[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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