Announcement of an Import Restraint Limit for Certain Cotton and Man-Made Fiber Textile Products Produced or Manufactured in Laos

COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS

Announcement of an Import Restraint Limit for Certain Cotton and

Man-Made Fiber Textile Products Produced or Manufactured in Laos

December 19, 1994.

AGENCY: Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA).

ACTION: Issuing a directive to the Commissioner of Customs establishing

a limit for the new agreement year.

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EFFECTIVE DATE: January 1, 1995.

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 this

limit, 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, Silk Blend and Non-

Cotton Textile Agreement dated September 15, 1994 between the

Governments of the United States and the Lao People's Democratic

Republic establishes a limit for Categories 340/640 for the period

beginning on January 1, 1995 and extending through December 31, 1995.

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).

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

December 19, 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); pursuant to

the Bilateral Cotton, Wool, Man-Made Fiber, Silk Blend and Non-

Cotton Textile Agreement dated September 15, 1994 between the

Governments of the United States and the Lao People's Democratic

Republic; 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

and man-made fiber textile products in Categories 340/640, produced

or manufactured in Laos and exported during the twelve-month period

beginning on January 1, 1995 and extending through December 31,

1995, in excess of 137,813 dozen.

Imports charged to the limit for Categories 340/640 for the

period January 1, 1994 through December 31, 1994 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.

The level set forth above is subject to adjustment in the future

according to the provisions of the current bilateral agreement dated

September 15, 1994 between the Governments of the United States and

the Lao People's Democratic Republic.

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 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. 94-31620 Filed 12-22-94; 8:45 am]

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