 5801.34.0000, 5801.35.0010, 5801.35.0020,   
5801.36.0010 and 5801.36.0020.                                          
                                                                        
  \16\ Category 224-O: all HTS numbers except 5801.21.0000,             
5801.23.0000, 5801.24.0000, 5801.25.0010, 5801.25.0020, 5801.26.0010,   
5801.26.0020, 5801.31.0000, 5801.33.0000, 5801.34.0000, 5801.35.0010,   
5801.35.0020, 5801.36.0010 and 5801.36.0020 (Category 224-V).           
                                                                        
  \17\ Category 369-O: all HTS numbers except 6302.60.0010, 6302.91.0005
and 6302.91.0045 (Category 369-D); 4202.22.4020, 4202.22.4500,          
4202.22.8030 (Category 369-H); 4202.12.4000, 4202.12.8020, 4202.12.8060,
4202.92.1500, 4202.92.3015, 4202.92.6090 (Category 369-L); and          
6307.10.2005 (Category 369-S)                                           
                                                                        
  \18\ Category 604-O: all HTS numbers except 5509.32.0000 (Category 604-
A).                                                                     
                                                                        
  \19\ Category 669-O: all HTS numbers except 6305.31.0010, 6305.31.0020
and 6305.39.0000 (Category 669-P).                                      
                                                                        
  \20\ Category 670-O: only HTS numbers 4202.22.4030, 4202.22.8050 and  
4202.32.9550.                                                           
                                                                        
                                                                        

    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,
D. Michael Hutchinson,
Acting Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile 
Agreements.
[FR Doc. 95-22697 Filed 9-12-95; 8:45 am]
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