22566 Federal Register / Vol. 60, No. 88 / Monday, May 8, 1995 / Notices

Dated: April 27, 1995.

Susan G. Esserman,

Assistant Secretary for Import

Administration.

Appendix A

Scope of the Review

The products covered by this review, ball

bearings, mounted or unmounted, and parts

thereof, constitute the following as outlined

below.

Ball Bearings, Mounted or Unmounted, and

Parts Thereof

These products include all antifriction

bearings which employ balls as the rolling

element. During the review period, imports

of these products were classifiable under the

following categories: antifriction balls; ball

bearings with integral shafts; ball bearings

(including radial ball bearings) and parts

thereof; ball bearing type pillow blocks and

parts thereof; ball bearing type flange, takeup, cartridge, and hanger units, and parts

thereof; and other bearings (except tapered

roller bearings) and parts thereof. Wheel hub

units which employ balls as the rolling

element are subject to the review. Finished

but unground or semiground balls are not

included in the scope of this review. Imports

of these products are currently classifiable

under the following HTS item numbers:

8482.10.10, 8482.10.50, 8482.80.00,

8482.91.00, 8482.99.10, 8482.99.70,

8483.20.40, 8483.20.80, 8483.30.40,

8483.30.80, 8483.90.20, 8483.90.30,

8483.90.70, 8708.50.50, 8708.60.50,

8708.99.50.

This review covers all of the subject

bearings and parts thereof outlined above

with certain limitations. With regard to

finished parts (inner race, outer race, cage,

rollers, balls, seals, shields, etc.), all such

parts are included in the scope of this review.

For unfinished parts (inner race, outer race,

rollers, balls, etc.), such parts are included if:

(1) They have been heat treated, or (2) heat

treatment is not required to be performed on

the part. Thus, the only unfinished parts that

are not covered by this review are those

where the part will be subject to heat

treatment after importation.

[FR Doc. 95–11257 Filed 5–5–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–DS–M

Kansas State University, Notice of

Decision on Application for Duty-Free

Entry of Scientific Instrument

This decision is made pursuant to

Section 6(c) of the Educational,

Scientific, and Cultural Materials

Importation Act of 1966 (Pub. L. 89–

651, 80 Stat. 897; 15 CFR part 301).

Related records can be viewed between

8:30 A.M. and 5:00 P.M. in Room 4211,

U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th and

Constitution Avenue, N.W.,

Washington, D.C.

Docket Number: 94–142. Applicant:

Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS

66506-5501. Instrument: IR Mass

Spectrometer System, Model 20-20.

Manufacturer: Europa Scientific, United

Kingdom. Intended Use: See notice at 60

FR 442, January 4, 1995.

Comments: None received. Decision:

Approved. No instrument of equivalent

scientific value to the foreign

instrument, for such purposes as it is

intended to be used, is being

manufactured in the United States.

Reasons: The foreign instrument

provides: (1) dual isotope capabilities

for carbon and nitrogen, (2) trace gas

analysis for CH4, CO2, N2O and (3) 13C

analysis in areas currently hindered by

limitations on 14C based analysis. The

National Institutes of Health advises in

its memorandum dated March 20, 1995

that (1) these capabilities are pertinent

to the applicant’s intended purpose and

(2) it knows of no domestic instrument

or apparatus of equivalent scientific

value to the foreign instrument for the

applicant’s intended use.

We know of no other instrument or

apparatus of equivalent scientific value

to the foreign instrument which is being

manufactured in the United States.

Frank W. Creel,

Director, Statutory Import Programs Staff.

[FR Doc. 95–11256 Filed 5–5–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–DS–F

Yale University, et al.; Notice of

Consolidated Decision on Application

for Duty-Free Entry of Scientific

Instrument

This is a decision consolidated

pursuant to Section 6(c) of the

Educational, Scientific, and Cultural

Materials Importation Act of 1966 (Pub.

L. 89–651, 80 Stat. 897; 15 CFR 301).

Related records can be viewed between

8:30 AM and 5:00 PM in Room 4211,

U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th and

Constitution Avenue, N.W.,

Washington, D.C.

