97-31426. Announcement of Import Restraint Limits for Certain Wool Textile Products Produced or Manufactured in Ukraine

[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 230 (Monday, December 1, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 63527-63528]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-31426]


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COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS


Announcement of Import Restraint Limits for Certain Wool Textile 
Products Produced or Manufactured in Ukraine

November 24, 1997.
AGENCY: Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA).

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

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EFFECTIVE DATE: January 1, 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].

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.

    A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) dated May 6, 1995, between the 
Governments of the United States and Ukraine establishes limits for 
certain wool textile products for the period January 1, 1998 through 
December 31, 1998.
    In the letter published below, the Chairman of CITA directs the 
Commissioner of Customs to establish the 1998 limits.
    These limits may be revised if Ukraine becomes a member of the 
World Trade Organization (WTO) and the United States applies the WTO 
agreement to Ukraine.
    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). 
Information regarding the 1998

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CORRELATION will be published in the Federal Register at a later date.
Troy H. Cribb,
Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.

Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements
November 24, 1997.

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); Executive Order 11651 of 
March 3, 1972, as amended; and the Memorandum of Understanding dated 
May 6, 1995, between the Governments of the United States and 
Ukraine, you are directed to prohibit, effective on January 1, 1998, 
entry into the United States for consumption and withdrawal from 
warehouse for consumption of wool textile products in the following 
categories, produced or manufactured in Ukraine and exported during 
the twelve-month period beginning on January 1, 1998 and extending 
through December 31, 1998, in excess of the following limits of 
restraint:

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                 Category                        Twelve-month limit     
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435.......................................  90,100 dozen.               
442.......................................  15,000 dozen.               
444.......................................  65,000 numbers.             
448.......................................  65,000 dozen.               
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    The limits set forth above are subject to adjustment pursuant to 
the current bilateral agreement between the Governments of the 
United States and Ukraine.
    These limits may be revised if Ukraine becomes a member of the 
World Trade Organization (WTO) and the United States applies the WTO 
agreement to Ukraine.
    Products in Category 435 exported during 1997 shall be charged 
to the applicable category limit for that year (see directive dated 
November 1, 1996) 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 for Category 435.
    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 these actions fall 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.
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