[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 200 (Tuesday, October 17, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 53762]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-25743]



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COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS

Announcing the Signing of Form ITA-370P and Correction of an 
Import Limit for Certain Cotton, Wool and Man-Made Fiber Textile 
Products Produced or Manufactured in Colombia

October 11, 1995.
AGENCY: Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA).

ACTION: Issuing a directive to the Commissioner of Customs announcing 
the signing of Form ITA-370P and correcting an import limit.

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EFFECTIVE DATE: October 18, 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 this 
limit, 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).

    Notices published in the Federal Register on August 30, 1995 
announce the establishment of a Special Access Textile Program for 
eligible Andean Trade Preference Act Countries (60 FR 45144) and the 
establishment of Special Access limits for Colombia for Categories 352/
652 and 444 (60 FR 45145). Beginning on October 18, 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 352/652 
and 444 that are destined for Colombia and subject to the Special 
Access Textile Program for the periods beginning April 1, 1995 and 
extending through December 31, 1995 for Categories 352/652; and January 
1, 1995 through December 31, 1995 for Category 444. 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 352/652 and 444 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 Colombia 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 start signing the first section of the form 
ITA-370P and to correct the current level for Categories 352/652 from 
2,250,000 dozen to 22,500,000 dozen.
    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).
    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; 58 FR 41245, published on August 3, 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 Uruguay Round Agreements Act, the Uruguay Round Agreement on 
Textiles and Clothing and Memoranda of Understanding dated June 27, 
1995 and August 9, 1995 between the Governments of the United States 
and Colombia, but are designed to assist only in the implementation of 
certain of their provisions.
D. Michael Hutchinson,
Acting Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile 
Agreements.

Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements
October 11, 1995.

Commissioner of Customs,
Department of the Treasury, Washington, DC 20229.

    Dear Commissioner: To facilitate implementation of the Memoranda 
of Understanding dated June 27, 1995 and August 9, 1995 between the 
Governments of the United States and Colombia, beginning on October 
18, 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 352/652 and 444 that are destined for 
Colombia and re-export to the United States under the Special Access 
Textile Program.
    To facilitate implementation of the Uruguay Round Agreements Act 
and the Uruguay Round Agreement on Textiles and Clothing, I request 
that, effective on October 18, 1995, you correct the directive dated 
August 24, 1995 to change the level for Categories 352/652 to 
22,500,000 dozen.
    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,
D. Michael Hutchinson,
Acting Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile 
Agreements.
[FR Doc. 95-25743 Filed 10-16-95; 8:45 am]
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