Adjustment of Import Limits for Certain Cotton, Wool, Man-Made Fiber, Silk Blend and Other Vegetable Fiber Textile Products Produced or Manufactured in the People's Republic of China

COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS

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

Fiber, Silk Blend and Other Vegetable Fiber Textile Products Produced

or Manufactured in the People's Republic of China

November 20, 1997.

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

ACTION: Issuing a directive to the Commissioner of Customs increasing

limits.

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EFFECTIVE DATE: November 26, 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: Section 204 of the Agricultural Act of 1956, as

amended (7 U.S.C. 1854); Executive Order 11651 of March 3, 1972, as

amended.

The current limits for certain categories are being increased for

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

62 FR 6950, published on February 14, 1997.

Troy H. Cribb,

Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.

Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements

November 20, 1997.

Commissioner of Customs,

Department of the Treasury, Washington, DC 20229.

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

the directive

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issued to you on February 10, 1997, 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 and silk

apparel, produced or manufactured in China and exported during the

twelve-month period beginning on January 1, 1997 and extending

through December 31, 1997.

Effective on November 26, 1997, you are directed to increase the

limits for the following categories, as provided for under the terms

of the bilateral agreement between the Governments of the United

States and the People's Republic of China:

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Adjusted twelve-month limit

Category \1\

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Sublevels in Group I

200....................................... 751,317 kilograms.

334....................................... 341,541 dozen.

359-C \2\................................. 622,579 kilograms.

438....................................... 28,228 dozen.

445/446................................... 310,468 dozen.

611....................................... 5,576,939 square meters.

634....................................... 653,954 dozen.

641....................................... 1,404,487 dozen.

651....................................... 811,250 dozen of which not

more than 138,858 dozen

shall be in Category 651-B

\3\.

Group IV

832, 834, 838,839,843,850-852, 858 and 11,588,728 square meters

859, as a group. equivalent.

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\1\ The limits have been adjusted to account for any imports exported

after December 31, 1996.

\2\ Category 359-C: only HTS numbers 6103.42.2025, 6103.49.8034,

6104.62.1020, 6104.69.8010, 6114.20.0048, 6114.20.0052, 6203.42.2010,

6203.42.2090, 6204.62.2010, 6211.32.0010, 6211.32.0025 and

6211.42.0010.

\3\ Category 651-B: only HTS numbers 6107.22.0015 and 6108.32.0015.

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. 97-31083 Filed 11-21-97; 12:41 pm]

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