Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 147 / Thursday, July 31, 1997 / Notices 41025

Dear Commissioner: This directive

amends, but does not cancel, the directive

issued to you on October 28, 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 Mauritius and

exported during the twelve-month period

which began on January 1, 1997 and extends

through December 31, 1997.

Effective on August 1, 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:

Category Adjusted twelve-month

level 1

336 ........................... 95,664 dozen.

338/339 .................... 508,964 dozen.

638/639 .................... 423,767 dozen.

1The limits have not been adjusted to account for any imports exported after December

31, 1996.

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. 97–20141 Filed 7-30-97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–DR–F

COMMITTEE FOR THE

IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE

AGREEMENTS

Adjustment of Import Limits for Certain

Cotton, Wool, and Man-Made Fiber

Textiles and Textile Products

Produced or Manufactured in Turkey

July 25, 1997.

AGENCY: Committee for the

Implementation of Textile Agreements

(CITA).

ACTION: Issuing a directive to the

Commissioner of Customs adjusting

limits.

EFFECTIVE DATE: July 31, 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 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 adjusted, variously,

for carryover, carryforward, recrediting

unused carryforward, swing and special

shift.

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 54988, published on October

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

July 25, 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 October 16, 1996, 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,

produced or manufactured in Turkey and

exported during the twelve-month period

which began on January 1, 1997 and extends

through December 31, 1997.

Effective on July 31, 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:

Category Adjusted twelve-month

limit 1

Fabric Group

219, 313, 314, 315,

317, 326, 617,

625/626/627/628/

629, as a group..

162,385,149 square

meters, of which not

more than

41,034,835 square

meters shall be in

category 219; not

more than

50,153,686 square

meters shall be in

category 313; not

more than

29,180,327 square

meters shall be in

category 314; not

more than

39,211,066 square

meters shall be in

category 315; not

more than

41,034,835 square

meters shall be in

category 317; not

more than 4,559,425

square meters shall

be in category 326;

and not more than

27,356,558 shall be

in category 617.

Sublevel in Fabric

Group,

625/626/627/628/629 18,472,517 square

meters, of which not

more than 7,854,980

square meters shall

be in category 625;

not more than

7,389,007 square

meters shall be in

category 626; not

more than 7,389,007

square meters shall

be in category 627;

not more than

7,389,007 square

meters shall be in

category 628; and

not more than

7,389,007 square

meters shall be in

category 629.

Limits not in a group

200 ........................... 1,731,418 kilograms.

300/301 .................... 8,430,153 kilograms.

335 ........................... 303,770 dozen.

336/636 .................... 857,394 dozen.

338/339/638/639 ...... 5,434,683 dozen of

which not more than

3,873,670 dozen

shall be in 338–S/

339–S/638–S/639–

S2.

340/640 .................... 1,645,183 dozen of

which not more than

467,912 dozen shall

be in Categories

340–Y/640–Y3.
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Category Adjusted twelve-month

limit 1

341/641 .................... 1,624,696 dozen of

which not more than

568,643 dozen shall

be in Categories

341–Y/641–Y4.

342/642 .................... 954,458 dozen.

347/348 .................... 5,520,377 dozen of

which not more than

1,920,227 dozen

shall be in Categories 347–T/348–

T 5.

350 ........................... 599,846 dozen.

351/651 .................... 837,339 dozen.

352/652 .................... 2,743,831 dozen.

361 ........................... 1,934,713 numbers.

369–S6 .................... 2,000,124 kilograms.

410/624 .................... 1,283,728 square meters of which not

more than 795,450

square meters shall

be in Category 410.

448 ........................... 41,436 dozen.

604 ........................... 2,171,772 kilograms.

611 ........................... 57,757,206 square

meters.

1The limits have not been adjusted to account for any imports exported after December

