[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 70 (Monday, April 13, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 17993]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-9631]
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COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS
Amendment of Coverage of Import Limits and Visa and Certification
Requirements for Certain Part-Categories Produced or Manufactured in
Various Countries
April 7, 1998.
AGENCY: Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA).
ACTION: Issuing a directive to the Commissioner of Customs amending
coverage for import limits and visa and certification requirements.
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EFFECTIVE DATE: May 11, 1998.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lori E. 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.
To facilitate implementation of the Uruguay Round Agreement on
Textiles and Clothing, and textile agreements and export visa
arrangements based upon the Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS), certain
HTS classification numbers are being changed for products in part-
Categories 369-L and 670-L which are entered into the United States for
consumption or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption on and after
May 11, 1998, regardless of the date of export.
In the letter published below, the Chairman of CITA directs the
Commissioner of Customs to amend all import controls and all visa and
certification arrangements for countries with part-Categories 369-L and
670-L.
Troy H. Cribb,
Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements
April 7, 1998.
Commissioner of Customs,
Department of the Treasury, Washington, DC 20229.
Dear Commissioner: This directive amends, but does not cancel,
all monitoring and import control directives issued to you by the
Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements,
which include cotton and man-made fiber textile products in part-
Categories 369-L and 670-L, produced or manufactured in various
countries and imported into the United States on and after May 11,
1998, regardless of the date of export.
Also, this directive amends, but does not cancel, all directives
establishing visa and certification requirements for part-Categories
369-L and 670-L for which visa arrangements are in place with the
Government of the United States.
Effective on May 11, 1998, you are directed to make the changes
shown below in the aforementioned directives for products entered in
the United States for consumption or withdrawn from warehouse for
consumption on and after May 11, 1998 for part-Categories 369-L and
670-L, regardless of the date of export:
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Category HTS change
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369-L............................. Replace 4209.92.6090 with
4209.92.6091--definition remains
unchanged.
670-L............................. Replace 4209.92.9025 with
4209.92.9026--definition remains
unchanged.
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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,
Troy H. Cribb,
Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.
[FR Doc. 98-9631 Filed 4-10-98; 8:45 am]
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