[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 115 (Thursday, June 13, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 30048-30049]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-14949]
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COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS
Adjustment of Import Limits for Certain Cotton, Wool, and Man-
Made Fiber Textile Products Produced or Manufactured in Taiwan
June 6, 1996.
AGENCY: Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA).
ACTION: Issuing a directive to the Commissioner of Customs increasing
limits.
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EFFECTIVE DATE: June 10, 1996.
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 these
limits, refer to the Quota Status Reports posted on the bulletin boards
of each Customs port or call (202) 927-6704. 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
swing and special swing.
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 60 FR 65299, published on December 19, 1995). Also see
61 FR 3004, published on January 30, 1996.
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
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only in the implementation of certain of its provisions.
Troy H. Cribb,
Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements
June 6, 1996.
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 January 24, 1996, by the Chairman,
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements. That
directive concerns imports of certain cotton, wool, man-made fiber,
silk blend and other vegetable fiber textiles and textile products,
produced or manufactured in Taiwan and exported during the twelve-
month period which began on January 1, 1996 and extends through
December 31, 1996.
Effective on June 10, 1996, you are directed to increase the
limits for the following categories, as provided for under the
current bilateral textile agreement concerning textile products from
Taiwan:
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Adjusted twelve-month limit
Category \1\
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Sublevels in Group I
225/317/326............................... 38,201,702 square meters.
611....................................... 3,102,180 square meters.
613/614/615/617........................... 19,239,414 square meters.
619/620................................... 14,141,268 square meters.
Within Group I Subgroup
604....................................... 232,005 kilograms.
Sublevels in Group II
336....................................... 115,756 dozen.
338/339................................... 805,859 dozen.
347/348................................... 1,294,577 dozen of which not
more than 1,128,827 dozen
shall be in Categories 347-
W/348-W \2\.
435....................................... 25,852 dozen.
443....................................... 43,485 numbers.
444....................................... 61,930 numbers.
445/446................................... 140,781 dozen.
647/648................................... 5,571,721 dozen of which not
more than 5,248,544 dozen
shall be in Categories 647-
W/648-W \3\.
Within Group II Subgroup
447/448................................... 21,223 dozen.
636....................................... 398,293 dozen.
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\1\ The limits have not been adjusted to account for any imports
exported after December 31, 1995.
\2\ Category 347-W: only HTS numbers 6203.19.1020, 6203.19.9020,
6203.22.3020, 6203.22.3030, 6203.42.4005, 6203.42.4010, 6203.42.4015,
6203.42.4025, 6203.42.4035, 6203.42.4045, 6203.42.4050, 6203.42.4060,
6203.49.8020, 6210.40.9033, 6211.20.1520, 6211.20.3810 and
6211.32.0040; Category 348-W: only HTS numbers 6204.12.0030,
6204.19.8030, 6204.22.3040, 6204.22.3050, 6204.29.4034, 6204.62.3000,
6204.62.4005, 6204.62.4010, 6204.62.4020, 6204.62.4030, 6204.62.4040,
6204.62.4050, 6204.62.4055, 6204.62.4065, 6204.69.6010, 6204.69.9010,
6210.50.9060, 6211.20.1550, 6211.20.6810, 6211.42.0030 and
6217.90.9050.
\3\ Category 647-W: only HTS numbers 6203.23.0060, 6203.23.0070,
6203.29.2030, 6203.29.2035, 6203.43.2500, 6203.43.3500, 6203.43.4010,
6203.43.4020, 6203.43.4030, 6203.43.4040, 6203.49.1500, 6203.49.2015,
6203.49.2030, 6203.49.2045, 6203.49.2060, 6203.49.8030, 6210.40.5030,
6211.20.1525, 6211.20.3820 and 6211.33.0030; Category 648-W: only HTS
numbers 6204.23.0040, 6204.23.0045, 6204.29.2020, 6204.29.2025,
6204.29.4038, 6204.63.2000, 6204.63.3000, 6204.63.3510, 6204.63.3530,
6204.63.3532, 6204.63.3540, 6204.69.2510, 6204.69.2530, 6204.69.2540,
6204.69.2560, 6204.69.6030, 6204.69.9030, 6210.50.5035, 6211.20.1555,
6211.20.6820, 6211.43.0040 and 6217.90.9060.
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,
Troy H. Cribb,
Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.
[FR Doc.96-14949 Filed 6-12-96; 8:45 am]
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