Establishment of an Import Limit for Certain Cotton and Man-Made Fiber Textile Products Produced or Manufactured in Pakistan

COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS

Establishment of an Import Limit for Certain Cotton and Man-Made

Fiber Textile Products Produced or Manufactured in Pakistan

September 14, 1994.

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

ACTION: Issuing a directive to the Commissioner of Customs establishing

a limit.

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EFFECTIVE DATE: September 22, 1994.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Anne Novak, International Trade

Specialist, Office of Textiles and Apparel, U.S. Department of

Commerce, (202) 482-4212. For information on the quota status of this

limit, refer to the Quota Status Reports posted on the bulletin boards

of each Customs port or call (202) 927-6714. For information on

embargoes and quota re-openings, call (202) 482-3715. For information

on categories on which consultations have been requested, call (202)

482-3740.

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).

Inasmuch as consultations have not resulted in a mutually

satisfactory solution on Categories 342/642, the United States

Government has decided to control imports in these categories for the

prorated period beginning on July 28, 1994 and extending through

December 31, 1994 at a level of 66,266 dozen.

The United States remains committed to finding a solution

concerning these categories. Should such a solution be reached in

further consultations with the Government of Pakistan, further notice

will be published in the Federal Register.

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 26212, published on May 19, 1994; and 59 FR 5756, published on

February 8, 1994.

Rita D. Hayes,

Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.

Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements

September 14, 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 February 1, 1994, by the Chairman,

Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements. That

directive concerns imports of certain cotton and man-made fiber

textile products, produced or manufactured in Pakistan and exported

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

extends through December 31, 1994.

Effective on September 22, 1994, you are directed to establish a

limit for cotton and man-made fiber textile products in Categories

342/642 for the period beginning on July 28, 1994 and extending

through December 31, 1994 at a level of 66,266 dozen\1\. Textile

products in Category 342 which are exported on and after July 28,

1994 are not subject to the group limit.

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\1\The limit has not been adjusted to account for any imports

exported after July 27, 1994.

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For the import period April 29, 1994 through May 19, 1994, you

are directed to charge 200 dozen for Category 642 to the limit

established in the directive dated May 13, 1994 for Categories 342/

642 for the period beginning on April 29, 1994 and extending through

July 27, 1994.

Imports charged to the limit for Categories 342/642 for the

April 29, 1994 through July 27, 1994 period shall be charged against

that level of restraint to the extent of any unfilled balance. In

the event the limit established for that period has been exhausted

by previous entries, such goods shall be subject to the level set

forth in this directive.

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 this action falls 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. 94-23316 Filed 9-20-94; 8:45 am]

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