98-30235. Request for Public Comments on the Extension of Temporary Amendment to the Requirements for Participating in the Special Access Progam for Caribbean Basin Countries  

  • [Federal Register Volume 63, Number 218 (Thursday, November 12, 1998)]
    [Notices]
    [Pages 63297-63298]
    From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
    [FR Doc No: 98-30235]
    
    
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    COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS
    
    
    Request for Public Comments on the Extension of Temporary 
    Amendment to the Requirements for Participating in the Special Access 
    Progam for Caribbean Basin Countries
    
    November 5, 1998.
    AGENCY: Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA).
    
    ACTION: Notice.
    
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    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lori E. Mennitt, International Trade 
    Specialist, Office of Textiles and Apparel, U.S. Department of 
    Commerce, (202) 482-3400.
    
    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.
    
    
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        A notice and letter to the Commissioner of Customs published in the 
    Federal Register on December 17, 1997 (62 FR 66057) announced the 
    temporary amendment to the foreign origin exception for findings and 
    trimmings under the Special Access Program. This amendment extended the 
    exemption period for one year, December 23, 1997 through December 22, 
    1998, for women's and girls' chest type plate, ``hymo'' piece or 
    ``sleeve header'' of woven or welf-inserted warp knit construction of 
    coarse animal hair or man-made filaments used in the manufacture of 
    tailored suit jackets and suit-type jackets in Categories 433, 443, 633 
    and 643 which are entered under the Special Access Program 
    (9802.00.8015) provided they are cut in the United States. In a 
    subsequent notice and letter published on September 29, 1998 (63 FR 
    51903), the exemption was extended for the period September 23, 1998 
    through September 22, 1999 for men's and boys' chest type plate, 
    ``hymo'' piece or ``sleeve header'' of woven or welf-inserted warp knit 
    construction of coarse animal hair or man-made filaments used in the 
    manufacture of tailored suit jackets and suit-type jackets in the same 
    categories.
        The purpose of this notice is to request public comments on CITA's 
    intention to combine and extend through December 31, 2000, the 
    exemption periods for women's and girls' and men's and boys' ``hymo'' 
    type interlining. Thereafter, the exemption period for women's and 
    girls' and men's and boys' ``hymo'' type interlining would extend 
    through December 31, 2000.
        There will be a 30-day comment period beginning November 12, 1998 
    and extending through December 14, 1998. Anyone wishing to comment or 
    provide data or information regarding domestic production or 
    availability of the products mentioned above is invited to submit 10 
    copies of such comments or information to Troy H. Cribb, Chairman, 
    Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements, U.S. Department 
    of Commerce, Washington, DC 20230; ATTN: Helen L. LeGrande.
        Comments or information submitted in response to this notice will 
    be available for public inspection in the Office of Textiles and 
    Apparel, room H3100, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th and Constitution 
    Avenue, NW., Washington, DC.
        The solicitation of comments is not a waiver in any respect of the 
    exemption contained in 5 U.S.C. 553(a)(1) relating to matters which 
    constitute ``a foreign affairs function of the United States.''
        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).
    Troy H. Cribb,
    Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.
    [FR Doc. 98-30235 Filed 11-10-98; 8:45 am]
    BILLING CODE 3510-DR-F
    
    
    

Document Information

Published:
11/12/1998
Department:
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements
Entry Type:
Notice
Action:
Notice.
Document Number:
98-30235
Pages:
63297-63298 (2 pages)
PDF File:
98-30235.pdf