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at the time this quota was announced,

only 20 such quotas could be in effect

at one time. Each subheading

corresponds to a Secretary of

Agriculture’s Special Cotton Import

Quota Announcement specifying that a

particular amount of upland cotton may

be imported during a particular 180-day

period. The special import quota

described in this notice cannot take

effect until HTS subheading 9903.52.02

becomes available upon the expiration

of the Secretary of Agriculture’s Special

Cotton Import Quota Announcement

Number 2, effective July 29, 1996,

through January 24, 1997. Therefore, the

special import quota described in this

notice opens on January 25, 1997, the

day after the previous special import

quota 2 ends.

The quota amount, 44,607,955

kilograms (98,343,787 pounds), is equal

to 1 week’s consumption of upland

cotton by domestic mills at the

seasonally-adjusted average rate of the

most recent 3 months for which data are

available—July 1996 through September

1996. The special import quota

identifies a quantity of imports that is

not subject to the over-quota tariff rate

of a tariff-rate quota. The quota is not

divided by staple length or by country

of origin. The quota does not affect

existing tariff rates or phytosanitary

regulations. The quota does not apply to

Extra Long Staple cotton.

Authority: Sec. 136, P.L. 104–127 and U.S.

Note 6(a), Subchapter III, Chapter 99 of the

HTS.

Signed at Washington, DC., on January 22,

1997.

Dan Glickman,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–2128 Filed 1–28–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3410–05–P

Secretary of Agriculture’s Special

Cotton Import Quota Announcement

Number 21

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, USDA.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: A special import quota for

upland cotton equal to 44,607,955

kilograms (98,343,787 pounds) is

established in accordance with section

136(b) of the Federal Agriculture

Improvement and Reform Act of 1996

(the 1996 Act) under Presidential

Proclamation 6301 of June 7, 1991, and

Presidential Proclamation 6948 of

October 29, 1996. The quota is

referenced as the Secretary of

Agriculture’s Special Cotton Import

Quota Announcement Number 21,

effective November 13, 1996, and is set

forth in subheading 9903.52.21,

subchapter III, chapter 99 of the

Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the

United States (HTS).

DATES: The quota is effective as of

November 13, 1996, and applies to

upland cotton purchased not later than

February 10, 1997 (90 days from the

date the quota is established), and

entered into the United States not later

than May 11, 1997 (180 days from the

date the quota is established).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Janise Zygmont, Farm Service Agency,

United States Department of

Agriculture, Stop 0515, P.O. Box 2415,

Washington, DC 20013–2415 or call

(202) 720–8841.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 1996

Act requires that a special import quota

for upland cotton be determined and

announced immediately if, for any

consecutive 10-week period, the Friday

through Thursday average price

quotation for the lowest-priced U.S.

growth, as quoted for Middling 13⁄32

inch cotton, C.I.F. northern Europe (U.S.

Northern Europe price), adjusted for the

value of any cotton user marketing

certificates issued, exceeds the Northern

Europe price by more than 1.25 cents

per pound. This condition was met

during the consecutive 10-week period

that ended November 7, 1996.

Therefore, a quota referenced as the

Secretary of Agriculture’s Special

Cotton Import Quota Announcement

Number 21, effective November 13,

1996, is hereby established.

Previously there were only 20

subheadings available for designating

upland cotton special import quotas in

subchapter III of chapter 99 of the HTS.

Therefore, at most, only 20 such quotas

could be in effect at one time and any

additional quota which had been

triggered could not become effective

until the earliest of the 20 quotas ended.

However, Presidential Proclamation

6948 dated October 29, 1996, added six

new HTS subheadings for quotas—21

through 26. A maximum of 26 quotas

may now be in effect at one time.

To be effective as soon as possible,

Quota 21 is established as of November

13, 1996, and applies to upland cotton

purchased not later than February 10,

1997, and entered into the United States

not later than May 11, 1997. The quota

amount, 44,607,955 kilograms

(98,343,787 pounds), is equal to 1

week’s consumption of upland cotton

by domestic mills at the seasonallyadjusted average rate of the most recent

3 months for which data are available—

July 1996 through September 1996. The

special import quota identifies a

quantity of imports that is not subject to

the over-quota tariff rate of a tariff-rate

quota. The quota is not divided by

staple length or by country of origin.

The quota does not affect existing tariff

rates or phytosanitary regulations. The

quota does not apply to Extra Long

Staple cotton.

Authority: Sec. 136, P.L. 104–127 and U.S.

Note 6(a), Subchapter III, Chapter 99 of the

HTS.

Signed at Washington, D.C., on January 22,

1997.

Dan Glickman,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–2129 Filed 1–28–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3410–05–P

Secretary of Agriculture’s Special

Cotton Import Quota Announcement

Number 22

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, USDA.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: A special import quota for

upland cotton equal to 44,607,955

kilograms (98,343,787 pounds) is

established in accordance with section

136(b) of the Federal Agriculture

Improvement and Reform Act of 1996

(the 1996 Act) under Presidential

Proclamation 6301 of June 7, 1991, and

Presidential Proclamation 6948 of

October 29, 1996. The quota is

referenced as the Secretary of

Agriculture’s Special Cotton Import

Quota Announcement Number 22,

effective November 20, 1996, and is set

forth in subheading 9903.52.22,

subchapter III, chapter 99 of the

Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the

United States (HTS).

DATES: The quota is effective as of

November 20, 1996, and applies to

upland cotton purchased not later than

February 17, 1997 (90 days from the

date the quota is established), and

entered into the United States not later

than May 18, 1997 (180 days from the

date the quota is established).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Janise Zygmont, Farm Service Agency,

United States Department of

Agriculture, Stop 0515, P.O. Box 2415,

Washington, DC 20013–2415 or call

(202) 720–8841.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 1996

Act requires that a special import quota

for upland cotton be determined and

announced immediately if, for any

consecutive 10-week period, the Friday

through Thursday average price

quotation for the lowest-priced U.S.

growth, as quoted for Middling 13⁄32

inch cotton, C.I.F. northern Europe (U.S.

Northern Europe price), adjusted for the

value of any cotton user marketing

certificates issued, exceeds the Northern