[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 219 (Tuesday, November 12, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58041-58042]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-28849]


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COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS

Announcement of Import Restraint Limits for Certain Cotton, Wool 
and Man-Made Fiber Textiles and Textile Products and Silk Blend and 
Other Vegetable Fiber Apparel Produced or Manufactured in Malaysia

November 4, 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: 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 each Customs port or call (202) 927-6712. 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 Malaysia 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).
    In the letter published below, the Chairman of CITA directs the 
Commissioner of Customs to establish the 1997 limits.
    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 Uruguay Round Agreements Act and the ATC, 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
November 4, 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 and the Uruguay Round Agreement on Textiles and 
Clothing (ATC); 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 textiles and textile products and 
silk blend and other vegetable fiber apparel in the following 
categories, produced or manufactured in Malaysia and exported during 
the twelve-month period beginning on January 1, 1997 and extending 
through December 31, 1997, in excess of the following limits:

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                 Category                   Twelve-month restraint limit
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Fabric Group                                                            
218, 219, 220, 225-227, 313-315, 317, 326,  113,831,113 square meters.  
 611, 613/614/615/617, 619 and 620, as a                                
 group.                                                                 
Sublevels within the group                                              
218.......................................  6,531,070 square meters.    
219.......................................  31,639,405 square meters.   
220.......................................  31,639,405 square meters.   
225.......................................  31,639,405 square meters.   
226.......................................  31,639,405 square meters.   
227.......................................  31,639,405 square meters.   
313.......................................  37,735,070 square meters.   
314.......................................  45,398,143 square meters.   
315.......................................  31,639,405 square meters.   
317.......................................  31,639,405 square meters.   
326.......................................  6,118,348 square meters.    
611.......................................  3,671,008 square meters.    
613/614/615/617...........................  36,318,515 square meters.   
619.......................................  4,894,679 square meters.    
620.......................................  6,118,348 square meters.    
Other specific limits                                                   
200.......................................  275,412 kilograms.          
237.......................................  370,565 dozen.              
300/301...................................  2,921,051 kilograms.        
331/631...................................  2,005,550 dozen pairs.      
333/334/335/835...........................  229,995 dozen of which not  
                                             more than 137,997 dozen    
                                             shall be in Category 333   
                                             and not more than 137,997  
                                             dozen shall be in Category 
                                             835.                       
336/636...................................  446,538 dozen.              
338/339...................................  1,107,075 dozen.            
340/640...................................  1,289,527 dozen.            
341/641...................................  1,671,275 dozen of which not
                                             more than 596,228 dozen    
                                             shall be in Category 341.  
342/642/842...............................  400,306 dozen.              
345.......................................  153,504 dozen.              
347/348...................................  469,180 dozen.              
350/650...................................  144,366 dozen.              
351/651...................................  248,392 dozen.              
363.......................................  3,891,269 numbers.          
435.......................................  15,219 dozen.               
438-W \1\.................................  12,454 dozen.               
442.......................................  18,546 dozen.               
445/446...................................  29,439 dozen.               
604.......................................  1,280,816 kilograms.        
634/635...................................  780,033 dozen.              
638/639...................................  459,498 dozen.              
645/646...................................  351,452 dozen.              
647/648...................................  1,653,893 dozen of which not
                                             more than 1,157,723 dozen  
                                             shall be in Category 647-K 
                                             \2\ and not more than      
                                             1,157,723 dozen shall be in
                                             Category 648-K \3\.        

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Group II                                                                
201, 222-224, 229, 239, 330, 332, 349, 352- 44,485,967 square meters    
 354, 359-362, 369, 400-434, 436, 438-O      equivalent.                
 \4\, 439, 440, 443, 444, 447, 448, 459,                                
 464-469, 600-603, 606, 607, 618, 621,                                  
 622, 624-630, 632, 633, 643, 644, 649,                                 
 652-654, 659, 665-670, 831-834, 836, 838,                              
 839, 840, 843-859, as a group.                                         
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\1\ Category 438-W: only HTS numbers 6104.21.0060, 6104.23.0020,        
  6104.29.2051, 6106.20.1010, 6106.20.1020, 6106.90.1010, 6106.90.1020, 
  6106.90.2520, 6106.90.3020, 6109.90.1540, 6109.90.8020, 6110.10.2080, 
  6110.30.1560, 6110.90.9074 and 6114.10.0040.                          
\2\ Category 647-K: only HTS numbers 6103.23.0040, 6103.23.0045,        
  6103.29.1020, 6103.29.1030, 6103.43.1520, 6103.43.1540, 6103.43.1550, 
  6103.43.1570, 6103.49.1020, 6103.49.1060, 6103.49.8014, 6112.12.0050, 
  6112.19.1050, 6112.20,.1060 and 6113.00.9044.                         
\3\ Category 648-K: only HTS numbers 6104.23.0032, 6104.23.0034,        
  6104.29.1030, 6104.29.1040, 6104.29.2038, 6104.63.2010, 6104.63.2025, 
  6104.63.2030, 6104.63.2060, 6104.69.2030, 6104.69.2060, 6104.69.8026, 
  6112.12.0060, 6112.19.1060, 6112.20.1070, 6113.00.9052 and            
  6117.90.9070.                                                         
\4\ Category 438-O: only HTS numbers 6103.21.0050, 6103.23.0025,        
  6105.20.1000, 6105.90.1000, 6105.90.8020, 6109.90.1520, 6110.10.2070, 
  6110.30.1550, 6110.90.9072, 6114.10.0020 and 6117.90.9025.            

    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 according 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).
    Sincerely,
Troy H. Cribb,
Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.
[FR Doc. 96-28849 Filed 11-8-96; 8:45 am]
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