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336/836, 338, 339, 340, 347/348/847,

351/851, 359–C/659–C, 359–V, 633/634/

635, 638/639/838, 642/842 and 647/648

have been reduced for carryforward

applied to the 1995 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 59 FR 65531,

published on December 20, 1994).

Information regarding the 1996

CORRELATION will be published in the

Federal Register at a later date.

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 ATC, 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 15, 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, wood, man-made fiber, silk blend

and other vegetable fiber textiles and textile

products in the following categories,

produced or manufactured in Macau 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

Levels in Group I

219 ........................... 2,646,000 square meters.

225 ........................... 9,261,000 square meters.

313 ........................... 6,615,000 square meters.

314 ........................... 1,102,500 square meters.

315 ........................... 3,307,500 square meters.

317 ........................... 6,615,000 square meters.

326 ........................... 2,646,000 square meters.

Category Twelve-month restraint

limit

333/334/335/833/

834/835.

231,554 dozen of

which not more than

129,162 dozen shall

be in Categories

333/335/833/835.

336/836 .................... 54,883 dozen.

338 ........................... 298,088 dozen.

339 ........................... 1,248,586 dozen.

340 ........................... 282,141 dozen.

341 ........................... 192,699 dozen.

342 ........................... 87,176 dozen.

345 ........................... 53,306 dozen.

347/348/847 ............. 705,568 dozen.

350/850 .................... 58,117 dozen.

351/851 .................... 65,861 dozen.

359–C/659–C 1 ........ 332,535 kilograms.

359–V2 .................... 109,767 kilograms.

611 ........................... 2,646,000 square meters.

625/626/627/628/629 6,615,000 square meters.

633/634/635 ............. 490,334 dozen.

638/639/838 ............. 1,546,815 dozen.

640 ........................... 114,963 dozen.

641/840 .................... 197,591 dozen.

642/842 .................... 108,711 dozen.

645/646 .................... 269,484 dozen.

647/648 .................... 513,377 dozen.

659–S3 .................... 116,236 kilograms.

Group II

400–469, as a group 1,484,449 square meters equivalent.

Sublevel in Group II

445/446 .................... 80,029 dozen.

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; 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, 6211.00.0017

and 6211.43.0010. 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, 6110.90.904,

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 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.

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. 95–31032 Filed 12–20–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–DR–C

Request for Public Comments on

Bilateral Textile Consultations with the

Government of Nepal on Certain ManMade Fiber Textile Products

December 15, 1995.

AGENCY: Committee for the

Implementation of Textile Agreements

(CITA).

ACTION: Notice.

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

categories for which consultations have

been requested, call (202) 482–3740.

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).

On November 28, 1995, in accordance

with Section 204 of the Agricultural Act

of 1956, as amended, the Government of

the United States requested

consultations with the Government of

Nepal with respect to man-made fiber

skirts in Category 642, produced or

manufactured in Nepal.

The purpose of this notice is to advise

the public that, if no solution is agreed

upon in consultations with the

Government of Nepal, the Committee for

the Implementation of Textile

Agreements may later establish a limit

for the entry and withdrawal from

warehouse for consumption of manmade fiber textile products in Category

642, produced or manufactured in

Nepal and exported during the twelvemonth period which began on

November 28, 1995 and extends through

November 27, 1996, at a level of not less

than 92,081 dozen.

A statement of serious damage

concerning Category 642 follows this

notice.

Anyone wishing to comment or

provide data or information regarding
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the treatment of Category 642, or to

comment on domestic production or

availability of products included in

Category 642, is invited to submit 10

copies of such comments or information

to Troy H. Cribb, Chairman, Committee

for the Implementation of Textile

Agreements, U.S. Department of

Commerce, Washington, DC 20230;

ATTN: Helen L. LeGrande. The

comments received will be considered

in the context of the consultations with

the Government of Nepal.

Because the exact timing of the

consultations is not yet certain,

comments should be submitted

promptly. Comments or information

submitted in response to this notice will

be available for public inspection in the

Office of Textiles and Apparel, room

H3100, U.S. Department of Commerce,

14th and Constitution Avenue, NW.,

Washington, DC.

Further comments may be invited

regarding particular comments or

information received from the public

which the Committee for the

Implementation of Textile Agreements

considers appropriate for further

consideration.

The solicitation of comments

regarding any aspect of the

implementation of an agreement is not

a waiver in any respect of the exemption

contained in 5 U.S.C. 553(a)(1) relating

to matters which constitute ‘‘a foreign

affairs function of the United States.’’

The United States remains committed

to finding a solution concerning

Category 642. Should such a solution be

reached in consultations with the

Government of Nepal, further notice

will be published in the Federal

Register.

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).

Troy H. Cribb,

Chairman, Committee for the Implementation

of Textile Agreements.

