[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 189 (Tuesday, September 30, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51086-51087]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-25799]


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COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS


Adjustment of Import Limits for Certain Cotton and Man-Made Fiber 
Textile Products Produced or Manufactured in Singapore

September 24, 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: October 2, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Janet Heinzen, 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 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 61 FR 66263, published on December 17, 1996). Also see 
61 FR 56523, published on November 1, 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.
D. Michael Hutchinson,
Acting Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile 
Agreements.

Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements
September 24, 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 October 28, 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 Singapore and 
exported during the twelve-month period which began on January 1, 
1997 and extends through December 31, 1997.
    Effective on October 2, 1997, 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                    Adjusted twelve-month limit
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331.......................................  531,568 dozen pairs.        
338/339...................................  1,423,057 dozen of which not
                                             more than 755,394 dozen    
                                             shall be in Category 338   
                                             and not more than 839,904  
                                             dozen shall be in Category 
                                             339.                       
347/348...................................  1,121,818 dozen of which not
                                             more than 631,654 dozen    
                                             shall be in Category 347   
                                             and not more than 491,287  
                                             dozen shall be in Category 
                                             348.                       
604.......................................  976,975 kilograms.          
631.......................................  619,405 dozen pairs.        
639.......................................  3,790,643 dozen.            
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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

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exception to the rulemaking provisions of 5 U.S.C. 553(a)(1).
    Sincerely,
D. Michael Hutchinson,
Acting Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile 
Agreements.
[FR Doc. 97-25799 Filed 9-29-7; 8:45 am]
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