Adjustment of Import Limits for Certain Cotton, Man-Made Fiber, Silk Blend and Other Vegetable Fiber Textile Products Produced or Manufactured in the United Arab Emirates

COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS

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

Silk Blend and Other Vegetable Fiber Textile Products Produced or

Manufactured in the United Arab Emirates

August 12, 1994.

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

ACTION: Issuing a directive to the Commissioner of Customs increasing

limits.

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EFFECTIVE DATE: August 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) 927-5850. 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 current 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 58 FR 62645, published on November 29, 1993). Also see

59 FR 2827, published on January 19, 1994.

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

August 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 January 14, 1994, by the Chairman,

Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements. That

directive concerns imports of certain cotton, man-made fiber, silk

blend and other vegetable fiber textile products, produced or

manufactured in the United Arab Emirates and exported during the

twelve-month period which began on January 1, 1994 and extends

through December 31, 1994.

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

directive dated January 14, 1994 to increase the limits for the

following categories, as provided under the terms of the current

bilateral agreement between the Governments of the United States and

the United Arab Emirates:

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Category Adjusted twelve-month level\1\

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336/636............................ 182,175 dozen.

338/339............................ 492,095 dozen of which not more

than 312,252 dozen shall be in

Categories 338-S/339-S\2\.

342/642............................ 224,217 dozen.

352................................ 297,086 dozen.

847................................ 189,182 dozen.

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

after December 31, 1993.

\2\Category 338-S: only HTS numbers 6103.22.0050, 6105.10.0010,

6105.10.0030, 6105.90.3010, 6109.10.0027, 6110.20.1025, 6110.20.2040,

6110.20.2065, 6110.90.0068, 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, 6106.90.2010, 6106.90.3010, 6109.10.0070, 6110.20.1030,

6110.20.2045, 6110.20.2075, 6110.90.0070, 6112.11.0040, 6114.20.0010

and 6117.90.0022.

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,

Rita D. Hayes,

Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.

[FR Doc. 94-20257 Filed 8-17-94; 8:45 am]

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