[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 65 (Wednesday, April 5, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17320-17321]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-8291]



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COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS

Amendment and Establishment of Import Restraint Limits and 
Restraint Periods for Certain Wool and Man-Made Fiber Textile Products 
Produced or Manufactured in the Czech Republic

March 30, 1995.
AGENCY: Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA).

ACTION: Issuing a directive to the Commissioner of Customs amending and 
establishing limits and restraint periods.

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EFFECTIVE DATE: April 7, 1995.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Anne Novak, 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:

    [[Page 17321]] 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 the Uruguay Round Agreement on Textiles and Clothing 
(ATC) and the Uruguay Round Agreements Act, the current restraint 
period agreed upon by the Governments of the United States and the 
Czech Republic is being amended and new limits are being established 
for the period beginning on January 1, 1995 and extending through 
December 31, 1995. Pursuant to the ATC, these limits supersede those 
notified to the Uruguay Round Textiles Monitoring Body (TMB) contained 
in the Bilateral Textile Agreement, effected by exchange of notes dated 
August 12, 1993 and April 11, 1994, between the Governments of the 
United States and the Czech Republic.
    In the letter published below, the Chairman of CITA directs the 
Commissioner of Customs to amend the current restraint period and 
establish new limits for the period beginning on June 1, 1994 and 
extending through December 31, 1994 and the period beginning on January 
1, 1995 and extending through December 31, 1995.
    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 
59 FR 30346, published on June 13, 1994.
    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 ATC, but are designed to assist only in the implementation of 
certain of its provisions.
Rita D. Hayes,
Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.

Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements
March 30, 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 June 7, 1994, by the Chairman, 
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements. That 
directive concerns imports of certain wool and man-made fiber 
textile products, produced or manufactured in the Czech Republic and 
exported during the twelve-month period which began on June 1, 1994 
and extends through May 31, 1995.
    Effective on April 7, 1995, you are directed, pursuant to the 
Uruguay Round Agreements Act and the Uruguay Round Agreement on 
Textiles and Clothing (ATC), to amend the current restraint period 
to end on December 31, 1994 at the following limits. These limits 
supersede those contained in the Bilateral Textile Agreement, 
effected by exchange of notes dated August 12, 1993 and April 11, 
1994, between the Governments of the United States and the Czech 
Republic.

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             Category                  Seven-month restraint limit\1\   
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410..............................  883,750 square meters.               
433..............................  3,471 dozen.                         
435..............................  2,284 dozen.                         
443..............................  42,311 numbers.                      
624..............................  927,500 square meters.               
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\1\The limits have not been adjusted to account for any imports exported
  after May 31, 1994.                                                   

    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 April 
7, 1995, entry into the United States for consumption and withdrawal 
from warehouse for consumption of wool and man-made fiber textile 
products in the following categories, produced or manufactured in 
the Czech Republic and exported during the twelve-month period 
beginning on January 1, 1995 and extending through December 31, 
1995, in excess of the following limits. These limits supersede 
those contained in the Bilateral Textile Agreement, effected by 
exchange of notes dated August 12, 1993 and April 11, 1994, between 
the Governments of the United States and the Czech Republic.

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             Category                 Twelve-month restraint limit\1\   
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410..............................  1,527,609 square meters.             
433..............................  6,000 dozen.                         
435..............................  3,948 dozen.                         
443..............................  73,137 numbers.                      
624..............................  1,668,938 square meters.             
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\1\The limits have not been adjusted to account for any imports exported
  after December 31, 1994.                                              

    Imports charged to these category limits for the period June 1, 
1994 through December 31, 1994 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 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,
Rita D. Hayes,
Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.
[FR Doc. 95-8291 Filed 4-4-95; 8:45 am]
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