[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 222 (Friday, November 15, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58536-58537]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-29269]


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COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS

Adjustment of Import Restraint Limits for Certain Cotton, Man-
Made Fiber, Silk Blend and Other Vegetable Fiber Textiles and Textile 
Products Produced or Manufactured in Hong Kong

November 8, 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 14, 1996.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Janet Heinzen, 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) 927-5850. 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); Uruguay Round Agreements Act.

    The current limits for certain categories are being adjusted, 
variously, for swing, 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 66266, published on December 21, 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 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 8, 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 December 15, 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 Hong Kong and exported during the 
twelve-month period which began on January 1, 1996 and extends 
through December 31, 1996.
    Effective on November 14, 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   
                 Category                        restraint limit \1\    
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Group I                                                                 
200-229, 300-326, 360-369, 400-414, 464-    227,637,870 square meters   
 469, 600-629 and 665-670, as a group.       equivalent.                
Sublevel in Group I                                                     
218/225/317/326...........................  70,061,523 square meters of 
                                             which not more than        
                                             3,915,484 square meters    
                                             shall be in Category 218(1)
                                             \2\ (yarn dyed fabric other
                                             than denim and jacquard).  
Group II                                                                
237, 239, 330-359, 431-459 and 630-659, as  851,713,396 square meters   
 a group.                                    equivalent.                
Sublevels in Group II                                                   
239.......................................  5,242,598 kilograms.        
331.......................................  4,133,486 dozen pairs.      
347/348...................................  6,710,726 dozen of which not
                                             more than 6,621,062 dozen  
                                             shall be in Categories 347-
                                             W/348-W \3\; and not more  
                                             than 5,017,693 dozen shall 
                                             be in Category 348-W.      
359(1) \4\ (coveralls, overalls and         610,432 kilograms.          
 jumpsuits).                                                            
445/446...................................  1,344,077 dozen.            
638/639...................................  4,801,782 dozen.            
648.......................................  1,108,099 dozen of which not
                                             more than 1,131,740 dozen  
                                             shall be in Category 648-W 
                                             \5\.                       
659(1) \6\ (coveralls, overalls and         656,038 kilograms.          
 jumpsuits).                                                            
Within Group II subgroup                                                
336.......................................  223,246 dozen.              
342.......................................  557,009 dozen.              
351.......................................  1,206,358 dozen.            
636.......................................  295,749 dozen.              
642.......................................  226,606 dozen.              
651.......................................  300,353 dozen.              
Group III                                                               
831-844 and 847-859, as a group...........  42,743,440 square meters    
                                             equivalent.                
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\1\ The limits have not been adjusted to account for any imports        
  exported after December 31, 1995.                                     
\2\ Category 218(1): all HTS numbers except 5209.42.0060, 5209.42.0080, 
  5211.42.0060, 5211.42.0080, 5514.32.0015 and 5516.43.0015.            

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\3\ Category 347-W: only HTS numbers 6203.19.1020, 6203.19.9020,        
  6203.22.3020, 6203.22.3030, 6203.42.4005, 6203.42.4010, 6203.42.4015, 
  6203.42.4025, 6203.42.4035, 6203.42.4045, 6203.42.4050, 6203.42.4060, 
  6203.49.8020, 6210.40.9033, 6211.20.1520, 6211.20.3810 and            
  6211.32.0040; Category 348-W: only HTS numbers 6204.12.0030,          
  6204.19.8030, 6204.22.3040, 6204.22.3050, 6204.29.4034, 6204.62.3000, 
  6204.62.4005, 6204.62.4010, 6204.62.4020, 6204.62.4030, 6204.62.4040, 
  6204.62.4050, 6204.62.4055, 6204.62.4065, 6204.69.6010, 6204.69.9010, 
  6210.50.9060, 6211.20.1550, 6211.20.6810, 6211.42.0030 and            
  6217.90.9050.                                                         
\4\ Category 359(1): only HTS numbers 6103.42.2025, 6103.49.8034,       
  6104.62.1020, 6104.69.8010, 6114.20.0048, 6114.20.0052, 6203.42.2010, 
  6203.42.2090, 6204.62.2010, 6211.32.0010, 6211.32.0025 and            
  6211.42.0010.                                                         
\5\ Category 648-W: only HTS numbers 6204.23.0040, 6204.23.0045,        
  6204.29.2020, 6204.29.2025, 6204.29.4038, 6204.63.2000, 6204.63.3000, 
  6204.63.3510, 6204.63.3530, 6204.63.3532, 6204.63.3540, 6204.69.2510, 
  6204.69.2530, 6204.69.2540, 6204.69.2560, 6204.69.6030, 6204.69.9030, 
  6210.50.5035, 6211.20.1555, 6211.20.6820, 6211.43.0040 and            
  6217.90.9060.                                                         
\6\ Category 659(1): only HTS numbers 6103.23.0055, 6103.43.2020,       
  6103.43.2025, 6103.49.2000, 6103.49.8038, 6104.63.1020, 6104.63.1030, 
  6104.69.1000, 6104.69.8014, 6114.30.3044, 6114.30.3054, 6203.43.2010, 
  6203.43.2090, 6203.49.1010, 6203.49.1090, 6204.63.1510, 6204.69.1010, 
  6210.10.9010, 6211.33.0010, 6211.33.0017 and 6211.43.0010.            

    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. 96-29269 Filed 11-14-96; 8:45 am]
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