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designed to assist only in the

implementation of certain of their

provisions.

Troy H. Cribb,

Chairman, Committee for the Implementation

of Textile Agreements.

Committee for the Implementation of Textile

Agreements

December 13, 1995.

Commissioner of Customs,

Department of the Treasury, Washington, DC

20229.

Dear Commissioner: Under the terms of

section 204 of the Agricultural Act of 1956,

as amended (7 U.S.C. 1854), Uruguay Round

Agreements Act, the Uruguay Round

Agreement on Textiles and Clothing (ATC);

and in accordance with the provisions of

Executive Order 11651 of March 3, 1972, as

amended, you are directed to prohibit,

effective on January 1, 1996, 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 Bangladesh

and exported during the twelve-month

period beginning on January 1, 1996 and

extending through December 31, 1996, in

excess of the following levels of restraint:

Category Twelve-month restraint

limit

237 ........................... 384,921 dozen.

331 ........................... 975,182 dozen pairs.

334 ........................... 117,430 dozen.

335 ........................... 210,847 dozen.

336/636 .................... 377,317 dozen.

338/339 .................... 1,093,045 dozen.

340/640 .................... 2,470,896 dozen.

341 ........................... 2,046,913 dozen.

342/642 .................... 354,148 dozen.

347/348 .................... 1,842,220 dozen.

351/651 .................... 562,460 dozen.

352/652 .................... 8,391,323 dozen.

363 ........................... 20,965,242 numbers.

369–S1 .................... 1,405,316 kilograms.

634 ........................... 410,836 dozen.

635 ........................... 266,173 dozen.

638/639 .................... 1,386,181 dozen.

641 ........................... 857,100 dozen.

645/646 .................... 325,529 dozen.

647/648 .................... 1,158,630 dozen.

847 ........................... 615,190 dozen.

1 Category 369–S: only HTS number

6307.10.2005.

Imports charged to these category limits for

the period January 1, 1995 through December

31, 1995 shall be charged against those levels

of restraint to the extent of any unfilled

balances. In the event the limits established

for that period have been exhausted by

previous entries, such goods shall be subject

to the levels set forth in this directive.

The limits set forth above are subject to

adjustment in the future pursuant to the

provisions of the Uruguay Round Agreements

Act, the ATC and any administrative

arrangements notified to the Textiles

Monitoring Body.

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,

Troy H. Cribb,

Chairman, Committee for the Implementation

of Textile Agreements.

[FR Doc. 95–30810 Filed 12–18–95; 8:45 am]

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Adjustment of Import Restraint Limits

for Certain Cotton, Wool and ManMade Fiber Textile Products Produced

or Manufactured in Brazil

December 13, 1995.

AGENCY: Committee for the

Implementation of Textile Agreements

(CITA).

ACTION: Issuing a directive to the

Commissioner of Customs increasing

limits.

EFFECTIVE DATE: December 18, 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 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: 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 current limits for certain

categories are being adjusted, variously,

for swing, carryforward and carryover.

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 17318, published on April 5,

1995.

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 Uruguay Round

Agreements Act and the Uruguay Round

Agreement on Textiles and Clothing, but

are designed to assist only in the

implementation of certain of their

provisions.

Troy H. Cribb,

Chairman, Committee for the Implementation

of Textile Agreements.

Committee for the Implementation of Textile

Agreements

December 13, 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 30, 1995, by the

Chairman, Committee for the Implementation

of Textile Agreements. That directive

concerns, among other things, imports of

certain cotton, wool and man-made fiber

textile products, produced or manufactured

in Brazil and exported during the twelvemonth period beginning on January 1, 1995

and extending through December 31, 1995.

Effective on December 18, 1995, you are

directed to increase the limits for the

following categories, as provided for under

the Uruguay Round Agreements Act and the

Uruguay Round Agreement on Textiles and

Clothing:

Category Twelve-month restraint

limit 1

Sublevels in the aggregate

218 ........................... 5,853,092 square meters.

219 ........................... 19,649,429 square

meters.

225 ........................... 10,242,909 square

meters.

300/301 .................... 7,938,138 kilograms.

338/339/638/639 ...... 1,575,054 dozen.

347/348 .................... 1,137,539 dozen.

350 ........................... 163,615 dozen.

369–D 2 .................... 567,267 kilograms.

410/624 .................... 11,706,183 square

meters of which not

more than 3,021,972

square meters shall

be in Category 410.

1The limits have not been adjusted to account for any imports exported after December

31, 1994. 2 Category 369–D: only HTS numbers

6302.60.0010, 6302.91.0005 and

6302.91.0045.

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,

Troy H. Cribb,

Chairman, Committee for the Implementation

of Textile Agreements.

[FR Doc. 95–30803 Filed 12–18–95; 8:45 am]

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