31, 1996. 2 Category 338–S: only HTS numbers

6103.22.0050, 6105.10.0010, 6105.10.0030,

6105.90.8010, 6109.10.0027, 6110.20.1025,

6110.20.2040, 6110.20.2065, 6110.90.9068,

6112.11.0030 and 6114.20.0005; Category

339–S: only HTS numbers 6104.22.0060,

6104.29.2049, 6106.10.0010, 6106.10.0030,

6106.90.2510, 6106.90.3010, 6109.10.0070,

6110.20.1030, 6110.20.2045, 6110.20.2075,

6110.90.9070, 6112.11.0040, 6114.20.0010

and 6117.90.9020; Category 638–S: all HTS

numbers except 6109.90.1007, 6109.90.1009,

6109.90.1013 and 6109.90.1025; Category

639–S: all HTS numbers except

6109.90.1050, 6109.90.1060, 6109.90.1065

and 6109.90.1070. 3 Category 340–Y: only HTS numbers

6205.20.2015, 6205.20.2020, 6205.20.2046,

6205.20.2050 and 6205.20.2060; Category

640–Y: only HTS numbers 6205.30.2010,

6205.30.2020, 6205.30.2050 and

6205.30.2060. 4 Category 341–Y: only HTS numbers

6204.22.3060, 6206.30.3010, 6206.30.3030

and 6211.42.0054; Category 641–Y: only HTS

numbers 6204.23.0050, 6204.29.2030,

6206.40.3010 and 6206.40.3025. 5 Category 347–T: only HTS numbers

6103.19.2015, 6103.19.9020, 6103.22.0030,

6103.42.1020, 6103.42.1040, 6103.49.8010,

6112.11.0050, 6113.00.9038, 6203.19.1020,

6203.19.9020, 6203.22.3020, 6203.42.4005,

6203.42.4010, 6203.42.4015, 6203.42.4025,

6203.42.4035, 6203.42.4045, 6203.49.8020,

6210.40.9033, 6211.20.1520, 6211.20.3810

and 6211.32.0040; Category 348–T: only HTS

numbers 6104.12.0030, 6104.19.8030,

6104.22.0040, 6104.29.2034, 6104.62.2006,

6104.62.2011, 6104.62.2026, 6104.62.2028,

6104.69.8022, 6112.11.0060, 6113.00.9042,

6117.90.9060, 6204.12.0030, 6204.19.8030,

6204.22.3040, 6204.29.4034, 6204.62.3000,

6204.62.4005, 6204.62.4010, 6204.62.4020,

6204.62.4030, 6204.62.4040, 6204.62.4050,

6204.69.6010, 6304.69.9010. 6210.50.9060,

6211.20.1550, 6211.20.6810, 6211.42.0030

and 6217.90.9050. 6 Category 369–S: only HTS number

6307.10.2005.

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. 97–20143 Filed 7-30-97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–DR–F

COMMITTEE FOR THE

IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE

AGREEMENTS

Textile and Apparel Categories With

the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the

United States; Changes to the 1997

Correlation

July 25, 1997.

AGENCY: Committee for the

Implementation of Textile Agreements

(CITA).

ACTION: Changes to the 1997 Correlation

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lori

E. Mennitt, International Trade

Specialist, Office of Textiles and

Apparel, U.S. Department of Commerce,

(202) 482–3400.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

The Correlation: Textile and Apparel

Categories based on the Harmonized

Tariff Schedule of the United States

(1997) presents the harmonized tariff

numbers under each of the cotton, wool,

man-made fiber, silk blend and other

vegetable fiber categories used by the

United States in monitoring imports of

these textile products and in the

administration of the textile program.

The Correlation should be amended to

include the following changes in

Category 301, effective on June 23, 1997:

Changes to the 1997 Correlation

Delete 5205.21.0000.

Add 5205.21.0020—Cotton Yarn, not sewing

thread, containing 85 percent or more by

weight of cotton, not put up for retail sale,

single yarn, of combed fibers, exceeding

14 nm, ring spun.

Add 5205.21.0090—Cotton Yarn, not sewing

thread, containing 85 percent or more by

weight of cotton, not put up for retail sale,

single yarn, of combed fibers, exceeding

14 nm but not exceeding 43 nm, other

than ring spun.

Delete 5205.22.0000.

Add 5205.22.0020—Cotton Yarn, not sewing

thread, containing 85 percent or more by

weight of cotton, not put up for retail sale,

single yarn, of combed fibers, exceeding

14 nm but not exceeding 43 nm, ring spun.

Changes to the 1997 Correlation

Add 5205.22.0090—Cotton Yarn, not sewing

thread, containing 85 percent or more by

weight of cotton, not put up for retail sale,

single yarn, of combed fibers, exceeding

14 nm but not exceeding 43 nm, other

than ring spun.

Delete 5205.23.0000.

Add 5205.23.0020—Cotton Yarn, not sewing

thread, containing 85 percent or more by

weight of cotton, not put up for retail sale,

single yarn, of combed fibers, exceeding

43 nm but not exceeding 52 nm, ring spun.

Add 5205.23.0090—Cotton Yarn, not sewing

thread, containing 85 percent or more by

weight of cotton, not put up for retail sale,

single yarn, of combed fibers, exceeding

43 nm but not exceeding 52 nm, other

than ring spun.

Delete 5205.24.0000.

Add 5205.24.0020—Cotton Yarn, not sewing

thread, containing 85 percent or more by

weight of cotton, not put up for retail sale,

single yarn, of combed fibers, exceeding

52 nm but not exceeding 80 nm, ring spun.

Add 5205.24.0090—Cotton Yarn, not sewing

thread, containing 85 percent or more by

weight of cotton, not put up for retail sale,

single yarn, of combed fibers, exceeding

52 nm but not exceeding 80 nm, other

than ring spun.

Delete 5205.26.0000.

Add 5205.26.0020—Cotton Yarn, not sewing

thread, containing 85 percent or more by

weight of cotton, not up for retail sale, single yarn, of combed fibers, measuring less

than 125 decitex but not less than 106.38

decitex (exceeding 80 metric number but

not exceeding 94 metric number), ring

spun.

Add 5205.26.0090—Cotton Yarn, not sewing

thread, containing 85 percent or more by

weight of cotton, not up for retail sale, single yarn, of combed fibers, measuring less

than 125 decitex but not less than 106.38

decitex (exceeding 80 metric number but

not exceeding 94 metric number), other

than ring spun.

Delete 5205.27.0000.

Add 5205.27.0020—Cotton Yarn, not sewing

thread, containing 85 percent or more by

weight of cotton, not put up for retail sale,

single yarn, of combed fibers, measuring

less than 106.38 decitex but not less than

83.33 decitex (exceeding 94 metric number

but not exceeding 120 metric number), ring

spun.

Add 5205.27.0090—Cotton Yarn, not sewing

thread, containing 85 percent or more by

weight of cotton, not put up for retail sale,

single yarn, of combed fibers, measuring

less than 106.38 decitex but not less than

83.33 decitex (exceeding 94 metric number

but not exceeding 120 metric number),

other than ring spun.

Delete 5205.28.0000.