[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 6 (Monday, January 10, 1994)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1387-1388]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 94-515]
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[Federal Register: January 10, 1994]
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COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS
New Visa Stamp for Certain Cotton, Wool, Man-Made Fiber, Silk
Blend and Other Vegetable Fiber Textiles and Textile Products Produced
or Manufactured in Romania
January 5, 1994.
AGENCY: Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA).
ACTION: Issuing a directive to the Commissioner of Customs authorizing
the use of a new visa stamp.
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EFFECTIVE DATE: February 1, 1994.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Naomi Freeman, International Trade
Specialist, Office of Textiles and Apparel, U.S. Department of
Commerce, (202) 482-4212.
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).
The Government of Romania has notified the United States Government
that instead of the former ``Ministry of Commerce and Tourism--
Department of Foreign Trade,'' officials of the newly established
``Ministry of Commerce--Department of Foreign Trade'' will issue and
sign visas for textile products exported from Romania. Effective on
February 1, 1994, textile products produced or manufactured in Romania
and exported from Romania on and after February 1, 1994 shall be
accompanied by a visa issued by the ``Ministry of Commerce--Department
of Foreign Trade.'' From February 1, 1994 through March 2, 1994, visas
from either will be accepted. After March 2, 1994, only visas issued by
the ``Ministry of Commerce--Department of Foreign Trade'' will be
accepted.
A facsimile of the new visa stamp is on file at the U.S. Department
of Commerce, Office of Textiles and Apparel, 14th and Constitution
Avenue, NW, room 3106, Washington, DC.
See 49 FR 493, published on January 4, 1984.
Rita D. Hayes,
Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements
January 5, 1994.
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 December 29, 1983, as amended, by the
Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.
That directive directs you to prohibit entry of certain cotton,
wool, man-made fiber, silk blend and other vegetable fiber textiles
and textile products, produced or manufactured in Romania for which
the Government of Romania has not issued an appropriate visa.
The Government of Romania has notified the United States
Government that instead of the ``Ministry of Commerce and Tourism--
Department of Foreign Trade,'' officials of the ``Ministry of
Commerce--Department of Foreign Trade'' will sign and issue visas
for textile products exported from Romania. Effective on February 1,
1994, you are directed to amend further the directive dated December
29, 1983 to provide for the use of the new visa stamp to accompany
shipments of textile products, produced or manufactured in Romania
and exported from Romania on and after February 1, 1994. From
February 1, 1994 through March 2, 1994, visas from either will be
accepted. After March 2, 1994, only visas issued by the ``Ministry
of Commerce--Department of Foreign Trade'' will be accepted. A
facsimile of the new visa stamp is enclosed with this letter.
Shipments entered or withdrawn from warehouse according to this
directive which are not accompanied by an appropriate export visa
shall be denied entry and a new visa must be obtained.
The Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements has
determined that this action falls within the foreign affairs
exception to the rulemaking provisions of 5 U.S.C. 553(a)(1).
Sincerely,
Rita D. Hayes,
Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.
[FR Doc. 94-515 Filed 1-7-94; 8:45 am]
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