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

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 Bangladesh

August 4, 1998.

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: August 13, 1998.

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: 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 adjusted,

variously, for swing, special shift, carryover, carryforward and

recrediting unused carryforward from 1997.

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 62 FR 66057, published on December 17, 1997). Also see

62 FR 62564, published on November 24, 1997.

Troy H. Cribb,

Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.

Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements

August 4, 1998.

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 19, 1997, 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 Bangladesh and exported during the

twelve-month period which began on January 1, 1998 and extends

through December 31, 1998.

Effective on August 13, 1998, you are directed to adjust the

limits for the following categories, as provided for under the

Uruguay Round Agreement on Textiles and Clothing:

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Adjusted twelve-month limit

Category \1\

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237....................................... 547,021 dozen.

331....................................... 1,364,879 dozen pairs.

334....................................... 181,464 dozen.

335....................................... 213,147 dozen.

336/636................................... 433,201 dozen.

338/339................................... 1,385,856 dozen.

340/640................................... 3,350,905 dozen.

341....................................... 2,218,700 dozen.

342/642................................... 482,811 dozen.

347/348................................... 2,846,760 dozen.

352/652................................... 10,639,243 dozen.

363....................................... 25,524,981 numbers.

634....................................... 557,155 dozen.

635....................................... 381,108 dozen.

638/639................................... 1,757,519 dozen.

641....................................... 1,040,329 dozen.

645/646................................... 441,466 dozen.

647/648................................... 1,469,011 dozen.

847....................................... 384,855 dozen.

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

exported after December 31, 1997.

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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. 98-21377 Filed 8-10-98; 8:45 am]

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