[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 9 (Tuesday, January 14, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1875-1877]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-975]


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COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS


Extension of Restraint Period and Amendment of Import Limits 
Under Bilateral Agreements Governing Importation of Certain Cotton, 
Wool, Man-Made Fiber, Silk Blend and Other Vegetable Fiber Textiles and 
Textile Products and Silk Apparel Produced or Manufactured in the 
People's Republic of China

January 10, 1997.
AGENCY: Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA).

ACTION: Issuing a directive to the Commissioner of Customs extending a 
restraint period and amending limits.

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EFFECTIVE DATE: January 15, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jennifer Aldrich, 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) 927-6703. 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).

    In a memorandum dated December 21, 1996, the Governments of the 
United States and the People's Republic of China agreed to extend the 
current bilateral agreements for one month, through January 31, 1997.
    If no agreement is reached in further negotiations between the 
Governments of the United States and the People's Republic of China on 
new bilateral agreements, the U.S. Government would have the authority 
to implement unilateral limits at reduced levels and permanently deny 
shipments in excess of those limits.
    In the letter published below, the Chairman of CITA directs the 
Commissioner of Customs to extend the applicable restraint period 
through January 31, 1997, at levels adjusted to reflect the extension.
    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 60 FR 65299, published on December 19, 1995; and 61 FR 
66263, published on December 17, 1996). Also see 60 FR 62413, published 
on December 6, 1995; and 65292, published on December 19, 1995.
Troy H. Cribb,
Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.

Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements
January 10, 1997.

Commissioner of Customs,
Department of the Treasury, Washington, DC 20229.

    Dear Commissioner: This directive amends, but does not cancel, 
the directives issued to you on December 24, 1996, by the Chairman, 
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements, which 
directed you to count 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

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and exported during the twelve-month period which began on January 
1, 1997 and extends through December 31, 1997. Effective on January 
15, 1997 the counting period is amended to February 1, 1997 through 
December 31, 1997.
    This directive amends, but does not cancel, the directives 
issued to you on November 30, 1995 and December 13, 1995, by the 
Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements. 
Those directives concern imports of certain textiles and textile 
products and silk apparel, produced or manufactured in China and 
exported during the twelve-month period which began on January 1, 
1996 and extended through December 31, 1996.
    Effective on January 15, 1997, you are directed to extend the 
1996 restraint period through January 31, 1997 at the following 
adjusted levels, pursuant to a memorandum dated December 21, 1996 
between the Governments of the United States and the People's 
Republic of China:

