[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 185 (Thursday, September 24, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51057-51058]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-25611]
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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 the Dominican Republic
September 18, 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: September 24, 1998.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Naomi Freeman, 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 limit for Categories 339/639 is being increased for
special shift, reducing the limit for Categories 338/638 to account for
the special shift being applied. In addition, the limit for 347/348/
647/648 is being increased for 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 67622, published on December 29, 1997.
D. Michael Hutchinson,
Acting Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile
Agreements.
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements
September 18, 1998.
Commissioner of Customs,
Department of the Treasury, Washington, DC 20229.
Dear Commissioner: This directive amends, but does not cancel,
the directive
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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 and man-made fiber textile products,
produced or manufactured in the Dominican Republic and exported
during the twelve-month period which began on January 1, 1998 and
extends through December 31, 1998.
Effective on September 24, 1998, you are directed to adjust the
current 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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338/638................................... 1,000,846 dozen.
339/639................................... 1,143,774 dozen.
347/348/647/648........................... 2,458,050 dozen of which not
more than 1,148,820 dozen
shall be in Categories 647/
648.
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\1\ The limits have not been adjusted to account for any imports
exported after December 31, 1997.
The guaranteed access levels for the foregoing categories remain
unchanged.
The Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements 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. 98-25611 Filed 9-23-98; 8:45 am]
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