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

COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS

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

Fiber Textile Products Produced or Manufactured in Turkey

August 13, 1996.

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: August 14, 1996.

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) 927-6718. 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); Uruguay Round Agreements Act.

The current limits for certain categories are being adjusted,

variously, for carryover, carryforward and 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 57576, published on November 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.

Troy H. Cribb,

Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.

Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements

August 13, 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 November 9, 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 Turkey and

exported during the twelve-month period which began on January 1,

1996 and extends through December 31, 1996.

Effective on August 14, 1996, you are directed to adjust the

limits for the following categories, as provided for in the Uruguay

Round Agreements Act and the Uruguay Round Agreement on Textiles and

Clothing:

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Adjusted twelve-month limit

Category \1\

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Fabric Group

219, 313, 314, 315, 317, 326, 617, 625/626/ 151,814,522 square meters of

627/628/629, as a group. which not more than

38,364,655 square meters

shall be in Category 219;

46,890,133 square meters

shall be in Category 313;

27,281,532 square meters

shall be in Category 314;

36,659,560 square meters

shall be in Category 315;

38,364,655 square meters

shall be in Category 317;

4,262,739 square meters

shall be in Category 326;

25,576,438 square meters

shall be in Category 617.

Sublevel in Fabric Group

625/626/627/628/629....................... 17,270,491 square meters of

which not more than

7,032,668 square meters

shall be in Category 625;

6,908,196 square meters

shall be in Category 626;

6,908,196 square meters

shall be in Category 627;

6,908,196 square meters

shall be in Category 628;

and 6,908,196 square meters

shall be in Category 629.

Limit not in a group

200....................................... 1,618,753 kilograms.

300/301................................... 7,881,594 kilograms.

335....................................... 340,303 dozen.

336/636................................... 801,602 dozen.

338/339/638/639........................... 5,081,043 dozen of which not

more than 3,671,334 dozen

shall be in Categories 338-

S/339-S/638-S/639-S \2\.

340/640................................... 1,572,232 dozen of which not

more than 447,164 dozen

shall be in Categories 340-

Y/640-Y \3\.

341/641................................... 1,552,652 dozen of which not

more than 543,428 dozen

shall be in Categories 341-

Y/641-Y \4\.

342/642................................... 892,350 dozen.

347/348................................... 5,161,161 dozen of which not

more than 1,795,275 dozen

shall be in Categories 347-

T/348-T \5\.

350....................................... 489,641 dozen.

351/651................................... 782,852 dozen.

352/652................................... 2,588,520 dozen.

361....................................... 1,808,819 numbers.

369-S \6\................................. 1,869,975 kilograms.

410/624................................... 1,269,007 square meters of

which not more than 786,329

square meters shall be in

Category 410.

448....................................... 40,961 dozen.

604....................................... 2,030,452 kilograms.

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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: only HTS numbers 6103.22.0050, 6105.10.0010,

6105.10.0030, 6105.90.8010, 6109.10.0027, 6110.20.1025, 6110.20.2040,

6110.20.2065, 6110.90.9068, 6112.11.0030 and 6114.20.0005; Category

339-S: only HTS numbers 6104.22.0060, 6104.29.2049, 6106.10.0010,

6106.10.0030, 6106.90.2510, 6106.90.3010, 6109.10.0070, 6110.20.1030,

6110.20.2045, 6110.20.2075, 6110.90.9070, 6112.11.0040, 6114.20.0010

and 6117.90.9020; Category 638-S: all HTS numbers except 6109.90.1007,

6109.90.1009, 6109.90.1013 and 6109.90.1025; Category 639-S: all HTS

numbers except 6109.90.1050, 6109.90.1060, 6109.90.1065 and

6109.90.1070.

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

6205.20.2046, 6205.20.2050 and 6205.20.2060; Category 640-Y: only HTS

numbers 6205.30.2010, 6205.30.2020, 6205.30.2050 and 6205.30.2060.

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

6206.30.3030 and 6211.42.0054; Category 641-Y: only HTS numbers

6204.23.0050, 6204.29.2030, 6206.40.3010 and 6206.40.3025.

\5\ Category 347-T: only HTS numbers 6103.19.2015, 6103.19.9020,

6103.22.0030, 6103.42.1020, 6103.42.1040, 6103.49.8010, 6112.11.0050,

6113.00.9038, 6203.19.1020, 6203.19.9020, 6203.22.3020, 6203.42.4005,

6203.42.4010, 6203.42.4015, 6203.42.4025, 6203.42.4035, 6203.42.4045,

6203.49.8020, 6210.40.9033, 6211.20.1520, 6211.20.3810 and

6211.32.0040; Category 348-T: only HTS numbers 6104.12.0030,

6104.19.8030, 6104.22.0040, 6104.29.2034, 6104.62.2010, 6104.62.2025,

6104.69.8022, 6112.11.0060, 6113.00.9042, 6117.90.9060, 6204.12.0030,

6204.19.8030, 6204.22.3040, 6204.29.4034, 6204.62.3000, 6204.62.4005,

6204.62.4010, 6204.62.4020, 6204.62.4030, 6204.62.4040, 6204.62.4050,

6204.69.6010, 6304.69.9010. 6210.50.9060, 6211.20.1550, 6211.20.6810,

6211.42.0030 and 6217.90.9050.

\6\ 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 of 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. 96-21026 Filed 8-16-96; 8:45 am]

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