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Category Twelve-month restraint

limit

641 ....................... 1,053,642 dozen of

which not more than

39,799 dozen shall

be in Category 641–

Y19.

643 ....................... 780,589 numbers.

644 ....................... 1,174,362 numbers.

645/646 ................ 3,592,927 dozen.

647/648 ................ 1,328,005 dozen.

650 ....................... 25,221 dozen.

659–H ................... 1,340,420 kilograms.

659–S ................... 185,476 kilograms.

Group III

831, 833–838,

840–844, 847–

858 and

859pt. 20, as a

group.

17,418,627 square

meters equivalent.

Sublevel within

Group III

835 ....................... 28,798 dozen.

Group IV

845 ....................... 2,315,056 dozen.

846 ....................... 818,787 dozen.

Group VI

369–L/670–L/

87021.

73,117,988 square

meters equivalent.

1 Category 224–V: only HTS numbers

5801.21.0000, 5801.23.0000, 5801.24.0000,

5801.25.0010, 5801.25.0020, 5801.26.0010,

5801.26.0020, 5801.31.0000, 5801.33.0000,

5801.34.0000, 5801.35.0010, 5801.35.0020,

5801.36.0010 and 5801.36,0020. 2 Category 224–O: all remaining HTS numbers in Category 224. 3 Category 369pt.: all HTS numbers except

4202.12.4000, 4202.12.8020, 4202.12.8060,

4202.92.1500, 4202.92.3015, 4202.92.6090

(Category 369–L); 5601.10.1000,

5601.21.0090, 5701.90.1020, 5701.90.2020,

5702.10.9020, 5702.39.2010, 5702.49.1020,

5702.49.1080, 5702.59.1000, 5702.99.1010,

5602.99.1090, 5705.00.2020 and

6406.10.7700. 4 Category 469pt.: all HTS numbers except

5601.29.0020, 5603.94.1010 and

6406.10.9020. 5 Category 669–P: only HTS numbers

6305.32.0010, 6305.32.0020, 6305.33.0010,

6305.33.0020 and 6305.39.0000. 6 Category 669pt.: all HTS numbers except

6305.32.0010, 6305.32.0020, 6305.33.0010,

6305.33.0020 and 6305.39.0000 (Category

669–P); 5601.10.2000, 5601.22.0090,

5607.49.3000, 5607.50.4000 and

6406.10.9040. 7 Category 670–O: all HTS numbers except

4202.12.8030, 4202.12.8070, 4202.92.3020,

4202.92.3030 and 4202.92.9025 (Category

670–L). 8 Category 239pt.: only HTS number

6209.20.5040 (diapers). 9 Category 359–H: only HTS numbers

6505.90.1540 and 6505.90.2060. 10 Category 359pt.: all HTS numbers except

6505.90.1540, 6505.20.2060 (Category 359–

H); and 6406.99.1550. 11 Category 459–W: only HTS number

6505.90.4090. 12 Category 459pt.: all HTS numbers except

6505.90.4090 (Category 459–W);

6405.20.6030, 6405.20.6060, 6405.20.6090,

6405.99.1505 and 6406.99.1560. 13 Category 659–H: only HTS numbers

6502.00.9030, 6504.00.9015, 6504.00.9060,

6505.90.5090, 6505.90.6090, 6505.90.7090

and 6505.90.8090.

14 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. 15 Category 659pt.: all HTS numbers except

6502.00.9030, 6504.00.91015, 6504.00.9060,

6505.90.5090, 6505.90.606090, 6505.90.7090

and 6505.90.8090 (Category 659–H);

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 (Category 659–S);

6406.99.1510 and 6406.99.1540. 16 Category 340–D: only HTS numbers

6205.20.2015, 6205.20.2020, 6205.20.2025

and 6205.20.2030. 17 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. 18 Category 640–O: all HTS numbers except

