[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 40 (Monday, March 2, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 10200]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-5298]
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COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS
Adjustment of Import Limits for Certain Cotton, Wool and Man-Made
Fiber Textile Products Produced or Manufactured in the Dominican
Republic
February 25, 1998.
AGENCY: Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA).
ACTION: Issuing a directive to the Commissioner of Customs increasing
limits.
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EFFECTIVE DATE: March 3, 1998.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Roy Unger, 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 limits for certain categories are being increased for
carryover.
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 see
62 FR 67622, published on December 29, 1997.
Troy H. Cribb,
Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements
February 25, 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 19, 1997, by the Chairman,
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements. That
directive concerns imports of certain cotton, wool and man-made
fiber textile products, produced or manufactured in the Dominican
Republic and exported during the periods January 1, 1998 through
March 26, 1998 (Categories 352/652) and January 1, 1998 through
December 31, 1998.
Effective on March 3, 1998, you are directed to increase the
limits for the following categories, as provided for under the
Uruguay Round Agreement on Textiles and Clothing:
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Category Adjusted limit \1\
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338/638................................... 964,072 dozen.
340/640................................... 992,459 dozen.
342/642................................... 636,449 dozen.
347/348/647/648........................... 2,158,406 dozen of which not
more than 1,148,820 dozen
shall be in Categories 647/
648.
352/652................................... 2,759,208 dozen.
433....................................... 24,131 dozen.
442....................................... 81,930 dozen.
443....................................... 142,253 numbers.
444....................................... 81,930 numbers.
448....................................... 42,207 dozen.
633....................................... 145,623 dozen.
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The guaranteed access levels for the foregoing categories remain
unchanged.
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.
[FR Doc. 98-5298 Filed 2-27-98; 8:45 am]
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