Federal Register / Vol. 61, No. 128 / Tuesday, July 2, 1996 / Notices 34495

1Category 670–L: only HTS numbers

4202.12.8030, 4202.12.8070, 4202.92.3020,

4202.92.3030 and 4202.92.9025.

2Category 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).

Category Adjusted twelve-month

limit 1

369–F/369–P4 ......... 2,214,872 kilograms.

369–R 5 .................... 10,024,470 kilograms.

369–S6 .................... 655,830 kilograms.

613/614 .................... 20,248,735 square

meters.

615 ........................... 21,944,309 square

meters.

625/626/627/628/629 66,884,707 square

meters of which not

more than

33,177,281 square

meters shall be in

Category 625; not

more than

33,177,281 square

meters shall be in

Category 626; not

more than

33,177,281 square

meters shall be in

Category 627; not

more than 6,864,265

square meters shall

be in Category 628;

and not more than

33,177,281 square

meters shall be in

Category 629.

638/639 .................... 204,796 dozen.

647/648 .................... 678,467 dozen.

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

31, 1995. 2 Category 340–D: only HTS numbers

6205.20.2015, 6205.20.2020, 6205.20.2025

and 6205.20.2030; Category 640–D: only HTS

numbers 6205.30.2010, 6205.30.2020,

6205.30.2030, 6205.30.2040, 6205.90.3030

and 6205.90.4030. 3 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. 4 Category 369–F: only HTS number

6302.91.0045; Category 369–P: only HTS

numbers 6302.60.0010 and 6302.91.0005. 5 Category 369–R: only HTS number

6307.10.2020. 6 Category 369–S: only HTS number

6307.10.2005.

The Committee for the Implementation of

Textile Agreements has determined that

these actions fall within the foreign affairs

exception to the rulemaking provisions of 5

U.S.C.553(a)(1).

Sincerely,

D. Michael Hutchinson,

Acting Chairman, Committee for the

Implementation of Textile Agreements.

[FR Doc.96–16823 Filed 7–1–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–DR–F

Cancellation of a Limit and

Amendment of Visa Requirements for

Certain Man-Made Fiber Textile

Products Produced or Manufactured in

Sri Lanka

June 26, 1996.

AGENCY: Committee for the

Implementation of Textile Agreements

(CITA).

ACTION: Issuing a directive to the

Commissioner of Customs cancelling a

limit and amending visa requirements.

EFFECTIVE DATE: July 1, 1996.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Helen L. LeGrande, International Trade

Specialist, Office of Textiles and

Apparel, U.S. Department of Commerce,

(202) 482–4212.

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.

The United States Government has

decided to cancel the current limit on

imports of man-made fiber luggage in

Category 670–L from Sri Lanka

established on January 1, 1996.

In the letter published below, the

Chairman of CITA directs the

Commissioner of Customs to cancel the

limit established for Category 670–L for

the period January 1, 1996 through

December 31, 1996. Also, for goods

produced or manufactured in Sri Lanka,

visa requirements are being amended to

no longer require a 670–L and 670–O

part-category visa. Goods in Category

670 shall not be denied entry if visaed

as 670, 670–L or 670–O.

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 53 FR 34573, published on

September 7, 1988; and 60 FR 66265,

published on December 21, 1995.

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.

D. Michael Hutchinson,

Acting Chairman, Committee for the

Implementation of Textile Agreements.

Committee for the Implementation of Textile

Agreements

June 26, 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 December 15, 1995, by the

Chairman, Committee for the Implementation

of Textile Agreements. That directive

concerns imports of certain cotton, wool,

man-made fiber, silk blend and other

vegetable fiber textiles and textile products,

produced or manufactured in Sri Lanka and

exported during the period which began on

January 1, 1996 and extends through

December 31, 1996.

Effective on July 1, 1996, you are directed

to cancel the current limit for Category 670–

L 1.

For visa purposes, you are directed to

amend the directive dated September 1, 1988

to no longer require a 670–L and 670–O 2

part-category visa. Goods in Category 670

shall not be denied entry if visaed as 670,

670–L or 670–O.

The Committee for the Implementation of

Textile Agreements has determined that

these actions fall within the foreign affairs

exception to the rulemaking provisions of 5

U.S.C.553(a)(1).

Sincerely,

D. Michael Hutchinson,

Acting Chairman, Committee for the

Implementation of Textile Agreements.

[FR Doc.96–16825 Filed 7–1–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–DR–F

Adjustment of Import Limits for Certain

Cotton, Wool and Man-Made Fiber

Textile Products Produced or

Manufactured in Thailand

June 26, 1996.

AGENCY: Committee for the

Implementation of Textile Agreements

(CITA).

ACTION: Issuing a directive to the

Commissioner of Customs reducing

limits.

EFFECTIVE DATE: June 27, 1996.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ross

Arnold, International Trade Specialist,

Office of Textiles and Apparel, U.S.