6205.30.2010, 6205.30.2020, 6205.30.2030,

6205.30.2040, 6205.90.3030 and

6205.90.4030 (Category 640–D). 19 Category 641–Y: only HTS numbers

6204.23.0050, 6204.29.2030, 6206.40.3010

and 6206.40.3025. 20 Category 859pt.: only HTS numbers

6115.19.8040, 6117.10.6020, 6212.10.5030,

6212.10.9040, 6212.20.0030, 6212.30.0030,

6212.90.0090, 6214.10.2000 and

6214.90.0090. 21 Category 870; Category 369–L: only HTS

numbers 4202.12.4000, 4202.12.8020,

4202.12.8060, 4202.92.1500, 4202.92.3015

and 4202.92.6090; Category 670–L: only HTS

numbers 4202.12.8030, 4202.12.8070,

4202.92.3020, 4202.92.3030 and

4202.92.9025.

The limits set forth above are subject to

adjustment pursuant to the provisions of the

ATC and administrative arrangements

notified to the Textiles Monitoring Body.

Products in the above categories exported

during 1997 shall be charged to the

applicable category limits for that year (see

directive dated November 14, 1996) to the

extent of any unfilled balances. In the event

the limits established for that period have

been exhausted by previous entries, such

products shall be charged to the limits set

forth in this directive.

Products for integration in 1998 listed in

the Federal Register notice published on

May 1, 1995 (60 FR 21075) which are

exported during 1997 shall be charged to the

applicable limits to the extent of any unfilled

balances. After January 1, 1998, should those

unfilled balances be exhausted, such

products shall no longer be charged to any

limit, due to integration of these products

into GATT 1994.

CITA has informed Korea of its intent to

continue the bilateral visa arrangement for

those products. An export visa will continue

to be required, if applicable, for products

integrated on and after January 1, 1998,

before entry is permitted into the United

States.

The conversion factors for the following

merged categories are listed below:

Category

Conversion factor

(Square meters equivalent/category unit)

333/334/335 ............. 33.75

369–L/670–L/870 ...... 3.8

633/634/635 ............. 34.1

Category

Conversion factor

(Square meters equivalent/category unit)

638/639 ..................... 12.96

In accordance with exchange of notes

dated April 2 and April 8, 1997 between the

Governments of the United States and Korea,

for products exported in 1997, you are

directed to charge 59,407,515 square meters

equivalent to the Group II limit established

in this directive.

In carrying out the above directions, the

Commissioner of Customs should construe

entry into the United States for consumption

to include entry for consumption into the

Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.

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,

J. Hayden Boyd,

Acting Chairman, Committee for the

Implementation of Textile Agreements.

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COMMITTEE FOR THE

IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE

AGREEMENTS

Announcement of Import Restraint

Limits for Certain Cotton, Wool and

Man-Made Fiber Textiles and Textile

Products and Silk Blend and Other

Vegetable Fiber Apparel Produced or

Manufactured in Malaysia

December 22, 1997.

AGENCY: Committee for the

Implementation of Textile Agreements

(CITA).

ACTION: Issuing a directive to the

Commissioner of Customs establishing

limits.

EFFECTIVE DATE: January 1, 1998.

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 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 import restraint limits for textile

products, produced or manufactured in

Malaysia and exported during the

period January 1, 1998 through
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December 31, 1998 are based on limits

notified to the Textiles Monitoring Body

pursuant to the Uruguay Round

Agreement on Textiles and Clothing

(ATC).

Pursuant to the provisions of the ATC,

the second stage of the integration

commences on January 1, 1998 (see 60

FR 21075, published on May 1, 1995).

Accordingly, certain previously

restrained categories may have been

modified or eliminated and certain

limits may have been revised. Integrated

products will no longer be subject to

quota. CITA has informed Malaysia of

its intent to continue the bilateral visa

arrangement for those products.

In the letter published below, the

Chairman of CITA directs the

Commissioner of Customs to establish

the 1998 limits. The limits for

Categories 336/636, 338/339, 347/348,

619, 620 and 638/639 are being reduced

for carryforward applied to the 1997

limits.

