# Announcement of Import Restraint Limits and Guaranteed Access Levels for Certain Cotton, Wool, Man-Made Fiber and Other Vegetable Fiber Textiles and Textile Products Produced or Manufactured in Jamaica > Briefs, arguments, decisions, and more. URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/documents/fr%3A94-29952 ## Record - **Collection:** Federal Register - **Document type:** Uncategorized Document - **Published:** December 6, 1994 ## Text COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS Announcement of Import Restraint Limits and Guaranteed Access Levels for Certain Cotton, Wool, Man-Made Fiber and Other Vegetable Fiber Textiles and Textile Products Produced or Manufactured in Jamaica November 29, 1994. AGENCY: Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA). ACTION: Issuing a directive to the Commissioner of Customs establishing limits and guaranteed access levels for the new agreement year. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- EFFECTIVE DATE: January 1, 1995. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Naomi Freeman, 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 Bilateral Cotton, Wool, Man-Made Fiber and Other Vegetable Fiber Textile Agreement of August 27, 1986, as amended and extended, and the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) dated November 8, 1993, between the Governments of the United States and Jamaica establish limits and guaranteed access levels (GALs) for the period beginning on January 1, 1995 and extending through December 31, 1995. These limits are subject to revision pursuant to the Uruguay Round Agreement on Textiles and Clothing (URATC). On the date that both the United States and Jamaica are members of the World Trade Organization, the restraint limits will be modified in accordance with the URATC. 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). Information regarding the 1995 CORRELATION will be published in the Federal Register at a later date. Requirements for participation in the Special Access Program are available in Federal Register notices 51 FR 21208, published on June 11, 1986; 52 FR 6049, published on February 27, 1987; 52 FR 26057, published on July 10, 1987; and 54 FR 50425, published on December 6, 1989. 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 and the MOU dated November 8, 1993, but are designed to assist only in the implementation of certain of their provisions. Rita D. Hayes, Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements. Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements November 29, 1994. Commissioner of Customs, Department of the Treasury, Washington, DC 20229. Dear Commissioner: Under the terms of section 204 of the Agricultural Act of 1956, as amended (7 U.S.C. 1854), and the Arrangement Regarding International Trade in Textiles done at Geneva on December 20, 1973, as further extended on December 9, 1993; pursuant to the Bilateral Cotton, Wool, Man-Made Fiber and Other Vegetable Fiber Textile Agreement of August 27, 1986, as amended and extended, and the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) dated November 8, 1993 between the Governments of the United States and Jamaica; and in accordance with the provisions of Executive Order 11651 of March 3, 1972, as amended, you are directed to prohibit, effective on January 1, 1995, entry into the United States for consumption and withdrawal from warehouse for consumption of cotton, wool, man-made fiber and other vegetable fiber textiles and textile products in the following categories, produced or manufactured in Jamaica and exported during the twelve-month period beginning on January 1, 1995 and extending through December 31, 1995, in excess of the following levels of restraint: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Category Twelve-month restraint limit ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 331/631.......................... 530,000 dozen pairs. 336/636.......................... 118,000 dozen. 338/339/638/639.................. 1,045,022 dozen. 340/640.......................... 488,679 dozen of which not more than 413,499 dozen shall be in shirts made from fabrics with two or more colors in the warp and/or the filling in Categories 340-Y/640- Y\1\. 341/641.......................... 613,632 dozen. 342/642.......................... 175,000 dozen. 345/845.......................... 151,416 dozen. 347/348/647/648.................. 1,127,970 dozen. 352/652.......................... 1,685,400 dozen. 445/446.......................... 50,894 dozen. 447.............................. 10,000 dozen. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ \1\Category 340-Y: only HTS numbers 6205.20.2015, 6205.20.2020, 6205.20.2046, 6205.20.2050 and 6205.20.2060; Category 640-Y: only HTS numbers 6205.30.2010, 6205.30.2020, 6205.30.2050 and 6205.30.2060. Imports charged to these category limits for the period January 1, 1994 through December 31, 1994 shall be charged against those levels of restraint to the extent of any unfilled balances. In the event the limits established for that period have been exhausted by previous entries, such goods shall be subject to the levels set forth in this directive. The limits set forth above are subject to adjustment in the future according to the provisions of the current bilateral agreement between the Governments of the United States and Jamaica. In accordance with the provisions of the Special Access Program, as set forth in 51 FR 21208 (June 11, 1986), 52 FR 26057 (July 10, 1987) and 54 FR 50425 (December 6, 1989), you are directed to establish guaranteed access levels for properly certified cotton, man-made fiber and other vegetable fiber textile products in the following categories which are assembled in Jamaica from fabric formed and cut in the United States and re-exported to the United States from Jamaica during the twelve-month period which begins on January 1, 1995 and extends through December 31, 1995. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Category Guaranteed Access Level ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 331/631.......................... 1,320,000 dozen pairs. 336/636.......................... 125,000 dozen. 338/339/638/639.................. 1,500,000 dozen. 340/640.......................... 300,000 dozen. 341/641.......................... 375,000 dozen. 342/642.......................... 200,000 dozen. 345/845.......................... 50,000 dozen. 347/348/647/648.................. 2,000,000 dozen. 352/652.......................... 10,500,000 dozen. 447.............................. 30,000 dozen. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Any shipment for entry under the Special Access Program which is not accompanied by a valid and correct certification and Export Declaration in accordance with the provisions of the certification requirements established in the directive of February 19, 1987 shall be denied entry unless the Government of Jamaica authorizes the entry and any charges to the appropriate designated consultation levels or specific limits. Any shipment which is declared for entry under the Special Access Program but found not to qualify shall be denied entry into the United States. 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 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. 94-29952 Filed 12-5-94; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-DR-F --- Source: Frix Law Library, https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/documents/fr%3A94-29952. Public record. Not legal advice.