97-30119. Adjustment of Import Limits for Certain Cotton, Man-Made Fiber, Silk Blend and Other Vegetable Fiber Textile Products Produced or Manufactured in Thailand  

  • [Federal Register Volume 62, Number 221 (Monday, November 17, 1997)]
    [Notices]
    [Page 61297]
    From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
    [FR Doc No: 97-30119]
    
    
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    COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS
    
    
    Adjustment of Import Limits for Certain Cotton, Man-Made Fiber, 
    Silk Blend and Other Vegetable Fiber Textile Products Produced or 
    Manufactured in Thailand
    
    November 12, 1997.
    AGENCY: Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA).
    
    ACTION: Issuing a directive to the Commissioner of Customs adjusting 
    import limits.
    
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    EFFECTIVE DATE: November 18, 1997.
    
    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ross Arnold, 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, 1862, as 
    amended.
    
        The current limit for Categories 334/634 is being increased for 
    special shift, reducing the limit for Categories 335/635/835, pursuant 
    to a Memorandum of Understanding dated October 28, 1997 between the 
    Governments of the United States and Thailand.
        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 61 FR 66263, published on December 17, 1996). Also see 
    61 FR 58044, published on November 12, 1996.
    D. Michael Hutchinson,
    Acting Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile 
    Agreements.
    
    Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements
    November 12, 1997.
    
    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 4, 1996, by the Chairman, 
    Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements. That 
    directive concerns imports of certain cotton, wool, man-made fiber, 
    silk blend and other vegetable fiber textiles and textile products, 
    produced or manufactured in Thailand and exported during the twelve-
    month period beginning on January 1, 1997 and extending through 
    December 31, 1997.
        Effective on November 18, 1997, you are directed to adjust the 
    limits for the following categories, as provided for under the 
    Uruguay Round Agreement on Textiles and Clothing and a Memorandum of 
    Understanding dated October 28, 1997 between the Governments of the 
    United States and Thailand:
    
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                                                 Adjusted twelve-month limit
                     Category                                \1\            
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    Sublevels in Group II                                                   
    334/634...................................  731,828 dozen.              
    335/635/835...............................  447,862 dozen.              
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    \1\ The limits have not been adjusted to account for any imports        
      exported after December 31, 1996.                                     
    
        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. 97-30119 Filed 11-14-97; 8:45 am]
    BILLING CODE 3510-DR-F
    
    
    

Document Information

Effective Date:
11/18/1997
Published:
11/17/1997
Department:
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements
Entry Type:
Notice
Action:
Issuing a directive to the Commissioner of Customs adjusting import limits.
Document Number:
97-30119
Dates:
November 18, 1997.
Pages:
61297-61297 (1 pages)
PDF File:
97-30119.pdf