Federal Register / Vol. 60, No. 65 / Wednesday, April 5, 1995 / Notices 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 manmade 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.

Category Seven-month restraint limit 1

410 ................. 883,750 square meters.

433 ................. 3,471 dozen.

435 ................. 2,284 dozen.

443 ................. 42,311 numbers.

624 ................. 927,500 square meters.

1The 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.

Category Twelve-month restraint limit 1

410 ................. 1,527,609 square meters.

433 ................. 6,000 dozen.

435 ................. 3,948 dozen.

443 ................. 73,137 numbers.

624 ................. 1,668,938 square meters.

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 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]

BILLING CODE 3510–DR–F

Announcement of Import Restraint

Limits and Guaranteed Access Levels

for Certain Cotton, Wool and ManMade Fiber Textile Products Produced

or Manufactured in the Dominican

Republic

March 30, 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: April 14, 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).

Pursuant to the Uruguay Round

Agreement on Textiles and Clothing

(ATC) and the Uruguay Round

Agreements Act, the limits agreed upon

by the Governments of the United States

and the Dominican Republic, as notified

to the Uruguay Round Textiles

Monitoring Body (TMB), are being

amended 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

Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)

dated November 15, 1994, between the

Governments of the United States and

the Dominican Republic.

In the letter published below, the

Chairman of CITA directs the

Commissioner of Customs to establish

the limits and guaranteed access levels

for 1995. The limit for Category 448 has

been reduced for carryforward used

during 1994.

A description of the textile and

apparel categories in terms of HTS
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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).

Requirements for participation in the

Special Access Program are available in

Federal Register notices 51 FR 21208,

published on June 11, 1986; 52 FR 6594,

published on March 4, 1987; 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 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: 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 14, 1995, entry into the

United States for consumption and

withdrawal from warehouse for consumption

of cotton, wool and man-made fiber textile

products in the following categories,

produced or manufactured in the Dominican

Republic and exported during the 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 Memorandum of

Understanding (MOU) dated November 15,

1994, between the Governments of the

United States and the Dominican Republic.

Category Restraint limit

338/638 ................... 686,208 dozen.

339/639 ................... 816,588 dozen.

340/640 ................... 706,414 dozen.

342/642 ................... 497,120 dozen.

347/348/647/648 ..... 1,691,018 dozen of

which not more than

893,366 shall be in

Categories 647/648.

351/651 ................... 846,870 dozen.

433 .......................... 20,875 dozen.

442 .......................... 70,875 dozen.

443 .......................... 129,666 numbers.

444 .......................... 70,875 numbers.

448 .......................... 32,185 dozen.

633 .......................... 103,652 dozen.

Imports charged to these category limits for

the periods January 1, 1994 through

December 31, 1994 and December 1, 1994

through December 31, 1994 (Categories 442

and 444) shall be charged against 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.

Additionally, pursuant to the Uruguay

Round Agreements Act and the Uruguay

Round Agreement on Textiles and Clothing

(ATC), and under the terms of the Special

Access Program, as set forth in 51 FR 21208

(June 11, 1986), 52 FR 26057 (July 10, 1987)

and 54 FR 50425 (December 6, 1989),

effective on April 14, 1995, guaranteed access

levels are being established for properly

certified textile products assembled in the

Dominican Republic from fabric formed and

cut in the United States in cotton, wool and

man-made fiber textile products in the

following categories for the period January 1,

1995 through December 31, 1995:

Category Guaranteed access

level

338/638 ................... 1,150,000 dozen.

339/639 ................... 1,150,000 dozen.

340/640 ................... 1,000,000 dozen.

342/642 ................... 1,000,000 dozen.

347/348/647/648 ..... 8,050,000 dozen.

351/651 ................... 1,000,000 dozen.

433 .......................... 21,000 dozen.

442 .......................... 65,000 dozen.

443 .......................... 50,000 numbers.

444 .......................... 30,000 numbers.

448 .......................... 40,000 dozen.

633 .......................... 60,000 dozen.

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 certification requirements

established in the directive of February 25,

1987, as amended, shall be denied entry

unless the Government of the Dominican

Republic authorizes the entry and any

charges to the appropriate specific limits.

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 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. 95–8296 Filed 4–4–95; 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

Hong Kong

March 30, 1995.

AGENCY: Committee for the

Implementation of Textile Agreements

(CITA).

ACTION: Issuing a directive to the

Commissioner of Customs establishing

limits.

EFFECTIVE DATE: April 20, 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 limits agreed upon

by the Governments of the United States

and Hong Kong, as notified to the

Uruguay Round Textiles Monitoring

Body (TMB), are being amended 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 of August 4, 1986, as

amended and extended, and

Memoranda of Understanding (MOUs),

dated July 29, 1992, August 18, 1992

and November 23, 1992, between the

Governments of the United States and

Hong Kong.

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 ATC, but are

designed to assist only in the