[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 180 (Monday, September 18, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 48102]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-23063]



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COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS

Import Charges for Certain Cotton Textile Products Produced or 
Manufactured in Malaysia

September 12, 1995.
AGENCY: Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA).

ACTION: Issuing a directive to the Commissioner of Customs applying 
charges to 1994 levels.

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EFFECTIVE DATE: September 19, 1995.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Ross Arnold, International Trade Specialist, Office of Textiles and 
Apparel, U.S. Department of Commerce, (202) 482-4212.

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).

    Based on investigations conducted by the Government of the United 
States, CITA has determined that in 1994 textile products, produced or 
manufactured in Malaysia and entered into the United States with the 
incorrect country of origin, were transshipped in circumvention of the 
Bilateral Textile Agreement, effected by exchange of notes dated 
January 12 and 28, 1994, between the Governments of the United States 
and Malaysia. Consultations were held between the Governments of the 
United States and Malaysia on this matter on June 6-7, 1994. 
Accordingly, in the letter published below, the Chairman of CITA 
directs the Commissioner of Customs to charge the following amounts to 
the 1994 quota levels, as notified to the Textiles Monitoring Body, 
pursuant to the Uruguay Round Agreements Act and the Uruguay Round 
Agreement on Textiles and Clothing (ATC), for the categories listed 
below. The 1994 level for Category 339 is currently filled. Therefore, 
charges in the amount of 12,835 dozen will be applied to the 1995 limit 
for Category 339.

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              Category                       Amount to be charged       
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339................................  12,835 dozen.                      
341................................  4,455 dozen.                       
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    The U.S. Government is taking this action pursuant to the January 
12 and 28, 1994 Agreement.
    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 
58 FR 65580, published on December 15, 1993.
    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.
D. Michael Hutchinson,
Acting Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile 
Agreements.

Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements

September 12, 1995.
Commissioner of Customs,
Department of the Treasury, Washington, DC 20229.

    Dear Commissioner: To facilitate implementation of the Bilateral 
Textile Agreement, effected by exchange of notes dated January 12 
and 28, 1994, between the Governments of the United States and 
Malaysia, I request that, effective on September 19, 1995, you 
charge the following amounts to the following categories for the 
period which began on January 1, 1994 and extended through December 
31, 1994 (see the directive dated December 9, 1993), as notified to 
the Textiles Monitoring Body, pursuant to the Uruguay Round 
Agreements Act and the Uruguay Round Agreement on Textiles and 
Clothing:

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              Category                       Amount to be charged       
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339................................  12,835 dozen.                      
341................................  4,455 dozen.                       
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    This letter will be published in the Federal Register.

      Sincerely,
D. Michael Hutchinson,
Acting Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile 
Agreements.
[FR Doc. 95-23063 Filed 9-15-95; 8:45 am]
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