Establishment of Import Limits for Certain Wool Textile Products Produced or Manufactured in India

COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS

Establishment of Import Limits for Certain Wool Textile Products

Produced or Manufactured in India

April 11, 1996.

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

ACTION: Issuing a directive to the Commissioner of Customs establishing

limits.

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EFFECTIVE DATE: April 18, 1996

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Janet Heinzen, 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) 927-6705. For information on

embargoes and quota re-openings, call (202) 482-3715. For information

on categories on which consultations have been requested, call (202)

482-3740.

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 continue the restraint

limits on Categories 435 and 440 for an additional twelve-month period,

beginning on April 18, 1996 and extending through April 17, 1997.

This action is taken in accordance with the Uruguay Round Agreement

on Textiles and Clothing and the Uruguay Round Agreements Act.

The United States remains committed to finding a mutual solution

concerning Categories 435 and 440. Should such a solution be reached in

consultations with the Government of India, further notice will be

published in the Federal Register.

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 35899, published on July 12, 1995.

Troy H. Cribb,

Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.

Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements

April 11, 1996.

Commissioner of Customs,

Department of the Treasury, Washington, DC 20229.

Dear Commissioner: Under the terms of section 204 of the

Agricultural Act of 1956, as amended (7 U.S.C. 1854), the Uruguay

Round Agreements Act and the Uruguay Round Agreement on Textiles and

Clothing; and in accordance with the provisions of Executive Order

11651 of March 30, 1972, as amended, you are directed to prohibit,

effective on April 18, 1996, 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 India and exported during the twelve-month period

beginning on April 18, 1996 and extending through April 17, 1997, in

excess of the following limits:

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Category Twelve-month limit

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435....................................... 38,237 dozen.

440....................................... 78,232 dozen.

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Imports charged to these category limits for the period April

18, 1995 through April 17, 1996 shall be charged against those

levels of restraint to the extent of any unfilled balances. Goods in

excess of those limits will be subject to the limits established in

this directive.

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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,

Troy H. Cribb,

Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.

[FR Doc. 96-9381 Filed 4-16-96; 8:45 am]

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