[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 210 (Tuesday, October 31, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 55365]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-26925]



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COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS

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

October 25, 1995.
AGENCY: Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA).

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

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EFFECTIVE DATE: October 26, 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 increased 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.
Donald R. Foote,
Acting Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile 
Agreements.

Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements
October 25, 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 
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 October 26, 1995, you are directed to amend further 
the directive dated December 16, 1994 to increase 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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                                             Adjusted twelve-month limit
                 Category                                \1\            
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Sublevels in Group I                                                    
200.......................................  668,463 kilograms.          
237.......................................  1,795,714 dozen.            
239.......................................  2,844,022 kilograms.        
331.......................................  5,029,574 dozen pairs.      
334.......................................  307,097 dozen.              
340.......................................  826,879 dozen.              
341.......................................  680,124 dozen of which not  
                                             more than 408,074 dozen    
                                             shall be in Category 341-Y 
                                             \2\.                       
359-V \3\.................................  815,621 kilograms.          
360.......................................  7,315,597 numbers of which  
                                             not more than 4,989,943    
                                             numbers shall be in        
                                             Category 360-P \4\.        
435.......................................  24,954 dozen.               
438.......................................  27,172 dozen.               
440.......................................  38,819 dozen of which not   
                                             more than 22,181 dozen     
                                             shall be in Category 440-M 
                                             \5\.                       
443.......................................  139,743 numbers.            
445/446...................................  298,259 dozen.              
631.......................................  1,213,304 dozen pairs.      
635.......................................  625,829 dozen.              
641.......................................  1,351,919 dozen.            
643.......................................  487,785 numbers.            
645/646...................................  836,959 dozen.              
647.......................................  1,569,304 dozen.            
648.......................................  1,121,257 dozen.            
659-H \6\.................................  2,755,625 kilograms.        
------------------------------------------------------------------------
\1\ The limits have not been adjusted to account for any imports        
  exported after December 31, 1994.                                     
\2\ Category 341-Y: only HTS numbers 6204.22.3060, 6206.30.3010,        
  6206.30.3030 and 6211.42.0054.                                        
\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 360-P: only HTS numbers 6302.21.3010, 6302.21.5010,        
  6302.21.7010, 6302.21.9010, 6302.31.3010, 6302.31.5010, 6302.31.7010  
  and 6302.31.9010.                                                     
\5\ Category 440-M: HTS numbers 6203.21.0030, 6203.23.0030,             
  6205.10.1000, 6205.10.2010, 6205.10.2020, 6205.30.1510, 6205.30.1520, 
  6205.90.3020, 6205.90.4020 and 6211.31.0030.                          
\6\ 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.                                                         

    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,
Donald R. Foote,
Acting Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile 
Agreements.
[FR Doc. 95-26925 Filed 10-30-95; 8:45 am]
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