[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 230 (Thursday, December 1, 1994)] [Unknown Section] [Page 0] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 94-29610] [[Page Unknown]] [Federal Register: December 1, 1994] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS Adjustment of Import Limits for Certain Cotton and Man-Made Fiber Textile Products Produced or Manufactured in Lesotho November 28, 1994. AGENCY: Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA). ACTION: Issuing a directive to the Commissioner of Customs adjusting limits. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- EFFECTIVE DATE: December 5, 1994. 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) 482-5850. 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). The current limit for Categories 338-B/339-B/638-B/639-B is being increased by application of swing, reducing the limit for Categories 347/348 to account for the increase. 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 61679, published on November 22, 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 November 28, 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 November 16, 1993, by the Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements. That directive concerns imports of certain cotton and man-made fiber textile products, produced or manufactured in Lesotho and exported during the twelve-month period which began on December 1, 1993 and extends through November 30, 1994. Effective on December 5, 1994, you are directed to amend the directive dated November 16, 1993 to adjust the limits for the following categories, as provided under the terms of the current bilateral agreement between the Governments of the United States and the Kingdom of Lesotho: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Category Adjusted twelve-month limit\1\ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 338-B/339-B/638-B/639-B\2\......... 901,614 dozen. 347/348............................ 386,310 dozen. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ \1\The limits have not been adjusted to account for any imports exported after November 30, 1993. \2\Category 338-B: only HTS numbers 6103.22.0050, 6105.10.0010, 6105.10.0030, 6105.90.3010, 6109.10.0027, 6110.20.1025, 6110.20.2065, 6110.90.0068, and 6114.20.0005; Category 339-B: only HTS numbers 6104.22.0060, 6104.29.2049, 6106.10.0010, 6106.10.0030, 6106.90.2010, 6106.90.3010, 6109.10.0070, 6110.20.1030, 6110.20.2075, 6110.90.0070, 6114.20.0010 and 6117.90.0022; Category 638-B: only HTS numbers 6103.23.0075, 6103.29.1050, 6105.20.2010, 6105.20.2030, 6105.90.3030, 6109.90.1049, 6110.30.1050, 6110.30.2050, 6110.30.3050, 6110.90.0076 and 6114.30.1010; Category 639-B: only HTS numbers 6104.23.0036, 6104.29.1050, 6104.29.2055, 6106.20.2010, 6106.20.2030, 6106.90.2030, 6106.90.3030, 6109.90.1090, 6110.30.1060, 6110.30.2060, 6110.30.3055, 6110.90.0078, 6114.30.1020 and 6117.90.0026. 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, Rita D. Hayes, Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements. [FR Doc. 94-29610 Filed 11-30-94; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-DR-F