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

Turkey

July 25, 1997.

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

ACTION: Issuing a directive to the Commissioner of Customs adjusting

limits.

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

EFFECTIVE DATE: July 31, 1997.

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) 927-5850. 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, for carryover, carryforward, recrediting unused

carryforward, swing and special shift.

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 54988, published on October 23, 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

July 25, 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 October 16, 1996, by the Chairman,

Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements. That

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

fiber textiles and textile products, produced or manufactured in

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

January 1, 1997 and extends through December 31, 1997.

Effective on July 31, 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:

------------------------------------------------------------------------

Adjusted twelve-month limit

Category \1\

------------------------------------------------------------------------

Fabric Group

219, 313, 314, 315, 317, 326, 617,

625/626/627/628/629, as a group........... 162,385,149 square meters,

of which not more than

41,034,835 square meters

shall be in category 219;

not more than 50,153,686

square meters shall be in

category 313; not more than

29,180,327 square meters

shall be in category 314;

not more than 39,211,066

square meters shall be in

category 315; not more than

41,034,835 square meters

shall be in category 317;

not more than 4,559,425

square meters shall be in

category 326; and not more

than 27,356,558 shall be in

category 617.

Sublevel in Fabric Group,

625/626/627/628/629....................... 18,472,517 square meters, of

which not more than

7,854,980 square meters

shall be in category 625;

not more than 7,389,007

square meters shall be in

category 626; not more than

7,389,007 square meters

shall be in category 627;

not more than 7,389,007

square meters shall be in

category 628; and not more

than 7,389,007 square

meters shall be in category

629.

Limits not in a group

200....................................... 1,731,418 kilograms.

300/301................................... 8,430,153 kilograms.

335....................................... 303,770 dozen.

336/636................................... 857,394 dozen.

338/339/638/639........................... 5,434,683 dozen of which not

more than 3,873,670 dozen

shall be in 338-S/339-S/638-

S/639-S \2\.

340/640................................... 1,645,183 dozen of which not

more than 467,912 dozen

shall be in Categories 340-

Y/640-Y \3\.

[[Page 41026]]

341/641................................... 1,624,696 dozen of which not

more than 568,643 dozen

shall be in Categories 341-

Y/641-Y \4\.

342/642................................... 954,458 dozen.

347/348................................... 5,520,377 dozen of which not

more than 1,920,227 dozen

shall be in Categories 347-

T/348-T \5\.

350....................................... 599,846 dozen.

351/651................................... 837,339 dozen.

352/652................................... 2,743,831 dozen.

361....................................... 1,934,713 numbers.

369-S \6\................................. 2,000,124 kilograms.

410/624................................... 1,283,728 square meters of

which not more than 795,450

square meters shall be in

Category 410.

448....................................... 41,436 dozen.

604....................................... 2,171,772 kilograms.

611....................................... 57,757,206 square meters.

------------------------------------------------------------------------

\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; 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, 6104.62.2006, 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.

\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. 97-20143 Filed 7-30-97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510-DR-F