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 62 FR 66057,

published on December 17, 1997). Also

see 62 FR 51832, published on October

3, 1997.

J. Hayden Boyd,

Acting Chairman, Committee for the

Implementation of Textile Agreements.

Committee for the Implementation of Textile

Agreements

December 22, 1997.

Commissioner of Customs,

Department of the Treasury, Washington, DC

20229.

Dear Commissioner: Pursuant to section

204 of the Agricultural Act of 1956, as

amended (7 U.S.C. 1854); Executive Order

11651 of March 3, 1972, as amended, and the

Uruguay Round Agreement on Textiles and

Clothing (ATC), you are directed to prohibit,

effective on January 1, 1998, entry into the

United States for consumption and

withdrawal from warehouse for consumption

of cotton, wool and man-made fiber textiles

and textile products and silk blend and other

vegetable fiber apparel in the following

categories, produced or manufactured in

Malaysia and exported during the twelvemonth period beginning on January 1, 1998

and extending through December 31, 1998, in

excess of the following limits:

Category Twelve-month restraint

limit

Fabric Group

218, 219, 220, 225–

227, 313–315,

317, 326, 611,

613/614/615/617,

619 and 620, as a

group.

123,734,420 square

meters.

Sublevels within the

group

218 ........................... 7,099,273 square meters.

219 ........................... 34,392,033 square

meters.

220 ........................... 34,392,033 square

meters.

225 ........................... 34,392,033 square

meters.

226 ........................... 34,392,033 square

meters.

227 ........................... 34,392,033 square

meters.

313 ........................... 41,018,021 square

meters.

314 ........................... 49,347,781 square

meters.

315 ........................... 34,392,033 square

meters.

317 ........................... 34,392,033 square

meters.

326 ........................... 6,650,644 square meters.

611 ........................... 3,990,386 square meters.

613/614/615/617 ...... 39,478,226 square

meters.

619 ........................... 5,026,835 square meters.

620 ........................... 6,283,543 square meters.

Other specific limits

200 ........................... 299,373 kilograms.

237 ........................... 402,804 dozen.

300/301 .................... 3,175,182 kilograms.

331/631 .................... 2,180,033 dozen pairs.

333/334/335/835 ...... 250,005 dozen of

which not more than

150,003 dozen shall

be in Category 333

and not more than

150,003 dozen shall

be in Category 835.

336/636 .................... 458,595 dozen.

338/339 .................... 1,136,966 dozen.

340/640 .................... 1,401,716 dozen.

341/641 .................... 1,816,676 dozen of

which not more than

648,100 dozen shall

be in Category 341.

342/642/842 ............. 435,133 dozen.

345 ........................... 166,859 dozen.

347/348 .................... 481,848 dozen.

350/650 .................... 156,926 dozen.

351/651 .................... 270,002 dozen.

363 ........................... 4,229,809 numbers.

435 ........................... 15,440 dozen.

438–W 1 ................... 12,635 dozen.

442 ........................... 18,815 dozen.

445/446 .................... 29,866 dozen.

604 ........................... 1,392,247 kilograms.

634/635 .................... 847,896 dozen.

638/639 .................... 471,904 dozen.

645/646 .................... 382,028 dozen.

Category Twelve-month restraint

limit

647/648 .................... 1,797,782 dozen of

which not more than

1,258,445 dozen

shall be in Category

647–K2 and not

more than 1,258,445

dozen shall be in

Category 648–K3.

Group II

201, 222–224,

239pt. 4, 332, 352,

359pt. 5, 360–362,

369pt. 6, 400–431,

433, 434, 436,

438–O 7, 440, 443,

444, 447, 448,

459pt. 8, 464,

469pt. 9, 600–603,

606, 607, 618,

621, 622, 624–

629, 633, 643,

644, 649, 652,

659pt. 10, 666,

669pt. 11, 670,

831, 833, 834,

836, 838, 840,

843–858 and

859pt. 12, as a

group.

40,586,900 square

meters equivalent.

