[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 151 (Wednesday, August 6, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 42237]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-20640]


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COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS


Adjustment of Import Limits and Charges for Certain Cotton, Wool 
and Man-Made Fiber Textile Products Produced or Manufactured in Korea

July 31, 1997.
AGENCY: Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA).

ACTION: Issuing a directive to the Commissioner of Customs Adjusting 
Limits and Charges.

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EFFECTIVE DATE: August 6, 1997.

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) 927-5850. 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 limit for Category 336 is being increased for swing, 
special swing, carryover and carryforward. The current limit for 
category 619/620 is being further reduced for carryforward used in 
1996.
    In accordance with the special swing provision contained in the 
exchange of notes dated April 2 and April 8, 1997 between the 
Governments of the United States and Korea, 162,553 square meters 
equivalent shall be charged to the current Group II limit.
    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 61 FR 66263, published on December 17, 1996). Also see 
61 FR 59087, published on November 20, 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
July 31, 1997.

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 14, 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 Korea and exported during the period 
which began on January 1, 1997 and extends through December 31, 
1997.
    Effective on August 6, 1997, 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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                                             Adjusted twelve-month limit
                 Category                                \1\            
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Level in Group I                                                        
619/620...................................  92,151,598 square meters.   
Level in Group II                                                       
336.......................................  66,621 dozen.               
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\1\ The limits have not been adjusted to account for any imports        
  exported after December 31, 1996.                                     

    Effective on August 6, 1997, you are also directed to charge 
162,553 square meters equivalent to the limit established for Group 
II for the period January 1 through December 31, 1997.
    The Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements has 
determined that these actions fall 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. 97-20640 Filed 8-5-97; 8:45 am]
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