[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 96 (Tuesday, May 19, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 27567]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-13179]
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COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS
Adjustment of Import Limits for Certain Cotton, Wool, Man-Made
Fiber, Silk Blend and Other Vegetable Fiber Textiles and Textile
Products Produced or Manufactured in Macau
May 12, 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: May 19, 1998
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Helen L. LeGrande, 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 by
recrediting unused carryforward applied to the 1997 limits.
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 66054, published on December 17, 1997.
Troy H. Cribb,
Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements
May 12, 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 9, 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 Macau and exported during the period
January 1, 1998 through December 31, 1998.
Effective on May 19, 1998, you are directed to increase the
limits for the following categories, as provided for under the
Uruguay Round Agreement on Textiles and Clothing (ATC):
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Category Adjusted limit \1\
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Levels in Group I
336/836................................... 68,874 dozen.
339....................................... 1,559,066 dozen.
340....................................... 354,068 dozen.
341....................................... 228,367 dozen.
342....................................... 103,312 dozen.
345....................................... 61,107 dozen.
347/348/847............................... 839,444 dozen.
351/851................................... 78,849 dozen.
359-V \2\................................. 137,751 kilograms.
638/639/838............................... 1,916,176 dozen.
659-S \3\................................. 137,751 kilograms.
Group II
400-431, 433-438, 440-448, 459pt. \4\, 1,526,865 square meters
464, and 469pt.\5\, as a group. equivalent.
Sublevel in Group II
445/446................................... 82,315 dozen.
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\1\ The limits have not been adjusted to account for any imports
exported after December 31, 1997.
\2\ Category 359-V: only HTS numbers 6103.19.2030, 6103.19.9030,
6104.12.0040, 6104.19.8040, 6110.20.1022, 6110.20.1024, 6110.20.2030,
6110.20.2035, 6110.90.9044, 6110.90.9046, 6201.92.2010, 6202.92.2020,
6203.19.1030, 6203.19.9030, 6204.12.0040, 6204.19.8040, 6211.32.0070
and 6211.42.0070.
\3\ Category 659-S: only HTS numbers 6112.31.0010, 6112.31.0020,
6112.41.0010, 6112.41.0020, 6112.41.0030, 6112.41.0040, 6211.11.1010,
6211.11.1020, 6211.12.1010 and 6211.12.1020.
\4\ Category 459pt.: all HTS numbers except 6405.20.6030, 6405.20.6060,
6405.20.6090, 6406.99.1505 and 6406.99.1560.
\5\ Category 469pt.: all HTS numbers except 5601.29.0020, 5603.94.1010
and 6406.10.9020.
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. 98-13179 Filed 5-18-98; 8:45 am]
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