[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 221 (Thursday, November 16, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57576-57577]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-28356]



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COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS

Announcement of Import Limits for Certain Cotton, Wool, and Man-
Made Fiber Textile Products Produced or Manufactured in the Republic of 
Turkey

November 9, 1995.
AGENCY: Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA).

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

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EFFECTIVE DATE: January 1, 1996.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Naomi Freeman, 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) 927-6718. 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 import restraint limits for textile products, produced or 
manufactured in Turkey and exported during the period January 1, 1996 
through December 31, 1996 are based on limits notified to the Textiles 
Monitoring Body pursuant to the Uruguay Round Agreements Act and the 
Uruguay Round Agreement on Textiles and Clothing (ATC).
    In the letter published below, the Chairman of CITA directs the 
Commissioner of Customs to establish the 1996 limits. The 1996 limits 
for Categories 338/339/638/639, 338-S/339-S/638-S/639-S, 350 and 351/
651 have been reduced for carryforward used in 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). 
Information regarding the 1996 CORRELATION will be published in the 
Federal Register at a later date.
    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 ATC, but are designed to 
assist only in the 

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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
November 9, 1995.

Commissioner of Customs,
Department of the Treasury, Washington, DC 20229.
    Dear Commissioner: Pursuant to section 204 of the Agricultural 
Act of 1956, as amended (7 U.S.C. 1854), the Uruguay Round 
Agreements Act, the Uruguay Round Agreement on Textiles and Clothing 
(ATC) and the Memorandum of Understanding dated July 19, 1995 
between the Governments of the United States and the Republic of 
Turkey; and in accordance with the provisions of Executive Order 
11651 of March 3, 1972, as amended, you are directed to prohibit, 
effective on January 1, 1996, entry into the United States for 
consumption and withdrawal from warehouse for consumption of cotton, 
wool and man-made fiber textile products in the following 
categories, produced or manufactured in Turkey and exported during 
the twelve-month period beginning on January 1, 1996 and extending 
through December 31, 1996, in excess of the following limits:

