98-29637. Adjustment of Import Limits for Certain Cotton and Man-Made Fiber Textile Products Produced or Manufactured in the Dominican Republic  

  • [Federal Register Volume 63, Number 214 (Thursday, November 5, 1998)]
    [Notices]
    [Pages 59763-59764]
    From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
    [FR Doc No: 98-29637]
    
    
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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 the Dominican Republic
    
    November 2, 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: November 6, 1998.
    
    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Naomi Freeman, 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 for 
    swing and special shift.
        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 67622, published on December 29, 1997.
    D. Michael Hutchinson,
    Acting Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile 
    Agreements.
    
    Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements
    November 2, 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 December 19, 1997, by the Chairman, 
    Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements. That 
    directive concerns imports of certain cotton, wool and man-made 
    fiber textile products, produced or manufactured in the Dominican 
    Republic and exported during the twelve-month period which began on 
    January 1, 1998 and extends through December 31, 1998.
        Effective on November 6, 1998, you are directed to adjust the 
    current limits for the
    
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    following categories, as provided for under the Uruguay Round 
    Agreement on Textiles and Clothing:
    
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                                                 Adjusted twelve-month limit
                     Category                                \1\
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    340/640...................................  830,076 dozen.
    342/642...................................  144,115 dozen.
    351/651...................................  1,243,383 dozen.
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    \1\ The limits have not been adjusted to account for any imports
      exported after December 31, 1997.
    
        The guaranteed access levels for the foregoing categories remain 
    unchanged.
        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.98-29637 Filed 11-4-98; 8:45 am]
    BILLING CODE 3510-DR-F
    
    
    

Document Information

Effective Date:
11/6/1998
Published:
11/05/1998
Department:
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements
Entry Type:
Notice
Action:
Issuing a directive to the Commissioner of Customs adjusting limits.
Document Number:
98-29637
Dates:
November 6, 1998.
Pages:
59763-59764 (2 pages)
PDF File:
98-29637.pdf