[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 138 (Monday, July 20, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 38810-38811]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-19220]


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COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS


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

July 14, 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: July 20, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Helen L. LeGrande, 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, special shift, carryover, carryforward, special 
carryforward, and allowance for handloomed products.
    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 67837, published on December 30, 1997.
Troy H. Cribb,
Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.

Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements
July 14, 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, man-made fiber, 
silk blend and other vegetable fiber textiles and textile products, 
produced or manufactured in Sri Lanka and exported during the 
twelve-month period which began on January 1, 1998 and extends 
through December 31, 1998.
    Effective on July 20, 1998, you are directed to adjust the 
limits for the following categories, as provided for under the 
Uruguay Round Agreement on Textiles and Clothing:

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                                             Adjusted twelve-month limit
                 Category                                \1\            
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237.......................................  378,494 dozen.              
314.......................................  5,410,964 square meters.    
331/631...................................  3,712,107 dozen pairs.      
333/633...................................  13,359 dozen.               
334/634...................................  904,824 dozen.              
335/835...................................  204,058 dozen.              
336/636/836...............................  588,478 dozen.              
338/339...................................  1,597,383 dozen.            
340/640...................................  1,569,583 dozen.            
341/641...................................  2,220,363 dozen of which not
                                             more than 1,554,376 dozen  
                                             shall be in Category 341   
                                             and not more than 1,554,376
                                             dozen shall be in Category 
                                             641.                       
342/642/842...............................  727,287 dozen.              
345/845...................................  98,476 dozen.               

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347/348/847...............................  1,800,291 dozen.            
350/650...................................  123,097 dozen.              
351/651...................................  438,549 dozen.              
352/652...................................  1,412,105 dozen.            
359-C/659-C \2\...........................  1,181,402 kilograms.        
360.......................................  1,771,732 numbers.          
363.......................................  13,515,567 numbers.         
369-D \3\.................................  650,016 kilograms.          
369-S \4\.................................  1,005,426 kilograms.        
434.......................................  8,160 dozen.                
435.......................................  17,486 dozen.               
440.......................................  11,657 dozen.               
611.......................................  6,820,144 square meters.    
635.......................................  491,479 dozen.              
638/639/838...............................  1,053,988 dozen.            
644.......................................  361,695 numbers.            
645/646...................................  118,096 dozen.              
647/648...................................  1,191,177 dozen.            
840.......................................  128,067 dozen.              
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\1\ The limits have not been adjusted to account for any imports        
  exported after December 31, 1997.                                     
\2\ Category 359-C: only HTS numbers 6103.42.2025, 6103.49.8034,        
  6104.62.1020, 6104.69.8010, 6114.20.0048, 6114.20.0052, 6203.42.2010, 
  6203.42.2090, 6204.62.2010, 6211.32.0010, 6211.32.0025, and           
  6211.42.0010; Category 659-C: only HTS numbers 6103.23.0055,          
  6103.43.2020, 6103.43.2025, 6103.49.2000, 6103.49.8038, 6104.63.1020, 
  6104.63.1030, 6104.69.1000, 6104.69.8014, 6114.30.3044, 6114.30.3054, 
  6203.43.2010, 6203.43.2090, 6203.49.1010, 6203.49.1090, 6204.63.1510, 
  6204.69.1010, 6210.10.9010, 6211.33.0010, 6211.33.0017 and            
  6211.43.0010.                                                         
\3\ Category 369-D: only HTS numbers 6302.60.0010, 6302.91.0005 and     
  6302.91.0045.                                                         
\4\ Category 369-S: only HTS number 6307.10.2005.                       

    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. 98-19220 Filed 7-17-98; 8:45 am]
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