[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 222 (Friday, November 15, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 58537]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-29273]
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COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS
Adjustment of Import Limits for Certain Cotton, Wool and Man-Made
Fiber Textiles and Textile Products and Silk Blend and Other Vegetable
Fiber Apparel Produced or Manufactured in Malaysia
November 8, 1996.
AGENCY: Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA).
ACTION: Issuing a directive to the Commissioner of Customs adjusting
limits.
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EFFECTIVE DATE: November 15, 1995.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ross Arnold, 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) 927-6712. 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 adjusted,
variously, for swing, special swing, carryover and carryforward.
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
60 FR 62394, published on December 6, 1995.
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 8, 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 November 29, 1995, by the Chairman,
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements. That
directive concerns imports of certain cotton, wool and man-made
fiber textiles and textile products and silk blend and other
vegetable fiber apparel, produced or manufactured in Malaysia and
exported during the twelve-month period which began on January 1,
1996 and extends through December 31, 1996.
Effective on November 15, 1996, you are directed to adjust 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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Category Twelve-month limit \1\
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331/631................................... 2,081,302 dozen pairs.
336/636................................... 479,855 dozen.
338/339................................... 1,221,338 dozen.
341/641................................... 1,500,291 dozen of which not
more than 557,431 dozen
shall be in Category 341.
347/348................................... 495,673 dozen.
350/650................................... 118,373 dozen.
351/651................................... 255,452 dozen.
363....................................... 869,085 numbers.
438-W \2\................................. 14,526 dozen.
634/635................................... 809,495 dozen.
638/639................................... 506,926 dozen.
645/646................................... 146,509 dozen.
647/648................................... 1,515,568 dozen of which not
more than 1,082,389 dozen
shall be in Category 647-K
\3\ and not more than
1,082,389 dozen shall be in
Category 648-K \4\.
Group II
201, 222-224, 229, 239, 330, 332, 349, 352- 50,325,374 square meters
354, 359-362, 369, 400-434, 436, 438-O equivalent.
\5\, 439, 440, 443, 444, 447, 448, 459,
464-469, 600-603, 606, 607, 618, 621,
622, 624-630, 632, 633, 643, 644, 649,
652-654, 659, 665-670, 831-834, 836, 838,
839, 840 and 843-859, as a group.
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\1\ The limits have not been adjusted to account for any imports
exported after December 31, 1995.
\2\ Category 438-W: only HTS numbers 6104.21.0060, 6104.23.0020,
6104.29.2051, 6106.20.1010, 6106.20.1020, 6106.90.1010, 6106.90.1020,
6106.90.2520, 6106.90.3020, 6109.90.1540, 6109.90.8020, 6110.10.2080,
6110.30.1560, 6110.90.9074 and 6114.10.0040.
\3\ Category 647-K: only HTS numbers 6103.23.0040, 6103.23.0045,
6103.29.1020, 6103.29.1030, 6103.43.1520, 6103.43.1540, 6103.43.1550,
6103.43.1570, 6103.49.1020, 6103.49.1060, 6103.49.8014, 6112.12.0050,
6112.19.1050, 6112.20.1060 and 6113.00.9044.
\4\ Category 648-K: only HTS numbers 6104.23.0032, 6104.23.0034,
6104.29.1030, 6104.29.1040, 6104.29.2038, 6104.63.2010, 6104.63.2025,
6104.63.2030, 6104.63.2060, 6104.69.2030, 6104.69.2060, 6104.69.8026,
6112.12.0060, 6112.19.1060, 6112.20.1070, 6113.00.9052 and
6117.90.9070.
\5\ Category 438-O: only HTS numbers 6103.21.0050, 6103.23.0025,
6105.20.1000, 6105.90.1000, 6105.90.8020, 6109.90.1520, 6110.10.2070,
6110.30.1550, 6110.90.9072, 6114.10.0020 and 6117.90.9025.
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.96-29273 Filed 11-14-96; 8:45 am]
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