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                 Category                       Thirteen-month limit    
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Group I                                                                 
200, 218, 219, 226, 237, 239, 300/301, 313- 1,579,551,907 square meters 
 315, 317/326, 331, 333-336, 338/339, 340-   equivalent.                
 342, 345, 347/348, 350-352, 359-C \1\,                                 
 359-V \2\, 360-363, 369-D \3\, 369-H \4\,                              
 369-L \5\, 410, 433-436, 438, 440, 442-                                
 444, 445/446, 447, 448, 607, 611, 613-                                 
 615, 617, 631, 633-636, 638/639, 640-643,                              
 644/844, 645/646, 647-652, 659-C \6\, 659-                             
 H \7\, 659-S \8\, 666, 669-P \9\, 670-L                                
 \10\, 831, 833, 835, 836, 840, 842 and                                 
 845-847, as a group.                                                   
Sublevels in Group I                                                    
200.......................................  743,161 kilograms.          
218.......................................  12,328,790 square meters.   
219.......................................  2,488,221 square meters.    
226.......................................  11,810,342 square meters.   
237.......................................  1,996,379 dozen.            
239.......................................  3,131,132 kilograms.        
300/301...................................  4,083,400 kilograms.        
313.......................................  47,536,883 square meters.   
314.......................................  53,883,456 square meters.   
315.......................................  173,220,089 square meters.  
317/326...................................  22,770,718 square meters of 
                                             which not more than        
                                             4,356,486 square meters    
                                             shall be in Category 326.  
331.......................................  5,510,177 dozen pairs.      
333.......................................  100,092 dozen.              
334.......................................  346,187 dozen.              
335.......................................  432,538 dozen.              
336.......................................  174,814 dozen.              
338/339...................................  2,686,449 dozen of which not
                                             more than 2,039,309 dozen  
                                             shall be in Categories 338-
                                             S/339-S \11\.              
340.......................................  941,774 dozen of which not  
                                             more than 470,888 dozen    
                                             shall be in Category 340-Z 
                                             \12\.                      
341.......................................  739,608 dozen of which not  
                                             more than 443,765 dozen    
                                             shall be in Category 341-Y 
                                             \13\.                      
342.......................................  290,385 dozen.              
345.......................................  147,926 dozen.              
347/348...................................  2,725,271 dozen.            
350.......................................  178,025 dozen.              
351.......................................  569,421 dozen.              
352.......................................  2,041,319 dozen.            
359-C.....................................  634,295 kilograms.          
359-V.....................................  923,838 kilograms.          
360.......................................  8,276,611 numbers of which  
                                             not more than 5,547,550    
                                             numbers shall be in        
                                             Category 360-P \14\.       
361.......................................  4,603,222 numbers.          
362.......................................  7,936,779 numbers.          
363.......................................  34,574,410 numbers.         
369-D.....................................  5,167,972 kilograms.        
369-H.....................................  5,126,070 kilograms.        
369-L.....................................  3,522,474 kilograms.        
410.......................................  2,259,061 square meters of  
                                             which not more than        
                                             1,810,882 square meters    
                                             shall be in Category 410-A 
                                             \15\ and not more than     
                                             1,810,882 square meters    
                                             shall be in Category 410-B 
                                             \16\.                      
433.......................................  26,322 dozen.               
434.......................................  14,998 dozen.               
435.......................................  27,547 dozen.               
436.......................................  17,141 dozen.               
438.......................................  29,749 dozen.               
440.......................................  42,852 dozen of which not   
                                             more than 24,487 dozen     
                                             shall be in Category 440-M 
                                             \17\.                      
442.......................................  47,749 dozen.               
443.......................................  151,588 numbers.            
444.......................................  227,609 numbers.            
445/446...................................  322,252 dozen.              
447.......................................  87,605 dozen.               
448.......................................  25,061 dozen.               
607.......................................  3,352,501 kilograms.        
611.......................................  5,886,189 square meters.    
613.......................................  8,221,654 square meters.    
614.......................................  12,919,741 square meters.   
615.......................................  26,896,554 square meters.   
617.......................................  18,792,350 square meters.   
631.......................................  1,342,338 dozen pairs.      
633.......................................  61,361 dozen.               
634.......................................  659,600 dozen.              
635.......................................  701,167 dozen.              
636.......................................  595,853 dozen.              
638/639...................................  2,680,531 dozen.            
640.......................................  1,629,587 dozen.            
641.......................................  1,466,511 dozen.            
642.......................................  341,221 dozen.              
643.......................................  549,873 numbers.            
644/844...................................  4,007,023 numbers.          
645/646...................................  929,501 dozen.              
647.......................................  1,710,790 dozen.            
648.......................................  1,222,349 dozen.            
649.......................................  993,274 dozen.              
650.......................................  123,665 dozen.              
651.......................................  849,347 dozen of which not  
                                             more than 149,533 dozen    
                                             shall be in Category 651-B 
                                             \18\.                      
652.......................................  2,868,368 dozen.            
659-C.....................................  449,653 kilograms.          
659-H.....................................  3,041,248 kilograms.        
659-S.....................................  669,269 kilograms.          
666.......................................  3,826,769 kilograms.        
669-P.....................................  2,184,509 kilograms.        
670-L.....................................  17,084,850 kilograms.       
831.......................................  570,501 dozen pairs.        
833.......................................  30,375 dozen.               
835.......................................  137,317 dozen.              
836.......................................  304,511 dozen.              
840.......................................  524,905 dozen.              
842.......................................  295,003 dozen.              
845.......................................  2,670,712 dozen.            
846.......................................  190,947 dozen.              
847.......................................  1,385,630 dozen.            
Group II                                                                
330, 332, 349, 353, 354, 359-O \19\, 431,   131,226,397 square meters   
 432, 439, 459, 630, 632, 653, 654 and 659-  equivalent.                
 O \20\, as a group.                                                    
Group III                                                               
201, 220, 222, 223, 224-V \21\, 224-O       277,114,624 square meters   
 \22\, 225, 227, 229, 369-O \23\, 400,       equivalent.                
 414, 464, 465, 469, 600, 603, 604-O \24\,                              
 606, 618-622, 624-629, 665, 669-O \25\                                 
 and 670-O \26\, as a group.                                            
Sublevel in Group III                                                   
224-V.....................................  3,743,666 square meters.    
Group IV                                                                
832, 834, 838, 839, 843, 850-852, 858 and   11,949,795 square meters    
 859, as a group.                            equivalent.                
Levels not in a Group                                                   
369-S \27\................................  673,208 kilograms.          
863-S \28\................................  9,414,728 numbers.          
870.......................................  35,502,103 kilograms.       

