[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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