[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 216 (Wednesday, November 6, 1996)] [Notices] [Pages 57399-57400] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 96-28571] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS Announcement of an Import Restraint Limit for Certain Wool Textile Products Produced or Manufactured in Ukraine November 1, 1996. AGENCY: Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA). ACTION: Issuing a directive to the Commissioner of Customs establishing a limit. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- EFFECTIVE DATE: January 1, 1997. 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 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). A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) dated May 6, 1995, between the Governments of the United States and Ukraine establishes a limit for textile products in Category 435 for the period January 1, 1997 through December 31, 1997. In the letter published below, the Chairman of CITA directs the Commissioner of Customs to establish the 1997 limit. The limit for Category 435 has been reduced for carryforward applied in 1996. This limit is subject to revision pursuant to the Uruguay Round Agreements Act and the Uruguay Round Agreement of Textiles and Clothing (ATC). On the date that Ukraine becomes a member of the World Trade Organization the restraint limit will be modified in accordance with the ATC. 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). Information regarding the 1997 CORRELATION will be published in the Federal Register at a later date. 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 MOU, but are designed to assist 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 November 1, 1996. Commissioner of Customs, Department of the Treasury, Washington, DC 20229. Dear Commissioner: Pursuant to section 204 of the Agricultural Act of 1956, as amended (7 U.S.C. 1854), and the Memorandum of Understanding dated May 6, 1995, between the Governments of the United States and Ukraine; and in accordance with the provisions of Executive Order 11651 of March 3, 1972, as amended, you are directed to prohibit, effective on January 1, 1997, entry into the United States for consumption and withdrawal from warehouse for consumption of wool textile products in Category 435, produced or manufactured in Ukraine and exported during the twelve-month period beginning on January 1, 1997 and extending through December 31, 1997, in excess of 81,558 dozen. Imports charged to this category limit for the period January 1, 1996 through December 31, 1996 shall be charged against that level of restraint to the extent of any unfilled balance. In the event the limit established for that period has been exhausted by previous entries, such goods shall be subject to the level set forth in this directive. Should Ukraine become a member of the World Trade Organization, the limit set forth above will be subject to adjustment in the future pursuant to the provisions of the Uruguay Round Agreements Act, the Uruguay Round Agreement on Textiles and Clothing and any administrative arrangement notified to the Textiles Monitoring Body. [[Page 57400]] In carrying out the above directions, the Commissioner of Customs should construe entry into the United States for consumption to include entry for consumption into the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. The Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements has determined that this action falls within the foreign affairs exception of 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. 96-28571 Filed 11-5-96; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-DR-F