[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 221 (Thursday, November 14, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 58386]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-29205]
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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 Honduras
November 7, 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: November 14, 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) 927-5850. 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); Uruguay Round Agreements Act.
The current limits for certain categories are being increased for
carryover.
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 38237, published on July 23, 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 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.
Troy H. Cribb,
Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements
November 7, 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 July 18, 1996, 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 Honduras and
exported during the twelve-month period which began on January 1,
1996 and extends through December 31, 1996.
Effective on November 14, 1996., you are directed to increase
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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Adjusted twelve-month limit
Category \1\
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352/652................................... 11,077,000 dozen of which
not more than 8,162,000
dozen shall be in
Categories 352-K/652-K \2\.
435....................................... 16,157 dozen.
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\1\ The limits have not been adjusted to account for any imports
exported after December 31, 1995.
\2\ Category 352-K: only HTS numbers 6107.11.0010, 6107.11.0020,
6108.19.9010, 6108.21.0010, 6108.21.0020, 6108.91.0005, 6108.91.0015,
6108.91.0025, 6109.10.0005, 6109.10.0007, 6109.10.0009, 6109.10.0037;
Category 652-K: only HTS numbers 6107.12.0010, 6107.12.0020,
6108.11.0010, 6108.11.0020, 6108.22.9020, 6108.22.9030, 6108.22.9020,
6108.22.9030, 6108.92.0005, 6108.92.0015, 6108.92.0025, 6109.90.1047
and 6109.90.1075.
The guaranteed access levels for Categories 352/652 and 435
remain unchanged.
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.96-29205 Filed 11-13-96; 8:45 am]
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