made textiles: Turkey,

[Federal Register: November 6, 1998 (Volume 63, Number 215)]

[Notices]

[Page 59948-59949]

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COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS

Announcement of Import Restraint Limits for Certain Cotton, Wool and Man-Made Fiber Textile Products Produced or Manufactured in the Republic of Turkey

November 3, 1998. AGENCY: Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA).

ACTION: Issuing a directive to the Commissioner of Customs establishing limits.

EFFECTIVE DATE: January 1, 1999.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Roy Unger, 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, 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 import restraint limits for textile products, produced or manufactured in Turkey and exported during the period January 1, 1999 through December 31, 1999 are based on limits notified to the Textiles Monitoring Body pursuant to the Uruguay Round Agreement on Textiles and Clothing (ATC), and Memoranda of Understanding (MOUs) dated July 19, 1995 and April 24, 1998, between the Governments of the United States and the Republic of Turkey.

In the letter published below, the Chairman of CITA directs the Commissioner of Customs to establish the 1999 limits. The limits for certain categories have been reduced for carryforward applied in 1998.

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). Information regarding the 1999 CORRELATION will be published in the Federal Register at a later date. D. Michael Hutchinson, Acting Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.

Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements November 3, 1998.

Commissioner of Customs, Department of the Treasury, Washington, DC 20229.

Dear Commissioner: Pursuant to section 204 of the Agricultural Act of 1956, as amended (7 U.S.C. 1854); Executive Order 11651 of March 3, 1972, as amended; and the Uruguay Round Agreement on Textiles and Clothing (ATC); and Memoranda of Understanding (MOUs) dated July 19, 1995 and April 24, 1998 between the Governments of the United States and the Republic of Turkey, you are directed to prohibit, effective on January 1, 1999, entry into the United States for consumption and withdrawal from warehouse for consumption of cotton, wool and man-made fiber textile products in the following categories, produced or manufactured in Turkey and exported during the period January 1, 1999 through December 31, 1999, in excess of the following levels of restraint:

Category

Restraint limit

Fabric Group 219, 313-O \1\, 314-O \2\, 315-O \3\, 317- 191,145,399 square meters of O \4\, 326-O \5\, 617, 625/626/627/628/ which not more than 629, as a group.

43,680,621 square meters shall be in Category 219; not more than 53,387,425 square meters shall be in Category 313-O; not more than 31,061,775 square meters shall be in Category 314-O; not more than 41,739,262 square meters shall be in Category 315-O; not more than 43,680,621 square meters shall be in Category 317-O; not more than 4,853,401 square meters shall be in Category 326-O, and not more than 29,120,416 square meters shall be in Category 617.

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Sublevel in Fabric Group 625/626/627/628/629....................... 19,663,562 square meters of which not more than 7,865,424 square meters shall be in Category 625; not more than 7,865,424 square meters shall be in Category 626; not more than 7,865,424 square meters shall be in Category 627; not more than 7,865,424 square meters shall be in Category 628; and not more than 7,865,424 square meters shall be in Category 629. Limits not in a group 200....................................... 1,843,054 kilograms. 300/301................................... 8,973,700 kilograms. 335....................................... 387,457 dozen. 336/636................................... 912,676 dozen. 338/339/638/639........................... 5,369,028 dozen of which not more than 4,832,126 dozen shall be in Categories 338- S/339-S/638-S/639-S \6\. 340/640................................... 1,659,062 dozen of which not more than 471,858 dozen shall be in Categories 340- Y/640-Y \7\. 341/641................................... 1,638,402 dozen of which not more than 573,440 dozen shall be in Categories 341- Y/641-Y \8\. 342/642................................... 1,015,998 dozen. 347/348................................... 5,527,718 dozen of which not more than 1,922,780 dozen shall be in Categories 347- T/348-T \9\. 350....................................... 544,420 dozen. 351/651................................... 870,434 dozen. 352/652................................... 3,152,300 dozen. 361....................................... 1,830,351 numbers. 369-S \10\................................ 2,002,784 kilograms. 410/624................................... 1,119,683 square meters of which not more than 737,423 square meters shall be in Category 410. 448....................................... 38,420 dozen. 604....................................... 2,311,800 kilograms. 611....................................... 57,834,003 square meters.

\1\ Category 313-O: all HTS numbers except 5208.52.3035, 5208.52.4035 and 5209.51.6032. \2\ Category 314-O: all HTS numbers except 5209.51.6015. \3\ Category 315-O: all HTS numbers except 5208.52.4055. \4\ Category 317-O: all HTS numbers except 5208.59.2085. \5\ Category 326-O: all HTS numbers except 5208.59.2015, 5209.59.0015 and 5211.59.0015. \6\ 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; Category 638-S: all HTS numbers except 6109.90.1007, 6109.90.1009, 6109.90.1013 and 6109.90.1025; Category 639-S: all HTS numbers except 6109.90.1050, 6109.90.1060, 6109.90.1065 and 6109.90.1070. \7\ Category 340-Y: only HTS numbers 6205.20.2015, 6205.20.2020, 6205.20.2046, 6205.20.2050 and 6205.20.2060; Category 640-Y: only HTS numbers 6205.30.2010, 6205.30.2020, 6205.30.2050 and 6205.30.2060. \8\ Category 341-Y: only HTS numbers 6204.22.3060, 6206.30.3010, 6206.30.3030 and 6211.42.0054; Category 641-Y: only HTS numbers 6204.23.0050, 6204.29.2030, 6206.40.3010 and 6206.40.3025. \9\ 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. \10\ Category 369-S: only HTS number 6307.10.2005.

The limits set forth above are subject to adjustment pursuant to the provisions of the ATC and administrative arrangements notified to the Textiles Monitoring Body.

Products in the above categories exported during 1998 shall be charged to the applicable category limits for that year (see directive dated December 22, 1997) to the extent of any unfilled balances. In the event the limits established for that period have been exhausted by previous entries, such products shall be charged to the limits set forth in this directive.

In carrying out the above directions, the Commissioner of Customs should construe entry into the United States for consumption to include entry for consumption into the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.

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, D. Michael Hutchinson, Acting Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.

[FR Doc. 98-29834Filed11-5-98; 8:45 am]

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