98-33172. Adjustment of an Import Limit and Sublimit for Certain Cotton Textile Products Produced or Manufactured in the People's Republic of China  

  • [Federal Register Volume 63, Number 240 (Tuesday, December 15, 1998)]
    [Notices]
    [Pages 69053-69054]
    From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
    [FR Doc No: 98-33172]
    
    
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    COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS
    
    
    Adjustment of an Import Limit and Sublimit for Certain Cotton 
    Textile Products Produced or Manufactured in the People's Republic of 
    China
    
    December 9, 1998.
    AGENCY: Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA).
    
    ACTION: Issuing a directive to the Commissioner of Customs increasing a 
    limit and sublimit.
    
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    EFFECTIVE DATE: December 16, 1998.
    
    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Janet Heinzen, 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 limit for Categories 338/339 and sublimit for 
    Categories 338-S/339-S are being increased for carryforward. As a 
    result, the sublimit for 338-S/339-S, which is currently filled, will 
    re-open.
        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
    
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    see 62 FR 67827, published on December 30, 1997.
    D. Michael Hutchinson,
    Acting Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile 
    Agreements.
    
    Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements
    December 9, 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 22, 1997, 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 China and exported during the twelve-
    month period which began on January 1, 1998 and extends through 
    December 31, 1998.
        Effective onDecember 16, 1998, you are directed to increase the 
    limit and sublimit for the following categories, as provided for 
    under the terms of the current bilateral textile agreement between 
    the Governments of the United States and the People's Republic of 
    China:
    
     
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                                                 Adjusted twelve-month limit
                     Category                                \1\
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    Sublevel in Group I
    338/339...................................  2,508,121 dozen of which not
                                                 more than 1,851,314 dozen
                                                 shall be in Categories 338-
                                                 S/339-S \2\.
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    \1\ The limits have not been adjusted to account for any imports
      exported after December 31, 1997.
    \2\ Category 338-S: all HTS numbers except 6109.10.0012, 6109.10.0014,
      6109.10.0018 and 6109.10.0023; Category 339-S: all HTS numbers except
      6109.10.0040, 6109.10.0045, 6109.10.0060 and 6109.10.0065.
    
        The Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements has 
    determined that these actions fall within the foreign affairs 
    exception to 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. 98-33172 Filed 12-14-98; 8:45 am]
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Document Information

Published:
12/15/1998
Department:
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements
Entry Type:
Notice
Action:
Issuing a directive to the Commissioner of Customs increasing a limit and sublimit.
Document Number:
98-33172
Dates:
December 16, 1998.
Pages:
69053-69054 (2 pages)
PDF File:
98-33172.pdf