[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 176 (Monday, September 13, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 49469]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-23893]
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COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS
Removing Companies From List of Companies From Which Customs
Shall Deny Entry to Textiles and Textile Products
September 8, 1999.
AGENCY: Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA).
ACTION: Issuing a directive to the Commissioner of Customs directing
Customs not to apply the directive regarding denial of entry to
shipments from certain companies.
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EFFECTIVE DATE: September 13, 1999.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Martin Walsh, International Trade
Specialist, Office of Textiles and Apparel, U.S. Department of
Commerce, (202) 482-3400.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Authority: Section 204 of the Agricultural Act of 1956, as
amended (7 U.S.C. 1854); Executive Order 12475 of May 9, 1984, as
amended.
In a notice and letter to the Commissioner of Customs, dated July
27, 1999, and published in the Federal Register on July 30, 1999 (64 FR
41395), the Chairman of CITA directed the U.S. Customs Service to deny
entry to textiles and textile products allegedly manufactured by
certain listed companies; Customs had informed CITA that these
companies were found to have been illegally transshipping, closed, or
unable to produce records to verify production.
Based on information received since that time, CITA has determined
that Macau Ltd., Fabrica de Artigos de Vestuario; and Tong Heng,
Fabrica de Vestuario, two of the listed companies, should not be
subject to that directive. Effective on September 13, 1999, Customs
should not apply the directive to shipments of textiles and textile
products allegedly manufactured by these two companies. CITA expects
that Customs will conduct on-site verifications of these companies'
textile and textile product production.
D. Michael Hutchinson,
Acting Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile
Agreements.
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements
September 8, 1999.
Commissioner of Customs
Department of Treasury, Washington, DC 20229
Dear Commissioner: In the letter to the Commissioner of Customs,
dated July 27, 1999 (64 FR 41395), the Chairman of CITA directed the
U.S. Customs Service to deny entry to textiles and textile products
allegedly manufactured by certain listed companies; Customs had
informed CITA that these companies were found to have been illegally
transshipping, closed, or unable to produce records to verify
production.
Based on information received since that time, CITA has
determined that Macau Ltd., Fabrica de Artigos de Vestuario; and
Tong Heng, Fabrica de Vestuario, two of the listed companies, should
not be subject to that directive. Effective on September 13, 1999,
Customs is directed to not apply the directive to shipments of
textiles and textile products allegedly manufactured by these two
companies. CITA expects that Customs will conduct on-site
verifications of these companies' textile and textile product
production.
CITA has determined that these actions fall within the foreign
affairs exception of the rulemaking provisions of 5 U.S.C.
553(a)(1).
Sincerely,
D. Michael Hutchinson,
Acting Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements
[FR Doc. 99-23893 Filed 9-9-99; 2:28pm]
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