[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 199 (Thursday, October 15, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 55371]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-27716]
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COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS
Adjustment of Import Limits for Certain Cotton and Man-Made Fiber
Textile Products Produced or Manufactured in Nepal
October 8, 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: October 15, 1998.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Janet Heinzen, 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 and carryover.
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 60828, published on November 13, 1997.
D. Michael Hutchinson,
Acting Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile
Agreements.
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements
October 8, 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 6, 1997, by the Chairman,
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements. That
directive concerns imports of certain cotton and man-made fiber
textile products, produced or manufactured in Nepal and exported
during the twelve-month period which began on January 1, 1998 and
extends through December 31, 1998.
Effective on October 15, 1998, you are directed to adjust the
current limits for the following categories, as provided for under
the terms of the current bilateral textile agreement between the
Governments of the United States and Nepal:
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Adjusted twelve-month limit
Category \1\
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340....................................... 426,232 dozen.
341....................................... 1,119,659 dozen.
347/348................................... 891,488 dozen.
363....................................... 7,303,400 numbers.
369-S \2\................................. 982,620 kilograms.
641....................................... 327,584 dozen.
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\1\ The limits have not been adjusted to account for any imports
exported after December 31, 1997.
\2\ Category 369-S: only HTS number 6307.10.2005.
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. 98-27716 Filed 10-14-98; 8:45 am]
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