[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 216 (Wednesday, November 6, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57399-57400]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-28571]


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COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS

Announcement of an Import Restraint Limit for Certain Wool 
Textile Products Produced or Manufactured in Ukraine

November 1, 1996.
AGENCY: Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA).

ACTION: Issuing a directive to the Commissioner of Customs establishing 
a limit.

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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 this 
limit, 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.

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).

    A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) dated May 6, 1995, between the 
Governments of the United States and Ukraine establishes a limit for 
textile products in Category 435 for the period January 1, 1997 through 
December 31, 1997.
    In the letter published below, the Chairman of CITA directs the 
Commissioner of Customs to establish the 1997 limit. The limit for 
Category 435 has been reduced for carryforward applied in 1996.
    This limit is subject to revision pursuant to the Uruguay Round 
Agreements Act and the Uruguay Round Agreement of Textiles and Clothing 
(ATC). On the date that Ukraine becomes a member of the World Trade 
Organization the restraint limit will be modified in accordance with 
the ATC.
    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). 
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 MOU, but are designed to assist only in the implementation of 
certain of its provisions.
Troy H. Cribb,
Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.

Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements
November 1, 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), and the Memorandum of 
Understanding dated May 6, 1995, between the Governments of the 
United States and Ukraine; 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 wool textile products in Category 435, produced or manufactured 
in Ukraine and exported during the twelve-month period beginning on 
January 1, 1997 and extending through December 31, 1997, in excess 
of 81,558 dozen.
    Imports charged to this category limit for the period January 1, 
1996 through December 31, 1996 shall be charged against that level 
of restraint to the extent of any unfilled balance. In the event the 
limit established for that period has been exhausted by previous 
entries, such goods shall be subject to the level set forth in this 
directive.
    Should Ukraine become a member of the World Trade Organization, 
the limit set forth above will be subject to adjustment in the 
future pursuant to the provisions of the Uruguay Round Agreements 
Act, the Uruguay Round Agreement on Textiles and Clothing and any 
administrative arrangement notified to the Textiles Monitoring Body.

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    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 this action falls 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. 96-28571 Filed 11-5-96; 8:45 am]
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