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Category Twelve-month limit

336/636/836 ......... 288,416 dozen.

338/339 ................ 1,160,240 dozen.

340/640 ................ 1,018,301 dozen.

341/641 ................ 1,792,827 dozen of

which not more than,

1,175,777 dozen shall

be in Category 341

and not more than

1,234,099 dozen shall

be in Category 641.

342/642/842 ......... 632,910 dozen.

345/845 ................ 163,910 dozen.

347/348/847 ......... 963,800 dozen.

350/650 ................ 113,599 dozen.

351/651 ................ 285,227 dozen.

352/652 ................ 1,237,589 dozen.

359–C/659–C 1 ..... 1,250,003 kilograms.

360 ....................... 1,372,853 numbers.

363 ....................... 11,765,652 numbers.

369–D 2 ................ 883,335 kilograms.

369–S3 ................ 736,110 kilograms.

434 ....................... 7,163 dozen.

435 ....................... 15,350 dozen.

440 ....................... 10,233 dozen.

611 ....................... 5,377,008 square meters.

635 ....................... 323,648 dozen.

638/639/838 ......... 867,307 dozen.

644 ....................... 486,855 numbers.

645/646 ................ 194,741 dozen.

647/648 ................ 1.044,135 dozen.

670–L 4 ................. 7,950,000 kilograms.

840 ....................... 277,281 dozen.

1 Category 359–C: only HTS numbers

6103.42.2025, 6103.2025, 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,

6210.40.9010, 6211.33.0010, 6211.33.0017

and 6211.43.0010. 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. 4 Category 670–L: only HTS numbers

4202.12.8030, 4202.12.8070, 4202.92.3020,

4202.92.3030 and 4202.92.9025.

Imports charged to the category limits for

the periods June 23, 1995 through December

31, 1995 (Category 670–L) and January 1,

1995 through December 31, 1995 (remaining

categories) shall be charged to 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

adjustments 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 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. 95–31029 Filed 12–20–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–DR–M

Announcement of Import Restraint

Limits for Certain Cotton, Wool, ManMade Fiber, Silk Blend and Other

Vegetable Fiber Textiles and Textile

Products Produced or Manufactured in

Hong Kong

December 15, 1995.

AGENCY: Committee for the

Implementation of Textile Agreements

(CITA).

ACTION: Issuing a directive to the

Commissioner of Customs establishing

limits.

EFFECTIVE DATE: January 1, 1996.

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) 927–5850. 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

Hong Kong 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).

In the letter published below, the

Chairman of CITA directs the

Commissioner of Customs to establish

the 1996 limits. These limits have been

increased, variously, for adjustments

permitted under the flexibility

provisions of the ATC.

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 available 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: Pursuant to 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,

effective on January 1, 1996, entry into the

United States 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 the following categories,

produced or manufactured in Hong Kong and

exported during the twelve-month period

beginning on January 1, 1996 and extending

through December 31, 1996, in excess of the

following limits:

Category Twelve-month restraint limit

Group I

200–229, 300–326,

360–369, 400–

414, 464–469,

600–629 and

665–670, as a

group.

231,732,646 square

meters equivalent.

Sublevels in Group I

219 .......................... 39,616,503 square

meters.

218/225/317/326 ..... 71,092,259 square

meters of which

not more than

3,915,484 square

meters shall be in

Category

218(1) 1 (yard dyed

fabric other than

denim and jacquard).

611 .......................... 6,246,076 square

meters.

617 .......................... 3,940,835 square

meters.
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Category Twelve-month restraint limit

Group I Subgroup

200, 226/313, 314,

315, 369(1) and

604, as a group.

105,114,569 square

meters equivalent.

Within Group I Subgroup

200 .......................... 341,558 kilograms.

226/313 ................... 71,063,499 square

meters.

314 .......................... 19,164,973 square

meters.

315 .......................... 9,475,228 square

meters.

369(1) 2(shoptowels) 778,672 kilograms.

604 .......................... 234,457 kilograms.

Group II

237, 239, 330–359,

431–459 and

630–659, as a

group.

843,523,844 square

meters equivalent.

Sublevels in Group II

237 .......................... 1,145,602 dozen.

239 .......................... 5,251,589 kilograms.

331 .......................... 4,165,089 dozen

pairs.

333/334 ................... 294,115 dozen.

335 .......................... 340,319 dozen.

338/339 3 (shirts and

blouses other

than tank tops

and tops, knit).

2,892,609 dozen.

