[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 239 (Wednesday, December 13, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 64030]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-30279]
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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 Thailand
December 6, 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: December 6, 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) 927-6717. 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 17337, 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
implementation of certain of their provisions.
Troy H. Cribb,
Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements
December 6, 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 Thailand and exported during the twelve-
month period which began on January 1, 1995 and extends through
December 31, 1995.
Effective on December 6, 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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Levels in Group I
363....................................... 18,713,748 numbers.
369-S \2\................................. 228,255 kilograms.
Sublevels in Group II
340....................................... 282,043 dozen.
435....................................... 57,828 dozen.
638/639................................... 1,908,600 dozen.
640....................................... 397,460 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).
Troy H. Cribb,
Chairman, Committee for the Implementatin of Textile Agreements.
[FR Doc.95-30279 Filed 12-12-95; 8:45 am]
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