[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 6 (Monday, January 10, 1994)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1387-1388]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 94-515]


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[Federal Register: January 10, 1994]


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COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS
 

New Visa Stamp for Certain Cotton, Wool, Man-Made Fiber, Silk 
Blend and Other Vegetable Fiber Textiles and Textile Products Produced 
or Manufactured in Romania

January 5, 1994.
AGENCY: Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA).

ACTION: Issuing a directive to the Commissioner of Customs authorizing 
the use of a new visa stamp.

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EFFECTIVE DATE: February 1, 1994.

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: Executive Order 11651 of March 3, 1972, as amended; 
section 204 of the Agricultural Act of 1956, as amended (7 U.S.C. 
1854).

    The Government of Romania has notified the United States Government 
that instead of the former ``Ministry of Commerce and Tourism--
Department of Foreign Trade,'' officials of the newly established 
``Ministry of Commerce--Department of Foreign Trade'' will issue and 
sign visas for textile products exported from Romania. Effective on 
February 1, 1994, textile products produced or manufactured in Romania 
and exported from Romania on and after February 1, 1994 shall be 
accompanied by a visa issued by the ``Ministry of Commerce--Department 
of Foreign Trade.'' From February 1, 1994 through March 2, 1994, visas 
from either will be accepted. After March 2, 1994, only visas issued by 
the ``Ministry of Commerce--Department of Foreign Trade'' will be 
accepted.
    A facsimile of the new visa stamp is on file at the U.S. Department 
of Commerce, Office of Textiles and Apparel, 14th and Constitution 
Avenue, NW, room 3106, Washington, DC.
    See 49 FR 493, published on January 4, 1984.
Rita D. Hayes,
Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.

Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements
January 5, 1994.

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 December 29, 1983, as amended, by the 
Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements. 
That directive directs you to prohibit entry of certain cotton, 
wool, man-made fiber, silk blend and other vegetable fiber textiles 
and textile products, produced or manufactured in Romania for which 
the Government of Romania has not issued an appropriate visa.
    The Government of Romania has notified the United States 
Government that instead of the ``Ministry of Commerce and Tourism--
Department of Foreign Trade,'' officials of the ``Ministry of 
Commerce--Department of Foreign Trade'' will sign and issue visas 
for textile products exported from Romania. Effective on February 1, 
1994, you are directed to amend further the directive dated December 
29, 1983 to provide for the use of the new visa stamp to accompany 
shipments of textile products, produced or manufactured in Romania 
and exported from Romania on and after February 1, 1994. From 
February 1, 1994 through March 2, 1994, visas from either will be 
accepted. After March 2, 1994, only visas issued by the ``Ministry 
of Commerce--Department of Foreign Trade'' will be accepted. A 
facsimile of the new visa stamp is enclosed with this letter.
    Shipments entered or withdrawn from warehouse according to this 
directive which are not accompanied by an appropriate export visa 
shall be denied entry and a new visa must be obtained.
    The Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements has 
determined that this action falls within the foreign affairs 
exception to the rulemaking provisions of 5 U.S.C. 553(a)(1).
    Sincerely,
Rita D. Hayes,
Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.
[FR Doc. 94-515 Filed 1-7-94; 8:45 am]
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