[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 222 (Wednesday, November 18, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 64071]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-30802]
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COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS
New Export Visa Stamp for Certain Textile Products Produced or
Manufactured in Mauritius
November 12, 1998.
AGENCY: Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA).
ACTION: Issuing a directive to the Commissioner of Customs providing
for the use of a new export visa stamp.
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EFFECTIVE DATE: December 1, 1998.
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: Section 204 of the Agricultural Act of 1956, as
amended (7 U.S.C. 1854); Executive Order 11651 of March 3, 1972, as
amended.
Beginning on December 1, 1998, the Government of Mauritius will
start issuing a new export visa stamp for shipments of textile
products, produced or manufactured in Mauritius and exported from
Mauritius on or after December 1, 1998 to reflect the name change of
the ``Ministry of Trade and Shipping'' to the ``Ministry of Industry
and Commerce.'' There will be a one-month grace period from December 1,
1998 through December 31, 1998, during which products exported from
Mauritius may be accompanied by either the old or new export visa
stamp. Products exported from Mauritius on or after January 1, 1999
must be accompanied by the new export visa stamp.
A facsimile of the new visa stamp is on file at the U.S. Department
of Commerce, 14th and Constitution Avenue, NW., room 3104, Washington,
DC.
See 60 FR 62076, published on December 4, 1995.
D. Michael Hutchinson,
Acting Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile
Agreements.
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements
November 12, 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 28, 1995, as amended, by the
Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.
That directive directed you to prohibit entry of certain textile
products, produced or manufactured in Mauritius for which the
Government of the Mauritius has not issued an appropriate export
visa.
Beginning on December 1, 1998, you are directed to amend further
the directive dated November 28, 1995 to provide for the use of a
new export visa stamp issued by the Government of Mauritius to
accompany shipments of textile products, produced or manufactured in
Mauritius and exported from Mauritius on or after December 1, 1998.
This new visa stamp reflects the name change of the ``Ministry of
Trade and Shipping'' to the ``Ministry of Industry and Commerce.''
Textile products exported from Mauritius during the period
December 1, 1998 through December 31, 1998 may be accompanied by
either the old or new export visa stamp. Products exported from
Mauritius on or after January 1, 1999 must be accompanied by the new
export visa stamp.
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,
D. Michael Hutchinson,
Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.
[FR Doc. 98-30802 Filed 11-17-98; 8:45 am]
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