Announcement of Import Restraint Limits for Certain Cotton, Man- Made Fiber, Silk Blend and Other Vegetable Fiber Textiles and Textile Products Produced or Manufactured in the People's Republic of Bangladesh

COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS

Announcement of Import Restraint Limits for Certain Cotton, Man-

Made Fiber, Silk Blend and Other Vegetable Fiber Textiles and Textile

Products Produced or Manufactured in the People's Republic of

Bangladesh

January 24, 1994.

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

ACTION: Issuing a directive to the Commissioner of Customs establishing

limits for the new agreement year.

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EFFECTIVE DATE: February 1, 1994.

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 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).

The Bilateral Textile Agreement, effected by exchange of notes

dated February 19 and 24, 1986, as amended and extended, between the

Governments of the United States and the People's Republic of

Bangladesh, establishes limits for the period beginning on February 1,

1994 and extending through January 31, 1995.

In the letter published below, the Chairman of CITA directs the

Commissioner of Customs to establish limits for the period February 1,

1993 through January 31, 1994. The limits for Categories 334, 340/640,

341, 351/651 and 634 have been reduced to account for carryforward

used.

A copy of the bilateral textile agreement is available from the

Textiles Division, Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs, U.S.

Department of State, (202) 647-3889.

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).

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 agreement, but are designed to assist only in the implementation of

certain of its provisions.

Ronald I. Levin,

Acting Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile

Agreements.

Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements

January 24, 1994.

Commissioner of Customs,

Department of the Treasury, Washington, DC 20229.

Dear Commissioner: Under the terms of section 204 of the

Agricultural Act of 1956, as amended (7 U.S.C. 1854), and the

Arrangement Regarding International Trade in Textiles done at Geneva

on December 20, 1973, as further extended on December 9, 1992;

pursuant to the Bilateral Textile Agreement, effected by exchange of

notes dated February 19 and 24, 1986, as amended and extended,

between the Governments of the United States and the People's

Republic of Bangladesh; and in accordance with the provisions of

Executive Order 11651 of March 3, 1972, as amended, you are directed

to prohibit, effective on February 1, 1994, entry into the United

States for consumption and withdrawal from warehouse for consumption

of cotton, man-made fiber, silk blend and other vegetable fiber

textiles and textile products in the following categories, produced

or manufactured in Bangladesh and exported during the twelve-month

period beginning on February 1, 1994 and extending through January

31, 1995, in excess of the following levels of restraint:

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Category Twelve-month restraint limit

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237................................ 348,622 dozen.

331................................ 883,220 dozen pairs.

334................................ 100,393 dozen.

335................................ 190,964 dozen.

336/636............................ 325,462 dozen.

338/339............................ 989,968 dozen.

340/640............................ 2,112,395 dozen.

341................................ 1,749,928 dozen.

342/642............................ 320,751 dozen.

347/348............................ 1,668,494 dozen.

351/651............................ 480,852 dozen.

363................................ 18,988,167 numbers.

369-S\1\........................... 1,272,790 kilograms.

634................................ 351,228 dozen.

635................................ 241,072 dozen.

638/639............................ 1,255,461 dozen.

641................................ 776,273 dozen.

645/646............................ 294,831 dozen.

647/648............................ 1,049,368 dozen.

847................................ 530,644 dozen.

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\1\Category 369-S: only HTS number 6307.10.2005.

Imports charged to these category limits for the period February

1, 1994 through January 31, 1995 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 current bilateral agreement

between the Governments of the United States and the People's

Republic of Bangladesh.

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,

Ronald I. Levin,

Acting Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile

Agreements.

[FR Doc. 94-1866 Filed 1-27-94; 8:45 am]

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