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levels of 2,250,000 and 80,400 numbers,

respectively.

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 45144, published on August

30, 1995; 60 FR 45145, published on

August 30, 1995; 60 FR 53762,

published on October 17, 1995.

Requirements for participation in the

Special Access Program are available in

Federal Register notices 51 FR 21208,

published on June 11, 1986; 52 FR

26057, published on July 10, 1987; and

54 FR 50425, published on December 6,

1989.

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 MOUs, 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 August 24, 1995, by the

Chairman, Committee for the Implementation

of Textile Agreements. That directive

concerns imports of cotton, wool and manmade fiber textile products, produced or

manufactured in Colombia and exported

during the periods April 1, 1995 and through

December 31, 1995 (Categories 352/652) and

January 1, 1995 and through December 31,

1995 (Category 444).

Effective on December 20, 1995, you are

directed, pursuant to Memoranda of

Understanding (MOUs) dated June 27, 1995

and August 9, 1995 between the

Governments of the United States and

Colombia, and under the terms of the Special

Access Textile Program, as set forth in 51 FR

21208 (June 11, 1986), 52 FR 26057 (July 10,

1987) and 54 FR 50425 (December 6, 1989),

to establish a Special Access Level for

properly certified textile products in

Categories 352/652 and 444 which are

assembled in Colombia from fabric formed

and cut in the United States and re-exported

to the United States from Colombia during

the periods April 1, 1995 through December

31, 1995 (Categories 352/652) and January 1,

1995 through December 31, 1995 (Category

444).

Also pursuant to the MOUs, the Uruguay

Round Agreements Act and the Uruguay

Round Agreement on Textiles and Clothing

(ATC), you are directed to amend the current

limits for Categories 352/652 and 444 to

become sublimits to the Special Access

Levels for textile products not assembled

from U.S. formed and cut fabrics.

The new Special Access Levels and their

sublimits are listed below:

Category Special Access Level

352/652 (Special Access).22,500,000 dozen.

352/652 (non-Special

Access sublimit).

2,250,000 dozen.

444 (Special Access) 201,000 numbers.

444 (non-Special Access sublimit).80,400 numbers.

Any shipment for entry under the Special

Access Program which is not accompanied

by a valid and correct certification and

Export Declaration in accordance with the

provisions of the certifcation requirements

established in the directive of December 5,

1995, shall be denied entry unless the

Government of Colombia authorizes the entry

and any charges to the appropriate specific

limit. Any shipment which is declared for

entry under the Special Access Program but

found not to qualify shall be denied entry

into the United States.

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. 95–30804 Filed 12–18–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–DR–F

Announcement of Import Limits and

Guaranteed Access Levels for Certain

Cotton and Man-Made Fiber Textile

Products Produced or Manufactured in

El Salvador

December 13, 1995.

AGENCY: Committee for the

Implementation of Textile Agreements

(CITA).

ACTION: Issuing a directive to the

Commissioner of Customs establishing

limits and guaranteed access levels.

EFFECTIVE DATE: January 1, 1996.

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 import restraint limits for textile

products, produced or manufactured in

El Salvador and exported during the

period January 1, 1996 through

December 31, 1996 are based on limits

notified to the Textiles Monitoring Body

pursuant to the Uruguay Round

Agreements Act and the Uruguay Round

Agreement on Textiles and Clothing

(ATC). The Guaranteed Access Levels

are being established pursuant to

Memoranda of Understanding (MOUs)

dated September 26, 1994 and July 6,

1995 between the Governments of the

United States and El Salvador.

In the letter published below, the

Chairman of CITA directs the

Commissioner of Customs to establish

the limits and guaranteed access levels

for 1996.

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.

Requirements for participation in the

Special Access Program are available in

Federal Register notices 51 FR 21208,

published on June 11, 1986; 52 FR

26057, published on July 10, 1987; 54

FR 50425, published on December 6,

1989; and 60 FR 2740, published on

January 11, 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 September 26,

1994 and July 6, 1995 MOU’s, 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 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), the Uruguay

Round Agreements Act and 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,
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effective on January 1, 1996, entry into the

United States for consumption and

withdrawal from warehouse for consumption

of cotton and man-made fiber textile

products in the following categories,

produced or manufactured in El Salvador

and exported during the twelve-month

period beginning on January 1, 1996 and

extending through December 31, 1996, in

excess of the following restraint limits:

Category Twelve-month limit

340/640 .................... 953,391 dozen.

351/651 .................... 366,000 dozen.

352/652 .................... 6,603,774 dozen.

Imports charged to these category limits for

the periods January 1, 1995 through

December 31, 1995 (Categories 340/640) and

March 27, 1995 through December 31, 1995

(Categories 351/651 and 352/652) shall be

charged against those levels of restraint to the

extent of any unfilled balances. In the event

the limits established for those periods 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.

Pursuant to Memoranda of Understanding

dated September 26, 1994 and July 6, 1995

between the Governments of the United

States and El Salvador and under the terms

of the Special Access Program, as set forth in

51 FR 21208 (June 11, 1986), 52 FR 26057

(July 10, 1987) and 54 FR 50425 (December

6, 1989), effective on January 1, 1996, you are

directed to establish guaranteed access levels

for properly certified cotton and man-made

fiber textile products in the following

categories which are assembled in El

Salvador from fabric formed and cut in the

United States and re-exported to the United

States from El Salvador during the period

beginning on January 1, 1996 and extending

through December 31, 1996:

Category Guaranteed access

level

340/640 .................... 1,000,000 dozen.

351/651 .................... 500,000 dozen.

352/652 .................... 30,000,000 dozen.

Any shipment for entry under the Special

Access Program which is not accompanied

by a valid and correct certification and

Export Declaration in accordance with the

provisions of the certification requirements

established in the directive of January 6,

1995, shall be denied entry unless the

Government of El Salvador authorizes the

entry and any charges to the appropriate

specific limit. Any shipment which is

declared for entry under the Special Access

Program but found not to qualify shall be

denied entry into the United States.

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. 95–30809 Filed 12–18–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–DR–F

Adjustment of Import Limits for Certain

Cotton Textile Products Produced or

Manufactured in India

December 13, 1995.

AGENCY: Committee for the

Implementation of Textile Agreements

(CITA).

ACTION: Issuing a directive to the

Commissioner of Customs adjusting

limits.

EFFECTIVE DATE: December 15, 1995.

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) 927–6705. 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 and carryforward.

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 62645,

published on December 20, 1994). Also

see 60 FR 8344, published on February

14, 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 February 9, 1995, by the

Chairman, Committee for the Implementation

of Textile Agreements. That directive

concerns imports of certain cotton, manmade fiber, silk blend and other vegetable

fiber textiles and textile products, produced

or manufactured in India and exported

during the twelve-month period which began

on January 1, 1995 and extends through

December 31, 1995.

Effective on December 15, 1995, you are

directed to amend the directive dated

February 9, 1995 to adjust 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 Adjusted twelve-month

limit 1

Levels in Group I

326 ........................... 7,302,661 square meters.

369–D 2 .................... 1,116,233 kilograms.

369–S3 .................... 677,185 kilograms.

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. 3 Category 369–S: only HTS number

6307.10.2005.

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. 95–30805 Filed 12–18–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–DR–F

Announcement of Import Restraint

Limits for Certain Cotton and ManMade Fiber Textile Products Produced

or Manufactured in Kenya

December 13, 1995.

AGENCY: Committee for the

Implementation of Textile Agreements

(CITA).

ACTION: Issuing a directive to the

Commissioner of Customs establishing

limits.