Docket Number: 94–150. Applicant:

Yale University, New Haven, CT 06520.

Instrument: Stopped Flow Adaptor for

Optical Spectrometer, Model RX.1000.

Manufacturer: Applied Biophysics Inc.,

United Kingdom. Intended Use: See

notice at 60 FR 3394, January 17, 1995.

Docket Number: 94–151. Applicant:

National Institute of Standards and

Technology, Gaithersburg, MD 20899.

Instrument: Multicollector System for

Mass Spectrometer. Manufacturer:

Finnigan MAT, Germany. Intended Use:

See notice at 60 FR 3394, January 17,

1995.

Comments: None received. Decision:

Approved. No instrument of equivalent

scientific value to the foreign

instruments, for the purposes for which

the instruments are intended to be used,

is being manufactured in the United

States. Reasons: These are compatible

accessories for existing instruments for

the use of the applicants. The National

Institutes of Health advises in its

memoranda dated March 22, 1995 that

the accessories are pertinent to the

intended uses and that it knows of no

comparable domestic accessories.

We know of no domestic accessories

which can be readily adapted to the

existing instruments.

Frank W. Creel,

Director, Statutory Import Programs Staff.

[FR Doc. 95–11255 Filed 5–5–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–DS–F

COMMITTEE FOR THE

IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE

AGREEMENTS

Increase of Guaranteed Access Levels

for Certain Cotton and Man-Made Fiber

Textile Products Produced or

Manufactured in Guatemala

May 2, 1995.

AGENCY: Committee for the

Implementation of Textile Agreements

(CITA).

ACTION: Issuing a directive to the

Commissioner of Customs increasing

guaranteed access levels.

EFFECTIVE DATE: May 4, 1995.

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 levels, 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).

The United States Government has

agreed to increase the 1995 Guaranteed

Access Levels (GALs) for Categories

340/640 and 347/348.

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 59 FR 65531,

published on December 20, 1994). Also

see 60 FR 14931, published on March

21, 1995.
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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 bilateral

agreement, but are designed to assist

only in the implementation of certain of

its provisions.

Rita D. Hayes,

Chairman, Committee for the Implementation

of Textile Agreements.

Committee for the Implementation of Textile

Agreements

May 2, 1995.

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 March 15, 1995, by the

Chairman, Committee for the Implementation

of Textile Agreements. That directive

concerns imports of certain cotton, wool and

man-made fiber textile products, produced or

manufactured in Guatemala and exported

during the twelve-month period which began

on January 1, 1995 and extends through

December 31, 1995.

Effective on May 4, 1995 you are directed

to increase the current Guaranteed Access

Levels (GALs) for the following categories:

Category Guaranteed access

level

340/640 ................... 620,000 dozen.

347/348 ................... 1,300,000 dozen.

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,

Rita D. Hayes,

Chairman, Committee for the Implementation

of Textile Agreements.

[FR Doc. 95–11206 Filed 5–5–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–DR–F

Establishment of a New Export Visa

Arrangement for Certain Cotton, Wool,

Man-Made Fiber, Silk Blend and Other

Vegetable Fiber Textiles and Textile

Products Produced or Manufactured in

the People’s Republic of China

May 3, 1995.

AGENCY: Committee for the

Implementation of Textile Agreements

(CITA).

ACTION: Issuing a directive to the

Commissioner of Customs establishing a

new export visa arrangement.

EFFECTIVE DATE: May 15, 1995.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Jennifer Aldrich, International Trade

Specialist, Office of Textiles and

Apparel, U.S. Department of Commerce,

(202) 482–4212.

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 an exchange of notes dated

November 3 and 23, 1994, the

Governments of the United States and

the People’s Republic of China agreed to

cancel the existing visa arrangement and

establish a new export visa arrangement

for cotton, wool, man-made fiber, silk

blend and other vegetable fiber textiles

and textile products produced and

manufactured in China and exported on

and after May 15, 1995. Goods exported

during the period May 15-31, 1995 shall

not be denied entry if visaed in

accordance with the old visa

requirements. Goods exported on and

after June 1, 1995 must be visaed in

accordance with the new visa

requirements, as set forth in the

following directive to the Commissioner

of Customs.

