Extension of Restraint Period and Amendment of Import Limits Under Bilateral Agreements Governing Importation of Certain Cotton, Wool, Man-Made Fiber, Silk Blend and Other Vegetable Fiber Textiles and Textile Products and Silk Apparel Produced or Manufactured in the People's Republic of China

COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS

Extension of Restraint Period and Amendment of Import Limits

Under Bilateral Agreements Governing Importation of Certain Cotton,

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

Textile Products and Silk Apparel Produced or Manufactured in the

People's Republic of China

January 10, 1997.

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

ACTION: Issuing a directive to the Commissioner of Customs extending a

restraint period and amending limits.

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EFFECTIVE DATE: January 15, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jennifer Aldrich, 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) 927-6703. 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).

In a memorandum dated December 21, 1996, the Governments of the

United States and the People's Republic of China agreed to extend the

current bilateral agreements for one month, through January 31, 1997.

If no agreement is reached in further negotiations between the

Governments of the United States and the People's Republic of China on

new bilateral agreements, the U.S. Government would have the authority

to implement unilateral limits at reduced levels and permanently deny

shipments in excess of those limits.

In the letter published below, the Chairman of CITA directs the

Commissioner of Customs to extend the applicable restraint period

through January 31, 1997, at levels adjusted to reflect the extension.

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 60 FR 65299, published on December 19, 1995; and 61 FR

66263, published on December 17, 1996). Also see 60 FR 62413, published

on December 6, 1995; and 65292, published on December 19, 1995.

Troy H. Cribb,

Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.

Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements

January 10, 1997.

Commissioner of Customs,

Department of the Treasury, Washington, DC 20229.

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

the directives issued to you on December 24, 1996, by the Chairman,

Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements, which

directed you to count 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

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

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

15, 1997 the counting period is amended to February 1, 1997 through

December 31, 1997.

This directive amends, but does not cancel, the directives

issued to you on November 30, 1995 and December 13, 1995, by the

Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.

Those directives concern imports of certain textiles and textile

products and silk apparel, produced or manufactured in China and

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

1996 and extended through December 31, 1996.

Effective on January 15, 1997, you are directed to extend the

1996 restraint period through January 31, 1997 at the following

adjusted levels, pursuant to a memorandum dated December 21, 1996

between the Governments of the United States and the People's

Republic of China:

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Category Thirteen-month limit

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Group I

200, 218, 219, 226, 237, 239, 300/301, 313- 1,579,551,907 square meters

315, 317/326, 331, 333-336, 338/339, 340- equivalent.

342, 345, 347/348, 350-352, 359-C \1\,

359-V \2\, 360-363, 369-D \3\, 369-H \4\,

369-L \5\, 410, 433-436, 438, 440, 442-

444, 445/446, 447, 448, 607, 611, 613-

615, 617, 631, 633-636, 638/639, 640-643,

644/844, 645/646, 647-652, 659-C \6\, 659-

H \7\, 659-S \8\, 666, 669-P \9\, 670-L

\10\, 831, 833, 835, 836, 840, 842 and

845-847, as a group.

Sublevels in Group I

200....................................... 743,161 kilograms.

218....................................... 12,328,790 square meters.

219....................................... 2,488,221 square meters.

226....................................... 11,810,342 square meters.

237....................................... 1,996,379 dozen.

239....................................... 3,131,132 kilograms.

300/301................................... 4,083,400 kilograms.

313....................................... 47,536,883 square meters.

314....................................... 53,883,456 square meters.

315....................................... 173,220,089 square meters.

317/326................................... 22,770,718 square meters of

which not more than

4,356,486 square meters

shall be in Category 326.

331....................................... 5,510,177 dozen pairs.

333....................................... 100,092 dozen.

334....................................... 346,187 dozen.

335....................................... 432,538 dozen.

336....................................... 174,814 dozen.

338/339................................... 2,686,449 dozen of which not

more than 2,039,309 dozen

shall be in Categories 338-

S/339-S \11\.

340....................................... 941,774 dozen of which not

more than 470,888 dozen

shall be in Category 340-Z

\12\.

341....................................... 739,608 dozen of which not

more than 443,765 dozen

shall be in Category 341-Y

\13\.

