[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 212 (Thursday, November 2, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55700-55701]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-27191]



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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 Korea

October 27, 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: November 1, 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 of each Customs port or call (202) 927-6707. 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, special shift, carryforward, carryover and 
carryforward used.
    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 17328, published on April 5, 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 

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implementation of certain of their provisions.
William J. Dulka,
Acting Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile 
Agreements.

Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements
October 27, 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 March 30, 1995, 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 textiles and textile products, 
produced or manufactured in Korea and exported during the twelve-
month period which began on January 1, 1995 and extends through 
December 31, 1995.
    Effective on November 1, 1995, you are directed 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 limit
                 Category                                \1\            
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Group I                                                                 
  200-223, 224-V \2\, 224-O \3\, 225-229,   428,191,796 square meters   
   300-326, 360-363, 369-O \4\, 400-414,     equivalent.                
   464-469, 600-629, 665-669 and 670-O                                  
   \5\, as a group.                                                     
Sublevels within Group I                                                
201.......................................  1,874,549 kilograms.        
224-V.....................................  10,463,196 square meters.   
315.......................................  18,832,258 square meters.   
611.......................................  3,748,218 square meters.    
619/620...................................  99,251,464 square meters.   
624.......................................  8,208,680 square meters.    
Sublevels within Group II                                               
239.......................................  1,019,370 kilograms.        
333/334/335...............................  270,895 dozen of which not  
                                             more than 138,457 dozen    
                                             shall be in Category 335.  
336.......................................  58,867 dozen.               
338/339...................................  1,209,509 dozen.            
340.......................................  685,130 dozen of which not  
                                             more than 355,740 dozen    
                                             shall be in Category 340-D 
                                             \6\.                       
345.......................................  118,067 dozen.              
347/348...................................  529,520 dozen.              
351/651...................................  233,049 dozen.              
352.......................................  181,352 dozen.              
433.......................................  14,497 dozen.               
434.......................................  7,365 dozen.                
442.......................................  52,429 dozen.               
443.......................................  338,159 numbers.            
444.......................................  56,603 numbers.             
445/446...................................  53,869 dozen.               
448.......................................  37,226 dozen.               
631.......................................  303,377 dozen pairs.        
632.......................................  1,607,111 dozen pairs.      
633/634/635...............................  1,370,239 dozen of which not
                                             more than 155,383 dozen    
                                             shall be in Category 633   
                                             and not more than 579,061  
                                             dozen shall be in Category 
                                             635.                       
636.......................................  274,685 dozen.              
638/639...................................  5,387,122 dozen.            
640-D \7\.................................  3,019,139 dozen.            
641.......................................  1,081,672 dozen of which not
                                             more 40,858 dozen shall be 
                                             in Category 641-Y \8\.     
644.......................................  1,228,569 numbers.          
647/648...................................  1,259,083 dozen.            
Sublevel in Group III                                                   
835.......................................  30,523 dozen.               
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\1\ The limits have not been adjusted to account for any imports        
  exported after December 31, 1994.                                     
\2\ 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.                                        
\3\ Category 224-O: all remaining HTS numbers in Category 224.          
\4\ Category 369-O: all HTS numbers except 4202.12.4000, 4202.12.8020,  
  4202.12.8060, 4202.92.1500, 4202.92.3015, 4202.92.6090 (Category 369- 
  L) and 5601.21.0090.                                                  
\5\ Category 670-O: all HTS numbers except 4202.12.8030, 4202.12.8070,  
  4202.92.3020, 4202.92.3030 and 4202.92.9025 (Category 670-L).         
\6\ Category 340-D: only HTS numbers 6205.20.2015, 6205.20.2020,        
  6205.20.2025 and 6205.20.2030.                                        
\7\ Category 640-D: only HTS numbers 6205.30.2010, 6205.30.2020,        
  6205.30.2030, 6205.30.2040, 6205.90.3030 and 6205.90.4030.            
\8\ Category 641-Y: only HTS numbers 6204.23.0050, 6204.29.2030,        
  6206.40.3010 and 6206.40.3025.                                        

    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,
William J. Dulka,
Acting Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile 
Agreements.
[FR Doc. 95-27191 Filed 11-1-95; 8:45 am]
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