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Silk Apparel Group \29\                                                 
733, 734, 735, 736, 738, 739, 740, 741,     374,946,681 square meters   
 742, 743, 744, 745, 746, 747, 748, 750,     equivalent.                
 751, 752, 758 and 759, as a group.                                     
Specific limit within Group...............                              
740 (Men's and boys' shirts, not knit)....  3,578,922 dozen.            
741 (Women's and girls' shirts/blouses,     8,930,853 dozen.            
 not knit).                                                             
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  \1\ 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.
                                                                        
  \2\ 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.                                                           
                                                                        
  \3\ Category 369-D: only HTS numbers 6302.60.0010, 6302.91.0005 and   
6302.91.0045.                                                           
                                                                        
  \4\ Category 369-H: only HTS numbers 4202.22.4020, 4202.22.4500 and   
4202.22.8030.                                                           
                                                                        
  \5\ 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.              
                                                                        
  \6\ 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.              
                                                                        
  \7\ 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.
                                                                        
  \8\ 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.                            
                                                                        
  \9\ Category 669-P: only HTS numbers 6305.32.0010, 6305.32.0020,      
6305.33.0010, 6305.33.0020 and 6305.39.0000.                            
                                                                        
  \10\ Category 670-L: only HTS numbers 4202.12.8030, 4202.12.8070,     
4202.92.3020, 4202.92.3030 and 4202.92.9025.                            
                                                                        
  \11\ Category 338-S: all HTS numbers except 6109.10.0012,             
6109.10.0014, 6109.10.0018 and 6109.10.0023; Category 339-S: all HTS    
numbers except 6109.10.0040, 6109.10.0045, 6109.10.0060 and             
6109.10.0065.                                                           
                                                                        
  \12\ Category 340-Z: only HTS numbers 6205.20.2015, 6205.20.2020,     
6205.20.2050 and 6205.20.2060.                                          
                                                                        
  \13\ Category 341-Y: only HTS numbers 6204.22.3060, 6206.30.3010,     
6206.30.3030 and 6211.42.0054.                                          
  \14\ Category 360-P: only HTS numbers 6302.21.3010, 6302.21.5010,     
6302.21.7010, 6302.21.9010, 6302.31.3010, 6302.31.5010, 6302.31.7010 and
6302.31.9010.                                                           
  \15\ Category 410-A: only HTS numbers 5111.11.3000, 5111.11.7030,     
5111.11.7060, 5111.19.2000, 5111.19.6020, 5111.19.6040, 5111.19.6060,   
5111.19.6080, 5111.20.9000, 5111.30.9000, 5111.90.3000, 5111.90.9000,   
5212.11.1010, 5212.12.1010, 5212.13.1010, 5212.14.1010, 5212.15.1010,   
5212.21.1010, 5212.22.1010, 5212.23.1010, 5212.24.1010, 5212.25.1010,   
5311.00.2000, 5407.91.0510, 5407.92.0510, 5407.93.0510, 5407.94.0510,   
5408.31.0510, 5408.32.0510, 5408.33.0510, 5408.34.0510, 5515.13.0510,   
5515.22.0510, 5515.92.0510, 5516.31.0510, 5516.32.0510, 5516.33.0510,   
5516.34.0510 and 6301.20.0020.                                          
                                                                        
