[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 128 (Monday, July 6, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 36394]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-17751]
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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 Textile Products Produced
or Manufactured in Bahrain
June 29, 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: July 8, 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 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 67620, published on December 29, 1997.
Troy H. Cribb,
Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements
June 29, 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, man-made fiber,
silk blend and other vegetable fiber textile products, produced or
manufactured in Bahrain and exported during the twelve-month period
which began on January 1, 1998 and extends through December 31,
1998.
Effective on July 8, 1998, you are directed to increase the
limits for the categories listed below, 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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Group I
237, 239pt. \2\, 331-336, 338, 339, 340- 48,027,335 square meters
342, 345, 347, 348, 350-352, 359pt. \3\, equivalent.
431, 433-436, 438, 440, 442-448, 459pt.
\4\, 631, 633-636, 638, 639, 640-647,
648, 649, 650-652, 659pt. \5\, 831, 833-
836, 838, 840, 842-847, 850-852, 858 and
859pt. \6\, as a group.
Sublevels in Group I
338/339................................... 667,350 dozen.
340/640................................... 320,183 dozen of which not
more than 240,136 dozen
shall be in Categories 340-
Y/640-Y \7\.
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\1\ These limits have not been adjusted to account for any imports
exported after December 31, 1997.
\2\ Category 239pt.: only HTS number 6209.20.5040 (diapers).
\3\ Category 359pt.: all HTS numbers except 6406.99.1550.
\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 659pt.: all HTS numbers except 6406.99.1510 and
6406.99.1540.
\6\ Category 859pt.: only HTS numbers 6115.19.8040, 6117.10.6020,
6212.10.5030, 6212.10.9040, 6212.20.0030, 6212.30.0030, 6212.90.0090,
6214.10.2000 and 6214.90.0090.
\7\ Category 340-Y: only HTS numbers 6205.20.2015, 6205.20.2020,
6205.20.2046, 6205.20.2050 and 6205.20.2060; Category 640-Y: only HTS
numbers 6205.30.2010, 6205.30.2020, 6205.30.2050 and 6205.30.2060.
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.98-17751 Filed 7-2-98; 8:45 am]
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