1 Category 438–W: only HTS numbers

6104.21.0060, 6104.23.0020, 6104.29.2051,

6106.20.1010, 6106.20.1020, 6106.90.1010,

6106.90.1020, 6106.90.2520, 6106.90.3020,

6109.90.1540, 6109.90.8020, 6110.10.2080,

6110.30.1560, 6110.90.9074 and

6114.10.0040. 2 Category 647–K: only HTS numbers

6103.23.0040, 6103.23.0045, 6103.29.1020,

6103.29.1030, 6103.43.1520, 6103.43.1540,

6103.43.1550, 6103.43.1570, 6103.49.1020,

6103.49.1060, 6103.49.8014, 6112.12.0050,

6112.19.1050, 6112.20,.1060 and

6113.00.9044. 3 Category 648–K: only HTS numbers

6104.23.0032, 6104.23.0034, 6104.29.1030,

6104.29.1040, 6104.29.2038, 6104.63.2006,

6104.63.2011, 6104.63.2026, 6104.63.2028,

6104.63.2030, 6104.63.2060, 6104.69.2030,

6104.69.2060, 6104.69.8026, 6112.12.0060,

6112.19.1060, 6112.20.1070, 6113.00.9052

and 6117.90.9070. 4 Category 239pt.: only HTS number

6209.20.5040 (diapers). 5 Category 359pt.: all HTS numbers except

6406.99.1550. 6 Category 369pt.: all HTS numbers except

5601.10.1000, 5601.21.0090, 5701.90.1020,

5701.90.2020, 5701.10.9020, 5702.39.2010,

5702.49.1020, 5702.49.1080, 5702.59.1000,

5702.99.1010, 5602.99.1090, 5705.00.2020

and 6406.10.7700. 7 Category 438–O: only HTS numbers

6103.21.0050, 6103.23.0025, 6105.20.1000,

6105.90.1000, 6105.90.8020, 6109.90.1520,

6110.10.2070, 6110.30.1550, 6110.90.9072,

6114.10.0020 and 6117.90.9025. 8 Category 459pt.: all HTS numbers except

6405.20.6030, 6405.20.6060, 6405.20.6090,

6405.99.1505 and 6406.99.1560. 9 Category 469pt.: all HTS numbers except

5601.29.0020, 5603.94.1010 and

6406.10.9020. 10 Category 659pt.: all HTS numbers except

6406.99.1510 and 6406.99.1540. 11 Category 669pt.: all HTS numbers except

5601.10.2000, 5601.22.0090, 5607.49.3000,

5607.50.4000 and 6406.10.9040.
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12 Category 859pt.: only HTS numbers

6115.19.8040, 6117.10.6020, 6212.10.5030,

6212.10.9040, 6212.20.0030, 6212.30.0030,

6212.90.0090, 6214.10.2000 and

6214.90.0090.

The limits set forth above are subject to

adjustment pursuant to the provisions of the

ATC and administrative arrangements

notified to the Textiles Monitoring Body.

Products in the above categories exported

during 1997 shall be charged to the

applicable category limits for that year (see

the November 4, 1996 directive) to the extent

of any unfilled balances. In the event the

limits established for that period have been

exhausted by previous entries, such products

shall be charged to the limits set forth in this

directive.

Products for integration in 1998 listed in

the Federal Register notice published on

May 1, 1995 (60 FR 21075) which are

exported during 1997 shall be charged to the

applicable limits to the extent of any unfilled

balances. After January 1, 1998, should those

unfilled balances be exhausted, such

products shall no longer be charged to any

limit, due to integration of these products

into GATT 1994.

CITA has informed Malaysia of its intent

to continue the bilateral visa arrangement for

those products. An export visa will continue

to be required, if applicable, for products

integrated on and after January 1, 1998,

before entry is permitted into the United

States.

In carrying out the above directions, the

Commissioner of Customs should construe

entry into the United States for consumption

to include entry for consumption into the

Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.

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,

J. Hayden Boyd,

Acting Chairman, Committee for the

Implementation of Textile Agreements.

