[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 200 (Tuesday, October 17, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53761-53762]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-25749]
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COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS
Adjustment of Import Limits for Certain Cotton and Man-Made Fiber
Textile Products Produced or Manufactured in Bangladesh
October 11, 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: October 11, 1995.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ross Arnold, 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).
The current limits for certain categories are being adjusted,
variously, for swing, carryforward and special shift.
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 5371, published on January 27, 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.
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: This directive amends, but does not cancel,
the directive
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issued to you on January 24, 1995, by the Chairman, Committee for the
Implementation of Textile Agreements. That directive concerns
imports of certain cotton, man-made fiber, silk blend and other
vegetable fiber textiles and textile products, produced or
manufactured in Bangladesh and exported during the twelve-month
period which began on January 1, 1995 and extends through December
31, 1995.
Effective on October 11, 1995, you are directed to amend further
the January 24, 1995 directive to adjust the limits for the
following categories, as provided for under the Uruguay Round
Agreements Act and the Uruguay Round Agreement on Textiles and
Clothing:
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Adjusted twelve-month
Category limit\1\
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334....................................... 125,161 dozen.
335....................................... 140,434 dozen.
352/652................................... 8,579,272 dozen.
369-S\2\.................................. 1,169,294 kilograms.
634....................................... 372,157 dozen.
641....................................... 592,787 dozen.
647/648................................... 1,140,786 dozen.
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\1\The limits have not been adjusted to account for any imports exported
after December 31, 1994.
\2\Category 369-S: only HTS number 6307.10.2005.
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. 95-25749 Filed 10-16-95; 8:45 am]
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