342....................................... 290,385 dozen.

345....................................... 147,926 dozen.

347/348................................... 2,725,271 dozen.

350....................................... 178,025 dozen.

351....................................... 569,421 dozen.

352....................................... 2,041,319 dozen.

359-C..................................... 634,295 kilograms.

359-V..................................... 923,838 kilograms.

360....................................... 8,276,611 numbers of which

not more than 5,547,550

numbers shall be in

Category 360-P \14\.

361....................................... 4,603,222 numbers.

362....................................... 7,936,779 numbers.

363....................................... 34,574,410 numbers.

369-D..................................... 5,167,972 kilograms.

369-H..................................... 5,126,070 kilograms.

369-L..................................... 3,522,474 kilograms.

410....................................... 2,259,061 square meters of

which not more than

1,810,882 square meters

shall be in Category 410-A

\15\ and not more than

1,810,882 square meters

shall be in Category 410-B

\16\.

433....................................... 26,322 dozen.

434....................................... 14,998 dozen.

435....................................... 27,547 dozen.

436....................................... 17,141 dozen.

438....................................... 29,749 dozen.

440....................................... 42,852 dozen of which not

more than 24,487 dozen

shall be in Category 440-M

\17\.

442....................................... 47,749 dozen.

443....................................... 151,588 numbers.

444....................................... 227,609 numbers.

445/446................................... 322,252 dozen.

447....................................... 87,605 dozen.

448....................................... 25,061 dozen.

607....................................... 3,352,501 kilograms.

611....................................... 5,886,189 square meters.

613....................................... 8,221,654 square meters.

614....................................... 12,919,741 square meters.

615....................................... 26,896,554 square meters.

617....................................... 18,792,350 square meters.

631....................................... 1,342,338 dozen pairs.

633....................................... 61,361 dozen.

634....................................... 659,600 dozen.

635....................................... 701,167 dozen.

636....................................... 595,853 dozen.

638/639................................... 2,680,531 dozen.

640....................................... 1,629,587 dozen.

641....................................... 1,466,511 dozen.

642....................................... 341,221 dozen.

643....................................... 549,873 numbers.

644/844................................... 4,007,023 numbers.

645/646................................... 929,501 dozen.

647....................................... 1,710,790 dozen.

648....................................... 1,222,349 dozen.

649....................................... 993,274 dozen.

650....................................... 123,665 dozen.

651....................................... 849,347 dozen of which not

more than 149,533 dozen

shall be in Category 651-B

\18\.

652....................................... 2,868,368 dozen.

659-C..................................... 449,653 kilograms.

659-H..................................... 3,041,248 kilograms.

659-S..................................... 669,269 kilograms.

666....................................... 3,826,769 kilograms.

669-P..................................... 2,184,509 kilograms.

670-L..................................... 17,084,850 kilograms.

831....................................... 570,501 dozen pairs.

833....................................... 30,375 dozen.

835....................................... 137,317 dozen.

836....................................... 304,511 dozen.

840....................................... 524,905 dozen.

842....................................... 295,003 dozen.

845....................................... 2,670,712 dozen.

846....................................... 190,947 dozen.

847....................................... 1,385,630 dozen.

Group II

330, 332, 349, 353, 354, 359-O \19\, 431, 131,226,397 square meters

432, 439, 459, 630, 632, 653, 654 and 659- equivalent.

O \20\, as a group.

Group III

201, 220, 222, 223, 224-V \21\, 224-O 277,114,624 square meters

\22\, 225, 227, 229, 369-O \23\, 400, equivalent.

414, 464, 465, 469, 600, 603, 604-O \24\,

606, 618-622, 624-629, 665, 669-O \25\

and 670-O \26\, as a group.

Sublevel in Group III

224-V..................................... 3,743,666 square meters.

Group IV

832, 834, 838, 839, 843, 850-852, 858 and 11,949,795 square meters

859, as a group. equivalent.

Levels not in a Group

369-S \27\................................ 673,208 kilograms.

863-S \28\................................ 9,414,728 numbers.

870....................................... 35,502,103 kilograms.

