[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 184 (Wednesday, September 23, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 50890]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-25389]
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COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS
Re-instatement of Export Visa and Certification Requirements for
Certain Cotton, Wool, Man-Made Fiber, Silk Blend and Other Vegetable
Fiber Textile Products Produced or Manufactured in Haiti
September 17, 1998.
AGENCY: Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA).
ACTION: Issuing a directive to the Commissioner of Customs re-instating
export visa and certification requirements.
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EFFECTIVE DATE: October 1, 1998.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Naomi Freeman, International Trade
Specialist, Office of Textiles and Apparel, U.S. Department of
Commerce, (202) 482-4212.
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.
A notice published in the Federal Register on November 26, 1997 (62
FR 63076) announces a temporary suspension of export visa and
certification requirements for all textile products, produced or
manufactured in Haiti and exported to the United States. Effective on
October 1, 1998, the suspension is rescinded.
In the letter published below, the Chairman of CITA directs the
Commissioner of Customs to re-instate visa and certification
requirements for cotton, wool, man-made fiber, silk blend and other
vegetable fiber textile products, produced or manufactured in Haiti and
exported from Haiti on or after October 1, 1998. Textile products
exported from Haiti during the period October 1, 1998 through October
31, 1998 shall not be denied entry for lack of a visa or certification.
Goods exported from Haiti on or after November 1, 1998 shall be denied
entry if not accompanied by an appropriate export visa or
certification.
Troy H. Cribb,
Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements
September 17, 1998.
Commissioner of Customs,
Department of the Treasury, Washington, DC 20229.
Dear Commissioner: This letter cancels and supersedes the
directive issued to you on November 21, 1997 by the Chairman,
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements which
directed you, until further notice, to waive export visa and
certification requirements for textile products, produced or
manufactured in Haiti and exported from Haiti to the United States.
Effective on October 1, 1998, you are directed to require a visa
or certification for all shipments of textile products, produced or
manufactured in Haiti and exported from Haiti on or after October 1,
1998. Textile products exported from Haiti during the period October
1, 1998 through October 31, 1998 shall not be denied entry for lack
of a visa or certification. Goods exported from Haiti on or after
November 1, 1998 shall be denied entry if not accompanied by an
appropriate export visa or certification.
The Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements has
determined that this action falls within the foreign affairs
exception of 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. 98-25389 Filed 9-22-98; 8:45 am]
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