[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 185 (Monday, September 26, 1994)] [Unknown Section] [Page 0] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 94-23702] [[Page Unknown]] [Federal Register: September 26, 1994] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS Adjustment of an Import Limit for Certain Wool Textile Products Produced or Manufactured in Romania September 20, 1994. AGENCY: Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA). ACTION: Issuing a directive to the Commissioner of Customs increasing a limit. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- EFFECTIVE DATE: September 27, 1994. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Naomi Freeman, International Trade Specialist, Office of Textiles and Apparel, U.S. Department of Commerce, (202) 482-4212. For information on the quota status of this limit, refer to the Quota Status Reports posted on the bulletin boards of each Customs port or call (202) 927-6715. 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). The current limit for Categories 447/448 in Group III is being increased by application of swing. 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 58 FR 62645, published on November 29, 1993). Also see 58 FR 65968, published on December 17, 1993. 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 bilateral agreement, but are designed to assist only in the implementation of certain of its provisions. Rita D. Hayes, Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements. Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements September 20, 1994. 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 13, 1993, 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 Romania and exported during the twelve- month period which began on January 1, 1994 and extends through December 31, 1994. Effective on September 27, 1994, you are directed to amend the directive dated December 13, 1993 to increase the limit for the Categories 447/448 to 15,264 dozen\1\, as provided under the terms of the current bilateral agreements between the Governments of the United States and Romania. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \1\The limit has not been adjusted to account for any imports exported after December 31, 1993. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements has determined that this action falls within the foreign affairs exception to the rulemaking provisions of 5 U.S.C. 553(a)(1). Sincerely, Rita D. Hayes, Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements. [FR Doc. 94-23702 Filed 9-23-94; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-DR-F