Adjustment of Import Limits and Guaranteed Access Levels for Certain Cotton, Wool and Man-Made Fiber Textile Products Produced or Manufactured in the Dominican Republic

COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS

Adjustment of Import Limits and Guaranteed Access Levels for

Certain Cotton, Wool and Man-Made Fiber Textile Products Produced or

Manufactured in the Dominican Republic

September 28, 1995.

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

ACTION: Issuing a directive to the Commissioner of Customs adjusting

import limits and guaranteed access levels.

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EFFECTIVE DATE: October 4, 1995.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Naomi Freeman, 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).

On the request of the Government of the Dominican Republic, the

U.S. Government agreed to increase the 1995 Guaranteed Access Levels

for Categories 338/638, 339/639, 444 and 633. Also, the current limit

for Categories 351/651 is increased for swing, reducing the limit for

Categories 342/642 to account for the increase.

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 17321, published on April 5, 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.

D. Michael Hutchinson,

Acting Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile

Agreements.

Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements

September 28, 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 March 30, 1995, by the Chairman,

Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements. That

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

fiber textile products, produced or manufactured in the Dominican

Republic and exported during the twelve-month period which began on

January 1, 1995 and extends through December 31, 1995.

Effective on October 4, 1995, you are directed to adjust the

limits for the following categories, as provided for under 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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342/642............................ 287,231 dozen.

351/651............................ 937,201 dozen.

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

exported after December 31, 1994.

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The 1995 Guaranteed Access Levels (GALs) for Categories 342/642

and 351/651 remain unchanged. The GALs for textile products in the

following categories shall be increased:

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Category Guaranteed Access Level

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338/638............................ 1,450,000 dozen.

339/639............................ 1,550,000 dozen.

444................................ 180,000 numbers.

633................................ 100,000 dozen.

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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,

D. Michael Hutchinson,

Acting Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile

Agreements.

[FR Doc. 95-24645 Filed 10-3-95; 8:45 am]

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