Department of Commerce, (202) 482–

4212. For information on the quota
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status of these limits, refer to the Quota

Status Reports posted on the bulletin

boards of of each Customs port or call

(202) 927–6717. 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.

The current limits for certain

categories are being reduced for

carryforward used in 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 60 FR 65299,

published on December 19, 1995). Also

see 60 FR 62396, published on

December 6, 1995.

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.

D. Michael Hutchinson,

Acting Chairman, Committee for the

Implementation of Textile Agreements.

Committee for the Implementation of Textile

Agreements

June 26, 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 November 29, 1995, by the

Chairman, Committee for the Implementation

of Textile Agreements. That directive

concerns imports of certain cotton, wool,

man-made fiber, silk blend and other

vegetable fiber textiles and textile products,

produced or manufactured in Thailand and

exported during the twelve-month period

which began on January 1, 1996 and extends

through December 31, 1996.

Effective on June 27, 1996, you are directed

to reduce the limits for the following

categories, as provided for under the Uruguay

Round Agreements Act and the Uruguay

Round Agreement on Textiles and Clothing:

Category Adjusted twelve-month

limit 1

Levels in Group I

363 ........................... 17,386,624 numbers.

619 ........................... 5,787,631 square meters.

Sublevels in Group II

442 ........................... 19,037 dozen.

638/639 .................... 1,937,966 dozen.

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

31, 1995.

The Committee for the Implementation of

Textile Agreements has determined that

these actions fall within the foreign affairs

exception to the rulemaking provisions of 5

U.S.C.553(a)(1).

Sincerely,

D. Michael Hutchinson,

Acting Chairman, Committee for the

Implementatin of Textile Agreements.

[FR Doc.96–16824 Filed 7–1–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–DR–F

OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES

TRADE REPRESENTATIVE

USTR Allocation of the Tariff-Rate

Quota Increase for Raw Cane Sugar;

Announcement

AGENCY: Office of the United States

Trade Representative.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The Office of United States

Trade Representative (USTR) is

providing notice of the country-bycountry allocation of the 150,000 metric

ton increase in the tariff-rate quota for

imported raw cane sugar for the period

that begins October 1, 1995, and ends

September 30, 1996. This is in addition

to the previous allocations of the tariffrate quota of 2,017,195 mt for imported

raw cane sugar.

EFFECTIVE DATE: June 12, 1996.

ADDRESSES: Inquiries may be mailed or

delivered to Tom Perkins, Senior

Economist, Office of Agricultural Affairs

(Room 421), Office of the United States

Trade Representative, 600 17th Street,

NW., Washington, DC 20508.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Tom Perkins, Office of Agricultural

Affairs, 202–395–6127.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant

to Additional U.S. Note 5 to chapter 17

of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of

the United States (HTS), the United

States maintains a tariff-rate quota for

imports of raw sugar. The in-quota

quantity of the tariff-rate quota for the

period October 1, 1995–September 30,

1996, has been increased by 150,000

metric tons by the Secretary of

Agriculture, resulting in a new total of

2,167,195 metric tons, raw value.

Section 404(d)(3) of the Uruguay

Round Agreements Act (19 U.S.C.

3601(d)(3)) authorizes the President to

allocate the in-quota quantity of a tariffrate quota for any agricultural product

among supplying countries or customs

areas. The President delegated this

authority to the United States Trade

Representative under paragraph (3) of

Presidential Proclamation No. 6763 (60

FR 1007).

I have determined to allocate the

increase in the tariff-rate quota among

supplying countries or customs areas.

Accordingly, the country-by-country

tariff-rate quota allocations in metric

tons, raw value, for raw cane sugar

allowed into the United States at the inquota quantity tariff rate for the October

1, 1995-September 30, 1996, period are

as follows:

1995–96 RAW SUGAR TRQ ALLOCATION

Country 1 2

Current FY

1996

allocation

New additional

allocation

FY 1996

allocation

Argentina ...................................................................................................................................................... 85,741 10,125 95,866

Australia ........................................................................................................................................................ 165,500 19,544 185,044

Barbados ...................................................................................................................................................... 12,311 0 12,311

Belize ............................................................................................................................................................ 21,934 2,590 24,524

Bolivia ........................................................................................................................................................... 15,952 1,884 17,836

Brazil ............................................................................................................................................................. 289,127 34,144 323,270

Colombia ...................................................................................................................................................... 47,855 5,651 53,507

Congo ........................................................................................................................................................... 7,258 0 7,258

Cote d’Ivoire ................................................................................................................................................. 7,258 0 7,258

Costa Rica .................................................................................................................................................... 29,910 3,532 33,442

Dominican Republic ..................................................................................................................................... 350,940 0 350,940

Ecuador ........................................................................................................................................................ 21,934 2,590 24,524