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

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## Record

- **Collection:** Federal Register
- **Document type:** Notice
- **Published:** May 17, 1995
- **Citation:** 60 FR 26407

## Text

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

May 11, 1995.
AGENCY: Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA).

ACTION: Issuing a directive to the Commissioner of Customs increasing
limits.

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EFFECTIVE DATE: May 15, 1995.

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 increased by
recrediting unused carryforward and special carryforward.
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 59 FR 65531, published on December 20, 1994). Also see
60 FR 5371, published on January 27, 1995.
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 Uruguay Round Agreements Act and the Uruguay Round Agreement on
Textiles and Clothing, 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
May 11, 1995

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, 1995, 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 January 1, 1995 and extends
through December 31, 1995.
Effective on May 15, 1995, you are directed to amend the January
24, 1995 directive to increase the limits for the following
categories, as provided under the terms of the Uruguay Round
Agreements Act and the Uruguay Round Agreement on Textiles and
Clothing:

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Category Adjusted twelve-month limit\1\
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237................................ 376,930 dozen.
331................................ 906,360 dozen pairs.
334................................ 109,143 dozen.
335................................ 195,967 dozen.
336/636............................ 350,689 dozen.
342/642............................ 329,155 dozen.
369-S\2\........................... 1,376,141 kilograms.
638/639............................ 1,184,778 dozen.
641................................ 839,306 dozen.
645/646............................ 302,555 dozen.
647/648............................ 942,193 dozen.
847................................ 500,270 dozen.
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\1\The limits have not been adjusted to account for any imports exported
after December 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.95-12106 Filed 5-16-95; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3510-DR-F

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