[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 188 (Wednesday, September 29, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 52492]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-25317]
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COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS
Removing a Company From List of Companies From Which Customs
Shall Deny Entry to Textiles and Textile Products
September 24, 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 a certain company.
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EFFECTIVE DATE: September 29, 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, including a recent
on-site verification of this company's textile product production, CITA
has determined that E. Tin Chong Ou, Fabrica de Fia. Vestuario, one of
the listed companies, should not be subject to that directive.
Effective on September 29, 1999, Customs should not apply the directive
to shipments of textiles and textile products allegedly manufactured by
this company. CITA expects that Customs will conduct additional on-site
verifications of this company's production when possible.
Troy H. Cribb,
Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements
September 24, 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, including a
recent on-site verification of this company's textile product
production, CITA has determined that E. Tin Chong Ou, Fabrica de
Fia. Vestuario, one of the listed companies, should not be subject
to that directive. Effective on September 29, 1999, Customs should
not apply the directive to shipments of textiles and textile
products allegedly manufactured by this company. CITA expects that
Customs will conduct additional on-site verifications of this
company's production when possible.
CITA 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. 99-25317 Filed 9-24-99; 2:36 pm]
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