[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 65 (Wednesday, April 5, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17336-17337]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-8292]



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COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS

Amendment and Establishment of Import Restraint Limits and 
Restraint Periods for Certain Wool Textile Products Produced or 
Manufactured in the Slovak 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 21, 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:

    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 
Slovak 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 new limits supersede 
those notified to the TMB contained in the Bilateral Textile Agreement, 
effected by exchange of notes dated August 6, 1993 and October 6, 1993, 
between the Governments of the United States and the Slovak 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. The base limits for 
the new restraint periods have been adjusted to reflect previous 
adjustments made to the June 1, 1994 through May 31, 1995 limits. The 
1995 limit for Category 443 has been reduced for carryforward used 
during 1994. The limits for Categories 433 and 443 for the June 1, 1994 
through December 31, 1994 period will be filled upon opening. Goods 
shipped in excess of these limits will be charged to the corresponding 
categories for the 1995 period.
    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 textile products, 
produced or manufactured in the Slovak Republic and exported during 
the twelve-month period which began on June 1, 1994 and extends 
through May 31, 1995.
    Effective on April 21, 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 limits listed below. These limits 
supersede those contained in the Bilateral Textile Agreement, 
effected by exchange of notes dated August 6, 1993 and October 6, 
1993, between the [[Page 17337]] Governments of the United States 
and the Slovak Republic.

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              Category                  Seven-month restraint limit\1\  
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410................................  216,612 square meters.             
433................................  6,446 dozen.                       
435................................  9,736 dozen.                       
443................................  61,390 numbers.                    
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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, 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 
21, 1995, entry into the United States for consumption and 
withdrawal from warehouse for consumption of wool textile products 
in the following categories, produced or manufactured in the Slovak 
Republic and exported during the twelve-month period which began on 
January 1, 1995 and extends 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 6, 1993 and October 6, 1993, between the Governments of the 
United States and the Slovak Republic.

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              Category                 Twelve-month restraint limit\1\  
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410................................  398,928 square meters.             
433................................  11,143 dozen.                      
435................................  16,830 dozen.                      
443................................  89,313 numbers.                    
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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. 95-8292 Filed 4-4-95; 8:45 am]
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