[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 161 (Monday, August 19, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42934-42935]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-21026]


-----------------------------------------------------------------------


COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS

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

August 13, 1996.
AGENCY: Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA).

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

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

EFFECTIVE DATE: August 14, 1996.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Naomi Freeman, 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) 927-6718. 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); Uruguay Round Agreements Act.

    The current limits for certain categories are being adjusted, 
variously, for carryover, carryforward and swing.
    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 57576, published on November 16, 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.
Troy H. Cribb,
Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.

Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements
August 13, 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 9, 1995, by the Chairman, 
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements. That 
directive concerns imports of certain cotton, wool and man-made 
fiber textile products, produced or manufactured in Turkey and 
exported during the twelve-month period which began on January 1, 
1996 and extends through December 31, 1996.
    Effective on August 14, 1996, you are directed to adjust the 
limits for the following categories, as provided for in the Uruguay 
Round Agreements Act and the Uruguay Round Agreement on Textiles and 
Clothing:

[[Page 42935]]



------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                             Adjusted twelve-month limit
                 Category                                \1\            
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Fabric Group                                                            
219, 313, 314, 315, 317, 326, 617, 625/626/ 151,814,522 square meters of
 627/628/629, as a group.                    which not more than        
                                             38,364,655 square meters   
                                             shall be in Category 219;  
                                             46,890,133 square meters   
                                             shall be in Category 313;  
                                             27,281,532 square meters   
                                             shall be in Category 314;  
                                             36,659,560 square meters   
                                             shall be in Category 315;  
                                             38,364,655 square meters   
                                             shall be in Category 317;  
                                             4,262,739 square meters    
                                             shall be in Category 326;  
                                             25,576,438 square meters   
                                             shall be in Category 617.  
Sublevel in Fabric Group                                                
625/626/627/628/629.......................  17,270,491 square meters of 
                                             which not more than        
                                             7,032,668 square meters    
                                             shall be in Category 625;  
                                             6,908,196 square meters    
                                             shall be in Category 626;  
                                             6,908,196 square meters    
                                             shall be in Category 627;  
                                             6,908,196 square meters    
                                             shall be in Category 628;  
                                             and 6,908,196 square meters
                                             shall be in Category 629.  
Limit not in a group                                                    
200.......................................  1,618,753 kilograms.        
300/301...................................  7,881,594 kilograms.        
335.......................................  340,303 dozen.              
336/636...................................  801,602 dozen.              
338/339/638/639...........................  5,081,043 dozen of which not
                                             more than 3,671,334 dozen  
                                             shall be in Categories 338-
                                             S/339-S/638-S/639-S \2\.   
340/640...................................  1,572,232 dozen of which not
                                             more than 447,164 dozen    
                                             shall be in Categories 340-
                                             Y/640-Y \3\.               
341/641...................................  1,552,652 dozen of which not
                                             more than 543,428 dozen    
                                             shall be in Categories 341-
                                             Y/641-Y \4\.               
342/642...................................  892,350 dozen.              
347/348...................................  5,161,161 dozen of which not
                                             more than 1,795,275 dozen  
                                             shall be in Categories 347-
                                             T/348-T \5\.               
350.......................................  489,641 dozen.              
351/651...................................  782,852 dozen.              
352/652...................................  2,588,520 dozen.            
361.......................................  1,808,819 numbers.          
369-S \6\.................................  1,869,975 kilograms.        
410/624...................................  1,269,007 square meters of  
                                             which not more than 786,329
                                             square meters shall be in  
                                             Category 410.              
448.......................................  40,961 dozen.               
604.......................................  2,030,452 kilograms.        
------------------------------------------------------------------------
\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; Category 638-S: all HTS numbers except 6109.90.1007,
  6109.90.1009, 6109.90.1013 and 6109.90.1025; Category 639-S: all HTS  
  numbers except 6109.90.1050, 6109.90.1060, 6109.90.1065 and           
  6109.90.1070.                                                         
\3\ Category 340-Y: only HTS numbers 6205.20.2015, 6205.20.2020,        
  6205.20.2046, 6205.20.2050 and 6205.20.2060; Category 640-Y: only HTS 
  numbers 6205.30.2010, 6205.30.2020, 6205.30.2050 and 6205.30.2060.    
\4\ Category 341-Y: only HTS numbers 6204.22.3060, 6206.30.3010,        
  6206.30.3030 and 6211.42.0054; Category 641-Y: only HTS numbers       
  6204.23.0050, 6204.29.2030, 6206.40.3010 and 6206.40.3025.            
\5\ 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.                                        
\6\ Category 369-S: only HTS number 6307.10.2005.                       

    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. 96-21026 Filed 8-16-96; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3510-DR-F