338/339(1) 4 (tank

tops and knit

tops).

2,173,232 dozen.

340 .......................... 2,769,978 dozen.

345 .......................... 447,394 dozen.

347/348 ................... 6,711,062 dozen of

which not more

than 6,621,062

dozen shall be in

Categories 347–

W/348–W 5; not

more than

5,017,693 dozen

shall be in Category 348–W.

352 .......................... 6,738,277 dozen.

359(1) 6 (coveralls,

overalls and

jumpsuits).

599,433 kilograms.

359(2) 7 (vests) ........ 1,249,341 kilograms.

433 .......................... 10,241 dozen.

434 .......................... 10,994 dozen.

435 .......................... 76,149 dozen.

436 .......................... 99,181 dozen.

438 .......................... 814,560 dozen.

442 .......................... 90,835 dozen.

443 .......................... 62,577 numbers.

444 .......................... 41,130 numbers.

445/446 ................... 1,346,359 dozen.

447/448 ................... 67,709 dozen.

631 .......................... 635,826 dozen pairs.

633/634/635 ............ 1,319,253 dozen of

which not more

than 493,430

dozen shall be in

Categories 633/

634 and not more

than 1,013,038

dozen shall be in

Category 635.

638/639 ................... 4,856,092 dozen.

641 .......................... 839,112 dozen.

Category Twelve-month restraint limit

644 .......................... 43,126 numbers.

645/646 ................... 1,330,963 dozen.

647 .......................... 528,923 dozen.

648 .......................... 1,146,530 dozen of

which not more

than 1,131,740

dozen shall be in

Category 648–W8.

649 .......................... 814,328 dozen.

650 .......................... 168,400 dozen.

652 .......................... 4,823,852 dozen.

659(1) 9 (coveralls,

overalls and

jumpsuits).

662,530 kilograms.

659(2) 10 (swimsuits) 268,913 kilograms.

443/444/643/644/

843/844(1)(madeto-measure suits).

56,914 numbers.

Group II Subgroup

336, 341, 342, 350,

351, 636, 640,

642 and 651, as a

group.

153,947,658 square

meters equivalent.

Within Group II Subgroup

336 .......................... 221,261 dozen.

341 .......................... 2,803,856 dozen.

342 .......................... 546,882 dozen.

350 .......................... 136,354 dozen.

351 .......................... 1,184,223 dozen.

636 .......................... 297,779 dozen.

640 .......................... 933,490 dozen.

642 .......................... 236,806 dozen.

651 .......................... 322,488 dozen.

Group III

831–844 and 847–

859, as a group.

46,838,216 square

meters equivalent.

Sublevels in Group III

834 .......................... 12,118 dozen.

835 .......................... 111,840 dozen.

836 .......................... 161,029 dozen.

840 .......................... 664,341 dozen.

842 .......................... 257,003 dozen.

847 .......................... 356,774 dozen.

Limits not in a group

845(1) 11 (sweaters

made in Hong

Kong).

1,126,525 dozen.

845(2) 12 (sweaters

assembled in

Hong Kong from

knit-to-shape

components, knit

elsewhere).

2,696,471 dozen.

846(1) 13 (sweaters

made in Hong

Kong).

182,170 dozen.

846(2) 14 (sweaters

assembled in

Hong Kong from

knit-to-shape

components, knit

elsewhere).

438,960 dozen.

1 Category 218(1): all HTS numbers except

5209.42.0060, 5209.42.0080, 5211.42.0060,

5211.42.0080, 5514.32.0015 and

5516.43.0015. 2 Category 369(1): only HTS number

6307.10.2005. 3 Categories 338/339: all HTS numbers except 6109.10.0018, 6109.10.0023,

6109.10.0060, 6109.10.0065, 6114.20.0005

and 6114.20.0010.

4 Categories 338/339(1): only HTS numbers

6109.10.0018, 6109.10.0023, 6109.10.0060,

6109.10.0065, 6114.20.0005 and

6114.20.0010. 5 Category 347–W: only HTS numbers

6203.19.1020, 6203.19.9020, 6203.22.3020,

6203.22.3030, 6203.42.4005, 6203.42.4010,

6203.42.4015, 6203.42.4025, 6203.42.4035,

6203.42.4045, 6203.42.4050, 6203.42.4060,

6203.49.8020, 6210.40.9033, 6211.20.1520,

6211.20.3810 and 6211.32.0040; Category

348–W: only HTS numbers 6204.12.0030,

6204.19.8030, 6204.22.3040, 6204.22.3050,

6204.29.4034, 6204.62.3000, 6204.62.4005,

6204.62.4010, 6204.62.4020, 6204.62.4030,

6204.62.4040, 6204.62.4050, 6204.62.4055,

6204.62.4065, 6204.69.6010, 6204.69.9010,

6210.50.9060, 6211.20.1550, 6211.20.6810,

6211.42.0030 and 6217.90.9050. 6 Category 359(1): 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. 7 Category 359(2): 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. 8 Category 648–W: only HTS numbers

