48222 Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 178 / Monday, September 15, 1997 / Notices

1The limit has not been adjusted to account for

any imports exported after December 31, 1996.

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

September 9, 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, wool,

man-made fiber, silk blend and other

vegetable fiber textiles and textile products,

produced or manufactured in Macau and

exported during the twelve-month period

which began on January 1, 1997 and extends

through December 31, 1997.

Effective on September 16, 1997, you are

directed to adjust the current 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

Levels in Group I

225 ........................... 4,347,145 square meters.

317 ........................... 5,371,627 square meters.

333/334/335/833/

834/835.

311,940 dozen of

which not more than

139,253 dozen shall

be in Categories

333/335/833/835.

336/836 .................... 71,174 dozen.

338 ........................... 364,138 dozen.

339 ........................... 1,519,798 dozen.

340 ........................... 362,144 dozen.

341 ........................... 214,551 dozen.

342 ........................... 99,771 dozen.

345 ........................... 61,494 dozen.

347/348/847 ............. 828,902 dozen.

350/850 .................... 73,935 dozen.

351/851 .................... 78,843 dozen.

359–C/659–C 2 ........ 402,267 kilograms.

359–V3 .................... 134,089 kilograms.

625/626/627/628/629 5,988,653 square meters.

633/634/635 ............. 621,197 dozen.

638/639/838 ............. 1,923,178 dozen.

640 ........................... 146,254 dozen.

641/840 .................... 236,461 dozen.

642/842 .................... 137,764 dozen.

645/646 .................... 322,496 dozen.

647/648 .................... 691,600 dozen.

659–S4 .................... 147,333 kilograms.

Group II

400–469, as a group 1,664,266 square meters equivalent.

445/446 .................... 90,358 dozen.

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

31, 1996.

2 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. 3 Category 359–V: only HTS numbers

6103.19.2030, 6103.19.9030, 6104.12.0040,

6104.19.8040, 6110.20.1022, 6110.20.1024,

6110.20.2030, 6110.20.2035, 6110.90.9044,

6110.90.9046, 6201.92.2010, 6202.92.2020,

6203.19.1030, 6203.19.9030, 6204.12.0040,

6204.19.8040, 6211.32.0070 and

6211.42.0070. 4 Category 659–S: only HTS numbers

6112.31.0010, 6112.31.0020, 6112.41.0010,

6112.41.0020, 6112.41.0030, 6112.41.0040,

6211.11.1010, 6211.11.1020, 6211.12.1010

and 6211.12.1020.

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.

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COMMITTEE FOR THE

IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE

AGREEMENTS

Adjustment of an Import Limit for

Certain Man-Made Fiber Textile

Products Produced or Manufactured in

Malaysia

September 9, 1997.

AGENCY: Committee for the

Implementation of Textile Agreements

(CITA).

ACTION: Issuing a directive to the

Commissioner of Customs adjusting a

limit.

EFFECTIVE DATE: September 16, 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 this limit, 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 619 is

being increased for 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 61 FR 66263,

published on December 17, 1996). Also

see 61 FR 58041, published on

November 12, 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

September 9, 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 4, 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,

and silk blend and other vegetable fiber

apparel, produced or manufactured in

Malaysia and exported during the period

which began on January 1, 1997 and extends

through December 31, 1997.

Effective on September 16, 1997, you are

directed to increase the limit for Category 619

to 5,576,362 square meters 1, as provided for

under the Uruguay Round Agreements Act

and the Uruguay Round Agreement on

Textiles and Clothing.

The Committee for the Implementation of

Textile Agreements has determined that this

action falls 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. 97–24338 Filed 9–12–97; 8:45 am]

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