[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 215 (Tuesday, November 5, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 56945-56946]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-28305]


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COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS

Adjustment of Import Limits for Certain Cotton, Wool, Man-Made 
Fiber, Silk Blend and Other Vegetable Fiber Textile Products Produced 
or Manufactured in Korea

October 30, 1996.
AGENCY: Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA).

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

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EFFECTIVE DATE: November 6, 1996.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ross Arnold, 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 of each Customs port or call (202) 927-6707. 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 swing, carryover, carryforward, special shift and 
carryforward used.
    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 62408, 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.
Troy H. Cribb,
Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.

Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements
October 30, 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 29, 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 Korea and exported during the twelve-
month period which began on January 1, 1996 and extends through 
December 31, 1996.
    Effective on November 6, 1996, you are directed to adjust 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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Group I                                                                 
200-223, 224-V \2\, 224-O \3\, 225-229,     434,152,227 square meters   
 300-326, 360-363, 369-O \4\, 400-414, 464-  equivalent.                
 469, 600-629, 665-669 and 670-O \5\, as a                              
 group.                                                                 
Sublevels within Group I                                                
200.......................................  485,270 kilograms.          
201.......................................  1,855,673 kilograms.        
611.......................................  3,927,043 square meters     
619/620...................................  100,266,991 square meters.  
624.......................................  8,446,731 square meters.    
625/626/627/628/629.......................  16,156,971 square meters.   
Group II                                                                
237, 239, 330-359, 431-459 and 630-659, as  563,421,928 square memters  
 a group.                                    equivalent.                
Sublevels within Group II                                               
239.......................................  1,048,931 kilograms.        
333/334/335...............................  278,750 dozen of which not  
                                             more than 142,472 dozen    
                                             shall be in Category 335.  
336.......................................  46,404 dozen.               
338/339...................................  1,239,548 dozen.            
340.......................................  704,998 dozen of which not  
                                             more than 366,058 dozen    
                                             shall be in Category 340-D 
                                             \6\.                       
341.......................................  212,694 dozen.              
342/642...................................  226,698 dozen.              
347/348...................................  549,199 dozen.              
350.......................................  17,617 dozen.               
351/651...................................  239,807 dozen.              
352.......................................  188,340 dozen.              
433.......................................  14,581 dozen.               
434.......................................  7,408 dozen.                
435.......................................  36,913 dozen.               
442.......................................  53,038 dozen.               
444.......................................  57,118 numbers.             
445/446...................................  54,698 dozen.               
448.......................................  37,311 dozen.               
631.......................................  312,175 dozen pairs.        
633/634/635...............................  1,388,488 dozen of which not
                                             more than 157,452 dozen    
                                             shall be in Category 633   
                                             and not more than 586,774  
                                             dozen shall be in Category 
                                             635.                       
636.......................................  295,136 dozen.              
638/639...................................  5,405,869 dozen.            
640-D \7\.................................  3,035,280 dozen.            
641.......................................  1,021,340 dozen of which not
                                             more than 39,575 dozen     
                                             shall be in Category 641-Y 
                                             \8\.                       
647/648...................................  1,220,465 dozen.            
650.......................................  25,309 dozen.               
Sublevel in Group III                                                   
835.......................................  30,700 dozen.               
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\1\ The limits have not been adjusted to account for any imports        
  exported after December 31, 1995.                                     
\2\ Category 224-V: only HTS numbers 5801.21.0000, 5801.23.0000,        
  5801.24.0000, 5801.25.0010, 5801.25.0020, 5801.26.0010, 5801.26.0020, 
  5801.31.0000, 5801.33.0000, 5801.34.0000, 5801.35.0010, 5801.35.0020, 
  5801.36.0010 and 5801.36.0020.                                        
\3\ Category 224-O: all HTS numbers except 5801.21.0000, 5801.23.0000,  
  5801.24.0000, 5801.25.0010, 5801.25.0020, 5801.26.0010, 5801.26.0020, 
  5801.31.0000, 5801.33.0000, 5801.34.0000, 5801.35.0010, 5801.35.0020, 
  5801.36.0010 and 5801.36.0020 (Category 224-V).                       
\4\ Category 369-O: all HTS numbers except 4202.12.4000, 4202.12.8020,  
  4202.12.8060, 4202.92.1500, 4202.92.3015 and 4202.92.6090 (Category   
  369-L) and 5601.21.0090.                                              
\5\ Category 670-O: all HTS numbers except 4202.12.8030, 4202.12.8070,  
  4202.92.3020, 4202.92.3030 and 4202.92.9025 (Category 670-L).         
\6\ Category 340-D: only HTS numbers 6205.20.2015, 6205.20.2020,        
  6205.20.2025 and 6205.20.2030.                                        
\7\ Category 640-D: only HTS numbers 6205.30.2010, 6205.30.2020,        
  6205.30.2030, 6205.30.2040, 6205.90.3030 and 6205.90.4030.            
\8\ Category 641-Y: only HTS numbers 6204.23.0050, 6204.29.2030,        
  6206.40.3010 and 6206.40.3025.                                        

    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.96-28305 Filed 11-4-96; 8:45 am]
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