[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 74 (Friday, April 17, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 19244]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-10205]
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COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS
Adjustment of Import Limits and Increase of a Guaranteed Access
Level for Certain Cotton, Wool and Man-Made Fiber Textile Products
Produced or Manufactured in Costa Rica
April 13, 1998.
AGENCY: Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA).
ACTION: Issuing a directive to the Commissioner of Customs adjusting
import limits and increasing a guaranteed access level.
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EFFECTIVE DATE: April 17, 1998.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Roy Unger, International Trade
Specialist, Office of Textiles and Apparel, U.S. Department of
Commerce, (202) 482-4212. For information on the quota status of these
levels, 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 Categories 443 and 447 are being increased
for swing, reducing the limits for Categories 340/640 and 342/642,
respectively. Also, upon a request from the Government of Costa Rica,
the U.S. Government has agreed to increase the current guaranteed
access level for Category 447.
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 63520, published on December 1, 1997.
Troy H. Cribb,
Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements
April 13, 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 November 24, 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 Costa Rica and
exported during the twelve-month period which began on January 1,
1998 and extends through December 31, 1998.
Effective on April 17, 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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340/640................................... 1,044,155 dozen.
342/642................................... 385,679 dozen.
443....................................... 230,187 numbers.
447....................................... 12,411 dozen.
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\1\ The limits have not been adjusted to account for any imports
exported after December 31, 1997.
The current guaranteed access level (GAL) for Category 447 is
being increased to 19,000 dozen. The GALs for Categories 340/640,
342/642 and 443 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,
Troy H. Cribb,
Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.
[FR Doc. 98-10205 Filed 4-16-98; 8:45 am]
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