[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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