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Silk Apparel Group \29\

733, 734, 735, 736, 738, 739, 740, 741, 374,946,681 square meters

742, 743, 744, 745, 746, 747, 748, 750, equivalent.

751, 752, 758 and 759, as a group.

Specific limit within Group...............

740 (Men's and boys' shirts, not knit).... 3,578,922 dozen.

741 (Women's and girls' shirts/blouses, 8,930,853 dozen.

not knit).

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\1\ 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.

\2\ Category 359-V: only HTS numbers 6103.19.2030, 6103.19.9030,

6104.12.0040, 6104.19.8040, 6110.20.1022, 6110.20.1024, 6110.20.2030,

6110.20.2035, 6110.90.9044, 6110.90.9046, 6201.92.2010, 6202.92.2020,

6203.19.1030, 6203.19.9030, 6204.12.0040, 6204.19.8040, 6211.32.0070 and

6211.42.0070.

\3\ Category 369-D: only HTS numbers 6302.60.0010, 6302.91.0005 and

6302.91.0045.

\4\ Category 369-H: only HTS numbers 4202.22.4020, 4202.22.4500 and

4202.22.8030.

\5\ Category 369-L: only HTS numbers 4202.12.4000, 4202.12.8020,

4202.12.8060, 4202.92.1500, 4202.92.3015 and 4202.92.6090.

\6\ Category 659-C: only HTS numbers 6103.23.0055, 6103.43.2020,

6103.43.2025, 6103.49.2000, 6103.49.8038, 6104.63.1020, 6104.63.1030,

6104.69.1000, 6104.69.8014, 6114.30.3044, 6114.30.3054, 6203.43.2010,

6203.43.2090, 6203.49.1010, 6203.49.1090, 6204.63.1510, 6204.69.1010,

6210.10.9010, 6211.33.0010, 6211.33.0017 and 6211.43.0010.

\7\ 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.

\8\ Category 659-S: only HTS numbers 6112.31.0010, 6112.31.0020,

6112.41.0010, 6112.41.0020, 6112.41.0030, 6112.41.0040, 6211.11.1010,

6211.11.1020, 6211.12.1010 and 6211.12.1020.

\9\ Category 669-P: only HTS numbers 6305.32.0010, 6305.32.0020,

6305.33.0010, 6305.33.0020 and 6305.39.0000.

\10\ Category 670-L: only HTS numbers 4202.12.8030, 4202.12.8070,

4202.92.3020, 4202.92.3030 and 4202.92.9025.

\11\ Category 338-S: all HTS numbers except 6109.10.0012,

6109.10.0014, 6109.10.0018 and 6109.10.0023; Category 339-S: all HTS

numbers except 6109.10.0040, 6109.10.0045, 6109.10.0060 and

6109.10.0065.

\12\ Category 340-Z: only HTS numbers 6205.20.2015, 6205.20.2020,

6205.20.2050 and 6205.20.2060.

\13\ Category 341-Y: only HTS numbers 6204.22.3060, 6206.30.3010,

6206.30.3030 and 6211.42.0054.

\14\ Category 360-P: only HTS numbers 6302.21.3010, 6302.21.5010,

6302.21.7010, 6302.21.9010, 6302.31.3010, 6302.31.5010, 6302.31.7010 and

6302.31.9010.

\15\ Category 410-A: only HTS numbers 5111.11.3000, 5111.11.7030,

5111.11.7060, 5111.19.2000, 5111.19.6020, 5111.19.6040, 5111.19.6060,

5111.19.6080, 5111.20.9000, 5111.30.9000, 5111.90.3000, 5111.90.9000,

5212.11.1010, 5212.12.1010, 5212.13.1010, 5212.14.1010, 5212.15.1010,

5212.21.1010, 5212.22.1010, 5212.23.1010, 5212.24.1010, 5212.25.1010,

5311.00.2000, 5407.91.0510, 5407.92.0510, 5407.93.0510, 5407.94.0510,

5408.31.0510, 5408.32.0510, 5408.33.0510, 5408.34.0510, 5515.13.0510,

5515.22.0510, 5515.92.0510, 5516.31.0510, 5516.32.0510, 5516.33.0510,

5516.34.0510 and 6301.20.0020.

