Import Charges for Certain Cotton Textile Products Produced or Manufactured in Malaysia

COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS

Import Charges for Certain Cotton Textile Products Produced or

Manufactured in Malaysia

September 12, 1995.

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

ACTION: Issuing a directive to the Commissioner of Customs applying

charges to 1994 levels.

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EFFECTIVE DATE: September 19, 1995.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Ross Arnold, International Trade Specialist, Office of Textiles and

Apparel, U.S. Department of Commerce, (202) 482-4212.

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).

Based on investigations conducted by the Government of the United

States, CITA has determined that in 1994 textile products, produced or

manufactured in Malaysia and entered into the United States with the

incorrect country of origin, were transshipped in circumvention of the

Bilateral Textile Agreement, effected by exchange of notes dated

January 12 and 28, 1994, between the Governments of the United States

and Malaysia. Consultations were held between the Governments of the

United States and Malaysia on this matter on June 6-7, 1994.

Accordingly, in the letter published below, the Chairman of CITA

directs the Commissioner of Customs to charge the following amounts to

the 1994 quota levels, as notified to the Textiles Monitoring Body,

pursuant to the Uruguay Round Agreements Act and the Uruguay Round

Agreement on Textiles and Clothing (ATC), for the categories listed

below. The 1994 level for Category 339 is currently filled. Therefore,

charges in the amount of 12,835 dozen will be applied to the 1995 limit

for Category 339.

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Category Amount to be charged

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339................................ 12,835 dozen.

341................................ 4,455 dozen.

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The U.S. Government is taking this action pursuant to the January

12 and 28, 1994 Agreement.

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

58 FR 65580, published on December 15, 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 ATC, but are designed to assist only in the implementation of

certain of its provisions.

D. Michael Hutchinson,

Acting Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile

Agreements.

Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements

September 12, 1995.

Commissioner of Customs,

Department of the Treasury, Washington, DC 20229.

Dear Commissioner: To facilitate implementation of the Bilateral

Textile Agreement, effected by exchange of notes dated January 12

and 28, 1994, between the Governments of the United States and

Malaysia, I request that, effective on September 19, 1995, you

charge the following amounts to the following categories for the

period which began on January 1, 1994 and extended through December

31, 1994 (see the directive dated December 9, 1993), as notified to

the Textiles Monitoring Body, pursuant to the Uruguay Round

Agreements Act and the Uruguay Round Agreement on Textiles and

Clothing:

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Category Amount to be charged

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339................................ 12,835 dozen.

341................................ 4,455 dozen.

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This letter will be published in the Federal Register.

Sincerely,

D. Michael Hutchinson,

Acting Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile

Agreements.

[FR Doc. 95-23063 Filed 9-15-95; 8:45 am]

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