[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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