98-23217. Adjustment of Import Limits for Certain Cotton and Man-Made Fiber Textile Products Produced or Manufactured in India  

  • [Federal Register Volume 63, Number 167 (Friday, August 28, 1998)]
    [Notices]
    [Pages 46001-46002]
    From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
    [FR Doc No: 98-23217]
    
    
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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 India
    
    August 25, 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: August 31, 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 adjusted, 
    variously, for swing and 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
    
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    see 62 FR 67831, published on December 30, 1997.
    J. Hayden Boyd,
    Acting Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile 
    Agreements.
    
    Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements
    August 25, 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 22, 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 India and exported during the twelve-
    month period which began on January 1, 1998 and extends through 
    December 31, 1998.
        Effective on August 31, 1998, 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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    Levels in Group I                                                       
    336/636...................................  985,414 dozen.              
    342/642...................................  1,107,836 dozen.            
    345.......................................  195,003 dozen.              
    347/348...................................  689,230 dozen.              
    351/651...................................  300,928 dozen.              
    647/648...................................  769,551 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,
    J. Hayden Boyd,
    Acting Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile 
    Agreements.
    [FR Doc. 98-23217 Filed 8-27-98; 8:45 am]
    BILLING CODE 3510-DR-F.
    
    
    

Document Information

Effective Date:
8/31/1998
Published:
08/28/1998
Department:
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements
Entry Type:
Notice
Action:
Issuing a directive to the Commissioner of Customs adjusting limits.
Document Number:
98-23217
Dates:
August 31, 1998.
Pages:
46001-46002 (2 pages)
PDF File:
98-23217.pdf