Cancellation of a Limit on Certain Cotton and Man-Made Fiber Textile Products Produced or Manufactured in Costa Rica

COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS

Cancellation of a Limit on Certain Cotton and Man-Made Fiber

Textile Products Produced or Manufactured in Costa Rica

November 8, 1995.

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

ACTION: Issuing a directive to the Commissioner of Customs cancelling a

limit.

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EFFECTIVE DATE: November 16, 1995.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jennifer Aldrich, 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).

The United States Government has decided to rescind the restraint

on imports of cotton and man-made fiber nightwear and pajamas in

Categories 351/651 from Costa Rica established on September 26, 1995

pursuant to Article 6.10 of the Uruguay Round Agreement on Textiles and

Clothing (ATC).

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

Commissioner of Customs to cancel the limit established for Categories

351/651 for the period June 29, 1995 through June 28, 1996.

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 49587, published on September 26, 1995.

D. Michael Hutchinson,

Acting Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile

Agreements.

Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements

November 8, 1995.

Commissioner of Customs,

Department of the Treasury, Washington, DC 20229.

Dear Commissioner: This directive cancels and supersedes the

directive issued to you on September 22, 1995, by the Chairman,

Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements. That

directive concerns imports of cotton and man-made fiber textile

products in Categories 351/651, produced or manufactured in Costa

Rica and exported during the period which began on June 29, 1995 and

extends through June 28, 1996.

Effective on November 16, 1995, you are directed to cancel the

limit established for Categories 351/651 for the period June 29,

1995 through June 28, 1996.

The Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements has

determined that this action falls 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.95-28238 Filed 11-14-95; 8:45 am]

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