[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 247 (Monday, December 23, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 67533-67534]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-32518]
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COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS
Adjustment of Import Limits for Certain Cotton Textile Products
Produced or Manufactured in Turkey
December 18, 1996.
AGENCY: Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA).
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ACTION: Issuing a directive to the Commissioner of Customs adjusting
limits.
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EFFECTIVE DATE: December 23, 1996.
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 these
limits, refer to the Quota Status Reports posted on the bulletin boards
of each Customs port or call (202) 927-6718. 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 limit for Category 350 is being increased for special
shift, pursuant to a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) dated July 19,
1995 between the Governments of the United States and Turkey. The limit
for Category 335 is being reduced to account for the increase.
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 57576, published on November 16, 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 MOU, 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
December 18, 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 9, 1995, by the Chairman,
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements. That
directive concerns imports of certain cotton, wool and man-made
fiber textile products, produced or manufactured in Turkey and
exported during the twelve-month period which began on January 1,
1996 and extends through December 31, 1996.
Effective on December 23, 1996, you are directed to adjust the
limits for the following categories, as provided for in the
Memorandum of Understanding dated July 19, 1995 between the
Governments of the United States and Turkey, 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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Limits not in a group
335....................................... 284,003 dozen.
350....................................... 535,236 dozen.
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\1\ The limits have not been adjusted to account for any imports
exported after December 31, 1995.
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. 96-32518 Filed 12-20-96; 8:45 am]
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