[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 206 (Wednesday, October 23, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54988-54990]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-27086]
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COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS
Announcement of Import Restraint Limits for Certain Cotton, Wool
and Man-Made Fiber Textile Products Produced or Manufactured in the
Republic of Turkey
October 16, 1996.
AGENCY: Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA).
ACTION: Issuing a directive to the Commissioner of Customs establishing
limits.
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EFFECTIVE DATE: January 1, 1997.
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) 927-6718. 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 import restraint limits for textile products, produced or
manufactured in Turkey and exported during the period January 1, 1997
through December 31, 1997 are based on limits notified to the Textiles
Monitoring Body pursuant to the Uruguay Round Agreements Act and the
Uruguay Round Agreement on Textiles and Clothing (ATC), and Memoranda
of Understanding (MOUs) dated July 19, 1995, between the Governments of
the United States and the Republic of Turkey.
In the letter published below, the Chairman of CITA directs the
Commissioner of Customs to establish the 1997 limits. The limits for
certain categories have been reduced for carryforward applied in 1996.
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
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Schedule of the United States (see Federal Register notice 60 FR 65299,
published on December 19, 1995). Information regarding the 1997
CORRELATION will be published in the Federal Register at a later date.
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, the ATC and MOUs, but are designed to
assist only in the implementation of certain of their provisions.
Troy H. Cribb,
Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements
October 16, 1996.
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, the Uruguay Round Agreement on Textiles and Clothing
(ATC) and Memoranda of Understanding (MOUs) dated July 19, 1995
between the Governments of the United States and the Republic of
Turkey; and in accordance with the provisions of Executive Order
11651 of March 3, 1972, as amended, you are directed to prohibit,
effective on January 1, 1997, 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 Turkey and exported during
the twelve-month period beginning on January 1, 1997 and extending
through December 31, 1997, in excess of the following levels of
restraint:
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Category Twelve-month restraint limit
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Fabric Group
219, 313, 314, 315, 317, 326, 617, 625/626/ 161,772,523 square meters of
627/628/629, as a group. which not more than
36,968,320 square meters
shall be in Category 219;
45,183,501 square meters
shall be in Category 313;
26,288,583 square meters
shall be in Category 314;
35,325,285 square meters
shall be in Category 315;
36,968,320 square meters
shall be in Category 317;
4,107,590 square meters
shall be in Category 326,
and 24,645,548 square
meters shall be in Category
617.
Sublevel in Fabric Group
625/626/627/628/629....................... 16,641,907 square meters of
which not more than
6,283,347 square meters
shall be in Category 625;
not more than 6,656,763
square meters shall be in
Category 626; not more than
6,656,763 square meters
shall be in Category 627;
not more than 6,656,763
square meters shall be in
Category 628; and not more
than 6,656,763 square
meters shall be in Category
629.
Limits not in a group
200....................................... 1,559,836 kilograms.
300/301................................... 7,594,732 kilograms.
335....................................... 327,917 dozen.
336/636................................... 772,427 dozen.
338/339/638/639........................... 4,539,664 dozen of which not
more than 3,404,749 dozen
shall be in Categories 338-
S/339-S/638-S/639-S \1\.
340/640................................... 1,482,147 dozen of which not
more than 421,542 dozen
shall be in Categories 340-
Y/640-Y \2\.
341/641................................... 1,463,690 dozen of which not
more than 512,291 dozen
shall be in Categories 341-
Y/641-Y \3\.
342/642................................... 859,872 dozen.
347/348................................... 4,678,286 dozen of which not
more than 1,627,311 dozen
shall be in Categories 347-
T/348-T \4\.
350....................................... 460,322 dozen.
351/651................................... 735,976 dozen.
352/652................................... 2,471,920 dozen.
361....................................... 1,639,587 numbers.
369-S \5\................................. 1,695,021 kilograms.
410/624................................... 1,087,905 square meters of
which not more than 662,186
square meters shall be in
Category 410.
448....................................... 37,330 dozen.
604....................................... 1,956,551 kilograms.
611....................................... 48,946,785 square meters.
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\1\ Category 338-S: only HTS numbers 6103.22.0050, 6105.10.0010,
6105.10.0030, 6105.90.8010, 6109.10.0027, 6110.20.1025, 6110.20.2040,
6110.20.2065, 6110.90.9068, 6112.11.0030 and 6114.20.0005; Category
339-S: only HTS numbers 6104.22.0060, 6104.29.2049, 6106.10.0010,
6106.10.0030, 6106.90.2510, 6106.90.3010, 6109.10.0070, 6110.20.1030,
6110.20.2045, 6110.20.2075, 6110.90.9070, 6112.11.0040, 6114.20.0010
and 6117.90.9020; Category 638-S: all HTS numbers except 6109.90.1007,
6109.90.1009, 6109.90.1013 and 6109.90.1025; Category 639-S: all HTS
numbers except 6109.90.1050, 6109.90.1060, 6109.90.1065 and
6109.90.1070.
\2\ Category 340-Y: only HTS numbers 6205.20.2015, 6205.20.2020,
6205.20.2046, 6205.20.2050 and 6205.20.2060; Category 640-Y: only HTS
numbers 6205.30.2010, 6205.30.2020, 6205.30.2050 and 6205.30.2060.
\3\ Category 341-Y: only HTS numbers 6204.22.3060, 6206.30.3010,
6206.30.3030 and 6211.42.0054; Category 641-Y: only HTS numbers
6204.23.0050, 6204.29.2030, 6206.40.3010 and 6206.40.3025.
\4\ Category 347-T: only HTS numbers 6103.19.2015, 6103.19.9020,
6103.22.0030, 6103.42.1020, 6103.42.1040, 6103.49.8010, 6112.11.0050,
6113.00.9038, 6203.19.1020, 6203.19.9020, 6203.22.3020, 6203.42.4005,
6203.42.4010, 6203.42.4015, 6203.42.4025, 6203.42.4035, 6203.42.4045,
6203.49.8020, 6210.40.9033, 6211.20.1520, 6211.20.3810 and
6211.32.0040; Category 348-T: only HTS numbers 6104.12.0030,
6104.19.8030, 6104.22.0040, 6104.29.2034, 6104.62.2010, 6104.62.2025,
6104.69.8022, 6112.11.0060, 6113.00.9042, 6117.90.9060, 6204.12.0030,
6204.19.8030, 6204.22.3040, 6204.29.4034, 6204.62.3000, 6204.62.4005,
6204.62.4010, 6204.62.4020, 6204.62.4030, 6204.62.4040, 6204.62.4050,
6204.69.6010, 6304.69.9010. 6210.50.9060, 6211.20.1550, 6211.20.6810,
6211.42.0030 and 6217.90.9050.
\5\ Category 369-S: only HTS number 6307.10.2005.
Imports charged to these category limits for the period January
1, 1996 through December 31, 1996 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 Uruguay Round Agreements
Act, 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).
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Sincerely,
Troy H. Cribb,
Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.
[FR Doc. 96-27086 Filed 10-22-96; 8:45 am]
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