[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 206 (Wednesday, October 23, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54988-54990]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-27086]


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COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS

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

October 16, 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: January 1, 1997.

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 import restraint limits for textile products, produced or 
manufactured in Turkey and exported during the period January 1, 1997 
through December 31, 1997 are based on limits notified to the Textiles 
Monitoring Body pursuant to the Uruguay Round Agreements Act and the 
Uruguay Round Agreement on Textiles and Clothing (ATC), and Memoranda 
of Understanding (MOUs) dated July 19, 1995, between the Governments of 
the United States and the Republic of Turkey.
    In the letter published below, the Chairman of CITA directs the 
Commissioner of Customs to establish the 1997 limits. The limits for 
certain categories have been reduced for carryforward applied in 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

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Schedule of the United States (see Federal Register notice 60 FR 65299, 
published on December 19, 1995). Information regarding the 1997 
CORRELATION will be published in the Federal Register at a later date.
    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, the ATC and MOUs, 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
October 16, 1996.

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

    Dear Commissioner: Pursuant to section 204 of the Agricultural 
Act of 1956, as amended (7 U.S.C. 1854), the Uruguay Round 
Agreements Act, the Uruguay Round Agreement on Textiles and Clothing 
(ATC) and Memoranda of Understanding (MOUs) dated July 19, 1995 
between the Governments of the United States and the Republic of 
Turkey; and in accordance with the provisions of Executive Order 
11651 of March 3, 1972, as amended, you are directed to prohibit, 
effective on January 1, 1997, entry into the United States for 
consumption and withdrawal from warehouse for consumption of cotton, 
wool and man-made fiber textile products in the following 
categories, produced or manufactured in Turkey and exported during 
the twelve-month period beginning on January 1, 1997 and extending 
through December 31, 1997, in excess of the following levels of 
restraint:

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                 Category                   Twelve-month restraint limit
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Fabric Group                                                            
219, 313, 314, 315, 317, 326, 617, 625/626/ 161,772,523 square meters of
 627/628/629, as a group.                    which not more than        
                                             36,968,320 square meters   
                                             shall be in Category 219;  
                                             45,183,501 square meters   
                                             shall be in Category 313;  
                                             26,288,583 square meters   
                                             shall be in Category 314;  
                                             35,325,285 square meters   
                                             shall be in Category 315;  
                                             36,968,320 square meters   
                                             shall be in Category 317;  
                                             4,107,590 square meters    
                                             shall be in Category 326,  
                                             and 24,645,548 square      
                                             meters shall be in Category
                                             617.                       
Sublevel in Fabric Group                                                
625/626/627/628/629.......................  16,641,907 square meters of 
                                             which not more than        
                                             6,283,347 square meters    
                                             shall be in Category 625;  
                                             not more than 6,656,763    
                                             square meters shall be in  
                                             Category 626; not more than
                                             6,656,763 square meters    
                                             shall be in Category 627;  
                                             not more than 6,656,763    
                                             square meters shall be in  
                                             Category 628; and not more 
                                             than 6,656,763 square      
                                             meters shall be in Category
                                             629.                       
Limits not in a group                                                   
200.......................................  1,559,836 kilograms.        
300/301...................................  7,594,732 kilograms.        
335.......................................  327,917 dozen.              
336/636...................................  772,427 dozen.              
338/339/638/639...........................  4,539,664 dozen of which not
                                             more than 3,404,749 dozen  
                                             shall be in Categories 338-
                                             S/339-S/638-S/639-S \1\.   
340/640...................................  1,482,147 dozen of which not
                                             more than 421,542 dozen    
                                             shall be in Categories 340-
                                             Y/640-Y \2\.               
341/641...................................  1,463,690 dozen of which not
                                             more than 512,291 dozen    
                                             shall be in Categories 341-
                                             Y/641-Y \3\.               
342/642...................................  859,872 dozen.              
347/348...................................  4,678,286 dozen of which not
                                             more than 1,627,311 dozen  
                                             shall be in Categories 347-
                                             T/348-T \4\.               
350.......................................  460,322 dozen.              
351/651...................................  735,976 dozen.              
352/652...................................  2,471,920 dozen.            
361.......................................  1,639,587 numbers.          
369-S \5\.................................  1,695,021 kilograms.        
410/624...................................  1,087,905 square meters of  
                                             which not more than 662,186
                                             square meters shall be in  
                                             Category 410.              
448.......................................  37,330 dozen.               
604.......................................  1,956,551 kilograms.        
611.......................................  48,946,785 square meters.   
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\1\ 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.                                                         
\2\ 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.    
\3\ 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.            
\4\ 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.                                        
\5\ Category 369-S: only HTS number 6307.10.2005.                       

    Imports charged to these category limits for the period January 
1, 1996 through December 31, 1996 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.
    The limits set forth above are subject to adjustment in the 
future pursuant to the provisions of the Uruguay Round Agreements 
Act, the ATC 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.
    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).

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    Sincerely,
Troy H. Cribb,
Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.
[FR Doc. 96-27086 Filed 10-22-96; 8:45 am]
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