[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 192 (Wednesday, October 4, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51987-51988]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-24645]
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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
September 28, 1995.
AGENCY: Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA).
ACTION: Issuing a directive to the Commissioner of Customs adjusting
import limits and guaranteed access levels.
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EFFECTIVE DATE: October 4, 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
U.S. Government agreed to increase the 1995 Guaranteed Access Levels
for Categories 338/638, 339/639, 444 and 633. Also, the current limit
for Categories 351/651 is increased for swing, reducing the limit for
Categories 342/642 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 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.
D. Michael Hutchinson,
Acting Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile
Agreements.
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements
September 28, 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 October 4, 1995, you are directed to adjust the
limits for the following categories, as provided for under the
Uruguay Round Agreements Act and the Uruguay Round Agreement on
Textiles and Clothing:
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Category Adjusted twelve-month limit \1\
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342/642............................ 287,231 dozen.
351/651............................ 937,201 dozen.
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\1\ The limits have not been adjusted to account for any imports
exported after December 31, 1994.
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The 1995 Guaranteed Access Levels (GALs) for Categories 342/642
and 351/651 remain unchanged. The GALs for textile products in the
following categories shall be increased:
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Category Guaranteed Access Level
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338/638............................ 1,450,000 dozen.
339/639............................ 1,550,000 dozen.
444................................ 180,000 numbers.
633................................ 100,000 dozen.
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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,
D. Michael Hutchinson,
Acting Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile
Agreements.
[FR Doc. 95-24645 Filed 10-3-95; 8:45 am]
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