Federal Register / Vol. 60, No. 65 / Wednesday, April 5, 1995 / Notices 17335

1Category 659–S: only HTS numbers

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.

2Category 659–V: only HTS numbers

6110.30.1030, 6110.30.1040, 6110.30.2030,

6110.30.2040, 6110.30.3030, 6110.30.3035,

6110.90.9052, 6110.90.9054, 6201.93.2020,

6202.93.2020, 6211.33.0054 and 6211.43.0076.

3Category 659–O: all HTS numbers except

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,

6211.12.1020 (Category 659–S); 6110.30.1030,

6110.30.1040, 6110.30.2030, 6110.30.2040,

6110.30.3030, 6110.30.3035, 6110.90.9052,

6110.90.9054, 6201.93.2020, 6202.93.2020,

6211.33.0054 and 6211.43.0076 (Category 659–V).

Category Twelve-month restraint

limit a

649 .......................... 6,343,947 dozen.

650 .......................... 86,619 dozen.

659–H d .................... 1,139,676 kilograms.

847 .......................... 755,926 dozen.

Group II

200–229, 300–326,

330, 332, 349,

353, 354, 359–O e,

360, 362, 363,

369–O f, 400–414,

432, 434–442,

444, 448, 459,

464–469, 600–

607, 613–629,

630, 632, 644,

653, 654, 659–O g,

665, 666, 669–O h,

670–O i, 831–846

and 850–859, as

a group.

127,763,555 square

meters equivalent.

Sublevel in Group II

604 ....................... 1,620,705 kilograms.

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

31, 1994. b Category 359–C: only HTS numbers

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 and

6211.42.0010; Category 659–C: only HTS

numbers 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

and 6211.43.0010. c Category 369–S: only HTS number

6307.10.2005. d Category 659–H: only HTS numbers

6502.00.9030, 6504.00.9015, 6504.00.9060,

6505.90.5090, 6505.90.6090, 6505.90.7090

and 6505.90.8090. e 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). f Category 369–O: all HTS numbers except

6307.10.2005 (Category 369–S). g 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). h Category 669–O: all HTS numbers except

6305.31.0010, 6305.31.0020 and

6305.39.0000 (Category 669–P). i Category 670–O: all HTS numbers except

4202.12.8030, 4202.12.8070, 4202.92.3020,

4202.92.3030 and 4202.92.9025 (Category

670–L).

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.

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. 95–8279 Filed 4–4–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–DR–F

Announcement of Import Restraint

Limits for Certain Cotton, Wool and

Man-Made Fiber Textile Products

Produced or Manufactured in

Singapore

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 10, 1995.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Janet Heinzen, 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) 927–6716. 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 Republic of Singapore, 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 Cotton, Wool and Man-Made

Fiber Textile Agreement, effected by

exchange of notes dated May 31 and

June 5, 1986, as amended and extended,

between the Governments of the United

States and the Republic of Singapore.

A directive to reduce the limits for

certain categories for carryforward used

during 1994 will be published in the

Federal Register at a later date.

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

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: Effective on April 10,

1995, you are directed to no longer count

imports of textile products in Categories 200–

220, 223–229, 300/301, 313–330, 332, 333/

633, 336, 345, 349, 350, 351/651, 352/652,

353/354/653/654, 359–369, 400–434, 436,

438, 439, 440–444, 445/446, 447, 448, 459–

469, 600–603, 606, 607, 611–630, 632, 636,

643, 644, 649, 650, 659–S 1, 659–V 2, 659–O 3

and 665–670, produced or manufactured in

Singapore and exported during the period

beginning on January 1, 1995 and extending

through December 31, 1995 (see directive

dated November 29, 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
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March 3, 1972, as amended, you are directed

to prohibit, effective on April 10, 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 Singapore 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 Cotton, Wool

and Man-Made Fiber Textile Agreement,

effected by exchange of notes dated May 31

and June 5, 1986, as amended and extended,

between the Governments of the United

States and the Republic of Singapore.

Category Twelve-month restraint

limit a

222 .......................... 405,104 kilograms.

237 .......................... 241,890 dozen.

239 .......................... 466,257 kilograms.

331 .......................... 429,621 dozen pairs.

334 .......................... 67,047 dozen.

335 .......................... 201,679 dozen.

338/339 ................... 1,154,742 dozen of

which not more than

674,842 dozen shall

be in Category 338

and not more than

750,340 dozen shall

be in Category 339.

340 .......................... 808,149 dozen.

341 .......................... 203,210 dozen.

342 .......................... 125,051 dozen.

347/348 ................... 943,814 dozen of

which not more than

589,884 dozen shall

be in Category 347

and not more than

458,799 dozen shall

be in Category 348.

435 .......................... 6,658 dozen.

604 .......................... 844,322 kilograms.

631 .......................... 468,945 dozen pairs.

634 .......................... 255,974 dozen.

635 .......................... 261,948 dozen.

638 .......................... 940,151 dozen.

639 .......................... 3,299,258 dozen.

640 .......................... 172,290 dozen.

641 .......................... 281,023 dozen.

642 .......................... 266,382 dozen.

645/646 ................... 144,194 dozen.

647 .......................... 542,852 dozen.

648 .......................... 1,494,911 dozen.

aThe 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.

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. 95–8284 Filed 4–4–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–DR–F

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.

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