[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 159 (Thursday, August 17, 1995)] [Notices] [Pages 42847-42848] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 95-20435] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS Adjustment of Import Limits for Certain Cotton and Man-Made Fiber Textile Products Produced or Manufactured in Qatar August 11, 1995. AGENCY: Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA). ACTION: Issuing a directive to the Commissioner of Customs increasing limits. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- EFFECTIVE DATE: august 18, 1995. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Janet Heinzen, 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). The current limits for certain categories are being increased for carryover. 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 16624, published on March 31, 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 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 August 11, 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 27, 1995, by the Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements. That directive [[Page 42848]] concerns imports of certain cotton and man-made fiber textile products, produced or manufactured in Qatar and exported during the twelve- month period which began on January 1, 1995 and extends through December 31, 1995. Effective on August 18, 1995, you are directed to increase the limits for the following categories, as provided under the terms of the Memorandum of Understanding dated June 28, 1994 between the Governments of the United States and the State of Qatar: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Category Adjusted twelve-month limit \1\ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 340/640............................ 382,395 dozen. 341/641............................ 176,490 dozen. 347/348............................ 398,988 dozen. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ \1\ The limits have not been adjusted to account for any imports exported after December 31, 1994. 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. 95-20435 Filed 8-16-95; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-DR-F