COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS

Announcement of Import Restraint Limits and Amendment of Visa

Requirements for Certain Cotton, Wool and Man-Made Fiber Textile

Products and Silk Blend and Other Vegetable Fiber Apparel Produced

or Manufactured in the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka

March 22, 1994.

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

ACTION: Issuing a directive to the Commissioner of Customs amending and

establishing limits and amending visa requirements.

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EFFECTIVE DATE: March 28, 1994.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Helen L. LeGrande, 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) 927-6708. 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).

In a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) dated February 11, 1994, the

Governments of the United States and the Democratic Socialist Republic

of Sri Lanka agreed to amend and extend their bilateral textile

agreement through June 30, 1995.

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

Commissioner of Customs to amend the current restraint period to begin

on January 1, 1994 and extend through June 30, 1995 and establish a

six-month period for July 1, 1993 through December 31, 1993. The limits

for Categories 334/634, 335/835, 340/640, 340-Y/640-Y, 341/641, 347/

348/847, 347-T/348-T/847-T, 351/651 and 635 for the period July 1, 1993

through December 31, 1993 will be filled upon opening. Goods shipped in

excess of these limits are being charged to the corresponding limits

for the January 1, 1994 through June 30, 1995 period. Also, the visa

arrangement is being amended to no longer require a 347-T/348-T/847-T

visa for goods produced or manufactured in Sri Lanka and exported from

Sri Lanka.

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

53 FR 34573, published on September 7, 1988; and 58 FR 34570, published

on June 22, 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 MOU, but are designed to assist only in the implementation of

certain of its provisions.

Ronald I. Levin,

Acting Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile

Agreements.

Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements

March 22, 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 June 22, 1993 by the Chairman,

Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements. That

directive concerns imports of certain cotton, wool and man-made

fiber textile products and silk blend and other vegetable fiber

apparel produced or manufactured in the Democratic Socialist

Republic of Sri Lanka for the twelve-month period which began on

July 1, 1993 and extends through June 30, 1994.

Effective on March 28, 1994, you are directed, pursuant to the

Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) dated February 11, 1994 between

the Governments of the United States and the Democratic Socialist

Republic of Sri Lanka, to amend the current restraint period to

begin on January 1, 1994 and extend through June 30, 1995 at the

levels listed below. The sublimit for Categories 347-T/348-T/847-T

and the limit for Category 361 shall be eliminated.

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Category Eighteen-month limit\1\

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237................................ 354,897 dozen.

314................................ 5,616,000 square meters.

331/631............................ 3,510,697 dozen pairs.

333/633............................ 66,805 dozen.

334/634............................ 782,863 dozen.

335/835............................ 344,460 dozen.

336/636/836........................ 515,646 dozen.

338/339............................ 1,565,724 dozen.

340/640............................ 1,516,489 dozen of which not more

than 606,596 dozen shall be in

Categories 340-Y/640-Y\2\.

341/641............................ 2,441,250 dozen of which not more

than 1,627,500 dozen shall be in

Category 341 and not more than

1,627,500 dozen shall be in

Category 641.

342/642/842........................ 814,176 dozen.

345/845............................ 210,853 dozen.

347/348/847........................ 1,684,077 dozen.

350/650............................ 146,134 dozen.

351/651............................ 390,040 dozen.

352/652............................ 1,670,107 dozen.

359-C/659-C\3\..................... 1,608,003 kilograms.

360................................ 1,836,000 numbers.

363................................ 15,135,331 numbers.

369-D\4\........................... 1,136,322 kilograms.

369-S\5\........................... 946,932 kilograms.

435................................ 22,575 dozen.

611................................ 7,191,000 square meters.

635................................ 459,280 dozen.

638/639/838........................ 1,115,702 dozen.

644................................ 626,290 numbers.

645/646............................ 250,516 dozen.

647/648............................ 1,343,175 dozen.

840................................ 396,500 dozen.

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

after June 30, 1993.

\2\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.

