[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 200 (Tuesday, October 17, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 53762]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-25743]
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COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS
Announcing the Signing of Form ITA-370P and Correction of an
Import Limit for Certain Cotton, Wool and Man-Made Fiber Textile
Products Produced or Manufactured in Colombia
October 11, 1995.
AGENCY: Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA).
ACTION: Issuing a directive to the Commissioner of Customs announcing
the signing of Form ITA-370P and correcting an import limit.
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EFFECTIVE DATE: October 18, 1995.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jennifer Aldrich, 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.
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).
Notices published in the Federal Register on August 30, 1995
announce the establishment of a Special Access Textile Program for
eligible Andean Trade Preference Act Countries (60 FR 45144) and the
establishment of Special Access limits for Colombia for Categories 352/
652 and 444 (60 FR 45145). Beginning on October 18, 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
and 444 that are destined for Colombia and subject to the Special
Access Textile Program for the periods beginning April 1, 1995 and
extending through December 31, 1995 for Categories 352/652; and January
1, 1995 through December 31, 1995 for Category 444. 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 and 444 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 Colombia 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 start signing the first section of the form
ITA-370P and to correct the current level for Categories 352/652 from
2,250,000 dozen to 22,500,000 dozen.
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).
Requirements for participation in the Special Access Program are
provided in Federal Register notices 51 FR 21208, published on June 11,
1986; 52 FR 26057, published on July 10, 1987; 54 FR 50425, published
on December 6, 1989; 58 FR 41245, published on August 3, 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 Uruguay Round Agreements Act, the Uruguay Round Agreement on
Textiles and Clothing and Memoranda of Understanding dated June 27,
1995 and August 9, 1995 between the Governments of the United States
and Colombia, 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
October 11, 1995.
Commissioner of Customs,
Department of the Treasury, Washington, DC 20229.
Dear Commissioner: To facilitate implementation of the Memoranda
of Understanding dated June 27, 1995 and August 9, 1995 between the
Governments of the United States and Colombia, beginning on October
18, 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 and 444 that are destined for
Colombia and re-export to the United States under the Special Access
Textile Program.
To facilitate implementation of the Uruguay Round Agreements Act
and the Uruguay Round Agreement on Textiles and Clothing, I request
that, effective on October 18, 1995, you correct the directive dated
August 24, 1995 to change the level for Categories 352/652 to
22,500,000 dozen.
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. 95-25743 Filed 10-16-95; 8:45 am]
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