[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 232 (Monday, December 5, 1994)]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 94-29850]
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[Federal Register: December 5, 1994]
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COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS
Permitting Entry of Certain Wool, Man-Made Fiber, Silk Blend and
Other Vegetable Fiber Textile Products Produced or Manufactured in Hong
Kong
November 30, 1994.
AGENCY: Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA).
ACTION: Issuing a directive to the Commissioner of Customs amending
visa requirements.
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EFFECTIVE DATE: November 30, 1994.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Anne Novak, International Trade
Specialist, Office of Textiles and Apparel, U.S. Department of
Commerce, (202) 482-4212.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Authority: Executive Order 11651 of March 3, 1972, as amended;
section 204 of the Agricultural Act of 1956, as amended (7 U.S.C.
1854).
The existing export visa requirements for textile products,
produced or manufactured in Hong Kong and exported from Hong Kong to
the United States are being amended to permit entry of made-to-measure
suits in Categories 443, 444, 643, 644, 843 and 844 which are visaed as
merged Categories 443/643/843 and 444/644/844 or 443/643/843(1) and
444/644/844(1). In other words, made-to-measure suits in Categories
443, 444, 643, 644, 843 and 844 may be visaed with or without the (1)
suffix.
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 58 FR 62645, published on November 29, 1993). Also see
48 FR 2400, published on January 19, 1983; and 51 FR 27235, published
on July 30, 1986.
Rita D. Hayes,
Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements
November 30, 1994.
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 amend, by the
Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.
That directive directed you to prohibit entry of certain cotton,
wool, man-made fiber, silk blend and other vegetable fiber textiles
and textile products, produced or manufactured in Hong Kong for
which the Government of Hong Kong has not issued an appropriate
visa.
Effective on November 30, 1994, you are directed to permit entry
of made-to-measure suits in Categories 443, 444, 643, 644, 843 and
844 which are visaed as merged Categories 443/643/843 and 444/644/
844 or 443/643/843(1) and 444/644/844(1) or the correct category
corresponding to the actual shipment. Made-to-measure suits in
Categories 443, 444, 643, 644, 843 and 844 may be visaed with or
without the (1) suffix. Merchandise in Categories 443, 444, 643,
644, 843 and 844 which has been exported prior to November 30, 1994
shall not be denied entry if visaed without the (1) suffix.
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 these actions fall within the foreign affairs
exception to the rulemaking provisions of 5 U.S.C. 553(a)(1).
Sincerely,
Rita D. Hayes,
Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.
[FR Doc. 94-29850 Filed 12-2-94; 8:45 am]
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