\3\Category 359-C: only HTS numbers 6103.42.2025, 6103.49.3034,

6104.62.1020, 6104.69.3010, 6114.20.0048, 6114.20.0052, 6203.42.2010,

6203.42.2090, 6204.62.2010, 6211.32.0010, 6211.32.0025 and

6211.42.0010; Category 659-C: only HTS numbers 6103.23.0055,

6103.43.2020, 6103.43.2025, 6103.49.2000, 6103.49.3038, 6104.63.1020,

6104.63.1030, 6104.69.1000, 6104.69.3014, 6114.30.3044, 6114.30.3054,

6203.43.2010, 6203.43.2090, 6203.49.1010, 6203.49.1090, 6204.63.1510,

6204.69.1010, 6210.10.4015, 6211.33.0010, 6211.33.0017 and

6211.43.0010.

\4\Category 369-D: only HTS numbers 6302.60.0010, 6302.91.0005 and

6302.91.0045.

\5\Category 369-S: only HTS number 6307.10.2005.

Textile products in Categories 360, 435, 611 and 840 which have

been exported to the United States prior to January 1, 1994 shall

not be subject to this directive.

Textile products in Categories 360, 435, 611 and 840 which have

been released from the custody of the U.S. Customs Service under the

provisions of 19 U.S.C. 1448(b) or 1484(a)(1) prior to the effective

date of this directive shall not be denied entry under this

directive.

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 Memorandum

of Understanding (MOU) dated February 11, 1994 between the

Governments of the United States and the Democratic Socialist

Republic of Sri Lanka; and in accordance with the provisions of

Executive Order 11651 of March 3, 1972, as amended, you are directed

to prohibit, effective on March 28, 1994, entry into the United

States for consumption and withdrawal from warehouse for consumption

of cotton, wool and man-made fiber textile products and silk blend

and other vegetable fiber apparel in the following categories,

produced or manufactured in Sri Lanka and exported during the six-

month period beginning on July 1, 1993 and extending through

December 31, 1993, in excess of the following levels of restraint:

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Category Six-month restraint limit\1\

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237................................ 138,774 dozen.

314................................ 1,800,000 square meters.

331/631............................ 1,173,890 dozen pairs.

333/633............................ 6,125 dozen.

334/634............................ 286,226 dozen.

335/835............................ 105,633 dozen.

336/636/836........................ 209,895 dozen.

338/339............................ 587,147 dozen.

340/640............................ 348,467 dozen of which not more

than 188,597 dozen shall be in

Categories 340-Y/640-Y\2\.

341/641............................ 842,625 dozen of which not more

than 561,750 dozen shall be in

Category 341 and not more than

561,750 dozen shall be in Category

641.

342/642/842........................ 331,412 dozen.

345/845............................ 67,581 dozen.

347/348/847........................ 642,054 dozen of which not more

than 385,234 dozen shall be in

Categories 347-T/348-T/847-T\3\.

350/650............................ 60,421 dozen.

351/651............................ 133,764 dozen.

352/652............................ 653,055 dozen.

359-C/659-C\4\..................... 413,565 kilograms.

363................................ 3,657,330 numbers.

369-D\5\........................... 364,206 kilograms.

369-S\6\........................... 370,275 kilograms.

635................................ 112,945 dozen.

638/639/838........................ 413,106 dozen.

644................................ 200,734 numbers.

645/646............................ 67,935 dozen.

647/648............................ 370,377 dozen.

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

after December 31, 1993.

\2\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.

