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

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 Malaysia

September 30, 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: October 6, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ross Arnold, 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 swing, special shift, carryover, carryforward and re-

crediting of unused 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 58041, published on November 12, 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

September 30, 1997.

Commissioner of Customs,

Department of the Treasury, Washington, DC 20229.

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Dear Commissioner: This directive amends, but does not cancel,

the directive issued to you on November 4, 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, and silk blend and other

vegetable fiber apparel, produced or manufactured in Malaysia and

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

1997 and extends through December 31, 1997.

Effective on October 6, 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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Sublevels within Fabric Group

620....................................... 6,913,733 square meters.

Other specific limits

336/636................................... 517,984 dozen.

338/339................................... 1,257,901 dozen.

341/641................................... 1,629,316 dozen.

347/348................................... 614,482 dozen.

363....................................... 929,574 numbers.

438-W \2\................................. 14,696 dozen.

638/639................................... 542,208 dozen.

645/646................................... 295,797 dozen.

647/648................................... 1,745,460 dozen.

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

exported after December 31, 1996.

\2\ Category 438-W: only HTS numbers 6104.21.0060, 6104.23.0020,

6104.29.2051, 6106.20.1010, 6106.20.1020, 6106.90.1010, 6106.90.1020,

6106.90.2520, 6106.90.3020, 6109.90.1540, 6109.90.8020, 6110.10.2080,

6110.30.1560, 6110.90.9074 and 6114.10.0040.

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. 97-26386 Filed 10-3-97; 8:45 am]

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