[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 145 (Tuesday, July 29, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 40505]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-19953]


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COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS


Adjustment of Import Limits for Certain Cotton and Wool Textile 
Products Produced or Manufactured in Colombia

July 23, 1997.
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: July 29, 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); the Uruguay Round Agreements Act.
    The current limit for category 443 is being increased for shift and 
carryover, decreasing the limit for category 315 to account for the 
shift.
    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 61 FR 66263, published on December 17, 1996). Also see 
61 FR 58038, published on November 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 MOUs, 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 23, 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 November 4, 1996, 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, produced or manufactured in 
Colombia and exported during the twelve-month period which began on 
January 1, 1997 and extends through December 31, 1997.
    Effective on July 29, 1997, you are directed to adjust the 
limits for the following categories, as provided for by the Uruguay 
Round Agreements Act and the Uruguay Round Agreement on Textiles and 
Clothing (ATC):

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                                            Adjusted twelve-month limit 
                 Category                               \1\             
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315......................................  21,602,483 square meters.    
443......................................  148,446 numbers.             
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\1\ The limits have not been adjusted to account for any imports        
  exported after December 31, 1996.                                     

    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. 97-19953 Filed 7-28-97; 8:45 am]
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