[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 94 (Tuesday, May 14, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 24292-24293]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-12064]



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COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS

Adjustment of Import Limits and Guaranteed Access Levels for 
Certain Cotton, Wool, and Man-Made Fiber Textile Products Produced or 
Manufactured in the Dominican Republic

May 7, 1996.
AGENCY: Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA).

ACTION: Issuing a directive to the Commissioner of Customs increasing 
import limits and guaranteed access levels.

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EFFECTIVE DATE: May 8, 1996.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Naomi Freeman, 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); Uruguay Round Agreements Act.

    On the request of the Government of the Dominican Republic, the 
U.S. Government agreed to increase certain 1996 Guaranteed Access 
Levels. Also, the limits for certain categories are being increased for 
carryover.
    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 60 FR 65299, published on December 19, 1995). Also see 
61 FR 1359, published on January 19, 1996.
    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 Uruguay Round Agreements Act and the Uruguay Round Agreement on 
Textiles and Clothing, but are designed to assist only in the 
implementation of certain of their provisions.

    Dated: May 8, 1996.
Troy H. Cribb,
Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.

Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements

May 7, 1996.
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 January 11, 1996, 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 the Dominican 
Republic and exported during the twelve-month period which began on 
January 1, 1996 and extends through December 31, 1996.
    Effective on May 8, 1996, you are directed to increase the 
limits for the following categories, as provided for under the 
Uruguay Round Agreements Act and the Uruguay Round Agreement on 
Textiles and Clothing:

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                                              Adjusted import restraint 
                 Category                             limit \1\         
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339/639...................................  974,394 dozen.              
340/640...................................  842,928 dozen.              
347/348/647/648...........................  2,017,807 dozen of which not
                                             more than 960,368 dozen    
                                             shall be in Categories 647/
                                             648.                       
352/652...................................  9,744,029 dozen.            
433.......................................  22,763 dozen.               
442.......................................  79,655 dozen.               
443.......................................  143,720 numbers.            
444.......................................  79,655 numbers.             
448.......................................  41,034 dozen.               
633.......................................  120,253 dozen.              
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\1\ The limits have not been adjusted to account for any imports        
  exported after December 31, 1995.                                     


    The 1996 Guaranteed Access Levels (GALs) for Categories 340/640, 
347/348/647/648, 352/652, 442 and 448 remain unchanged. The GALs for 
textile products in the following categories shall be increased:

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                                              Amended Guaranteed Access 
                 Category                               Level           
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338/638...................................  1,650,000 dozen.            
339/639...................................  1,650,000 dozen.            
433.......................................  61,000 dozen.               
443.......................................  100,000 numbers.            
444.......................................  130,000 numbers.            
633.......................................  100,000 dozen.              
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    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).

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    Sincerely,
Troy H. Cribb,
Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.
[FR Doc. 96-12064 Filed 5-13-96; 8:45 am]
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