Adjustment of Import Limits and Charges for Certain Cotton, Wool, Man-Made Fiber, Silk Blend and Other Vegetable Fiber Textiles and Textile Products Produced or Manufactured in Korea

COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS

Adjustment of Import Limits and Charges for Certain Cotton, Wool,

Man-Made Fiber, Silk Blend and Other Vegetable Fiber Textiles and

Textile Products Produced or Manufactured in Korea

October 3, 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 9, 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, carryover, carryforward, carryforward used,

special shift and special swing.

In accordance with the special swing provision contained in the

exchange of notes dated April 2 and April 8, 1997 between the

Governments of the United States and Korea, 2,837,439 square meters

equivalent shall be charged to the current Group II limit.

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 59087, published on November 20, 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

October 3, 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 November 14, 1996, by the Chairman,

Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements. That

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

silk blend and other vegetable fiber textiles and textile products,

produced or manufactured in Korea and exported during the period

which began on January 1, 1997 and extends through December 31,

1997.

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Effective on October 9, 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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Category Adjusted twelve-month limit \1\

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Group I

200-223, 224-V \2\, 224-O \3\, 225-229, 440,195,625 square meters

300-326, 360-363, 369-O \4\, 400-414, equivalent.

464-469, 600-629, 665-669 and 670-O

\5\, as a group.

Sublevels in Group I

200.................................... 507,280 kilograms.

201.................................... 1,985,720 kilograms.

611.................................... 4,040,926 square meters.

619/620................................ 100,521,750 square meters.

624.................................... 8,691,687 square meters.

625/626/627/628/629.................... 16,779,463 square meters.

Group II

237, 239, 330-359, 431-459 and 630-659, 569,921,785 square meters

as a group. equivalent.

Sublevels in Group II

239.................................... 1,079,351 kilograms.

333/334/335............................ 286,834 dozen of which not more

than 146,604 dozen shall be in

Category 335.

336.................................... 65,306 dozen.

338/339................................ 1,389,068 dozen.

340.................................... 784,855 dozen of which not more

than 407,521 dozen shall be in

Category 340-D \6\.

341.................................... 216,395 dozen.

342/642................................ 253,382 dozen.

345.................................... 127,351 dozen.

347/348................................ 565,127 dozen.

350.................................... 19,376 dozen.

351/651................................ 261,613 dozen.

352.................................... 193,802 dozen.

433.................................... 14,665 dozen.

434.................................... 7,451 dozen.

435.................................... 38,720 dozen.

436.................................... 15,730 dozen.

438.................................... 61,885 dozen.

442.................................... 53,654 dozen.

444.................................... 59,277 numbers.

445/446................................ 56,831 dozen.

448.................................... 38,967 dozen.

631.................................... 321,228 dozen pairs.

633/634/635............................ 1,413,840 dozen of which not

more than 159,534 dozen shall

be in Category 633 and not

more than 597,400 dozen shall

be in Category 635.

636.................................... 290,957 dozen.

638/639................................ 5,424,682 dozen.

640-D \7\.............................. 3,051,475 dozen.

641.................................... 1,028,174 dozen of which not

more than 39,851 dozen shall

be in Category 641-Y \8\.

647/648................................ 1,233,118 dozen.

650.................................... 26,043 dozen.

659-H \9\.............................. 1,325,005 kilograms.

Sublevel in Group III

835.................................... 30,878 dozen.

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

exported after December 31, 1996.

\2\ Category 224-V: only HTS numbers 5801.21.0000, 5801.23.0000,

5801.24.0000, 5801.25.0010, 5801.25.0020, 5801.26.0010, 5801.26.0020,

5801.31.0000, 5801.33.0000, 5801.34.0000, 5801.35.0010, 5801.35.0020,

5801.36.0010 and 5801.36.0020.

\3\ Category 224-O: all remaining HTS numbers in Category 224.

\4\ Category 369-O: all HTS numbers except 4202.12.4000, 4202.12.8020,

4202.12.8060, 4202.92.1500, 4202.92.3015, 4202.92.6090 (Category 369-

L), and 5601.21.0090.

\5\ Category 670-O: all HTS numbers except 4202.12.8030, 4202.12.8070,

4202.92.3020, 4202.92.3030 and 4202.92.9025 (Category 670-L).

\6\ Category 340-D: only HTS numbers 6205.20.2015, 6205.20.2020,

6205.20.2025 and 6205.20.2030.

\7\ Category 640-D: only HTS numbers 6205.30.2010, 6205.30.2020,

6205.30.2030, 6205.30.2040, 6205.90.3030 and 6205.90.4030.

\8\ Category 641-Y: only HTS numbers 6204.23.0050, 6204.29.2030,

6206.40.3010 and 6206.40.3025.

\9\ Category 659-H: only HTS numbers 6502.00.9030, 6504.00.9015,

6504.00.9060, 6505.90.5090, 6505.90.6090, 6505.90.7090 and

6505.90.8090.

Also, for goods exported in 1997, you are directed to charge

2,837,439 square meters equivalent to the limit established for Group

II for the period January 1, 1997 through December 31, 1997.

The Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements has

determined that these actions fall

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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. 97-26761 Filed 10-8-97; 8:45 am]

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