Adjustment of Import Limits for Certain Cotton, Wool, Man-Made Fiber, Silk Blend and Other Vegetable Fiber Textile Products Produced or Manufactured in the People's Republic of China

COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS

Adjustment of Import Limits for Certain Cotton, Wool, Man-Made

Fiber, Silk Blend and Other Vegetable Fiber Textile Products Produced

or Manufactured in the People's Republic of China

August 14, 1996.

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

ACTION: Issuing a directive to the Commissioner of Customs increasing

limits.

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EFFECTIVE DATE: August 15, 1996.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jennifer Aldrich, 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) 927-6703. 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 increased for

swing.

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 60 FR 65299, published on December 19, 1995). Also see

60 FR 65292, published on December 19, 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 bilateral agreement, but are designed to assist only in the

implementation of certain of its provisions.

Troy H. Cribb,

Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.

Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements

August 14, 1996.

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 December 13, 1995, by the Chairman,

Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements. That

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

silk blend and other vegetable fiber textile products, produced or

manufactured in the People's Republic of China and exported during

the twelve-month period which began on January 1, 1996 and extends

through December 31, 1996.

Effective on August 15, 1996, you are directed to increase the

limits for the following categories, as provided under the terms of

the bilateral agreement between the Governments of the United States

and the People's Republic of China:

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Adjusted twelve-month limit

Category \1\

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Sublevels in Group I

200....................................... 688,517 kilograms.

218....................................... 11,422,261 square meters.

226....................................... 10,752,190 square meters.

237....................................... 1,849,586 dozen.

239....................................... 2,900,902 kilograms.

313....................................... 43,277,798 square meters.

314....................................... 49,921,437 square meters.

317/326................................... 20,730,567 square meters of

which not more than

3,966,165 square meters

shall be in Category 326.

331....................................... 5,105,017 dozen pairs.

334....................................... 320,732 dozen.

335....................................... 393,784 dozen.

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336....................................... 161,619 dozen.

338/339................................... 2,488,916 dozen of which not

more than 1,889,360 dozen

shall be in Categories 338-

S/339-S \2\.

340....................................... 857,396 dozen of which not

more than 428,698 dozen

shall be in Category 340-Z

\3\.

341....................................... 685,225 dozen of which not

more than 411,135 dozen

shall be in Category 341-Y

\4\.

342....................................... 269,033 dozen.

345....................................... 134,673 dozen.

347/348................................... 2,524,883 dozen.

350....................................... 162,075 dozen.

351....................................... 526,032 dozen.

352....................................... 1,891,222 dozen.

359-C \5\................................. 587,656 kilograms.

359-V \6\................................. 855,909 kilograms.

360....................................... 7,535,065 numbers of which

not more than 5,139,642

numbers shall be in

Category 360-P \7\.

361....................................... 4,213,614 numbers.

362....................................... 7,337,644 numbers.

363....................................... 31,476,703 numbers.

369-D \8\................................. 4,704,946 kilograms.

369-L \9\................................. 3,224,379 kilograms.

410....................................... 2,056,660 square meters of

which not more than

1,648,635 square meters

shall be in Category 410-A

\10\ and not more than

1,648,635 square meters

shall be in Category 410-B

\11\.

433....................................... 23,964 dozen.

434....................................... 13,654 dozen.

435....................................... 25,079 dozen.

436....................................... 15,605 dozen.

438....................................... 27,307 dozen.

440....................................... 39,013 dozen of which not

more than 22,293 dozen

shall be in Category 440-M

\12\.

442....................................... 43,471 dozen.

443....................................... 140,442 numbers.

444....................................... 210,873 numbers.

445/446................................... 298,557 dozen.

447....................................... 81,163 dozen.

448....................................... 22,815 dozen.

611....................................... 5,453,381 square meters.

613....................................... 7,485,032 square meters.

614....................................... 11,762,192 square meters.

615....................................... 24,486,747 square meters.

617....................................... 17,108,642 square meters.

631....................................... 1,243,637 dozen pairs.

633....................................... 56,171 dozen.

634....................................... 611,100 dozen.

635....................................... 638,346 dozen.

636....................................... 552,040 dozen.

638/639................................... 2,483,433 dozen.

640....................................... 1,509,764 dozen.

641....................................... 1,358,679 dozen.

642....................................... 315,466 dozen.

643....................................... 509,441 numbers.

644/844................................... 3,648,012 numbers.

645/646................................... 861,155 dozen.

647....................................... 1,584,997 dozen.

648....................................... 1,132,470 dozen.

649....................................... 920,239 dozen.

650....................................... 114,572 dozen.

651....................................... 773,249 dozen of which not

more than 136,136 dozen

shall be in Category 651-B

\13\.

652....................................... 2,638,739 dozen.

659-C \14\................................ 409,367 kilograms.

659-H \15\................................ 2,817,627 kilograms.

659-S \16\................................ 609,305 kilograms.

666....................................... 3,545,389 kilograms.

669-P \17\................................ 1,988,787 kilograms.

670-L \18\................................ 15,828,611 kilograms.

831....................................... 528,552 dozen pairs.

833....................................... 27,653 dozen.

835....................................... 125,014 dozen.

836....................................... 277,228 dozen.

840....................................... 486,309 dozen.

842....................................... 268,572 dozen.

846....................................... 173,839 dozen.

847....................................... 1,283,745 dozen.

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

exported after December 31, 1995.

