[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 105 (Wednesday, June 2, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 29628]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-13954]
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COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS
Adjustment of Import Limits for Certain Cotton and Man-Made Fiber
Textile Products Produced or Manufactured in Singapore
May 27, 1999.
AGENCY: Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA).
ACTION: Issuing a directive to the Commissioner of Customs adjusting
limits.
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EFFECTIVE DATE: June 3, 1999.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Janet Heinzen, 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, call (202) 927-5850, or refer to the U.S. Customs
website at http://www.customs.ustreas.gov. 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 adjusted,
variously, for swing, carryover and carryforward.
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 63 FR 71096, published on December 23, 1998). Also see
63 FR 69056, published on December 15, 1998.
Troy H. Cribb,
Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements
May 27, 1999.
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 8, 1998, 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 Singapore and
exported during the twelve-month period which began on January 1,
1999 and extends through December 31, 1999.
Effective on June 3, 1999, you are directed to adjust the limits
for the following categories, as provided for under the Uruguay
Round Agreement on Textiles and Clothing:
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Adjusted twelve-month limit
Category \1\
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331....................................... 621,345 dozen pairs.
338/339................................... 1,598,361 dozen of which not
more than 981,854 dozen
shall be in Category 338
and not more than 1,053,654
dozen shall be in Category
339.
347/348................................... 1,298,573 dozen of which not
more than 811,607 dozen
shall be in Category 347
and not more than 601,141
dozen shall be in Category
348.
604....................................... 1,078,706 kilograms.
639....................................... 4,009,717 dozen.
642....................................... 322,663 dozen.
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\1\ The limits have not been adjusted to account for any imports
exported after December 31, 1998.
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.99-13954 Filed 6-1-99; 8:45 am]
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