[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 237 (Thursday, December 10, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 68248-68249]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-32798]
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COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS
Extension of Suspension of Group II Restriction for Certain Man-
Made Fiber Textile Products Produced or Manufactured in India
December 4, 1998.
AGENCY: Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA).
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ACTION: Issuing a directive to the Commissioner of Customs extending
suspension of the Group II restriction for certain products from India.
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EFFECTIVE DATE: January 1, 1999.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lori 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.
A document published in the Federal Register on November 13, 1997
(62 FR 60826) announced the extension of the suspension of the Group II
restriction for rayon filament yarn in HTS number 5403.31.0040 in
Category 606 from India for the period January 1, 1998 through December
31, 1998.
The Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements has
decided to extend the suspension for an additional twelve-month period
beginning on January 1, 1999 and extending through December 31, 1999. A
visa is still required for this product.
Anyone wishing to comment or provide data or information regarding
the treatment of imports in HTS number 5403.31.0040 from India or to
comment on domestic production or availability of products included in
HTS number 5403.31.0040 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.
Further comments may be invited regarding particular comments or
information received from the public which the Committee for the
Implementation of Textile Agreements considers appropriate for further
consideration.
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).
Information regarding the 1999 CORRELATION will be published in the
Federal Register at a later date.
D. Michael Hutchinson,
Acting Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile
Agreements.
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements
December 4, 1998.
Commissioner of Customs,
Department of the Treasury, Washington, DC 20229.
Dear Commissioner: Effective on January 1, 1999, man-made fiber
textile products in HTS 5403.31.0040 in Category 606, in Group II,
produced or manufactured in India and exported during the twelve-
month period beginning on January 1, 1999 and extending through
December 31, 1999, shall not be subject to the Group II quota
established for the 1999 period. A visa is still required for this
product.
For U.S. Customs' administrative purposes, the remaining HTS
numbers in Category 606 shall be designated Category 606(1) \1\.
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\1\ Category 606(1): all HTS numbers except 5403.31.0040
(Category 606(2)).
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To facilitate implementation of the Uruguay Round Agreement on
Textiles and Clothing, effective on January 1, 1999, entry/entry
summary procedures shall be required, and you shall continue to
count imports for consumption and withdrawals from warehouse for
consumption of textile products in HTS number 5403.31.0040 in
Category 606(2) \2\, produced or manufactured in India and exported
during the period January 1, 1998 through December 31, 1998.
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\2\ Category 606(2): only HTS number 5403.31.0040.
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Also effective on January 1, 1999, entry/entry summary
procedures shall be required, and you shall count imports for
consumption and withdrawals from warehouse for consumption of
textile products in HTS number 5403.31.0040 in Category 606(2),
produced or manufactured in India and exported during the period
January 1, 1999 through December 31, 1999.
Inasmuch as these imports may later be charged against the Group
II level, it is important that an accurate count be taken.
The Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements has
determined that this action falls 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. 98-32798 Filed 12-9-98; 8:45 am]
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