[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 219 (Thursday, November 13, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60826-60827]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-29898]


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COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS


Adjustment of Import Limits for Certain Cotton, Man-Made Fiber, 
Silk Blend and Other Vegetable Fiber Textiles and Textile Products 
Produced or Manufactured in India

November 6, 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: November 13, 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 for 
swing and carryforward.
    A description of the textile and apparel categories in terms of HTS 
numbers is available in the CORRELATION: Textile and Apparel

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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 68143, published on December 27, 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
November 6, 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 20, 1996, by the Chairman, 
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements. That 
directive concerns imports of certain cotton, man-made fiber, silk 
blend and other vegetable fiber textiles and textile products, 
produced or manufactured in India and exported during the twelve-
month period which began on January 1, 1997 and extends through 
December 31, 1997.
    Effective on November 13, 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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                                             Adjusted twelve-month level
                 Category                                \1\            
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218.......................................  11,140,199 square meters.   
219.......................................  63,803,082 square meters.   
314.......................................  7,163,193 square meters.    
315.......................................  12,236,009 square meters.   
334/634...................................  143,977 dozen.              
335/635...................................  507,735 dozen.              
336/636...................................  900,539 dozen.              
338/339...................................  3,899,054 dozen.            
340/640...................................  1,996,493 dozen.            
342/642...................................  1,210,095 dozen.            
351/651...................................  265,272 dozen.              
363.......................................  42,398,013 numbers.         
369-D \2\.................................  1,250,947 kilograms.        
369-S \3\.................................  510,233 kilograms.          
641.......................................  1,321,069 dozen.            
647/648...................................  462,706 dozen.              
Group II                                                                
200, 201, 220-229, 237, 239, 300, 301, 330- 110,796,693 square meters   
 333, 349, 350, 352, 359-362, 600-607, 611-  equivalent.                
 629, 630-633, 638, 639, 643-646, 649,                                  
 650, 652, 659, 665-O \4\, 666, 669, 670,                               
 and 831-859, as a group.                                               
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\1\ The limits have not been adjusted to account for any imports        
  exported after December 31, 1996.                                     
\2\ Category 369-D: only HTS numbers 6302.60.0010, 6302.91.0005 and     
  6302.91.0045.                                                         
\3\ Category 369-S: only HTS number 6307.10.2005.                       
\4\ Category 665-O: all HTS numbers except 5702.10.9030, 5702.42.2020,  
  5702.92.0010 and 5703.20.1000 (rugs).                                 

    The Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements has 
determined that these actions fall within the foreign affairs 
exception to 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. 97-29898 Filed 11-12-97; 8:45 am]
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