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 59 FR 65531,

published on November 20, 1994). Also

see 49 FR 7269, published on February

28, 1984; and 52 FR 28741, published

on August 3, 1987.

A facsimile of the visa stamp was

published in the Federal Register on

September 23, 1993 (58 FR 49475).

Interested persons are advised to take

all necessary steps to ensure that textile

products that are entered into the

United States for consumption, or

withdrawn from warehouse for

consumption, will meet the visa

requirements set forth in the letter

published below to the Commissioner of

Customs.

Rita D. Hayes,

Chairman, Committee for the Implementation

of Textile Agreements.

Committee for the Implementation of Textile

Agreements

May 3, 1995.

Commissioner of Customs,

Department of the Treasury, Washington, DC

20229.

Dear Commissioner: This directive cancels

and supersedes the directives issued to you

on February 23, 1984, as amended, and July

29, 1983, as amended, by the Chairman,

Committee for the Implementation of Textile

Agreements, that directed you to prohibit

entry of certain cotton, wool, man-made

fiber, silk blend and other vegetable fiber

textiles and textile products, produced or

manufactured in China for which the

Government of the People’s Republic of

China has not issued an appropriate export

visa.

Under the terms of section 204 of the

Agricultural Act of 1956, as amended (7

U.S.C. 1854); and pursuant to the January 17,

1994 Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)

between the Governments of the United

States and the People’s Republic of China;

and in accordance with the provisions of

Executive Order 11651 of March 3, 1972, as

amended, you are directed to prohibit,

effective on May 15, 1995, entry into the

Customs territory of the United States (i.e.,

the 50 states, the District of Columbia and the

Commonwealth of Puerto Rico) for

consumption and withdrawal from

warehouse for consumption of cotton, wool,

man-made fiber, silk blend and other

vegetable fiber textiles and textile products in

Categories 200–239, 300–369, 400–469, 600–

670, and 800–899, including merged and part

categories (see Annex A), produced or

manufactured in China and exported from

China on and after May 15, 1995, for which

the Government of the People’s Republic of

China has not issued an appropriate export

visa fully described below. Goods exported

during the period May 15-31, 1995 shall not

be denied entry if visaed in accordance with

the visa requirements in the directives dated

February 23, 1984, as amended and July 29,

1983, as amended. Should additional

categories, merged categories or part

categories be added to the bilateral

agreement, the entire category(s) or part

category(s) shall be included in the coverage

of this arrangement on an agreed effective

date.

A visa must accompany each commercial

shipment of the aforementioned textile

products. A circular stamped marking in blue

ink will appear on the front of the original

textile export license/commercial invoice or

successor document. The original visa shall

not be stamped on duplicate copies of the

invoice. The original license/invoice with the

original visa stamp will be required to enter

the shipment into the United States.

Duplicates of the license/invoice and/or visa

may not be used for this purpose.

Each visa stamp shall include the

following information:

1. The visa number. The visa number shall

be in the standard nine digit letter format,

beginning with one numerical digit for the

last digit of the year of export, followed by

the two character alpha country code

specified by the International Organization

for Standardization (ISO)(the code for the

People’s Republic of China is ‘‘CN’’), and a

six digit numerical serial number identifying

the shipment; e.g., 5CN123456.

2. The date of issuance. The date of

issuance shall be the day, month and year on

which the visa was issued.

3. The signature of the issuing official.

4. The correct category(s), merged

category(s), part category(s), quantity(s) and

unit(s) of quantity in the shipment as set

forth in the U.S. Department of Commerce

Correlation and in the Harmonized Tariff

Schedule of the United States (HTS or

successor documents) shall be reported in the

spaces provided within the visa stamp (e.g.,

‘‘Cat. 340–510 DOZ’’).

Quantities must be stated in whole

numbers. Decimals or fractions will not be