[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 70 (Wednesday, April 10, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15925-15926]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-8967]



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COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS

Amendment of Import Restraint Limits for Certain Cotton and Man-
Made Fiber Textile Products Produced or Manufactured in Qatar

April 5, 1996.
AGENCY: Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA).

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

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EFFECTIVE DATE: April 12, 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.


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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).

    In accordance with the Uruguay Round Agreements Act and the Uruguay 
Round Agreement on Textiles and Clothing (ATC), the current limits are 
being amended for certain textile products, produced or manufactured in 
Qatar and exported during the period beginning on January 1, 1996 and 
extending through December 31, 1996. In accordance with the ATC, these 
amended limits are based on the limits notified to the Textiles 
Monitoring Body. These limits are amended because Qatar is now a member 
of the World Trade Organization (WTO).
    In the letter published below, the Chairman of CITA directs the 
Commissioner of Customs to amend the current limits for the period 
January 1, 1996 through December 31, 1996.
    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 66264, published on December 21, 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 ATC, 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
April 5, 1996.

Commissioner of Customs,
Department of the Treasury, Washington, DC 20229.

    Dear Commissioner: This directive amends, but does not cancel, 
the directive isued to you on December 15, 1995, by the Chairman, 
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements. That 
directive concerns imports of certain cotton and man-made fiber 
textile products, produced or manufactured in Qatar and exported 
during the twelve-month period beginning on January 1, 1996 and 
extending through December 31, 1996.
    Effective on April 12, 1996, you are directed, in accordance 
with the Uruguay Round Agreements Act and the Uruguay Round 
Agreement on Textiles and Clothing (ATC), to increase the limits for 
the following categories:

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                                             Amended twelve-month limit 
                 Category                                \1\            
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340/640...................................  370,338 dozen.              
341/641...................................  170,925 dozen.              
347/348...................................  421,615 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).
    Sincerely,
Troy H. Cribb,
Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.
[FR Doc. 96-8967 Filed 4-9-96; 8:45 am]
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