\16\ Category 410-B: only HTS numbers 5007.10.6030, 5007.90.6030,

5112.11.2030, 5112.11.2060, 5112.19.9010, 5112.19.9020, 5112.19.9030,

5112.19.9040, 5112.19.9050, 5112.19.9060, 5112.20.3000, 5112.30.3000,

5112.90.3000, 5112.90.9010, 5112.90.9090, 5212.11.1020, 5212.12.1020,

5212.13.1020, 5212.14.1020, 5212.15.1020, 5212.21.1020, 5212.22.1020,

5212.23.1020, 5212.24.1020, 5212.25.1020, 5309.21.2000, 5309.29.2000,

5407.91.0520, 5407.92.0520, 5407.93.0520, 5407.94.0520, 5408.31.0520,

5408.32.0520, 5408.33.0520, 5408.34.0520, 5515.13.0520, 5515.22.0520,

5515.92.0520, 5516.31.0520, 5516.32.0520, 5516.33.0520 and 5516.34.0520.

\17\ Category 440-M: HTS numbers 6203.21.0030, 6203.23.0030,

6205.10.1000, 6205.10.2010, 6205.10.2020, 6205.30.1510, 6205.30.1520,

6205.90.3020, 6205.90.4020 and 6211.31.0030.

\18\ Category 651-B: only HTS numbers 6107.22.0015 and 6108.32.0015.

\19\ Category 359-O: all HTS numbers except 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,

6211.42.0010 (Category 359-C); 6103.19.2030, 6103.19.9030, 6104.12.0040,

6104.19.8040, 6110.20.1022, 6110.20.1024, 6110.20.2030, 6110.20.2035,

6110.90.9044, 6110.90.9046, 6201.92.2010, 6202.92.2020, 6203.19.1030,

6203.19.9030, 6204.12.0040, 6204.19.8040, 6211.32.0070 and 6211.42.0070

(Category 359-V).

\20\ Category 659-O: all HTS numbers except 6103.23.0055,

6103.43.2020, 6103.43.2025, 6103.49.2000, 6103.49.8038, 6104.63.1020,

6104.63.1030, 6104.69.1000, 6104.69.8014, 6114.30.3044, 6114.30.3054,

6203.43.2010, 6203.43.2090, 6203.49.1010, 6203.49.1090, 6204.63.1510,

6204.69.1010, 6210.10.9010, 6211.33.0010, 6211.33.0017, 6211.43.0010

(Category 659-C); 6502.00.9030, 6504.00.9015, 6504.00.9060,

6505.90.5090, 6505.90.6090, 6505.90.7090, 6505.90.8090 (Category 659-H);

6112.31.0010, 6112.31.0020, 6112.41.0010, 6112.41.0020, 6112.41.0030,

6112.41.0040, 6211.11.1010, 6211.11.1020, 6211.12.1010 and 6211.12.1020

(Category 659-S).

\21\ 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.

\22\ Category 224-O: all HTS numbers except 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 (Category 224-V).

\23\ Category 369-O: all HTS numbers except 6302.60.0010, 6302.91.0005

and 6302.91.0045 (Category 369-D); 4202.22.4020, 4202.22.4500,

4202.22.8030 (Category 369-H); 4202.12.4000, 4202.12.8020, 4202.12.8060,

4202.92.1500, 4202.92.3015, 4202.92.6090 (Category 369-L); and

6307.10.2005 (Category 369-S)

\24\ Category 604-O: all HTS numbers except 5509.32.0000 (Category 604-

A).

\25\ Category 669-O: all HTS numbers except 6305.32.0010,

6305.32.0020, 6305.33.0010, 6305.33.0020 and 6305.39.0000. (Category 669-

P).

\26\ Category 670-O: only HTS numbers 4202.22.4030, 4202.22.8050 and

4202.32.9550.

\27\ Category 369-S: only HTS number 6307.10.2005.

\28\ Category 863-S: only HTS number 6307.10.2015.

\29\ Silk handkerchiefs, gloves, hosiery, brassieres and other body

supporting garments, scarves, and babies' garments are not included in

this agreement.

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. 97-975 Filed 1-10-97; 12:08 pm]

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