  \16\ Category 410-B: only HTS numbers 5007.10.6030, 5007.90.6030,     
5112.11.2030, 5112.11.2060, 5112.19.9010, 5112.19.9020, 5112.19.9030,   
5112.19.9040, 5112.19.9050, 5112.19.9060, 5112.20.3000, 5112.30.3000,   
5112.90.3000, 5112.90.9010, 5112.90.9090, 5212.11.1020, 5212.12.1020,   
5212.13.1020, 5212.14.1020, 5212.15.1020, 5212.21.1020, 5212.22.1020,   
5212.23.1020, 5212.24.1020, 5212.25.1020, 5309.21.2000, 5309.29.2000,   
5407.91.0520, 5407.92.0520, 5407.93.0520, 5407.94.0520, 5408.31.0520,   
5408.32.0520, 5408.33.0520, 5408.34.0520, 5515.13.0520, 5515.22.0520,   
5515.92.0520, 5516.31.0520, 5516.32.0520, 5516.33.0520 and 5516.34.0520.
                                                                        
  \17\ Category 440-M: HTS numbers 6203.21.0030, 6203.23.0030,          
6205.10.1000, 6205.10.2010, 6205.10.2020, 6205.30.1510, 6205.30.1520,   
6205.90.3020, 6205.90.4020 and 6211.31.0030.                            
                                                                        
  \18\ Category 651-B: only HTS numbers 6107.22.0015 and 6108.32.0015.  
                                                                        
  \19\ Category 359-O: all HTS numbers except 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,   
6211.42.0010 (Category 359-C); 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 
(Category 359-V).                                                       
                                                                        
  \20\ Category 659-O: all HTS numbers except 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, 6211.43.0010    
(Category 659-C); 6502.00.9030, 6504.00.9015, 6504.00.9060,             
6505.90.5090, 6505.90.6090, 6505.90.7090, 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).                                                       
                                                                        
  \21\ 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.                                          
                                                                        
  \22\ Category 224-O: all HTS numbers except 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 (Category 224-V).           
                                                                        
  \23\ Category 369-O: all HTS numbers except 6302.60.0010, 6302.91.0005
and 6302.91.0045 (Category 369-D); 4202.22.4020, 4202.22.4500,          
4202.22.8030 (Category 369-H); 4202.12.4000, 4202.12.8020, 4202.12.8060,
4202.92.1500, 4202.92.3015, 4202.92.6090 (Category 369-L); and          
6307.10.2005 (Category 369-S)                                           
                                                                        
  \24\ Category 604-O: all HTS numbers except 5509.32.0000 (Category 604-
A).                                                                     
                                                                        
  \25\ Category 669-O: all HTS numbers except 6305.32.0010,             
6305.32.0020, 6305.33.0010, 6305.33.0020 and 6305.39.0000. (Category 669-
P).                                                                     
                                                                        
  \26\ Category 670-O: only HTS numbers 4202.22.4030, 4202.22.8050 and  
4202.32.9550.                                                           
                                                                        
  \27\ Category 369-S: only HTS number 6307.10.2005.                    
                                                                        
  \28\ Category 863-S: only HTS number 6307.10.2015.                    
                                                                        
  \29\ Silk handkerchiefs, gloves, hosiery, brassieres and other body   
supporting garments, scarves, and babies' garments are not included in  
this agreement.                                                         
                                                                        

    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. 97-975 Filed 1-10-97; 12:08 pm]
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