[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 222 (Friday, November 15, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 58538]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-29348]


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COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS

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

November 12, 1996.
AGENCY: Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA).

ACTION: Issuing a directive to the Commissioner of Customs providing 
for the use of a new export visa stamp.

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EFFECTIVE DATE: December 1, 1996.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jennifer Aldrich, 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).
    Beginning on December 1, 1996, the Government of Mauritius will 
start issuing a new export visa stamp for shipments of textile 
products, produced or manufactured in Mauritius and exported from 
Mauritius on or after December 1, 1996. There will be a one-month grace 
period, from December 1, 1996 through December 31, 1996, during which 
goods exported from Mauritius may be accompanied by either the old or 
new export visa stamp. Goods exported from Mauritius on or after 
January 1, 1997 must be accompanied by the new export visa stamp.
    A facsimile of the new visa stamp 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 60 FR 62076, published on December 4, 1995.
Troy H. Cribb,
Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.

Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements
November 12, 1996.

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 November 28, 1995, by the Chairman, 
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements. That 
directive establishes export visa requirements for certain cotton, 
wool, man-made fiber, silk blend and other vegetable fiber textiles 
and textile products, produced or manufactured in Mauritius.
    Effective on December 1, 1996, you are directed to amend the 
November 28, 1995 directive to provide for the use of a new export 
visa stamp issued by the Government of Mauritius to accompany 
shipments of textile products, produced or manufactured in Mauritius 
and exported from Mauritius on or after December 1, 1996.
    Goods exported from Mauritius during the period December 1, 1996 
through December 31, 1996 may be accompanied by either the old or 
new export visa stamp. Goods exported from Mauritius on or after 
January 1, 1997 must be accompanied by the new export visa stamp.
    A facsimile of the visa stamp is enclosed with this letter.
    Shipments entered or withdrawn from warehouse according to this 
directive which are not accompanied by an appropriate export visa 
stamp 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).
    Sincerely,
Troy H. Cribb,
Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.
[FR Doc. 96-29348 Filed 11-14-96; 8:45 am]
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