[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 243 (Tuesday, December 19, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 65295-65296]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-30804]



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COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS

Amendment of Import Limits and Establishment of Special Access 
Levels for Certain Cotton, Wool and Man-Made Fiber Textile Products 
Produced or Manufactured in Colombia

December 13, 1995.
AGENCY: Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA).

ACTION: Issuing a directive to the Commissioner of Customs amending 
import limits and establishing special access levels.

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EFFECTIVE DATE: December 20, 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) 927-5850. 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).

    Pursuant to Memoranda of Understanding (MOUs) dated June 27, 1995 
and August 9, 1995, Special Access Levels are being established for 
textile products in Categories 352/652 and 444 under the Andean Special 
Access Textile Program for textile products which are assembled in 
Colombia from fabric wholly formed and cut in the United States that 
are intended for re-export to the United States during the periods 
April 1, 1995 through December 31, 1995 (Categories 352/652) and 
January 1, 1995 through December 31, 1995 (Category 444). There is a 
sublimit for products that are not assembled from U.S. formed and cut 
fabrics.
    In the letter published below, the Chairman of CITA directs the 
Commissioner of Customs to establish a Special Access Level at 
22,500,000 dozen for Categories 352/652 and 201,000 numbers for 
Category 444. The current limits for Categories 352/652 and 444 shall 
be amended to become sublimits to the Special Access Levels at 

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levels of 2,250,000 and 80,400 numbers, respectively.
    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 45144, published on August 30, 1995; 60 FR 45145, published on 
August 30, 1995; 60 FR 53762, published on October 17, 1995.
    Requirements for participation in the Special Access Program are 
available in Federal Register notices 51 FR 21208, published on June 
11, 1986; 52 FR 26057, published on July 10, 1987; and 54 FR 50425, 
published on December 6, 1989.
    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 MOUs, 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 13, 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 August 24, 1995, by the Chairman, 
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements. That 
directive concerns imports of cotton, wool and man-made fiber 
textile products, produced or manufactured in Colombia and exported 
during the periods April 1, 1995 and through December 31, 1995 
(Categories 352/652) and January 1, 1995 and through December 31, 
1995 (Category 444).
    Effective on December 20, 1995, you are directed, pursuant to 
Memoranda of Understanding (MOUs) dated June 27, 1995 and August 9, 
1995 between the Governments of the United States and Colombia, and 
under the terms of the Special Access Textile Program, as set forth 
in 51 FR 21208 (June 11, 1986), 52 FR 26057 (July 10, 1987) and 54 
FR 50425 (December 6, 1989), to establish a Special Access Level for 
properly certified textile products in Categories 352/652 and 444 
which are assembled in Colombia from fabric formed and cut in the 
United States and re-exported to the United States from Colombia 
during the periods April 1, 1995 through December 31, 1995 
(Categories 352/652) and January 1, 1995 through December 31, 1995 
(Category 444).
    Also pursuant to the MOUs, the Uruguay Round Agreements Act and 
the Uruguay Round Agreement on Textiles and Clothing (ATC), you are 
directed to amend the current limits for Categories 352/652 and 444 
to become sublimits to the Special Access Levels for textile 
products not assembled from U.S. formed and cut fabrics.
    The new Special Access Levels and their sublimits are listed 
below:

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                 Category                       Special Access Level    
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352/652 (Special Access)..................  22,500,000 dozen.           
352/652 (non-Special Access sublimit).....  2,250,000 dozen.            
444 (Special Access)......................  201,000 numbers.            
444 (non-Special Access sublimit).........  80,400 numbers.             
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    Any shipment for entry under the Special Access Program which is 
not accompanied by a valid and correct certification and Export 
Declaration in accordance with the provisions of the certifcation 
requirements established in the directive of December 5, 1995, shall 
be denied entry unless the Government of Colombia authorizes the 
entry and any charges to the appropriate specific limit. Any 
shipment which is declared for entry under the Special Access 
Program but found not to qualify shall be denied entry into the 
United States.
    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,
Troy H. Cribb,
Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.
[FR Doc. 95-30804 Filed 12-18-95; 8:45 am]
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