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COMMISSION ON IMMIGRATION REFORM
 

Exemption of Certain Textile and Apparel Products From Visa and 
Quota Requirements

April 28, 1994.
AGENCY: Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA).

ACTION: Issuing a directive to the Commissioner of Customs exempting 
textile and apparel products imported in connection with certain 
international athletic events from visa and quota requirements.

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EFFECTIVE DATE: May 2, 1994.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nat Cohen, International Trade 
Specialist, Office of Textiles and Apparel, U.S. Department of 
Commerce, (202) 482-3400.

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).

    Effective on May 2, 1994, textile and apparel products imported as 
personal effects of participants in certain world athletic events, such 
as The 1994 FIFA World Cup Games, properly classified under Harmonized 
Tariff Schedule number 9902.98.04 which are produced or manufactured in 
various countries and entered into the United States for consumption 
and withdrawal from warehouse for consumption shall be exempt from visa 
and quota requirements.
Rita D. Hayes,
Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.

Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements
April 28, 1994.

Commissioner of Customs,
Department of the Treasury, Washington, DC 20229.

    Dear Commissioner: Effective on May 2, 1994, textile and apparel 
products properly classified under Harmonized Tariff Schedule number 
9902.98.04 which are produced or manufactured in various countries 
and entered into the United States for consumption and withdrawal 
from warehouse for consumption are exempt from visa and quota 
requirements.
    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. 94-10609 Filed 5-3-94; 8:45 am]
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