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

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 Bangladesh

November 10, 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 17, 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) 927-5850. 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 adjusted,

variously, for 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

59 FR 4039, published on January 28, 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 10, 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 24, 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 Bangladesh and exported during the

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

through January 31, 1995.

Effective on November 17, 1994, you are directed to amend the

directive dated January 24, 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

the People's Republic of Bangladesh:

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Category Adjusted twelve-month limit\1\

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336/636............................ 309,189 dozen.

341................................ 1,879,700 dozen.

347/348............................ 1,758,757 dozen.

351/651............................ 516,511 dozen.

363................................ 20,317,339 numbers.

369-S\2\........................... 1,210,241 kilograms.

635................................ 244,429 dozen.

638/639............................ 930,684 dozen.

645/646............................ 245,591 dozen.

847................................ 594,321 dozen.

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

after January 31, 1994.

\2\Category 369-S: only HTS number 6307.10.2005.

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. 94-28460 Filed 11-16-94; 8:45 am]

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