[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 138 (Monday, July 20, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 38810]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-19219]
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COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS
Adjustment of Import Limits for Certain Cotton, Man-Made Fiber,
Silk Blend and Other Vegetable Fiber Textiles and Textile Products
Produced or Manufactured in Oman
July 14, 1998.
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: July 20, 1998.
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 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,
variously, for 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 62 FR 66057, published on December 17, 1997). Also see
62 FR 67627, published on December 29, 1997.
Troy H. Cribb,
Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements
July 14, 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, man-made fiber, silk
blend and other vegetable fiber textiles and textile products,
produced or manufactured in Oman and exported during the twelve-
month period which began on January 1, 1998 and extends through
December 31, 1998.
Effective on July 20, 1998, you are directed to increase the
limits for the following categories, as provided for under the terms
of the bilateral agreement between the Governments of the United
States and the Sultanate of Oman, effected by exchange of notes
dated December 13, 1993 and January 15, 1994, as amended and
extended:
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Adjusted twelve-month limit
Category \1\
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334/634................................... 166,500 dozen.
335/635................................... 280,269 dozen.
338/339................................... 577,388 dozen.
340/640................................... 280,269 dozen.
341/641................................... 210,202 dozen.
347/348................................... 956,831 dozen.
647/648/847............................... 429,659 dozen.
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\1\ The limits have not been adjusted to account for any imports
exported after December 31, 1997.
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.98-19219 Filed 7-17-98; 8:45 am]
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