[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 150 (Friday, August 4, 1995)] [Notices] [Pages 39941-39942] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 95-19265] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- [[Page 39942]] COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS Adjustment of Import Limits and Guaranteed Access Levels for Certain Cotton, Wool and Man-Made Fiber Textile Products Produced or Manufactured in the Dominican Republic July 31, 1995. AGENCY: Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA). ACTION: Issuing a directive to the Commissioner of Customs adjusting limits and guaranteed access levels. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- EFFECTIVE DATE: August 8, 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 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: Executive Order 11651 of March 3, 1972, as amended; section 204 of the Agricultural Act of 1956, as amended (7 U.S.C. 1854). On the request of the Government of the Dominican Republic, the Government of the United States agreed to increase the 1995 guaranteed access levels for Categories 339/639 and 433. Also, the current limit for Category 633 is being increased by application of swing, reducing the limit for Categories 342/642. 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. 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 July 31, 1995. 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 March 30, 1995, 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 the Dominican Republic and exported during the twelve-month period which began on January 1, 1995 and extends through December 31, 1995. Effective on August 8, 1995, you are directed to adjust the limits for the following categories, as provided under the Uruguay Round Agreements Act and the Uruguay Round Agreement on Textiles and Clothing: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Category Adjusted twelve-month limit \1\ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 342/642............................ 537,047 dozen. 633................................ 114,117 dozen. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ \1\ The limits have not been adjusted to account for any imports exported after December 31, 1994. The guaranteed access levels (GALs) for Categories 342/642 and 633 remain unchanged. You are directed also to increase the GALs for the following categories: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Category Guaranteed access level ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 339/639............................ 1,350,000 dozen. 433................................ 61,000 dozen. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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. 95-19265 Filed 8-3-95; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-DR-F