[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 218 (Monday, November 13, 1995)] [Notices] [Page 56985] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 95-27933] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS Cancellation of a Limit on Certain Wool Textile Products Produced or Manufactured in Hong Kong November 6, 1995. AGENCY: Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA). ACTION: Issuing a directive to the Commissioner of Customs cancelling a limit. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- EFFECTIVE DATE: November 15, 1995. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Janet Heinzen, International Trade Specialist, Office of Textiles and Apparel, U.S. Department of Commerce, (202) 482-4212. 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 United States Government has decided to rescind the restraint on imports of woven wool shirts and blouses in Category 440 from Hong Kong established on July 25, 1995 pursuant to Article 6.10 of the Uruguay Round Agreement on Textiles and Clothing. In the letter published below, the Chairman of CITA directs the Commissioner of Customs to cancel the limit established for Category 440 for the period April 27, 1995 through December 31, 1995. 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 17322, published on April 5, 1995; and 60 FR 37881, published on July 24, 1995. D. Michael Hutchinson, Acting Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements. Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements November 6, 1995. Commissioner of Customs, Department of the Treasury, Washington, DC 20229. Dear Commissioner: This directive cancels and supersedes the directive issued to you on July 18, 1995, by the Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements. That directive concerns imports of wool textile products in Category 440, produced or manufactured in Hong Kong and exported during the period which began on April 27, 1995 and extends through December 31, 1995. Effective on November 15, 1995, you are directed to cancel the limit established for Category 440 for the period April 27, 1995 through December 31, 1995. The Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements has determined that this action falls within the foreign affairs exception to 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.95-27933 Filed 11-9-95; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-DR-F