[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 218 (Monday, November 13, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 56985]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-27933]



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COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS

Cancellation of a Limit on Certain Wool Textile Products Produced 
or Manufactured in Hong Kong

November 6, 1995.
AGENCY: Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA).

ACTION: Issuing a directive to the Commissioner of Customs cancelling a 
limit.

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EFFECTIVE DATE: November 15, 1995.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Janet Heinzen, 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).

    The United States Government has decided to rescind the restraint 
on imports of woven wool shirts and blouses in Category 440 from Hong 
Kong established on July 25, 1995 pursuant to Article 6.10 of the 
Uruguay Round Agreement on Textiles and Clothing.
    In the letter published below, the Chairman of CITA directs the 
Commissioner of Customs to cancel the limit established for Category 
440 for the period April 27, 1995 through December 31, 1995.
    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 17322, published on April 5, 1995; and 60 FR 37881, published on 
July 24, 1995.
D. Michael Hutchinson,
Acting Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile 
Agreements.

Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements
November 6, 1995.

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

    Dear Commissioner: This directive cancels and supersedes the 
directive issued to you on July 18, 1995, by the Chairman, Committee 
for the Implementation of Textile Agreements. That directive 
concerns imports of wool textile products in Category 440, produced 
or manufactured in Hong Kong and exported during the period which 
began on April 27, 1995 and extends through December 31, 1995.
    Effective on November 15, 1995, you are directed to cancel the 
limit established for Category 440 for the period April 27, 1995 
through December 31, 1995.
    The Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements has 
determined that this action falls 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.95-27933 Filed 11-9-95; 8:45 am]
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