[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 250 (Wednesday, December 31, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 68264]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-34065]
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COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS
New Export Visa Stamp for Certain Textiles and Textile Products
Produced or Manufactured in Hong Kong
December 23, 1997.
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: January 1, 1998.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Janet Heinzen, 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 January 1, 1998, the Government of the Hong Kong
Special Administrative Region will start issuing a new circular visa
stamp. The visa number, date of issue, category(ies) and quantity(ies)
will be printed by computer inside the circular stamp. This new visa
will be issued on Export Licenses covering shipments of textile
products, produced or manufactured in Hong Kong and exported on or
after January 1, 1998.
Effective on January 1, 1998, textile products produced or
manufactured in Hong Kong and exported on or after January 1, 1998
shall be accompanied by a circular visa which includes the visa number,
date of issue, category(ies) and quantity(ies) printed by computer
inside the circular stamp. There will be a grace period from January 1,
1998 through January 31, 1998 during which the old or the new visa will
be acceptable. The new visa stamp must accompany goods exported after
January 31, 1998. If the merchandise is not accompanied by the
appropriate visa, products will be denied entry and a new visa must be
obtained.
A facsimile of the new visa stamp is on file at the U.S. Department
of Commerce, 14th and Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC, room
3100.
See 58 FR 2400, published on January 19, 1983.
J. Hayden Boyd,
Acting Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile
Agreements.
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements
December 23, 1997.
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 January 14, 1983, as amended, by the
Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.
That directive directed you to prohibit entry of certain textiles
and textile products, produced or manufactured in Hong Kong for
which the Government of Hong Kong has not issued an appropriate
visa.
Beginning on January 1, 1998, the Government of the Hong Kong
Special Administrative Region will start issuing a new circular visa
stamp. The visa number, date of issue, category(ies) and
quantity(ies) will be printed by computer inside the circular stamp.
This new visa will be issued on Export Licenses covering shipments
of textile products, produced or manufactured in Hong Kong and
exported on or after January 1, 1998.
Effective on January 1, 1998, you are directed to accept
shipments of textile products, produced or manufactured in Hong Kong
and exported on or after January 1, 1998 which are accompanied by a
circular visa issued by the Government of Hong Kong Special
Administrative Region which includes the visa number, date of issue,
category(ies) and quantity(ies) printed by computer inside the
circular stamp. There will be a grace period from January 1, 1998
through January 31, 1998 during which the old or the new visa will
be acceptable. The new visa stamp must accompany goods exported
after January 31, 1998. If the merchandise is not accompanied by the
appropriate visa, products will be denied entry and a new visa must
be obtained.
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,
J. Hayden Boyd,
Acting Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile
Agreements.
[FR Doc. 97-34065 Filed 12-30-97; 8:45 am]
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