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17 Category 440–M: HTS numbers 6203.21.0030, 6203.23.0030,

6205.10.1000, 6205.10.2010,

6205.10.2020, 6205.30.1510,

6205.30.1520, 6205.90.3020,

6205.90.4020 and 6211.31.0030.

18 Category 651–B: only HTS

numbers 6107.22.0015 and

6108.32.0015.

19 Category 359–O: all HTS numbers except 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,

6211.42.0010 (Category 359–C);

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

(Category 359–V).

20 Category 659–O: all HTS numbers except 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, 6211.43.0010 (Category 659–C); 6502.00.9030,

6504.00.9015, 6504.00.9060,

6505.90.5090, 6505.90.6090,

6505.90.7090, 6505.90.8090 (Category 659–H); 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 (Category 659–S).

21 Category 224–V: only HTS

numbers 5801.21.0000,

5801.23.0000, 5801.24.0000,

5801.25.0010, 5801.25.0020,

5801.26.0010, 5801.26.0020,

5801.31.0000, 5801.33.0000,

5801.34.0000, 5801.35.0010,

5801.35.0020, 5801.36.0010 and

5801.36.0020.

22 Category 224–O: all HTS numbers except 5801.21.0000,

5801.23.0000, 5801.24.0000,

5801.25.0010, 5801.25.0020,

5801.26.0010, 5801.26.0020,

5801.31.0000, 5801.33.0000,

5801.34.0000, 5801.35.0010,

5801.35.0020, 5801.36.0010 and

5801.36.0020 (Category 224–V).

23 Category 369–O: all HTS numbers except 6302.60.0010,

6302.91.0005 and 6302.91.0045

(Category 369–D); 4202.22.4020,

4202.22.4500, 4202.22.8030 (Category 369–H); 4202.12.4000,

4202.12.8020, 4202.12.8060,

4202.92.1500, 4202.92.3015,

4202.92.6090 (Category 369–L);

and 6307.10.2005 (Category 369–

24 Category 604–O: all HTS

numbers except 5509.32.0000

(Category 604–A).

25 Category 669–O: all HTS numbers except 6305.31.0010,

6305.31.0020 and 6305.39.0000

(Category 669–P).

26 Category 670–O: only HTS

numbers 4202.22.4030,

4202.22.8050 and 4202.32.9550.

27 Category 369–S: only HTS

number 6307.10.2005.

28 Category 863–S: only HTS

number 6307.10.2015.

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 has been exhausted by

previous entries, such goods shall be subject

to the levels set forth in this directive.

The conversion factor for merged

Categories 638/639 is 12.96 (square meters

equivalent/category unit).

Should China become a member of the

World Trade Organization (WTO) and the

United States applies the Uruguay Round

Agreements to China, the limits set forth

above may be subject to adjustment in the

future pursuant to the provisions of the

Uruguay Round Agreement on Textiles and

Clothing, the Uruguay Round Agreements

Act 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. 95–30807 Filed 12–18–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–DR–F

Amendment of Import Limits and

Establishment of Special Access

Levels for Certain Cotton, Wool and

Man-Made Fiber Textile Products

Produced or Manufactured in

Colombia

December 13, 1995.

AGENCY: Committee for the

Implementation of Textile Agreements

(CITA).

ACTION: Issuing a directive to the

Commissioner of Customs amending

import limits and establishing special

access levels.

EFFECTIVE DATE: December 20, 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).

Pursuant to Memoranda of

Understanding (MOUs) dated June 27,

1995 and August 9, 1995, Special

Access Levels are being established for

textile products in Categories 352/652

and 444 under the Andean Special

Access Textile Program for textile

products which are assembled in

Colombia from fabric wholly formed

and cut in the United States that are

intended for re-export to the United

States during the periods April 1, 1995

through December 31, 1995 (Categories

352/652) and January 1, 1995 through

December 31, 1995 (Category 444).

There is a sublimit for products that are

not assembled from U.S. formed and cut

fabrics.

In the letter published below, the

Chairman of CITA directs the

Commissioner of Customs to establish a

Special Access Level at 22,500,000

dozen for Categories 352/652 and

201,000 numbers for Category 444. The

current limits for Categories 352/652

and 444 shall be amended to become

sublimits to the Special Access Levels at
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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,