[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 101 (Thursday, May 23, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 25847]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-13045]



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COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS


Amendment of Export Visa Requirements for Certain Man-Made Fiber 
Textile Products Produced or Manufactured in Pakistan

May 17, 1996.
AGENCY: Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA).

ACTION: Issuing a directive to the Commissioner of Customs amending 
visa requirements.

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EFFECTIVE DATE: June 1, 1996.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Ross Arnold, 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).

    Effective on June 1, 1996, for goods produced or manufactured in 
Pakistan and exported from Pakistan on and after June 1, 1996, part-
category visas will be required for Categories 666-P, 666-S and 666-O. 
During the period June 1, 1996 through June 30, 1996, textile products 
in Category 666 may be visaed as Category 666 or the correct part 
category. Goods in Category 666 exported on and after July 1, 1996 
shall be denied entry if not visaed as 666-P, 666-S or 666-O.
    See 48 FR 25257, published on June 6, 1983; and 52 FR 21611, 
published on June 8, 1987.
Troy H. Cribb,
Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.

Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements

May 17, 1996.
Commissioner of Customers
Department of the Treasury, Washington, DC 20229.

    Dear Commissioner: This directive amends, but does not cancel, 
the directive issued to you on May 27, 1983, as amended, by the 
Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements. 
That directive directs you to prohibit entry of certain cotton, man-
made fiber, silk blend and other vegetable fiber textiles and 
textile products, produced or manufactured in Pakistan which were 
not properly visaed by the Government of Pakistan.
    Effective on June 1, 1996, goods produced or manufactured in 
Pakistan and exported from Pakistan on and after June 1, 1996, in 
Category 666 shall required a 666-P,\1\ 666-S \2\ and 666-O \3\ 
visa. During the period June 1, 1996 through June 30, 1996, you are 
directed to accept shipments visaed as 666, 666-P, 666-S and 666-O. 
Goods in Category 666 exported on and after July 1, 1996 shall be 
denied entry if not visaed as part-Categories 666-P, 666-S or 666-O.
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    \1\ Category 666-P: only HTS numbers 6302.22.1010, 6302.22.1020, 
6302.22.2010, 6302.32.1010, 6302.32.1020, 6302.32.2010 and 
6302.32.2020.
    \2\ Category 666-S: only HTS numbers 6302.22.1030, 6302.22.1040, 
6302.22.2020, 6302.32.1030, 6302.32.1040, 6302.32.2030 and 
6302.32.2040.
    \3\ Category 666-O: only HTS numbers 6302.22.1010, 6302.22.1020, 
6302.22.2010, 6302.32.1010, 6302.32.1020, 6302.32.2010 and 
6302.32.2020 (Category 666-P); 6302.22.1030, 6302.22.1040, 
6302.22.2020, 6302.32.1030, 6302.32.1040, 6302.32.2030 and 
6302.32.2040 (Category 666-S).
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    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).
Troy H. Cribb,
Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.
[FR Doc. 96-13045 Filed 5-22-96; 8:45 am]
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