\2\ Category 338-S: all HTS numbers except 6109.10.0012, 6109.10.0014,

6109.10.0018 and 6109.10.0023; Category 339-S: all HTS numbers except

6109.10.0040, 6109.10.0045, 6109.10.0060 and 6109.10.0065.

\3\ Category 340-Z: only HTS numbers 6205.20.2015, 6205.20.2020,

6205.20.2050 and 6205.20.2060.

\4\ Category 341-Y: only HTS numbers 6204.22.3060, 6206.30.3010,

6206.30.3030 and 6211.42.0054.

\5\ Category 359-C: only HTS numbers 6103.42.2025, 6103.49.8034,

6104.62.1020, 6104.69.8010, 6114.20.0048, 6114.20.0052, 6203.42.2010,

6203.42.2090, 6204.62.2010, 6211.32.0010, 6211.32.0025 and 6211.42.0010.

\6\ Category 359-V: only HTS numbers 6103.19.2030, 6103.19.9030,

6104.12.0040, 6104.19.8040, 6110.20.1022, 6110.20.1024, 6110.20.2030,

6110.20.2035, 6110.90.9044, 6110.90.9046, 6201.92.2010, 6202.92.2020,

6203.19.1030, 6203.19.9030, 6204.12.0040, 6204.19.8040, 6211.32.0070 and

6211.42.0070.

\7\ Category 360-P: only HTS numbers 6302.21.3010, 6302.21.5010,

6302.21.7010, 6302.21.9010, 6302.31.3010, 6302.31.5010, 6302.31.7010 and

6302.31.9010.

\8\ Category 369-D: only HTS numbers 6302.60.0010, 6302.91.0005 and

6302.91.0045.

\9\ Category 369-L: only HTS numbers 4202.12.4000, 4202.12.8020,

4202.12.8060, 4202.92.1500, 4202.92.3015 and 4202.92.6090.

\10\ Category 410-A: only HTS numbers 5111.11.3000, 5111.11.7030,

5111.11.7060, 5111.19.2000, 5111.19.6020, 5111.19.6040, 5111.19.6060,

5111.19.6080, 5111.20.9000, 5111.30.9000, 5111.90.3000, 5111.90.9000,

5212.11.1010, 5212.12.1010, 5212.13.1010, 5212.14.1010, 5212.15.1010,

5212.21.1010, 5212.22.1010, 5212.23.1010, 5212.24.1010, 5212.25.1010,

5311.00.2000, 5407.91.0510, 5407.92.0510, 5407.93.0510, 5407.94.0510,

5408.31.0510, 5408.32.0510, 5408.33.0510, 5408.34.0510, 5515.13.0510,

5515.22.0510, 5515.92.0510, 5516.31.0510, 5516.32.0510, 5516.33.0510,

5516.34.0510 and 6301.20.0020.

\11\ Category 410-B: only HTS numbers 5007.10.6030, 5007.90.6030,

5112.11.2030, 5112.11.2060, 5112.19.9010, 5112.19.9020, 5112.19.9030,

5112.19.9040, 5112.19.9050, 5112.19.9060, 5112.20.3000, 5112.30.3000,

5112.90.3000, 5112.90.9010, 5112.90.9090, 5212.11.1020, 5212.12.1020,

5212.13.1020, 5212.14.1020, 5212.15.1020, 5212.21.1020, 5212.22.1020,

5212.23.1020, 5212.24.1020, 5212.25.1020, 5309.21.2000, 5309.29.2000,

5407.91.0520, 5407.92.0520, 5407.93.0520, 5407.94.0520, 5408.31.0520,

5408.32.0520, 5408.33.0520, 5408.34.0520, 5515.13.0520, 5515.22.0520,

5515.92.0520, 5516.31.0520, 5516.32.0520, 5516.33.0520 and 5516.34.0520.

\12\ Category 440-M: HTS numbers 6203.21.0030, 6203.23.0030,

6205.10.1000, 6205.10.2010, 6205.10.2020, 6205.30.1510, 6205.30.1520,

6205.90.3020, 6205.90.4020 and 6211.31.0030.

\13\ Category 651-B: only HTS numbers 6107.22.0015 and 6108.32.0015.

\14\ Category 659-C: only HTS numbers 6103.23.0055, 6103.43.2020,

6103.43.2025, 6103.49.2000, 6103.49.8038, 6104.63.1020, 6104.63.1030,

6104.69.1000, 6104.69.8014, 6114.30.3044, 6114.30.3054, 6203.43.2010,

6203.43.2090, 6203.49.1010, 6203.49.1090, 6204.63.1510, 6204.69.1010,

6210.10.9010, 6211.33.0010, 6211.33.0017 and 6211.43.0010.

\15\ Category 659-H: only HTS numbers 6502.00.9030, 6504.00.9015,

6504.00.9060, 6505.90.5090, 6505.90.6090, 6505.90.7090 and 6505.90.8090.

\16\ Category 659-S: only HTS numbers 6112.31.0010, 6112.31.0020,

6112.41.0010, 6112.41.0020, 6112.41.0030, 6112.41.0040, 6211.11.1010,

6211.11.1020, 6211.12.1010 and 6211.12.1020.

\17\ Category 669-P: only HTS numbers 6305.32.0010, 6305.32.0020,

6305.33.0010, 6305.33.0020 and 6305.39.0000.

\18\ Category 670-L: only HTS numbers 4202.12.8030, 4202.12.8070,

4202.92.3020, 4202.92.3030 and 4202.92.9025.

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,

Troy H. Cribb,

Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.

[FR Doc. 96-21025 Filed 8-16-96; 8:45 am]

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