Adjustment of Import Limits for Certain Cotton, Man-Made Fiber, Silk Blend and Other Vegetable Fiber Textile Products Produced or Manufactured in the United Arab Emirates

COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS

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

Silk Blend and Other Vegetable Fiber Textile Products Produced or

Manufactured in the United Arab Emirates

June 11, 1999.

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: June 21, 1999.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Roy Unger, International Trade

Specialist,

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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, call (202) 927-5850, or refer to the U.S. Customs website at

http://www.customs.ustreas.gov. 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

carryover and recrediting of unused 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 63 FR 71096, published on December 23, 1998). Also see

63 FR 60308, published on November 9, 1998.

Troy H. Cribb,

Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.

Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements

June 11, 1999.

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 3, 1998, 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 textile products, produced or

manufactured in the United Arab Emirates and exported during the

twelve-month period which began on January 1, 1999 and extends

through December 31, 1999.

Effective on June 21, 1999, you are directed to increase 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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219....................................... 1,515,614 square meters.

226/313................................... 2,591,737 square mters

317....................................... 41,809,984 square meters.

326....................................... 2,446,604 square meters.

334/634................................... 263,062 dozen.

335/635/835............................... 203,419 dozen.

338/339................................... 763,959 dozen of which not

more than 458,833 dozen

shall be in Categories 338-

S/339-S \2\.

341/641................................... 414,722 dozen.

342/642................................... 329,472 dozen.

347/348................................... 483,264 dozen of which not

more than 255,636 dozen

shall be in Categories 347-

T/348-T \3\.

351/651................................... 202,404 dozen.

352....................................... 436,549 dozen.

369-S \4\................................. 113,523 kilograms.

369-O \5\................................. 790,793 kilograms.

638/639................................... 308,877 dozen.

847....................................... 277,991 dozen.

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

exported after December 31, 1998.

\2\ Category 338-S: only HTS numbers 6103.22.0050, 6105.10.0010,

6105.10.0030, 6105.90.8010, 6109.10.0027, 6110.20.1025, 6110.20.2040,

6110.20.2065, 6110.90.9068, 6112.11.0030 and 6114.20.0005; Category

339-S: only HTS numbers 6104.22.0060, 6104.29.2049, 6106.10.0010,

6106.10.0030, 6106.90.2510, 6106.90.3010, 6109.10.0070, 6110.20.1030,

6110.20.2045, 6110.20.2075, 6110.90.9070, 6112.11.0040, 6114.20.0010

and 6117.90.9020.

\3\ Category 347-T: only HTS numbers 6103.19.2015, 6103.19.9020,

6103.22.0030, 6103.42.1020, 6103.42.1040, 6103.49.8010, 6112.11.0050,

6113.00.9038, 6203.19.1020, 6203.19.9020, 6203.22.3020, 6203.42.4005,

6203.42.4010, 6203.42.4015, 6203.42.4025, 6203.42.4035, 6203.42.4045,

6203.49.8020, 6210.40.9033, 6211.20.1520, 6211.20.3810 and

6211.32.0040; Category 348-T: only HTS numbers 6104.12.0030,

6104.19.8030, 6104.22.0040, 6104.29.2034, 6104.62.2006, 6104.62.2011,

6104.62.2026, 6104.62.2028, 6104.69.8022, 6112.11.0060, 6113.00.9042,

6117.90.9060, 6204.12.0030, 6204.19.8030, 6204.22.3040, 6204.29.4034,

6204.62.3000, 6204.62.4005, 6204.62.4010, 6204.62.4020, 6204.62.4030,

6204.62.4040, 6204.62.4050, 6204.69.6010, 6204.69.9010. 6210.50.9060,

6211.20.1550, 6211.20.6810, 6211.42.0030 and 6217.90.9050.

\4\ Category 369-S: only HTS number 6307.10.2005.

\5\ Category 369-O: all HTS numbers except 6307.10.2005 (Category 369-

S); 5601.10.1000, 5601.21.0090, 5701.90.1020, 5701.90.2020,

5702.10.9020, 5702.39.2010, 5702.49.1020, 5702.49.1080, 5702.59.1000,

5702.99.1010, 5702.99.1090, 5705.00.2020 and 6406.10.7700.

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.99-15465 Filed 6-16-99; 8:45 am]

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