16624 Federal Register / Vol. 60, No. 62 / Friday, March 31, 1995 / Notices

Category Twelve-month

restraint limit 1

443 .......................... 160,092 numbers.

444 .......................... 51,643 numbers.

448 .......................... 22,089 dozen.

604 .......................... 1,037,530 kilograms.

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

31, 1994.

Textile products in Categories 351/651

which have been exported to the United

States prior to January 1, 1995 shall not be

subject to this directive.

Textile products in Categories 351/651

which have been released from the custody

of the U.S. Customs Service under the

provisions of 19 U.S.C. 1448(b) or 1484(a)(1)

prior to the effective date of this directive

shall not be denied entry under 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.

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. 95–7897 Filed 3–30–95; 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 Qatar

March 27, 1995.

AGENCY: Committee for the

Implementation of Textile Agreements

(CITA).

ACTION: Issuing a directive to the

Commissioner of Customs establishing

import limits for the new agreement

year.

EFFECTIVE DATE: April 4, 1995.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Jennifer Tallarico, 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 Memorandum of Understanding

(MOU) dated June 28, 1994 between the

Governments of the United States and

the State of Qatar establishes limits for

the period beginning on January 1, 1995

and extending through December 31,

1995.

These limits will be subject to

revision pursuant to the Uruguay Round

Agreement on Textiles and Clothing

(ATC) on the date that Qatar becomes a

member of the World Trade

Organization, the restraint limits will be

modified in accordance with 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).

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 MOU, 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 27, 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); pursuant to the

Memorandum of Understanding dated June

28, 1994 between the Governments of the

United States and the State of Qatar; and in

accordance with the provisions of Executive

Order 11651 of March 3, 1972, as amended,

you are directed to prohibit, effective on

April 4, 1995, 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 the State of Qatar and

exported during the period beginning on

January 1, 1995 and extending through

December 31, 1995, in excess of the following

levels of restraint:

Category Restraint limit 1

340/640 ................... 344,500 dozen.

341/641 ................... 159,000 dozen.

347/348 ................... 392,200 dozen.

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

31, 1994.

Imports charged to these category limits for

the period January 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.

Should Qatar become a member of the

World Trade Organization (WTO), the limits

set forth above will be subject to adjustment

in the future pursuant to the provisions of the

Uruguay Round Agreement on Textiles and

Clothing and any administrative arrangement

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. 95–7895 Filed 3–30–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–DR–F

COMMITTEE FOR PURCHASE FROM

PEOPLE WHO ARE BLIND OR

SEVERELY DISABLED

Procurement List Proposed Additions

AGENCY: Committee for Purchase From

People Who Are Blind or Severely

Disabled.

ACTION: Proposed additions to

procurement list.

SUMMARY: The Committee has received a

proposal to add to the Procurement List

commodities to be furnished by

nonprofit agencies employing persons

who are blind or have other severe

disabilities.

COMMENTS MUST BE RECEIVED ON OR

BEFORE: May 1, 1995.

ADDRESSES: Committee for Purchase

From People Who Are Blind or Severely

Disabled, Crystal Square 3, Suite 403,

1735 Jefferson Davis Highway,

Arlington, Virginia 22202–3461.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Beverly Milkman (703) 603–7740.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This

notice is published pursuant to 41

U.S.C. 47(a)(2) and 41 CFR 51–2.3. Its

purpose is to provide interested persons

an opportunity to submit comments on

the possible impact of the proposed

action.

If the Committee approves the

proposed addition, all entities of the

Federal Government (except as

otherwise indicated) will be required to

procure the commodities listed below

from nonprofit agencies employing

persons who are blind or have other

severe disabilities.