Statement of Serious Damage

Nepal

Man-made Fiber Skirts—Category 642

November 1995

Import Situation and Conclusion

U.S. imports of manmade fiber skirts,

Category 642, from Nepal reached

92,081 dozen for the year-ending August

1995, three times the 29,006 dozen

imported during the same period a year

earlier. Imports from Nepal during the

year-ending August 1995 were 1.9

percent of total U.S. imports of Category

642 and were equivalent to 2.1 percent

of U.S. domestic production of Category

642 for the year-ending June 1995.

U.S. imports of manmade fiber skirts

from Nepal in Category 642 during the

first eight months of 1995 entered the

U.S. at an average landed duty-paid

value of $49.59 per dozen, 67 percent

below the average U.S. producers’ price

for manmade fiber skirts.

The sharp and substantial increase of

low-valued Category 642 imports from

Nepal is causing serious damage to the

U.S. domestic industry producing

manmade fiber skirts.

U.S. Production, Import Penetration, and

Market Share

U.S. production of manmade fiber

skirts, Category 642, increased from

5,119,000 dozen in 1992 to 5,227,000

dozen in 1993, an increase of 2 percent.

Domestic production of Category 642

fell to 4,610,000 dozen in 1994, 12

percent below the 1993 level and 10

percent below the 1992 level. Domestic

production of Category 642 continued to

decline in 1995, falling to 2,347,000

dozen in the first half of 1995, 7 percent

below the January-June 1994 level. In

contrast, imports of Category 642

increased from 3,819,000 dozen in 1992

to 4,177,000 dozen in 1994, a 9 percent

increase. Category 642 imports continue

to increase in 1995, reaching 3,657,467

dozen during January-August 1995, 28

percent above the January-August 1994

level.

The ratio of imports to domestic

production increased from 75 percent in

1992 to 91 percent in 1994, and reached

113 percent in the first half of 1995. The

share of the U.S. market for manmade

fiber skirts held by domestic

manufacturers fell from 60 percent in

1992 to 55 percent in 1994, and to 48

percent during January-June 1995.

[FR Doc. 95–31033 Filed 12–20–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–DR–M

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Army, Corps of

Engineers

Availability of a Final Environmental

Impact Statement for Kennecott Utah

Copper Corporation’s Proposed North

Expansion Tailings Modernization

Project in Salt Lake County, UT.

AGENCY: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers,

DoD.

ACTION: Notice of availability.

SUMMARY: The Sacramento District, Utah

Field Office of the U.S. Army Corps of

Engineers (Corps) has prepared a Final

Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS)

for the Kennecott Utah Copper

Corporation (Kennecott) proposed North

Expansion Tailings Modernization

Project (Project) in Salt Lake County,

Utah. The proposed Project provides

tailings storage capacity required for the

next 25 to 30 years of Kennecott’s

operation. The FEIS is available for

public review at the Salt Lake City

Library, Main Branch, 209 East 500

South and the Salt Lake County Library

System, Magna Branch, 8339 West 3500

South. Copies for distribution are

available from Mr. Michael A. Schwinn,

Project Manager, U.S. Army Corps of

Engineers, Sacramento District, Utah

Regulatory Office, 1403 South 600 West,

Suite A, Bountiful, Utah 84010.

DATES: A public hearing will be held at

6:00 pm on January 18, 1996 at the

Olympus Hotel and Conference Center,

Wasatch 2 Conference Room, 161 West

600 South, Salt Lake City, Utah.

The 30 day waiting period prior to the

Record of Decision ends January 18,

1996.

ADDRESSES: To obtain a copy of the

FEIS, contact Mr. Michael A Schwinn,

Project Manager, U.S. Army Corps of

Engineers, Sacramento District, Utah

Regulatory Office, 1403 South 600 West,

Suite A, Bountiful, Utah 84010.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Direct requests for a copy of the FEIS or

questions to Mr. Michael A. Schwinn,

Project Manager, (801) 295–8380.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Kennecott

is proposing to expand its existing

tailings impoundment by approximately

3500 acres. The proposed Project site is

directly to the north and northwest of

the existing tailings impoundment.

Kennecott has identified two primary

needs for the proposed Project. First, as

the existing tailings impoundment is

nearing its operational capacity,

Kennecott requires approximately 1.9

billion tons of storage capacity to

support mining and concentrating

operations for the next 25 to 30 years.

Since only approximately 0.3 to 0.4

billion tons of this material will be

stored in the existing impoundment,

additional capacity is required. The

second need is for a seismic upgrade to

the existing tailings impoundment. As

more information has recently become

available regarding the seismic nature of

the Salt Lake Valley, Kennecott has

identified a need to upgrade the existing

facility. Accordingly, the proposed

action includes various engineering

measures to upgrade the existing facility

in the event of a large earthquake.

The proposed Project would provide

approximately 3500 acres of additional

tailings storage area. Approximately 1.6

billion tons of tailings would be stored