[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 230 (Monday, December 1, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 63528-63529]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-31434]
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COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS
Establishment of Import Restraint Limits for Certain Cotton, Man-
Made Fiber, Silk Blend and Other Vegetable Fiber Textile Products
Produced or Manufactured in the United Arab Emirates
November 25, 1997.
AGENCY: Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA).
ACTION: Issuing a directive to the Commissioner of Customs establishing
limits.
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EFFECTIVE DATE: January 1, 1998.
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: Section 204 of the Agricultural Act of 1956, as
amended (7 U.S.C. 1854); Executive Order 11651 of March 3, 1972, as
amended.
The import restraint limits for textile products, produced or
manufactured in the United Arab Emirates and exported during the period
January 1, 1998 through December 31, 1998 are based on limits notified
to the Textiles Monitoring Body pursuant to the Uruguay Round Agreement
on Textiles and Clothing (ATC).
Pursuant to the provisions of the ATC, the second stage of the
integration commences on January 1, 1998 (see 60 FR 21075, published on
May 1, 1995). Accordingly, certain previously restrained categories may
have been modified or eliminated and certain limits may have been
revised. Integrated products will no longer be subject to quota. CITA
has informed the United Arab Emirates of its intent to continue the
bilateral visa arrangement for those products.
In the letter published below, the Chairman of CITA directs the
Commissioner of Customs to establish limits for the 1998 period. The
1998 levels for Categories 315 and 361 are zero.
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 notices 61 FR 66263, published on December 17, 1996). Also see
62 FR 51832, published on October 3, 1997. Information regarding the
1998 CORRELATION will be published in the Federal Register at a later
date.
Troy H. Cribb,
Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements
November 25, 1997.
Commissioner of Customs,
Department of the Treasury, Washington, DC 20229.
Dear Commissioner: Pursuant to section 204 of the Agricultural
Act of 1956, as amended (7 U.S.C. 1854); Executive Order 11651 of
March 3, 1972, as amended; and the Uruguay Round Agreement on
Textiles and Clothing (ATC), you are directed to prohibit, effective
on January 1, 1998, entry into the United States for consumption and
withdrawal from warehouse for consumption of cotton, man-made fiber,
silk blend and other vegetable fiber textiles and textile products
in the following categories, produced or manufactured in the United
Arab Emirates and exported during the twelve-month period beginning
on January 1, 1998 and extending through December 31, 1998 in excess
of the following levels of restraint:
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Category Twelve-month restraint limit
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219....................................... 1,246,672 square meters.
226/313................................... 2,131,840 square meters.
315....................................... -0-.
317....................................... 34,390,917 square meters.
326....................................... 2,012,461 square meters.
334/634................................... 254,068 dozen.
335/635/835............................... 174,413 dozen.
336/636................................... 220,192 dozen.
338/339................................... 628,396 dozen of which not
more than 418,930 dozen
shall be in Categories 338-
S/339-S \1\.
340/640................................... 389,572 dozen.
341/641................................... 341,130 dozen.
342/642................................... 271,008 dozen.
347/348................................... 466,809 dozen of which not
more than 233,404 dozen
shall be in Categories 347-
T/348-T \2\.
351/651................................... 194,786 dozen.
352....................................... 359,084 dozen.
361....................................... -0-.
363....................................... 6,708,201 numbers.
369-S \3\................................. 93,379 kilograms.
369-O \4\................................. 662,361 kilograms.
638/639................................... 254,068 dozen.
647/648................................... 364,165 dozen.
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847....................................... 228,662 dozen.
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\1\ Category 338-S: only HTS numbers 6103.22.0050, 6105.10.0010,
6105.10.0030, 6105.90.8010, 6109.10.0027, 6110.20.1025, 6110.20.2040,
6110.20.2065, 6110.90.9068, 6112.11.0030 and 6114.20.0005; Category
339-S: only HTS numbers 6104.22.0060, 6104.29.2049, 6106.10.0010,
6106.10.0030, 6106.90.2510, 6106.90.3010, 6109.10.0070, 6110.20.1030,
6110.20.2045, 6110.20.2075, 6110.90.9070, 6112.11.0040, 6114.20.0010
and 6117.90.9020.
\2\ Category 347-T: only HTS numbers 6103.19.2015, 6103.19.9020,
6103.22.0030, 6103.42.1020, 6103.42.1040, 6103.49.8010, 6112.11.0050,
6113.00.9038, 6203.19.1020, 6203.19.9020, 6203.22.3020, 6203.42.4005,
6203.42.4010, 6203.42.4015, 6203.42.4025, 6203.42.4035, 6203.42.4045,
6203.49.8020, 6210.40.9033, 6211.20.1520, 6211.20.3810 and
6211.32.0040; Category 348-T: only HTS numbers 6104.12.0030,
6104.19.8030, 6104.22.0040, 6104.29.2034, 6104.62.2006, 6104.62.2011,
6104.62.2026, 6104.62.2028, 6104.69.8022, 6112.11.0060, 6113.00.9042,
6117.90.9060, 6204.12.0030, 6204.19.8030, 6204.22.3040, 6204.29.4034,
6204.62.3000, 6204.62.4005, 6204.62.4010, 6204.62.4020, 6204.62.4030,
6204.62.4040, 6204.62.4050, 6204.69.6010, 6304.69.9010. 6210.50.9060,
6211.20.1550, 6211.20.6810, 6211.42.0030 and 6217.90.9050.
\3\ Category 369-S: only HTS number 6307.10.2005.
\4\ Category 369-O: all HTS numbers except 6307.10.2005 (Category 369-
S); 5601.10.1000, 5601.21.0090, 5701.90.1020, 5701.90.2020,
5702.10.9020, 5702.39.2010, 5702.49.1020, 5702.49.1080, 5702.59.1000,
5702.99.1010, 5702.99.1090, 5705.00.2020 and 6406.10.7700.
The limits set forth above are subject to adjustment pursuant to
the provisions of the ATC and administrative arrangements notified
to the Textiles Monitoring Body.
Products in the above categories exported during 1997 shall be
charged to the applicable category limits for that year (see
directive dated December 20, 1996) to the extent of any unfilled
balances. In the event the limits established for that period have
been exhausted by previous entries, such products shall be charged
to the limits set forth in this directive.
Products for integration in 1998 listed in the Federal Register
notice published on May 1, 1995 (60 FR 21075) which are exported
during 1997 shall be charged to the applicable limits to the extent
of any unfilled balances. After January 1, 1998, should those
unfilled balances be exhausted, such products shall no longer be
charged to any limit, due to integration of these products into GATT
1994.
CITA has informed the United Arab Emirates of its intent to
continue the bilateral visa arrangement for those products. An
export visa will continue to be required, if applicable, for
products integrated on and after January 1, 1998, before entry is
permitted into the United States.
In carrying out the above directions, the Commissioner of
Customs should construe entry into the United States for consumption
to include entry for consumption into the Commonwealth of Puerto
Rico.
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. 97-31434 Filed 11-28-97; 8:45 am]
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