[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 132 (Thursday, July 10, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 37035]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-18208]


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COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS


Adjustment of Import Limits and Guaranteed Access Levels for 
Certain Cotton, Wool and Man-Made Fiber Textile Products Produced or 
Manufactured in the Dominican Republic

July 7, 1997.
AGENCY: Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA).

ACTION: Issuing a directive to the Commissioner of Customs increasing 
import limits and Guaranteed Access Levels.

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EFFECTIVE DATE: July 10, 1997.

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) 927-5850. 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 special shift and swing.
    Upon the request of the Government of the Dominican Republic, the 
U.S. Government has agreed to increase the current Guaranteed Access 
Levels (GALs) for certain textile products.
    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 62 FR 66263, published on December 17, 1996). Also see 
61 FR 65375, published on December 12, 1996.
    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
July 7, 1997.

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 6, 1996, 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 the Dominican 
Republic and exported during the twelve-month period which began on 
January 1, 1997 and extends through December 31, 1997.
    Effective on July 10, 1997, you are directed to increase the 
limits for the following categories, as provided for under the 
Uruguay Agreements Act and the Uruguay Round Agreement on Textiles 
and Clothing:

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                 Category                        Adjusted limit \1\     
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338/638...................................  872,300 dozen.              
339/639...................................  965,642 dozen.              
342/642...................................  491,793 dozen               
351/651...................................  1,027,597 dozen.            
433.......................................  22,898 dozen.               
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\1\ The limits have not been adjusted to account for any imports        
  exported after December 31, 1996.                                     

    The Guaranteed Access Levels (GALs) for Categories 342/642, 351/
651 and 433 remain unchanged. You are directed to increase the 
current GALs for the following categories:

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                 Category                      Guaranteed Access Level  
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338/638...................................  3,150,000 dozen.            
339/639...................................  3,150,000 dozen.            
347/348/647/648...........................  8,550,000 dozen.            
444.......................................  70,000 numbers.             
633.......................................  160,000 dozen.              
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    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. 97-18208 Filed 7-8-97; 11:27 am]
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