98-28857. Establishment of an Import Limit for Certain Cotton and Man-Made Fiber Textile Products Produced or Manufactured in Cambodia

[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 208 (Wednesday, October 28, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57666-57667]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-28857]


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COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS


Establishment of an Import Limit for Certain Cotton and Man-Made 
Fiber Textile Products Produced or Manufactured in Cambodia

October 22, 1998.
AGENCY: Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA).

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

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EFFECTIVE DATE: October 29, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Roy Unger, International Trade 
Specialist, Office of Textiles and Apparel, U.S. Department of 
Commerce, [phone]. For information on the quota status of this 
limit, refer to the Quota Status Reports posted on the bulletin boards 
of each Customs port or call [phone]. For information on 
embargoes and quota re-openings, call [phone]. For information 
on categories on which consultations have been requested, call (202) 
482-3740.

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.

    As authorized by section 204 of the Agricultural Act of 1956, as 
amended (7 U.S.C. 1854), the United States Government has decided to 
continue the restraint limit on Categories 331/631 for an additional 
twelve-month period, beginning on October 29, 1998 and extending 
through October 28, 1999.
    The United States remains committed to finding a mutual solution 
concerning Categories 331/631. Should such a solution be reached in 
consultations with the Government of Cambodia, further notice will be 
published in the Federal Register.
    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 
63 FR 7405, published on February 12, 1998.
Troy H. Cribb,
Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.

Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements
October 22, 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); and Executive Order 11651 
of March 3, 1972, as amended, you are directed to prohibit, 
effective on October 29, 1998, entry into the United States for 
consumption and withdrawal from warehouse for consumption of cotton 
and man-made fiber textile products in Categories 331/631, produced 
or manufactured in Cambodia and exported during the twelve-month 
period beginning on October 29, 1998

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and extending through October 28, 1999, in excess of 1,250,841 dozen 
pairs \1\.
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    \1\ The limit has not been adjusted to account for any imports 
exported after October 28, 1998.
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    Products in the above categories exported during the period 
October 29, 1997 through October 28, 1998 shall be charged to the 
applicable category limit for that period (see directive dated 
February 9, 1998) to the extent of any unfilled balance. In the 
event the limit established for that period has been exhausted by 
previous entries, such products shall be charged to the limit 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 this action falls 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. 98-28857 Filed 10-27-98; 8:45 am]
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