[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 40 (Wednesday, February 28, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7492-7493]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-4558]



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COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS


Denial of Participation in the Special Access Program

February 22, 1996.
AGENCY: Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA).

ACTION: Issuing a directive to the Commissioner of Customs denying the 
right to participate in the Special Access Progam.

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EFFECTIVE DATE: February 26, 1996.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lori E. Mennitt, 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).

    The Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA) 
has determined that Gator of Florida is in violation of the 
requirements set forth for participation in the Special Access Program.
    In the letter published below, the Chairman of CITA directs the 
Commissioner of Customs, effective on February 26, 1996, to deny Gator 
of Florida the right to participate in the Special Access Program for a 
period of six months, from February 26, 1996 through August 25, 1996.
    Requirements for participation in the Special Access Program are 
available in Federal Register notices 51 FR 21208, published on June 
11, 1986; 52 FR 26057, published on July 10, 1987; and 54 FR 50425, 
published on December 6, 1989.
D. Michael Hutchinson,
Acting Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile 
Agreements.

Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements
February 22, 1996.

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

    Dear Commissioner: The purpose of this directive is to notify 
you that the Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements 
has determined that Gator of Florida is in violation of the 
requirements for participation in the Special Access Program.
    Effective on February 26, 1996, you are directed to prohibit 
Gator of Florida from further participation in the Special Access 
Program for a period of six months, from February 26, 1996 through 
August 25, 1996. For the period February 26, 1996 through August 25, 
1996, goods accompanied by Form ITA-370P which are presented to U.S. 
Customs for entry under the Special Access Program will not be 
accepted. In addition, for the period February 26, 1996 through 
August 25, 1996, you are directed not to sign ITA-370P forms for 
export of U.S.-formed and cut fabric for Gator of Florida.
    Sincerely,
D. Michael Hutchinson,
Acting Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile 
Agreements.
[FR Doc.96-4558 Filed 2-27-96; 8:45 am]
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