[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 227 (Tuesday, November 25, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 62760]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-31084]


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COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS


Adjustment of Import Limits for Certain Wool, Man-Made Fiber, 
Silk Blend and Other Vegetable Fiber Textile Products Produced or 
Manufactured in the People's Republic of China

November 20, 1997.
AGENCY: Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA).

ACTION: Issuing a directive to the Commissioner of Customs increasing 
limits.

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EFFECTIVE DATE: November 26, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Janet Heinzen, 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: Section 204 of the Agricultural Act of 1956, as 
amended (7 U.S.C. 1854); Executive Order 11651 of March 3, 1972, as 
amended.

    The current limits for Categories 434, 647, 670-L and 870 are being 
increased for carryforward. As a result, the limits for these 
categories, which are currently filled, will re-open.
    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 
62 FR 6950, published on February 14, 1997.
Troy H. Cribb,
Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.

Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements
November 20, 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 February 10, 1997, 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 
and silk apparel, produced or manufactured in China and exported 
during the twelve-month period beginning on January 1, 1997 and 
extending through December 31, 1997.
    Effective on November 26, 1997, you are directed to increase the 
limits for the following categories, as provided for under the terms 
of the bilateral agreement between the Governments of the United 
States and the People's Republic of China:

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                                             Adjusted twelve-month limit
                 Category                                \1\            
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Sublevels in Group I                                                    
434.......................................  14,256 dozen.               
647.......................................  1,663,051 dozen.            
670-L \2\.................................  16,687,879 kilograms.       
Level not in a group                                                    
870.......................................  33,923,079 kilograms.       
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\1\ The limits have not been adjusted to account for any imports        
  exported after December 31, 1996.                                     
\2\ Category 670-L: only HTS numbers 4202.12.8030, 4202.12.8070,        
  4202.92.3020, 4202.92.3030 and 4202.92.9025.                          

    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. 97-31084 Filed 11-21-97; 12:41 pm]
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