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

COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS

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

Silk Blend and Other Vegetable Fiber Textiles and Textile Products

Produced or Manufactured in India

November 6, 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: November 13, 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 for

swing and carryforward.

A description of the textile and apparel categories in terms of HTS

numbers is available in the CORRELATION: Textile and Apparel

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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 68143, 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

November 6, 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 textiles and textile products,

produced or manufactured in India and exported during the twelve-

month period which began on January 1, 1997 and extends through

December 31, 1997.

Effective on November 13, 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 level

Category \1\

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218....................................... 11,140,199 square meters.

219....................................... 63,803,082 square meters.

314....................................... 7,163,193 square meters.

315....................................... 12,236,009 square meters.

334/634................................... 143,977 dozen.

335/635................................... 507,735 dozen.

336/636................................... 900,539 dozen.

338/339................................... 3,899,054 dozen.

340/640................................... 1,996,493 dozen.

342/642................................... 1,210,095 dozen.

351/651................................... 265,272 dozen.

363....................................... 42,398,013 numbers.

369-D \2\................................. 1,250,947 kilograms.

369-S \3\................................. 510,233 kilograms.

641....................................... 1,321,069 dozen.

647/648................................... 462,706 dozen.

Group II

200, 201, 220-229, 237, 239, 300, 301, 330- 110,796,693 square meters

333, 349, 350, 352, 359-362, 600-607, 611- equivalent.

629, 630-633, 638, 639, 643-646, 649,

650, 652, 659, 665-O \4\, 666, 669, 670,

and 831-859, as a group.

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

exported after December 31, 1996.

\2\ Category 369-D: only HTS numbers 6302.60.0010, 6302.91.0005 and

6302.91.0045.

\3\ Category 369-S: only HTS number 6307.10.2005.

\4\ Category 665-O: all HTS numbers except 5702.10.9030, 5702.42.2020,

5702.92.0010 and 5703.20.1000 (rugs).

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. 97-29898 Filed 11-12-97; 8:45 am]

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