Amendment and Establishment of Import Restraint Limits and Restraint Periods for Certain Wool Textile Products Produced or Manufactured in the Slovak Republic

COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS

Amendment and Establishment of Import Restraint Limits and

Restraint Periods for Certain Wool Textile Products Produced or

Manufactured in the Slovak Republic

March 30, 1995.

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

ACTION: Issuing a directive to the Commissioner of Customs amending and

establishing limits and restraint periods.

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EFFECTIVE DATE: April 21, 1995.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Anne Novak, 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).

Pursuant to the Uruguay Round Agreement on Textiles and Clothing

(ATC) and the Uruguay Round Agreements Act, the current restraint

period agreed upon by the Governments of the United States and the

Slovak Republic is being amended and new limits are being established

for the period beginning on January 1, 1995 and extending through

December 31, 1995. Pursuant to the ATC, these new limits supersede

those notified to the TMB contained in the Bilateral Textile Agreement,

effected by exchange of notes dated August 6, 1993 and October 6, 1993,

between the Governments of the United States and the Slovak Republic.

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

Commissioner of Customs to amend the current restraint period and

establish new limits for the period beginning on June 1, 1994 and

extending through December 31, 1994 and the period beginning on January

1, 1995 and extending through December 31, 1995. The base limits for

the new restraint periods have been adjusted to reflect previous

adjustments made to the June 1, 1994 through May 31, 1995 limits. The

1995 limit for Category 443 has been reduced for carryforward used

during 1994. The limits for Categories 433 and 443 for the June 1, 1994

through December 31, 1994 period will be filled upon opening. Goods

shipped in excess of these limits will be charged to the corresponding

categories for the 1995 period.

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

59 FR 30346, published on June 13, 1994.

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.

Rita D. Hayes,

Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.

Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements

March 30, 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 June 7, 1994, by the Chairman,

Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements. That

directive concerns imports of certain wool textile products,

produced or manufactured in the Slovak Republic and exported during

the twelve-month period which began on June 1, 1994 and extends

through May 31, 1995.

Effective on April 21, 1995, you are directed, pursuant to the

Uruguay Round Agreements Act and the Uruguay Round Agreement on

Textiles and Clothing (ATC), to amend the current restraint period

to end on December 31, 1994 at the limits listed below. These limits

supersede those contained in the Bilateral Textile Agreement,

effected by exchange of notes dated August 6, 1993 and October 6,

1993, between the [[Page 17337]] Governments of the United States

and the Slovak Republic.

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Category Seven-month restraint limit\1\

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410................................ 216,612 square meters.

433................................ 6,446 dozen.

435................................ 9,736 dozen.

443................................ 61,390 numbers.

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

after May 31, 1994.

Pursuant to section 204 of the Agricultural Act of 1956, as

amended (7 U.S.C. 1854), the Uruguay Round Agreements Act, the

Uruguay Round Agreement on Textiles and Clothing (ATC); and in

accordance with the provisions of Executive Order 11651 of March 3,

1972, as amended, you are directed to prohibit, effective on April

21, 1995, entry into the United States for consumption and

withdrawal from warehouse for consumption of wool textile products

in the following categories, produced or manufactured in the Slovak

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

January 1, 1995 and extends through December 31, 1995, in excess of

the following limits. These limits supersede those contained in the

Bilateral Textile Agreement, effected by exchange of notes dated

August 6, 1993 and October 6, 1993, between the Governments of the

United States and the Slovak Republic.

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Category Twelve-month restraint limit\1\

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410................................ 398,928 square meters.

433................................ 11,143 dozen.

435................................ 16,830 dozen.

443................................ 89,313 numbers.

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

after December 31, 1994.

Imports charged to these category limits for the period June 1,

1994 through December 31, 1994 shall be charged against those levels

of restraint to the extent of any unfilled balances. In the event

the limits established for that period have been exhausted by

previous entries, such goods shall be subject to the levels set

forth in this directive.

The limits set forth above are subject to adjustment in the

future pursuant to the provisions of the ATC and any administrative

arrangements notified to the Textiles Monitoring Body.

In carrying out the above directions, the Commissioner of

Customs should construe entry into the United States for consumption

to include entry for consumption into the Commonwealth of Puerto

Rico.

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,

Rita D. Hayes,

Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.

[FR Doc. 95-8292 Filed 4-4-95; 8:45 am]

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