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

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 the

Republic of Fiji

March 14, 1994.

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

ACTION: Issuing a directive to the Commissioner of Customs establishing

a limit.

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EFFECTIVE DATE: March 22, 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 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 Governments of the United States and the Republic of Fiji have

agreed to establish a new bilateral textile agreement on Categories

338/339/638/639 for two consecutive one-year periods beginning on

January 1, 1993 and extending through December 31, 1994.

In the letter published below, the Chairman of CITA directs the

Commissioner of Customs to establish a limit for the 1994 period.

A copy of the agreement is available from the Textiles Division,

Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs, U.S. Department of State,

(202) 647-3889.

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

March 14, 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 Textile Agreement, effected by exchange of notes dated

February 1, 1994 and February 18, 1994, between the Governments of

the United States and the Republic of Fiji; and in accordance with

the provisions of Executive Order 11651 of March 3, 1972, as

amended, you are directed to prohibit, effective on March 22, 1994,

entry into the United States for consumption and withdrawal from

warehouse for consumption of cotton and man-made fiber textile

products in Categories 338/339/638/639, produced or manufactured in

Fiji and exported during the twelve-month period beginning on

January 1, 1994 and extending through December 31, 1994, in excess

of 954,000 dozen\1\ of which not more than 795,000 dozen shall be in

Categories 338-S/339-S/638-S/639-S\2\.

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\1\The limit has not been adjusted to account for any imports

exported after December 31, 1993.

\2\Category 338-S: only HTS numbers 6103.22.0050, 6105.10.0010,

6105.10.0030, 6105.90.3010, 6109.10.0027, 6110.20.1025,

6110.20.2040, 6110.20.2065, 6110.90.0068, 6112.11.0030 and

6114.20.0005; Category 339-S: only HTS numbers 6104.22.0060,

6104.29.2049, 6106.10.0010, 6106.10.0030, 6106.90.2010,

6106.90.3010, 6109.10.0070, 6110.20.1030, 6110.20.2045,

6110.20.2075, 6110.90.0070, 6112.11.0040, 6114.20.0010 and

6117.90.0022; Category 638-S: all HTS numbers except 6109.90.1007,

6109.90.1009, 6109.90.1013 and 6109.90.1025; Category 639-S: all HTS

numbers except 6109.90.1050, 6109.90.1060, 6109.90.1065 and

6109.90.1070.

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Imports charged to this category limit for the period January 1,

1993 through December 31, 1993, 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 limit set forth above is subject to adjustment in the future

pursuant to the provisions of the current bilateral agreement

between the Governments of the United States and the Republic of

Fiji.

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 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. 94-6436 Filed 3-17-94; 8:45 am]

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