[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 56 (Thursday, March 21, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11614-11615]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-6865]



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COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS


Adjustment of Import Limits for Certain Cotton and Man-Made Fiber 
Textile Products Produced or Manufactured in Indonesia

March 15, 1996.

AGENCY: Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA).

ACTION: Issuing a directive to the Commissioner of Customs increasing 
limits.

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EFFECTIVE DATE: March 20, 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) 927-6704. 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 increased for 
five percent allowance for traditional folklore products made from 
handloomed fabrics.
    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 60 FR 65299, published on December 19, 1995). Also see 
60 FR 62410, published on December 6, 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.
Donald R. Foote,
Acting Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile 
Agreements.

Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements
March 15, 1996.

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 November 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 Indonesia and exported during the 
twelve-month period which began on January 1, 1996 and extends 
through December 31, 1996.
    Effective on March 20, 1996, you are directed to amend the 
directive dated November 30, 1995 to increase 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                                                       
334/335...................................  197,205 dozen.              
336/636...................................  521,413 dozen.              
338/339...................................  1,008,060 dozen.            
341.......................................  746,675 dozen.              
342/642...................................  327,880 dozen.              
347/348...................................  1,442,673 dozen.            
350/650...................................  143,389 dozen.              
351/651...................................  426,244 dozen.              
634/635...................................  262,305 dozen.              
638/639...................................  1,291,113 dozen.            
641.......................................  1,999,679 dozen.            
647/648...................................  2,859,464 dozen.            
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\1\ The limits have not been adjusted to account for any imports        
  exported after December 31, 1995.                                     

    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).

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    Sincerely,

Donald R. Foote,

Acting Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile 
Agreements.

[FR Doc.96-6865 Filed 3-20-96; 8:45 am]

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