\3\Category 347-T: only HTS numbers 6103.19.2015, 6103.19.4020,

6103.22.0030, 6103.42.1020, 6103.42.1040, 6103.49.3010, 6112.11.0050,

6113.00.0038, 6203.19.1020, 6203.19.4020, 6203.22.3020, 6203.42.4005,

6203.42.4010, 6203.42.4015, 6203.42.4025, 6203.42.4035, 6203.42.4045,

6203.49.3020, 6210.40.2033, 6211.20.1520, 6211.20.3010 and

6211.32.0040; Category 348-T: only HTS numbers 6104.12.0030,

6104.19.2030, 6104.22.0040, 6104.29.2034, 6104.62.2010, 6104.62.2025,

6104.69.3022, 6112.11.0060, 6113.00.0042, 6117.90.0042, 6204.12.0030,

6204.19.3030, 6204.22.3040, 6204.29.4034, 6204.62.3000, 6204.62.4005,

6204.62.4010, 6204.62.4020, 6204.62.4030, 6204.62.4040, 6204.62.4050,

6204.69.3010, 6204.69.9010, 6210.50.2033, 6211.20.1550, 6211.20.6010,

6211.42.0030 and 6217.90.0050; Category 847-T: only HTS numbers

6103.29.2044, 6103.49.3017, 6103.49.3024, 6104.29.2041, 6104.29.2045,

6104.69.3034, 6104.69.3038, 6112.19.2080, 6112.19.2090, 6117.90.0051,

6203.29,3046, 6203.49.3040, 6203.49.3045, 6204.29.4041, 6204.29.4047,

6204.69.3052, 6204.69.9044, 6211.20.3040, 6211.20.6040, 6211.39.0040,

6211.49.0040 and 6217.90.0070.

\4\Category 359-C: only HTS numbers 6103.42.2025, 6103.49.3034,

6104.62.1020, 6104.69.3010, 6114.20.0048, 6114.20.0052, 6203.42.2010,

6203.42.2090, 6204.62.2010, 6211.32.0010, 6211.32.0025 and

6211.42.0010; Category 659-C: only HTS numbers 6103.23.0055,

6103.43.2020, 6103.43.2025, 6103.49.2000, 6103.49.3038, 6104.63.1020,

6104.63.1030, 6104.69.1000, 6104.69.3014, 6114.30.3044, 6114.30.3054,

6203.43.2010, 6203.43.2090, 6203.49.1010, 6203.49.1090, 6204.63.1510,

6204.69.1010, 6210.10.4015, 6211.33.0010, 6211.33.0017 and

6211.43.0010.

\5\Category 369-D: only HTS numbers 6302.60.0010, 6302.91.0005 and

6302.91.0045.

\6\Category 369-S: only HTS number 6307.10.2005.

Goods exported in excess of the limits established for the July

1, 1993 through December 31, 1993 period shall be charged to the

period January 1, 1994 through June 30, 1995.

You are directed to deduct the following amounts from the

charges made to the following categories for the period beginning on

January 1, 1994 and extending through June 30, 1995. These same

amounts shall be charged to the corresponding categories for the

period beginning on July 1, 1993 and extending through December 31,

1993.

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Category Amount to be deducted/charged

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237................................ 34,620 dozen.

314................................ 652,349 square meters.

331/631............................ 1,158,875 dozen pairs.

334/634............................ 286,226 dozen.

335/835............................ 105,633 dozen.

336/636/836........................ 105,533 dozen.

338/339............................ 511,197 dozen.

340/640............................ 159,870 dozen.

340-Y/640-Y........................ 188,597 dozen.

341................................ 561,750 dozen.

342/642/842........................ 126,252 dozen.

345/845............................ 40,468 dozen.

347/348/847........................ 256,820 dozen.

350/650............................ 55,470 dozen.

351/651............................ 133,764 dozen.

352/652............................ 488,885 dozen.

359-C/659-C........................ 49,601 kilograms.

363................................ 1,702,572 numbers.

369-D.............................. 54,912 kilograms.

369-S.............................. 237,813 kilograms.

635................................ 112,945 dozen.

638/639/838........................ 200,649 dozen.

641................................ 280,875 dozen.

645/646............................ 19,178 dozen.

644................................ 40,146 numbers.

647/648............................ 326,310 dozen.

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Also, you are directed to deduct 385,234 dozen from the charges

made to Categories 347/348/847 for the period January 1, 1994

through June 30, 1995. This same amount shall be charged to

Categories 347-T/348-T/847-T for the July 1, 1993 through December

31, 1993 period.

You are directed to amend further the directive dated September

1, 1988 to no longer require a part-category visa for 347-T/348-T/

847-T for goods produced or manufactured in Sri Lanka and exported

from Sri Lanka on and after March 28, 1994. Goods exported during

the period March 28, 1994 through April 27, 1994 shall not be denied

entry if visaed as 347-T/348-T/847-T.

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,

Ronald I. Levin,

Acting Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile

Agreements.

[FR Doc. 94-7185 Filed 3-24-94; 8:45 am]

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