Adjustment of Import Limits for Certain Cotton, Man-Made Fiber, Silk Blend and Other Vegetable Fiber Textile Products Produced or Manufactured in the United Arab Emirates

COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS

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

Silk Blend and Other Vegetable Fiber Textile Products Produced or

Manufactured in the United Arab Emirates

May 8, 1997.

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: May 14, 1997.

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) 927-5850. 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); Uruguay Round Agreements Act.

The current limits for certain categories are being adjusted,

variously,

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for carryover, carryforward and recrediting carryforward.

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 61 FR 66263, published on December 17, 1996). Also see

61 FR 68248, published on December 27, 1996.

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

May 8, 1997.

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 20, 1996, by the Chairman,

Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements. That

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

blend and other vegetable fiber textile products, produced or

manufactured in the United Arab Emirates and exported during the

twelve-month period which began on January 1, 1997 and extends

through December 31, 1997.

Effective on May 14, 1997, you are directed to adjust the limits

for the following categories, as provided for under 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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219....................................... 1263,461 square meters.

226/313................................... 2,160,550 square meters.

317....................................... 34,854,068 square meters.

326....................................... 2,039,563 square meters.

334/634................................... 257,490 dozen.

335/635/835............................... 176,762 dozen.

336/636................................... 213,106 dozen.

338/339................................... 636,859 dozen of which not

more than 384,098 dozen

shall be in Categories 338-

S/339-S \2\.

340/640................................... 357,181 dozen.

341/641................................... 345,724 dozen.

342/642................................... 274,657 dozen.

347/348................................... 451,785 dozen of which not

more than 225,892 dozen

shall be in Categories 347-

T/348-T \3\.

351/651................................... 197,409 dozen.

352....................................... 363,920 dozen.

363....................................... 6,798,542 numbers

369-O \4\................................. 680,631 kilograms.

369-S \5\................................. 94,636 kilograms.

638/639................................... 257,490 dozen.

647/648................................... 369,069 dozen.

847....................................... 231,741 dozen.

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

exported after December 31, 1996.

\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.

\3\ 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, 6104.62.2006, 6104.62.2011,

6104.62.2026, 6104.62.2028, 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.

\4\ Category 369-O: all HTS numbers except 6307.10.2005 (Category 369-

S).

\5\ 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 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.97-12679 Filed 5-13-97; 8:45 am]

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