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                 Category                   Twelve-month restraint limit
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Fabric Group                                                            
219, 313, 314, 315, 317, 326, 617, 625/    151,245,814 square meters of 
 626/627/628/629, as a group.               which not more than         
                                            34,562,752 square meters    
                                            shall be in 219; 42,243,363 
                                            square meters shall be in   
                                            313; 24,577,957 square      
                                            meters shall be in 314;     
                                            33,026,631 square meters    
                                            shall be in 315; 34,562,752 
                                            square meters shall be in   
                                            317; 3,840,305 square meters
                                            shall be in 326; 23,041,836 
                                            square meters shall be in   
                                            617.                        
Sublevel in Fabric Group                                                
625/626/627/628/629......................  15,559,001 square meters of  
                                            which not more than         
                                            6,223,600 square meters     
                                            shall be in 625; 6,223,600  
                                            square meters shall be in   
                                            626; 6,223,600 square meters
                                            shall be in 627; 6,223,600  
                                            square meters shall be in   
                                            628; and 6,223,600 square   
                                            meters shall be in 629.     
Limits not in group                                                     
200......................................  1,458,336 kilograms.         
300/301..................................  7,100,535 kilograms.         
335......................................  306,579 dozen.               
336/636..................................  722,164 dozen.               
338/339/638/639..........................  4,244,264 dozen of which not 
                                            more than 3,183,198 dozen   
                                            shall be in Categories 338-S/
                                            339-S/638-S/639-S \1\.      
340/640..................................  1,416,425 dozen of which not 
                                            more than 402,850 dozen     
                                            shall be in shirts made from
                                            fabric of two or more colors
                                            in the warp and/or the      
                                            filling in Categories 340-Y/
                                            640-Y \2\.                  
341/641..................................  1,398,786 dozen of which not 
                                            more than 489,575 dozen     
                                            shall be in blouses made    
                                            from fabric of two or more  
                                            colors in the warp and/or   
                                            the filling in Categories   
                                            341-Y/641-Y \3\.            
342/642..................................  803,919 dozen.               
347/348..................................  4,373,865 dozen of which not 
                                            more than 1,521,420 dozen   
                                            shall be in trousers in     
                                            Categories 347-T/348-T \4\. 
350......................................  430,368 dozen.               
351/651..................................  688,085 dozen.               
352/652..................................  2,332,000 dozen.             
361......................................  1,532,897 numbers.           
369-S \5\................................  1,584,724 kilograms.         
410/624..................................  1,075,430 square meters of   
                                            which not more than 695,866 
                                            square meters shall be in   
                                            Category 410.               
448......................................  36,902 dozen.                
604......................................  1,829,236 kilograms.         
611......................................  45,761,766 square meters.    
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\1\ Category 338-S: only HTS numbers 6103.22.0050, 6105.10.0010,        
  6105.10.0030, 6105.90.8010, 6109.10.0027, 6110.20.1025, 6110.20.2040, 
  6110.20.2065, 6110.90.9068, 6112.11.0030 and 6114.20.0005; Category   
  339-S: only HTS numbers 6104.22.0060, 6104.29.2049, 6106.10.0010,     
  6106.10.0030, 6106.90.2510, 6106.90.3010, 6109.10.0070, 6110.20.1030, 
  6110.20.2045, 6110.20.2075, 6110.90.9070, 6112.11.0040, 6114.20.0010  
  and 6117.90.9020; Category 638-S: all HTS numbers except 6109.90.1007,
  6109.90.1009, 6109.90.1013 and 6109.90.1025; Category 639-S: all HTS  
  numbers except 6109.90.1050, 6109.90.1060, 6109.90.1065 and           
  6109.90.1070.                                                         
\2\ Category 340-Y: only HTS numbers 6205.20.2015, 6205.20.2020,        
  6205.20.2046, 6205.20.2050 and 6205.20.2060; Category 640-Y: only HTS 
  numbers 6205.30.2010, 6205.30.2020, 6205.30.2050 and 6205.30.2060.    
\3\ Category 341-Y: only HTS numbers 6204.22.3060, 6206.30.3010,        
  6206.30.3030 and 6211.42.0054; Category 641-Y: only HTS numbers       
  6204.23.0050, 6204.29.2030, 6206.40.3010 and 6206.40.3025.            
\4\ Category 347-T: only HTS numbers 6103.19.2015, 6103.19.9020,        
  6103.22.0030, 6103.42.1020, 6103.42.1040, 6103.49.8010, 6112.11.0050, 
  6113.00.9038, 6203.19.1020, 6203.19.9020, 6203.22.3020, 6203.42.4005, 
  6203.42.4010, 6203.42.4015, 6203.42.4025, 6203.42.4035, 6203.42.4045, 
  6203.49.8020, 6210.40.9033, 6211.20.1520, 6211.20.3810 and            
  6211.32.0040; Category 348-T: only HTS numbers 6104.12.0030,          
  6104.19.8030, 6104.22.0040, 6104.29.2034, 6104.62.2010, 6104.62.2025, 
  6104.69.8022, 6112.11.0060, 6113.00.9042, 6117.90.9060, 6204.12.0030, 
  6204.19.8030, 6204.22.3040, 6204.29.4034, 6204.62.3000, 6204.62.4005, 
  6204.62.4010, 6204.62.4020, 6204.62.4030, 6204.62.4040, 6204.62.4050, 
  6204.69.6010, 6204.69.9010, 6210.50.9060, 6211.20.1550, 6211.20.6810, 
  6211.42.0030 and 6217.90.9050.                                        
\5\ Category 369-S: only HTS number 6307.10.2005.                       

    Imports charged to these category limits for the periods January 
1, 1995 through December 31, 1995 and March 28, 1995 through 
December 31, 1995 (Categories 352/652) shall be charged against 
those levels of restraint to the extent of any unfilled balances. In 
the event the limits established for those periods have been 
exhausted by previous entries, such goods shall be subject to the 
levels set forth in this directive.
    The limits set forth above are subject to adjustments in the 
future pursuant to the Uruguay Round Agreements Act, the ATC and any 
administrative arrangements notified to the Textiles Monitoring 
Body.
    In carrying out the above directions, the Commissioner of 
Customs should construe entry into the United States for consumption 
to include entry for consumption into the Commonwealth of Puerto 
Rico.
    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. 95-28356 Filed 11-15-95; 8:45 am]
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