Adjustment of Import Limits for Certain Cotton and Man-Made Fiber Textile Products Produced or Manufactured in Pakistan

COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS

Adjustment of Import Limits for Certain Cotton and Man-Made Fiber

Textile Products Produced or Manufactured in Pakistan

October 4, 1995.

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

ACTION: Issuing a directive to the Commissioner of Customs adjusting

limits.

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EFFECTIVE DATE: October 11, 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) 927-6714. 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 adjusted,

variously, for swing, special shift and 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 9014, published on February 16, 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

October 4, 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 February 13, 1995, by the Chairman,

Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements. That

directive concerns imports of certain cotton and man-made fiber

textile products, produced or manufactured in Pakistan and exported

during the twelve-month period beginning on January 1, 1995 and

extending through December 31, 1995.

Effective on October 11, 1995, you are directed to adjust the

limits for the following categories, as provided under the Uruguay

Round Agreements Act and the Uruguay Round Agreement on Textiles and

Clothing:

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Adjusted twelve-month

Category limit\1\

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239....................................... 968,144 kilograms.

313/226................................... 94,733,759 square meters.

314....................................... 3,873,681 square meters.

338....................................... 5,183,252 dozen.

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351/651................................... 264,903 dozen.

360....................................... 818,279 numbers.

361....................................... 3,456,322 numbers.

363....................................... 42,897,244 numbers.

369-F/369-P\2\............................ 2,098,183 kilograms.

369-R\3\.................................. 9,791,519 kilograms.

369-S\4\.................................. 640,590 kilograms.

638/639................................... 121,255 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-F: only HTS number 6302.91.0045; Category 369-P: only

HTS numbers 6302.60.0010 and 6302.91.0005.

\3\Category 369-R: only HTS number 6307.10.2020.

\4\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,

D. Michael Hutchinson,

Acting Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile

Agreements.

[FR Doc. 95-25192 Filed 10-10-95; 8:45 am]

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