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

COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS

Establishment of an Import Limit for Certain Man-Made Fiber

Textile Products Produced or Manufactured in Pakistan

September 16, 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 27, 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 Category 628, the United States Government has

decided to control imports in this category for the prorated period

beginning on September 27, 1994 and extending through December 31, 1994

at a level of 973,572 square meters.

The United States remains committed to finding a solution

concerning Category 628. 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 36741, published on July 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 16, 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 27, 1994, you are directed to establish a

limit for man-made fiber textile products in Category 628 for the

period beginning on September 27, 1994 and extending through

December 31, 1994 at a level of 973,572 square meters\1\.

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

exported after September 26, 1994.

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Imports charged to the limit for Category 628 for the June 29,

1994 through September 26, 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. 94-23651 Filed 9-22-94; 8:45 am]

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