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1997.

Dated: August 11, 1997.

Gary C. Matlock,

Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries,

National Marine Fisheries Service.

[FR Doc. 97–21665 Filed 8–14–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–22–F

COMMITTEE FOR THE

IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE

AGREEMENTS

Adjustment of Import Limits for Certain

Cotton and Man-Made Fiber Textile

Products Produced or Manufactured in

Pakistan

August 11, 1997.

AGENCY: Committee for the

Implementation of Textile Agreements

(CITA).

ACTION: Issuing a directive to the

Commissioner of Customs increasing

limits.

EFFECTIVE DATE: August 18, 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 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,

variously, for carryover and recrediting

of unused 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 61 FR 66263,

published on December 17, 1996). Also

see 61 FR 68245, published on

December 27, 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

August 11, 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 December 20, 1996, by the

Chairman, Committee for the Implementation

of Textile Agreements. That directive

concerns imports of certain cotton and manmade fiber textile products, produced or

manufactured in Pakistan and exported

during the twelve-month period which began

on January 1, 1997 and extends through

December 31, 1997.

Effective on August 18, 1997, you are

directed to increase the limits the following

categories, as provided for under the Uruguay

Round Agreements Act and the Uruguay

Round Agreement on Textiles and Clothing:

Category Adjusted limit 1

219 ........................... 8,256,340 square meters.

226/313 .................... 121,600,260 square

meters.

237 ........................... 401,558 dozen.

239 ........................... 1,890,536 kilograms.

314 ........................... 6,004,610 square meters.

315 ........................... 80,931,186 square

meters.

317/617 .................... 32,267,768 square

meters.

331/631 .................... 2,159,709 dozen pairs.

335/635 .................... 366,281 dozen.

339 ........................... 1,168,372 dozen.

340/640 .................... 631,013 dozen of

which not more than

217,058 dozen shall

be in Category 340–

D/640–D 2.

341/641 .................... 722,805 dozen.

342/642 .................... 357,751 dozen.

359–C/659–C 3 ........ 1,445,610 kilograms.

360 ........................... 4,649,160 numbers.

361 ........................... 6,000,660 numbers.

369–F/369–P4 ......... 2,219,916 kilograms.

369–S5 .................... 650,774 kilograms.

613/614 .................... 24,077,967 square

meters.

615 ........................... 25,614,854 square

meters.

Category Adjusted limit 1

625/626/627/628/629 78,779,850 square

meters of which not

more than

35,486,420 square

meters shall be in

Category 625; not

more than

35,486,420 square

meters shall be in

Category 626; not

more than

35,486,420 square

meters shall be in

Category 627; not

more than 7,342,018

square meters shall

be in Category 628;

and not more than

35,486,420 square

meters shall be in

Category 629.

647/648 .................... 868,060 dozen.

666–P6 .................... 732,470 kilograms.

666–S7 .................... 4,235,760 kilograms.

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

31, 1996. 2 Category 340–D: only HTS numbers

6205.20.2015, 6205.20.2020, 6205.20.2025

and 6205.20.2030; Category 640–D: only HTS

numbers 6205.30.2010, 6205.30.2020,

6205.30.2030, 6205.30.2040, 6205.90.3030

and 6205.90.4030. 3 Category 359–C: only HTS numbers

6103.42.2025, 6103.49.8034, 6104.62.1020,

6104.69.8010, 6114.20.0048, 6114.20.0052,

6203.42.2010, 6203.42.2090, 6204.62.2010,

6211.32.0010, 6211.32.0025 and

6211.42.0010; Category 659–C: only HTS

numbers 6103.23.0055, 6103.43.2020,

6103.43.2025, 6103.49.2000, 6103.49.8038,

6104.63.1020, 6104.63.1030, 6104.69.1000,

6104.69.8014, 6114.30.3044, 6114.30.3054,

6203.43.2010, 6203.43.2090, 6203.49.1010,

6203.49.1090, 6204.63.1510, 6204.69.1010,

6210.10.9010, 6211.33.0010, 6211.33.0017

and 6211.43.0010. 4 Category 369–F: only HTS number

6302.91.0045; Category 369–P: only HTS

numbers 6302.60.0010 and 6302.91.0005. 5 Category 369–S: only HTS number

6307.10.2005. 6 Category 666–P: only HTS numbers

6302.22.1010, 6302.22.1020, 6302.22.2010,

6302.32.1010, 6302.32.1020, 6302.32.2010

and 6302.32.2020. 7 Category 666–S: only HTS numbers

6302.22.1030, 6302.22.1040, 6302.22.2020,

6302.32.1030, 6302.32.1040, 6302.32.2030

and 6302.32.2040.

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. 97–21648 Filed 8–14–97; 8:45 am]

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