[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 153 (Wednesday, August 9, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 40571]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-19641]



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COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS


Amendment of Export Visa and Quota Requirements for Certain 
Needle-Craft Display Models

August 3, 1995.
AGENCY: Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA).

ACTION: Issuing a directive to the Commissioner of Customs amending 
visa and quota requirements for needle-craft display models.

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EFFECTIVE DATE: August 11, 1995.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Martin J. Walsh, 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 August 11, 1995, needle-craft display models under 
United States Harmonized Tariff Schedule number 9817.57.01 are no 
longer subject to visa or quota requirements.
Rita D. Hayes,
Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.

Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements
August 3, 1995.

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

    Dear Commissioner: This directive amends, but does not cancel, 
all import control directives issued to you by the Chairman, 
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements. This 
directive also amends, but does not cancel, all visa requirements 
for all countries for which visa arrangements are in place with the 
United States.
    Effective on August 11, 1995, needle-craft display models which 
are produced or manufactured in various countries and entered into 
the United States for consumption and withdrawal from warehouse for 
consumption into the United States under Harmonized Tariff Schedule 
(HTS) number 9817.57.01 are no longer subject to visa and quota 
requirements.
    The Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements has 
determined that this action falls within the foreign affairs 
exception of 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. 95-19641 Filed 8-08-95; 8:45 am]
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