[FR Doc. 97–33913 Filed 12–29–97; 8:45 am]

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COMMITTEE FOR THE

IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE

AGREEMENTS

Announcement of Levels for Certain

Cotton, Wool and Man-Made Fiber

Textile Products Produced or

Manufactured in the United Mexican

States

December 22, 1997.

AGENCY: Committee for the

Implementation of Textile Agreements

(CITA).

ACTION: Issuing a directive to the

Commissioner of Customs establishing

levels under the North America Free

Trade Agreement.

EFFECTIVE DATE: January 1, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Roy

Unger, 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.

In order to implement Annex 300–B

of the North America Free Trade

Agreement (NAFTA), restrictions and

consultation levels for certain cotton,

wool and man-made fiber textile

products from Mexico are being

established for the period beginning on

January 1, 1998 and extending through

December 31, 1998.

These restrictions and consultation

levels do not apply to NAFTA

originating goods, as defined in Annex

300–B, Chapter 4 and Annex 401 of the

agreement. In addition, restrictions and

consultation levels do not apply to

textile and apparel goods that are

assembled in Mexico from fabrics

wholly formed and cut in the United

States and exported from and reimported into the United States under

U.S. tariff item 9802.00.90.

In the letter published below, the

Chairman of CITA directs the

Commissioner of Customs to implement

levels for the 1998 period.

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 62 FR 66057,

published on December 17, 1997).

J. Hayden Boyd,

Acting Chairman, Committee for the

Implementation of Textile Agreements.

Committee for the Implementation of Textile

Agreements

December 22, 1997.

Commissioner of Customs,

Department of the Treasury, Washington, DC

20229.

Dear Commissioner: Pursuant to section

204 of the Agricultural Act of 1956, as

amended (7 U.S.C. 1854); Executive Order

11651 of March 3, 1972, as amended; and the

North America Free Trade Agreement

(NAFTA), between the Governments of the

United States, the United Mexican States and

Canada, you are directed to prohibit, effective

on January 1, 1998, entry into the United

States for consumption and withdrawal from

warehouse for consumption of cotton, wool

and man-made fiber textile products in the

following categories, produced or

manufactured in Mexico and exported during

the twelve-month period beginning on

January 1, 1998 and extending through

December 31, 1998, in excess of the following

levels:

Category Twelve-month limit

219 ........................... 9,438,000 square meters.

313 ........................... 16,854,000 square

meters.

314 ........................... 6,966,904 square meters.

315 ........................... 6,966,904 square meters.

317 ........................... 8,427,000 square meters.

338/339/638/639 ...... 650,000 dozen.

340/640 .................... 160,200 dozen.

347/348/647/648 ...... 650,000 dozen.

410 ........................... 397,160 square meters.

433 ........................... 11,000 dozen.

443 ........................... 175,479 numbers.

611 ........................... 1,267,710 square meters.

633 ........................... 10,000 dozen.

643 ........................... 155,556 numbers.

The levels set forth above are subject to

adjustment pursuant to the provisions of

Annex 300–B of the NAFTA.

Products in the above categories exported

during 1997 shall be charged to the

applicable category levels for that year (see

directive dated October 17, 1996) to the

extent of any unfilled balances. In the event

the levels established for that period have

been exhausted by previous entries, such

products shall be charged to the levels set

forth in this directive.

The foregoing levels do not apply to

NAFTA originating goods, as defined in

Annex 300–B, Chapter 4 and Annex 401 of

the agreement. In addition, restrictions and

consultation levels do not apply to textile

and apparel goods that are assembled in

Mexico from fabrics wholly formed and cut

in the United States and exported from and

re-imported into the United States under U.S.

tariff item 9802.00.90.

In carrying out the above directions, the

Commissioner of Customs should construe

entry into the United States for consumption

to include entry for consumption into the

Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.

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,

J. Hayden Boyd,

Acting Chairman, Committee for the

Implementation of Textile Agreements.

[FR Doc. 97–33912 Filed 12–29–97; 8:45 am]

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