[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 222 (Friday, November 15, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 58537]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-29273]


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COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS

Adjustment of Import 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 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 15, 1995.

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 current limits for certain categories are being adjusted, 
variously, for swing, special swing, carryover and carryforward.
    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 62394, 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
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 November 29, 1995, by the Chairman, 
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements. That 
directive concerns imports of certain cotton, wool and man-made 
fiber textiles and textile products and silk blend and other 
vegetable fiber apparel, produced or manufactured in Malaysia and 
exported during the twelve-month period which began on January 1, 
1996 and extends through December 31, 1996.
    Effective on November 15, 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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                 Category                      Twelve-month limit \1\   
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331/631...................................  2,081,302 dozen pairs.      
336/636...................................  479,855 dozen.              
338/339...................................  1,221,338 dozen.            
341/641...................................  1,500,291 dozen of which not
                                             more than 557,431 dozen    
                                             shall be in Category 341.  
347/348...................................  495,673 dozen.              
350/650...................................  118,373 dozen.              
351/651...................................  255,452 dozen.              
363.......................................  869,085 numbers.            
438-W \2\.................................  14,526 dozen.               
634/635...................................  809,495 dozen.              
638/639...................................  506,926 dozen.              
645/646...................................  146,509 dozen.              
647/648...................................  1,515,568 dozen of which not
                                             more than 1,082,389 dozen  
                                             shall be in Category 647-K 
                                             \3\ and not more than      
                                             1,082,389 dozen shall be in
                                             Category 648-K \4\.        
Group II                                                                
201, 222-224, 229, 239, 330, 332, 349, 352- 50,325,374 square meters    
 354, 359-362, 369, 400-434, 436, 438-O      equivalent.                
 \5\, 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 and 843-859, as a group.                                      
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\1\ The limits have not been adjusted to account for any imports        
  exported after December 31, 1995.                                     
\2\ 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.                          
\3\ 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.                          
\4\ 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.                                                         
\5\ 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.            

    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.96-29273 Filed 11-14-96; 8:45 am]
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