[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 49 (Tuesday, March 12, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9982-9983]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-5753]
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COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS
Establishment of Import Restraint Limits for Certain Cotton, Man-
Made Fiber, Silk Blend and Other Vegetable Fiber Textile Products
Produced or Manufactured in the United Arab Emirates
March 5, 1996.
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: March 14, 1996.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Janet Heinzen, 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).
The Governments of the United States and the United Arab Emirates
agreed to extend their Bilateral Textile Agreement, effected by
exchange of notes dated March 29 and July 21, 1994 for two consecutive
one-year periods, beginning on January 1, 1996 and extending through
December 31, 1997.
In the letter published below, the Chairman of CITA directs the
Commissioner of Customs to establish limits for the 1996 period. The
1996 levels for Categories 315 and 361 are zero.
These limits may be subject to revision pursuant to the Uruguay
Round Agreements Act and the Uruguay Round Agreement on Textiles and
Clothing (ATC) on the date that the United Arab Emirates becomes a
member of the World Trade Organization.
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 notices 60 FR 65299, published on December 19, 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 bilateral agreement, but are designed to assist only in the
implementation of certain of its provisions.
Troy H. Cribb,
Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements
March 5, 1996.
Commissioner of Customs,
Department of the Treasury, Washington, DC 20229.
Dear Commissioner: Under the terms of section 204 of the
Agricultural Act of 1956, as amended (7 U.S.C. 1854); pursuant to
the Bilateral Textile Agreement, effected by exchange of notes dated
March 29 and July 21, 1994, as extended, between the Governments of
the United States and the United Arab Emirates; and in accordance
with the provisions of Executive Order 11651 of March 3, 1972, as
amended and extended, you are directed to prohibit, effective on
March 14, 1996, entry into the United States for consumption and
withdrawal from warehouse for consumption of cotton, man-made fiber,
silk blend and other vegetable fiber textiles and textile products
in the following 72categories, produced or manufactured in the
United Arab Emirates and exported during the twelve-month period
beginning on January 1, 1996 and extending through December 31, 1996
in excess of the following levels of restraint:
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Twelve-month restraint limit
Category \1\
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219....................................... 1,044,065 square meters.
226/313................................... 1,785,378 square meters.
315....................................... -0-.
317....................................... 28,801,787 square meters.
326....................................... 1,685,400 square meters.
334/634................................... 212,778 dozen.
335/635/835............................... 146,068 dozen.
336/636................................... 184,407 dozen.
338/339................................... 526,271 dozen of which not
more than 350,846 dozen
shall be in Categories 338-
S/339-S \2\.
340/640................................... 326,260 dozen.
341/641................................... 285,690 dozen.
342/642................................... 226,964 dozen.
347/348................................... 390,944 dozen of which not
more than 195,471 dozen
shall be in Categories 347-
T/348-T \3\.
351/651................................... 163,130 dozen.
352....................................... 300,726 dozen.
361....................................... -0-.
363....................................... 5,618,000 numbers.
369-S \4\................................. 78,204 kilograms.
369-O \5\................................. 562,442 kilograms.
638/639................................... 212,778 dozen.
647/648................................... 304,982 dozen.
847....................................... 191,500 dozen.
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\1\ The limits have not been adjusted to account for any imports
exported after December 31, 1995.
\2\ 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.
\3\ 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, 6304.69.9010. 6210.50.9060, 6211.20.1550, 6211.20.6810,
6211.42.0030 and 6217.90.9050.
\4\ Category 369-S: only HTS number 6307.10.2005.
\5\ Category 369-O: all HTS numbers except 6307.10.2005 (Category 369-
S).
Imports charged to these category limits for the period
beginning January 1, 1995 and extending through December 31, 1995
shall be charged against those levels of restraint to the extent of
any unfilled balances. In the event the limits established for that
period have been exhausted by previous entries, such goods shall be
subject to the levels set forth in this directive.
Should the United Arab Emirates become a member of the World
Trade Organization (WTO), the limits set forth above will be subject
to adjustment in the future pursuant to the provisions of the
Uruguay Round Agreements Act, the Uruguay Round Agreement on
Textiles and Clothing 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.
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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,
Troy H. Cribb,
Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.
[FR Doc. 96-5753 Filed 3-11-96; 8:45 am]
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