COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS

Adjustment of Import Limits for Certain Cotton, Wool, Man-Made

Fiber, Silk Blend and Other Vegetable Fiber Textiles and Textile

Products Produced or Manufactured in Indonesia

May 12, 1994.

AGENCY: Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA).

ACTION: Issuing a directive to the Commissioner of Customs adjusting

limits.

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EFFECTIVE DATE: May 19, 1994.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jennifer Tallarico, 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) 927-6704. 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).

The current limits for certain categories are being adjusted for

swing.

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 58 FR 62645, published on November 29, 1993). Also see

58 FR 31190, published on June 1, 1993.

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 bilateral agreement, 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

May 12, 1994.

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 May 25, 1993, 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 Indonesia and exported during the

twelve-month period which began on July 1, 1993 and extends through

June 30, 1994.

Effective on May 19, 1994, you are directed to amend the

directive dated May 25, 1993 to adjust the limits for the following

categories, as provided under the terms of the current bilateral

agreement between the Governments of the United States and

Indonesia:

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Category Adjusted twelve-month limit\1\

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Levels in Group I

300/301............................ 2,954,050 kilograms.

313................................ 13,163,685 square meters.

338/339............................ 964,006 dozen.

340/640............................ 1,181,200 dozen.

359-C/659-C\2\..................... 588,107 kilograms.

604-A\3\........................... 231,871 kilograms.

613/614/615........................ 18,527,017 square meters.

618................................ 3,059,300 square meters.

619/620............................ 7,032,040 square meters.

638/639............................ 1,234,688 dozen.

645/646............................ 511,576 dozen.

647/648............................ 2,588,411 dozen.

Group II

200, 201, 218, 220, 222-224, 226, 65,830,884 square meters

227, 229, 237, 239, 330, 332, equivalent.

333, 349, 350, 352-354, 359-

O\4\, 360-363, 369-O\5\, 400,

410, 414, 431, 432, 433, 434,

435, 436, 438, 439, 440, 442,

444, 447, 448, 459, 464, 465,

469, 603, 604-O\6\, 606, 607,

621, 622, 624, 630, 632, 633,

643, 644, 649, 650, 652-654, 659-

O\7\, 665, 666, 669-O\8\, 670-

O\9\, 831-836, 838, 839, 840,

842-846, 850-852, 858 and 859,

as a group.

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

after June 30, 1993.

\2\Category 359-C: only HTS numbers 6103.42.2025, 6103.49.3034,

6104.62.1020, 6104.69.3010, 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, 6103.49.3038, 6104.63.1020,

6104.63.1030, 6104.69.1000, 6104.69.3014, 6114.30.3044, 6114.30.3054,

6203.43.2010, 6203.43.2090, 6203.49.1010, 6203.49.1090, 6204.63.1510,

6204.69.1010, 6210.10.4015, 6211.33.0010, 6211.33.0017 and

6211.43.0010.

\3\Category 604-A: only HTS number 5509.32.0000.

\4\Category 359-O: all HTS numbers except 6103.42.2025, 6103.49.3034,

6104.62.1020, 6104.69.3010, 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); 6112.39.0010, 6112.49.0010, 6211.11.2010,

6211.11.2020, 6211.12.3003 and 6211.12.3005 (Category 359-S).

\5\Category 369-O: all HTS numbers except 6307.10.2005 (Category 369-S).

\6\Category 604-O: all HTS numbers except 5509.32.0000 (Category 604-A)

\7\Category 659-O: all HTS numbers except 6103.23.0055, 6103.43.2020,

6103.43.2025, 6103.49.2000, 6103.49.3038, 6104.63.1020, 6104.63.1030,

6104.69.1000, 6104.69.3014, 6114.30.3044, 6114.30.3054, 6203.43.2010,

6203.43.2090, 6203.49.1010, 6203.49.1090, 6204.63.1510, 6204.69.1010,

6210.10.4015, 6211.33.0010, 6211.33.0017, 6211.43.0010 (Category 659-

C); 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 (Category 659-S).

\8\Category 669-O: all HTS numbers except 6305.31.0010, 6305.31.0020 and

6305.39.0000 (Category 669-P).

\9\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).

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. 94-12116 Filed 5-17-94; 8:45 am]

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