67830 Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 249 / Tuesday, December 30, 1997 / Notices

COMMITTEE FOR THE

IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE

AGREEMENTS

Announcement of Import Restraint

Limits for Certain Cotton, Man-Made

Fiber, Silk Blend and Other Vegetable

Fiber Textiles and Textile Products

Produced or Manufactured in Hong

Kong

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:

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 import restraint limits for textile

products, produced or manufactured in

Hong Kong and exported during the

period January 1, 1998 through

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 Hong Kong 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. These limits have been

increased, variously, for adjustments

permitted under the flexibility

provisions of the ATC.

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, man-made fiber, silk blend and

other vegetable fiber textiles and textile

products in the following categories,

produced or manufactured in Hong Kong and

exported during the twelve-month period

beginning on January 1, 1998 and extending

through December 31, 1998, in excess of the

following levels of restraint:

Category Twelve-month restraint

limit

Group I

200–227, 300–326,

360–363, 369(1) 1,

369pt. 2, 400–414,

464, 469pt. 3, 600–

629, 666, 669pt. 4

and 670, as a

group.

242,056,022 square

meters equivalent.

Sublevels in Group I

219 ........................... 42,243,126 square

meters.

218/225/317/326 ...... 73,902,425 square

meters of which not

more than 4,070,257

square meters shall

be in Category

218(1) 5 (yarn dyed

fabric other than

denim and jacquard).

611 ........................... 6,660,198 square meters.

617 ........................... 4,202,118 square meters.

Group I subgroup

200, 226/313, 314,

315, 369(1) and

604, as a group

112,565,729 square

meters equivalent.

Within Group I subgroup

200 ........................... 364,204 kilograms.

226/313 .................... 75,775,098 square

meters.

314 ........................... 20,435,635 square

meters

315 ........................... 10,103,447 square

meters.

369(1)(shoptowels) 830,299 kilograms.

Category Twelve-month restraint

limit

604 ........................... 250,001 kilograms.

Group II

237, 239pt. 6, 331–

348, 350–352,

359(1) 7, 359(2) 8,

359pt. 9, 431, 433–

438, 440–448,

459pt. 10, 631,

633–652,

659(1) 11,

659(2) 12,

659pt. 13, and 443/

444/643/644/843/

844(1), as a group.

834,051,359 square

meters equivalent.

Sublevels in Group II

237 ........................... 1,221,557 dozen.

331 ........................... 4,274,499 dozen pairs.

333/334 .................... 305,741 dozen.

335 ........................... 344,774 dozen.

338/339 14 (shirts and

blouses other than

tank tops and

tops, knit).

2,930,479 dozen.

338/339(1) 15 (tank

tops and knit tops).

2,201,684 dozen.

340 ........................... 2,806,243 dozen.

345 ........................... 465,080 dozen.

347/348 .................... 6,797,746 dozen of

which not more than

6,707,746 dozen

shall be in Categories 347–W/348–

W 16; not more than

5,083,385 dozen

shall be in Category

348–W.

352 ........................... 7,185,033 dozen.

359(1)(coveralls,

overalls and

jumpsuits).

631,126 kilograms.

359(2)(vests) ........... 1,315,396 kilograms.

433 ........................... 10,510 dozen.

434 ........................... 11,283 dozen.

435 ........................... 77,147 dozen.

436 ........................... 100,479 dozen.

438 ........................... 825,224 dozen.

442 ........................... 93,221 dozen.

443 ........................... 63,395 numbers.

444 ........................... 42,211 numbers.

445/446 .................... 1,363,985 dozen.

447/448 .................... 68,594 dozen.

631 ........................... 677,981 dozen pairs.

633/634/635 ............. 1,371,401 dozen of

which not more than

512,934 dozen shall

be in Categories

633/634 and not

more than 1,053,082

dozen shall be in

Category 635.

638/639 .................... 4,919,668 dozen.

641 ........................... 850,098 dozen.

644 ........................... 45,985 numbers.

645/646 .................... 1,348,388 dozen.

647 ........................... 563,990 dozen.

648 ........................... 1,176,258 dozen of

which not more than

1,161,468 dozen

shall be in Category

648–W 17.

649 ........................... 868,319 dozen.

650 ........................... 179,565 dozen.

652 ........................... 5,078,903 dozen.
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Category Twelve-month restraint

limit

659(1)(coveralls,

overalls and

jumpsuits).

697,559 kilograms.

659(2)(swimsuits) .... 286,743 kilograms.

443/444/643/644/

843/844(1)(madeto-measure suits).

58,408 numbers.

Group II subgroup

336, 341, 342, 350,

351, 636, 640, 642

and 651, as a

group.

159,010,659 square

meters equivalent.

Within Group II subgroup

336 ........................... 235,932 dozen.

341 ........................... 2,840,564 dozen.

342 ........................... 568,500 dozen.

350 ........................... 141,744 dozen.

351 ........................... 1,199,726 dozen.

636 ........................... 317,522 dozen.

640 ........................... 982,847 dozen.

642 ........................... 252,506 dozen.

651 ........................... 343,870 dozen.

