[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 76 (Tuesday, April 21, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 19718]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-10443]


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COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS


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

April 15, 1998.
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: April 21, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Roy Unger, 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 current limits for certain categories are being adjusted, 
variously, for swing, carryover, carryforward, special shift and 
recrediting of unused 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 62 FR 66057, published on December 17, 1997). Also see 
62 FR 67839, published on December 30, 1997.
Troy H. Cribb,
Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.

Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements
April 15, 1998.

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 22, 1997, 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 Turkey and 
exported during the twelve-month period which began on January 1, 
1998 and extends through December 31, 1998.
    Effective on April 21, 1998, you are directed to adjust the 
limits for the following categories, as provided for under the 
Uruguay Round Agreement on Textiles and Clothing (ATC):

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                 Category                      Twelve-month limit \1\   
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Fabric Group                                                            
219, 313, 314, 315, 317, 326, 617, 625/626/ 166,793,151 square meters of
 627/628/629, as a group.                    which not more than        
                                             40,184,564 square meters   
                                             shall be in Category 219;  
                                             not more than 49,114,466   
                                             square meters shall be in  
                                             Category 313; not more than
                                             28,575,690 square meters   
                                             shall be in Category 314;  
                                             not more than 38,398,585   
                                             square meters shall be in  
                                             Category 315; not more than
                                             40,184,564 square meters   
                                             shall be in Category 317;  
                                             not more than 4,464,950    
                                             square meters shall be in  
                                             Category 326, and not more 
                                             than 26,789,711 square     
                                             meters shall be in Category
                                             617.                       
Sublevel in Fabric Group                                                
625/626/627/628/629.......................  18,089,753 square meters of 
                                             which not more than        
                                             8,538,363 square meters    
                                             shall be in Category 625;  
                                             not more than 7,235,901    
                                             square meters shall be in  
                                             Category 626; not more than
                                             7,235,901 square meters    
                                             shall be in Category 627;  
                                             not more than 7,235,901    
                                             square meters shall be in  
                                             Category 628; and not more 
                                             than 7,235,901 square      
                                             meters shall be in Category
                                             629.                       
Limits not in a group                                                   
335.......................................  290,989 dozen.              
338/339/638/639...........................  5,907,500 dozen of which not
                                             more than 4,214,201 dozen  
                                             shall be in Categories 338-
                                             S/339-S/638-S/639-S \2\.   
350.......................................  652,031 dozen.              
351/651...................................  919,577 dozen.              
361.......................................  2,013,921 numbers.          
410/624...................................  1,302,343 square meters of  
                                             which not more than 793,896
                                             square meters shall be in  
                                             Category 410.              
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\1\ The limits have not been adjusted to account for any imports        
  exported after December 31, 1997.                                     
\2\ 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; Category 638-S: all HTS numbers except 6109.90.1007,
  6109.90.1009, 6109.90.1013 and 6109.90.1025; Category 639-S: all HTS  
  numbers except 6109.90.1050, 6109.90.1060, 6109.90.1065 and           
  6109.90.1070.                                                         

    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. 98-10443 Filed 4-20-98; 8:45 am]
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