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

COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS

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

Silk Blend and Other Vegetable Fiber Textiles and Textile Products

Produced or Manufactured in India

November 9, 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: November 16, 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) 927-6705. 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 adjusted,

variously, for swing and carryover. Pursuant to the current bilateral

agreement between the Governments of the United States and India,

Categories 335/635, 336/636, 340/640, 342/642 and 347/348 are being

increased 5 percent for handmade, handloomed apparel products.

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 6006, published on February 9, 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

November 9, 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 3, 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 textiles and textile products,

produced or manufactured in India and exported during the twelve-

month period which began on January 1, 1994 and extends through

December 31, 1994.

Effective on November 16, 1994, you are directed to amend the

directive dated February 3, 1994 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

India:

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Category Adjusted twelve-month limit\1\

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Levels in Group I

218................................ 10,418,469 square meters.

219................................ 50,763,481 square meters.

313................................ 24,687,602 square meters.

314................................ 6,582,647 square meters.

317................................ 26,179,025 square meters.

326................................ 6,500,000 square meters.

335/635............................ 495,508 dozen.

336/636............................ 727,132 dozen.

340/640............................ 1,751,735 dozen.

341................................ 3,662,749 dozen of which not more

than 2,092,999 dozen shall be in

Category 341-Y\2\.

342/642............................ 955,622 dozen.

345................................ 148,223 dozen.

347/348............................ 442,021 dozen.

647/648............................ 251,557 dozen.

Group II

200, 201, 220-229, 237, 239, 300, 86,000,000 square meters

301, 330-333, 349, 350, 352, 359- equivalent.

362, 600-607, 611-629, 630-633,

638, 639, 643-646, 649, 650, 652,

659, 665-O\3\, 666, 669, 670, and

831-859, as a group.

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

after December 31, 1993.

\2\Category 341-Y: only HTS numbers 6204.22.3060, 6206.30.3010,

6206.30.3030 and 6211.42.0054.

\3\Category 665-O: all HTS numbers except 5702.10.9030, 5702.42.2020,

5702.92.0010 and 5703.20.1000 (rugs exempt from the bilateral

agreement).

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. 94-28167 Filed 11-14-94; 8:45 am]

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