17320 Federal Register / Vol. 60, No. 65 / Wednesday, April 5, 1995 / Notices

1995, entry into the United States for

consumption and withdrawal from

warehouse for consumption of textile

products in the following categories,

produced or manufactured in Colombia and

exported during the twelve-month period

beginning on January 1, 1995 and extending

through December 31, 1995, in excess of the

following levels:

Category Twelve-month limit 1

315 .......................... 18,460,748 square meters.

443 .......................... 122,412 numbers.

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

31, 1994.

Imports charged to the category limits for

the period January 1, 1994 through December

31, 1994, shall be charged against that 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 Colombia 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. 95–8281 Filed 4–4–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–DR–F

Amendment of Import Restraint Limits

for Certain Cotton, Wool and ManMade Fiber Textile Products Produced

or Manufactured in Costa Rica

March 30, 1995.

AGENCY: Committee for the

Implementation of Textile Agreements

(CITA).

ACTION: Issuing a directive to the

Commissioner of Customs revising

limits pursuant to the Uruguay Round

Agreement on Textiles and Clothing

(ATC).

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:

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 Costa Rica, as notified to the

Uruguay Round Textiles Monitoring

Body (TMB) are being amended to

establish limits for the period beginning

on January 1, 1995 and extending

through December 31, 1995. Since Costa

Rica is now a member of the World

Trade Organization (WTO), the limits

published in the Federal Register on

December 6, 1994 (60 FR 62715) are

being amended. Pursuant to the ATC,

these new limits supersede those

notified to the TMB contained in the

Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)

dated December 23, 1993 between the

Governments of the United States and

Costa Rica. The guaranteed access levels

remain unchanged.

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 62715, published on

December 6, 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 November 29, 1994, by the

Chairman, Committee for the Implementation

of Textile Agreements. That directive

concerns imports of certain cotton, wool and

man-made fiber textile products, produced or

manufactured in Costa Rica and exported

during the period beginning on January 1,

1995 and extending through December 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 increase the levels for the following

categories. These limits supersede those

contained in the Memorandum of

Understanding dated December 23, 1993

between the Governments of the United

States and Costa Rica.

Category Twelve-month limit 1

340/640 ................... 827,190 dozen.

342/642 ................... 305,362 dozen.

347/348 ................... 1,393,997 dozen.

443 .......................... 206,570 numbers.

447 .......................... 11,138 dozen.

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

31, 1994.

The guaranteed access levels remain

unchanged.

The limits set forth above are subject to

adjustment in the future pursuant to the

provisions of the ATC and any administrative

arrangement 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. 95–8289 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 and ManMade 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.

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: