Adjustment of Import Restraint Limits for Certain Cotton, Wool, Man-Made Fiber, Silk Blend and Other Vegetable Fiber Textiles and Textile Products Produced or Manufactured in the Republic of Korea

COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS

Adjustment of Import Restraint Limits for Certain Cotton, Wool,

Man-Made Fiber, Silk Blend and Other Vegetable Fiber Textiles and

Textile Products Produced or Manufactured in the Republic of Korea

September 20, 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: September 28, 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) 927-6707. 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).

The current limits for certain categories are being adjusted,

variously, for carryforward, carryover, swing and special shift.

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 65967, published on December 17, 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

September 20, 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 December 13, 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 textile products, produced or

manufactured in the Republic of Korea and exported during the

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

through December 31, 1994.

Effective on September 28, 1994, you are directed to amend the

December 13, 1993 directive 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 the

Republic of Korea:

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Category Adjusted twelve-month limit\1\

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Group I

200-223, 224-V\2\, 422,313,196 square meters equivalent.

224-O\3\, 225-229,

300-326, 360-363,

369-O\4\, 400-414,

464-469, 600-629,

665-669 and 670-

O\5\, as a group.

Sublevels within Group

I

200.................. 465,185 kilograms.

201.................. 1,620,485 kilograms.

224-V................ 10,358,377 square meters.

611.................. 3,708,812 square meters.

619/620.............. 98,113,349 square meters.

624.................. 7,977,337 square meters.

625/626/627/628/629.. 15,117,821 square meters.

Group II

237, 239, 330-359, 552,956,579 square meters equivalent.

431-459 and 630-659,

as a group.

Sublevels within Group

II

239.................. 981,468 kilograms.

333/334/335.......... 263,261 dozen of which not more than 134,555

dozen shall be in Category 335.

336.................. 44,068 dozen.

338/339.............. 1,160,226 dozen.

340.................. 665,820 dozen of which not more than 345,715

dozen shall be in Category 340-D\6\.

341.................. 155,314 dozen.

342/642.............. 217,584 dozen.

345.................. 115,811 dozen.

347/348.............. 514,597 dozen.

351/651.............. 228,578 dozen.

352.................. 176,242 dozen.

433.................. 14,413 dozen.

434.................. 7,393 dozen.

435.................. 36,564 dozen.

442.................. 51,828 dozen.

443.................. 338,159 numbers.

444.................. 55,431 numbers.

445/446.............. 54,068 dozen.

448.................. 36,799 dozen.

459-W\7\............. 97,717 kilograms.

631.................. 300,337 dozen pairs.

632.................. 1,561,818 dozen pairs.

633/634/635.......... 1,392,261 dozen of which not more than 157,880

dozen shall be in Category 633 and not more

than 588,368 dozen shall be in Category 635.

636.................. 287,651 dozen.

638/639.............. 5,368,441 dozen.

640-D\8\............. 3,003,053 dozen.

641.................. 1,110,818 dozen of which not more than 42,764

dozen shall be in Category 641-Y\9\.

647/648.............. 1,246,050 dozen.

659-H\10\............ 1,308,007 kilograms.

Group III

831-844, and 847-859 18,158,568 square meters equivalent.

as a group.

Sublevel within Group

III

835.................. 30,628 dozen.

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

after December 31, 1993.

\2\Category 224-V: only HTS numbers 5801.21.0000, 5801.23.0000,

5801.24.0000, 5801.25.0010, 5801.25.0020, 5801.26.0010, 5801.26.0020,

5801.31.0000, 5801.33.0000, 5801.34.0000, 5801.35.0010, 5801.35.0020,

5801.36.0010 and 5801.36,0020.

\3\Category 224-O: all HTS numbers except 5801.21.0000, 5801.23.0000,

5801.24.0000, 5801.25.0010, 5801.25.0020, 5801.26.0010, 5801.26.0020,

5801.31.0000, 5801.33.0000, 5801.34.0000, 5801.35.0010, 5801.35.0020,

5801.36.0010 and 5801.36,0020 (Category 224-V).

\4\Category 369-O: all HTS numbers except 4202.12.4000, 4202.12.8020,

4202.12.8060, 4202.92.1500, 4202.92.3015 and 4202.92.6000 (Category

369-L), and 5601.21.0090.

\5\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).

\6\Category 340-D: only HTS numbers 6205.20.2015, 6205.20.2020,

6205.20.2025 and 6205.20.2030.

\7\Category 459-W: only HTS number 6505.90.4090.

\8\Category 640-D: only HTS numbers 6205.30.2010, 6205.30.2020,

6205.30.2030, 6205.30.2040, 6205.90.2030 and 6205.90.4030.

\9\Category 641-Y: only HTS numbers 6204.23.0050, 6204.29.2030,

6206.40.3010 and 6206.40.3025.

\10\Category 659-H: only HTS numbers 6502.00.9030, 6504.00.9015,

6504.00.9060, 6505.90.5090, 6505.90.6090, 6505.90.7090 and

6505.90.8090.

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. 94-23705 Filed 9-23-94; 8:45 am]

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