[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 173 (Thursday, September 5, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 46784]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-22616]
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COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS
Adjustment of Import Limits for Certain Wool Textile Products
Produced or Manufactured in Romania
August 29, 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: August 30, 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) 927-6715. 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,
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
61 FR 4627, published on February 7, 1996.
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
Philip J. Martello,
Acting Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile
Agreements.
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements
August 29, 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 February 1, 1996, 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 Romania and exported during the twelve-
month period which began on January 1, 1996 and extends through
December 31, 1996.
Effective on August 30, 1996, you are directed to adjust the
limits for the following categories, as provided for in the recent
bilateral agreement, as amended and extended, between the
Governments of the United States and Romania:
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Adjusted twelve-month limit
Category \1\
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Sublevels in Group III
433/434................................... 10,466 dozen.
435....................................... 10,366 dozen.
442....................................... 11,782 dozen.
443....................................... 100,406 numbers.
444....................................... 47,332 numbers.
447/448................................... 24,078 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 of the rulemaking provisions of 5 U.S.C. 553(a)(1).
Sincerely,
Philip J. Martello,
Acting Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile
Agreements.
[FR Doc. 96-22616 Filed 9-4-96; 8:45 am]
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