[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 129 (Thursday, July 6, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 35180]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-16508]
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COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS
Announcing Settlement on an Import Limit and a Guaranteed Access
Level for Certain Cotton and Man-Made Fiber Textile Products Produced
or Manufactured in the Dominican Republic
June 29, 1995.
AGENCY: Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA).
ACTION: Issuing a directive to the Commissioner of Customs establishing
a limit and announcing a Guaranteed Access Level.
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EFFECTIVE DATE: July 5, 1995.
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) 927-5850. For information on
embargoes and quota re-openings, call (202) 482-3715. For information
on categories on which consultations have been requested, call (202)
482-3740.
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).
In a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) dated June 23, 1995, the
Governments of the United States and the Dominican Republic agreed,
pursuant to Article 6 of the Uruguay Round Agreement on Textiles and
Clothing (ATC), to establish a limit for cotton and man-made fiber
underwear in Categories 352/652 for a three year term--March 27, 1995
through December 31, 1995; January 1, 1996 through December 31, 1996;
January 1, 1997 through December 31, 1997; January 1, 1998 through
March 26, 1998. The governments also agreed to establish a Guaranteed
Access Level for Categories 352/652 for the periods January 1, 1996
through December 31, 1996; January 1, 1997 through December 31, 1997;
and January 1, 1998 through March 26, 1998.
Beginning on July 5, 1995, the U.S. Customs Service will start
signing the first section of the form ITA-370P for shipments of U.S.
formed and cut parts in Categories 352/652 that are destined for the
Dominican Republic and subject to the GAL established for Categories
352/652 for the period beginning on January 1, 1996 and extending
through December 31, 1996. These products are governed by Harmonized
Tariff item number 9802.00.8015 and chapter 61 Statistical Note 5 and
chapter 62 Statistical Note 3 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule.
Interested parties should be aware that shipments of cut parts in
Categories 352/652 must be accompanied by a form ITA-370P, signed by a
U.S. Customs officer, prior to export from the United States for
assembly in the Dominican Republic in order to qualify for entry under
the Special Access Program.
In the letter published below, the Chairman of CITA directs the
Commissioner of Customs to establish a limit for Categories 352/652 for
the period beginning on March 27, 1995 and extending through December
31, 1995 and to begin signing the first section of form ITA-370P.
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 59 FR 65531, published on December 20, 1994). Also see
60 FR 17321, published on April 5, 1995; and 60 FR 19891, published on
April 21, 1995.
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 Uruguay Round Agreements Act and the Uruguay Round Agreement on
Textiles and Clothing, but are designed to assist only in the
implementation of certain of their provisions.
Rita D. Hayes,
Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements
June 29, 1995.
Commissioner of Customs,
Department of the Treasury, Washington, DC 20229.
Dear Commissioner: This directive cancels and supersedes the
directive issued to you on June 16, 1995, by the Chairman, Committee
for the Implementation of Textile Agreements, directing you to
establish a limit for cotton and man-made fiber textile products in
Categories 352/652 for the period March 27, 1995 through March 26,
1996.
This directive amends, but does not cancel, the directive issued
to you on March 30, 1995, by the Chairman, Committee for the
Implementation of Textile Agreements. That directive concerns
imports of cotton, wool, man-made fiber and other vegetable fiber
textiles and textile products, produced or manufactured in the
Dominican Republic and exported during the twelve-month period
beginning on January 1, 1995 and extending through December 31,
1995.
Effective on July 5, 1995, you are directed, pursuant to the
Memorandum of Understanding dated June 23, 1995 between the
Governments of the United States and the Dominican Republic, the
Uruguay Round Agreements Act and the Uruguay Round Agreement on
Textiles and Clothing, to establish a limit for textile products in
Categories 352/652 at a level of 18,000,000 dozen \1\ for the period
beginning on March 27, 1995 and extending through December 31, 1995.
\1\ The limit has not been adjusted to account for any imports
exported after March 26, 1995.
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Textile products in Categories 352/652 which have been exported
to the United States prior to March 27, 1995 shall not be subject to
this directive.
Textile products in Categories 352/652 which have been released
from the custody of the U.S. Customs Service under the provisions of
19 U.S.C. 1448(b) or 1484(a)(1) prior to the effective date of this
directive shall not be denied entry under this directive.
Import charges will be provided at a later date.
Beginning on July 5, 1995, the U.S. Customs Service is directed
to start signing the first section of the form ITA-370P for
shipments of U.S. formed and cut parts in Categories 352/652 that
are destined for the Dominican Republic and re-exported to the
United States on or after January 1, 1996.
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,
Rita D. Hayes,
Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.
[FR Doc. 95-16508 Filed 7-5-95; 8:45 am]
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