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[FR Doc No: 94-32178]


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[Federal Register: December 30, 1994]


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COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS
 

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

December 27, 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: January 1, 1995.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Janet Heinzen, 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 the Philippines has notified the United States 
Government that it will reduce the size of its current export visa 
stamp. Effective on January 1, 1995, the Government of the Philippines 
will begin issuing the new visa stamp to accompany shipments of textile 
and apparel products, produced or manufactured in the Philippines and 
exported from the Philippines on and after January 1, 1995. Goods 
exported from the Philippines during the period January 1, 1995 through 
January 31, 1995 shall be permitted entry if accompanied by either the 
old visa stamp or the new visa stamp. Goods exported from the 
Philippines on and after February 1, 1995 will be denied entry if not 
accompanied by the new visa stamp.
    A facsimile of the new visa stamp for the Government of the 
Philippines is on file at the U.S. Department of Commerce, Office of 
Textiles and Apparel, 14th and Constitution Avenue, NW., room 3104, 
Washington, DC.
    See 52 FR 11308, published on April 8, 1987.
Rita D. Hayes,
Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements
December 27, 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 April 3, 1987, as amended, by the 
Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements. 
That directive directs you to prohibit entry of certain cotton, wool 
and man-made fiber textiles and textile products and silk blend and 
other vegetable fiber apparel, produced or manufactured in the 
Philippines for which the Government of the Philippines has not 
issued an appropriate visa.
    The Government of the Philippines has notified the United States 
Government that it will reduce the size of its current export visa 
stamp. Effective on January 1, 1995, you are directed to amend the 
April 3, 1987 directive to provide for the use of the new visa stamp 
to accompany shipments of textile and apparel products, produced or 
manufactured in the Philippines and exported from the Philippines on 
and after January 1, 1995. Goods produced or manufactured in the 
Philippines and exported from the Philippines during the period 
January 1, 1995 through January 31, 1995 shall be permitted entry if 
accompanied by either the old or new visa stamp. Merchandise 
exported from the Philippines on and after February 1, 1995 which is 
not accompanied by the new visa stamp shall be denied entry.
    A facsimile of the new visa stamp is enclosed with this letter.
    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. 94-32178 Filed 12-29-94; 8:45 am]
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