Group III

831, 833–838, 840–

844, 847–858 and

859pt. 18, as a

group.

45,395,915 square

meters equivalent.

Sublevels in Group

III

834 ........................... 12,922 dozen.

835 ........................... 114,777 dozen.

836 ........................... 169,543 dozen.

840 ........................... 681,791 dozen.

842 ........................... 267,161 dozen.

847 ........................... 366,146 dozen.

Limits not in a group

845(1) 19 (sweaters

made in Hong

Kong).

1,129,466 dozen.

845(2) 20 (sweaters

assembled in

Hong Kong from

knit-to-shape components, knit elsewhere).

2,703,514 dozen.

846(1) 21 (sweaters

made in Hong

Kong).

182,645 dozen.

846(2) 22 (sweaters

assembled in

Hong Kong from

knit-to-shape components, knit elsewhere).

440,107 dozen.

1 Category 369(1): only HTS number

6307.10.2005. 2 Category 369pt.: all HTS numbers except

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, 5702.99.1090, 5705.00.2020,

6406.10.7700 and HTS number in 369(1). 3 Category 469pt.: all HTS numbers except

5601.29.0020, 5603.94.1010 and

6406.10.9020. 4 Category 669pt.: all HTS numbers except

5601.10.2000, 5601.22.0090, 5607.49.3000,

5607.50.4000 and 6406.10.9040. 5 Category 218(1): all HTS numbers except

5209.42.0060, 5209.42.0080, 5211.42.0060,

5211.42.0080, 5514.32.0015 and

5516.43.0015.

6 Category 239pt.: only HTS number

6209.20.5040 (diapers). 7 Category 359(1): 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. 8 Category 359(2): 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. 9 Category 359pt.: all HTS numbers except

6406.99.1550 and HTS numbers in 359(1)

and 359(2). 10 Category 459pt.: all HTS numbers except

6405.20.6030, 6405.20.6060, 6405.20.6090,

6406.99.1505 and 6406.99.1560. 11 Category 659(1): 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. 12 Category 659(2): 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. 13 Category 659pt.: all HTS numbers except

6406.99.1510, 6406.99.1540 and HTS numbers in 659(1) and 659(2). 14 Categories 338/339: all HTS numbers except 6109.10.0018, 6109.10.0023,

6109.10.0060, 6109.10.0065, 6114.20.0005

and 6114.20.0010. 15 Category 338/339(1): only HTS numbers

6109.10.0018, 6109.10.0023, 6109.10.0060,

6109.10.0065, 6114.20.0005 and

6114.20.0010. 16 Category 347–W: only HTS numbers

6203.19.1020, 6203.19.9020, 6203.22.3020,

6203.22.3030, 6203.42.4005, 6203.42.4010,

6203.42.4015, 6203.42.4025, 6203.42.4035,

6203.42.4045, 6203.42.4050, 6203.42.4060,

6203.49.8020, 6210.40.9033, 6211.20.1520,

6211.20.3810 and 6211.32.0040;Category

348–W: only HTS numbers 6204.12.0030,

6204.19.8030, 6204.22.3040, 6204.22.3050,

6204.29.4034, 6204.62.3000, 6204.62.4005,

6204.62.4010, 6204.62.4020, 6204.62.4030,

6204.62.4040, 6204.62.4050, 6204.62.4055,

6204.62.4065, 6204.69.6010, 6204.69.9010,

6210.50.9060, 6211.20.1550, 6211.20.6810,

6211.42.0030 and 6217.90.9050. 17 Category 648–W: only HTS numbers

6204.23.0040, 6204.23.0045, 6204.29.2020,

6204.29.2025, 6204.29.4038, 6204.63.2000,

6204.63.3000, 6204.63.3510, 6204.63.3530,

6204.63.3532, 6204.63.3540, 6204.69.2510,

6204.69.2530, 6204.69.2540, 6204.69.2560,

6204.69.6030, 6204.69.9030, 6210.50.5035,

6211.20.1555, 6211.20.6820, 6211.43.0040

and 6217.90.9060. 18 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. 19 Category 845(1): only HTS numbers

6103.29.2074, 6104.29.2079, 6110.90.9024,

6110.90.9042 and 6117.90.9015. 20 Category 845(2): only HTS numbers

6103.29.2070, 6104.29.2077, 6110.90.9022

and 6110.90.9040. 21 Category 846(1): only HTS numbers

6103.29.2068, 6104.29.2075, 6110.90.9020

and 6110.90.9038.

22 Category 846(2): only HTS numbers

6103.29.2066, 6104.29.2073, 6110.90.9018

and 6110.90.9036.

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 December 5, 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 Hong Kong 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 merged

Categories 333/334, 633/634/635 and 638/

639 are 33, 33.90 and 13, respectively. The

conversion factor for Category 239pt. is 8.79.

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. 97–33916 Filed 12–29–97; 8:45 am]

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COMMITTEE FOR THE

IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE

AGREEMENTS

Announcement of Import Restraint

Limits for Certain Cotton, Man-Made

Fiber, Silk Blend and Other Vegetable

Fiber Textiles and Textile Products

Produced or Manufactured in India

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.