6204.23.0040, 6204.23.0045, 6204.29.2020,

6204.29.2025, 6204.29.4038, 6204.63.2000,

6204.63.3000, 6204.63.3510, 6204.63.3530,

6204.63.3532, 6204.63.3540, 6204.69.2510,

6204.69.2530, 6204.69.2540, 6204.69.2560,

6204.69.6030, 6204.69.9030, 6210.50.5035,

6211.20.1555, 6211.20.6820, 6211.43.0040

and 6217.90.9060. 9 Category 659(1): 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. 10 Category 659(2): 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. 11 Category 845(1): only HTS numbers

6103.29.2074, 6104.29.2079, 6110.90.9024,

6110.90.9042 and 6117.90.9015. 12 Category 845(2): only HTS numbers

6103.29.2070, 6104.29.2077, 6110.90.9022

and 6110.90.9040. 13 Category 846(1): only HTS numbers

6103.29.2068, 6104.29.2075, 6110.90.9020

and 6110.90.9038. 14 Category 846(2): only HTS numbers

6103.29.2066, 6104.29.2073, 6110.90.9018

and 6110.90.9036.

Imports charged to these category limits,

except made-to-measure suits in Categories

443/444/643/644/843/844(1), 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
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arrangements notified to the Textiles

Monitoring Body.

The conversion factors for merged

Categories 333/334, 633/634/635 and 638/

639 are 33, 33.90 and 13, respectively.

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. 95–31030 Filed 12–20–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–DR–F

Adjustment of Import Limits for Certain

Cotton and Man-Made Fiber Textile

Products Produced or Manufactured in

Indonesia

December 15, 1995.

AGENCY: Committee for the

Implementation of Textile Agreements

(CITA).

ACTION: Issuing a directive to the

Commissioner of Customs adjusting

limits.

EFFECTIVE DATE: December 18, 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) 927–6704. 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.

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 17325, 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 15, 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 imports of certain cotton, wool,

man-made fiber, silk blend and other

vegetable fiber textiles and textile products,

produced or manufactured in Indonesia and

exported during the twelve-month period

which began on January 1, 1995 and extends

through December 31, 1995.

Effective on December 18, 1995, you are

directed to amend the directive dated March

30, 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

300/301 .................... 3,436,220 kilograms.

313 ........................... 12,999,037 square

meters.

315 ........................... 20,854,102 square

meters.

340/640 .................... 1,356,534 dozen.

342/642 .................... 331,632 dozen.

359–C/659–C 2 ........ 1,187,058 kilograms.

359–S/659–S3 ......... 1,026,046 kilograms.

360 ........................... 853,748 numbers.

369–S4 .................... 810,029 kilograms.

433 ........................... 10,698 dozen.

604–A5 .................... 312,623 kilograms.

618 ........................... 1,123,311 square meters.

634/635 .................... 274,344 dozen.

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

31, 1994. 2 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, 6211.33.0017

and 6211.43.0010.

3 Category 359–S: only HTS numbers

6112.39.0010, 6112.49.0010, 6211.11.8010,

6211.11.8020, 6211.12.8010 and

6211.12.8020; 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. 4 Category 369–S: only HTS number

6307.10.2005. 5 Category 604–A: only HTS number

5509.32.0000.

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.95–31031 Filed 12–20–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–DR–F

Announcement of Import Restraint

Limits for Certain Cotton, Wool, ManMade Fiber, Silk Blend and Other

Vegetable Fiber Textiles and Textile

Products Produced or Manufactured in

Macau

December 15, 1995.

AGENCY: Committee for the

Implementation of Textile Agreements

(CITA).

ACTION: Issuing a directive to the

Commissioner of Customs establishing

limits.

EFFECTIVE DATE: January 1, 1996.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Helen L. LeGrande, 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) 927–6709. 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

Macau 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).

In the letter published below, the

Chairman of CITA directs the

Commissioner of Customs to establish

the 1996 limits. The limits for

Categories 333/334/335/833/834/835,