[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 60 (Friday, March 28, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 14890]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-7946]


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COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS


Amendment of Export Visa Requirements for Certain Man-Made Fiber 
Products Produced or Manufactured in the People's Republic of China

March 24, 1997.
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: April 1, 1997.

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).

    Effective on April 1, 1997, for goods produced or manufactured in 
China and exported on and after April 1, 1997, a part-category visa 
will be required for textile products in Category 666-C. For textile 
products in Category 666, other than 666-C, a 666 visa will be 
required. During the period April 1, 1997 through April 30, 1997, U.S. 
Customs Service will accept either the new or the old visa. Goods 
exported on and after May 1, 1997 shall be denied entry if not visaed 
as 666 (other than 666-C) or 666-C.
    See 60 FR 22567, published on May 8, 1995.
Troy H. Cribb,
Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.

Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements
March 24, 1997.

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 May 3, 1995, by the Chairman, 
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements. That 
directive establishes an export visa arrangement for certain cotton, 
wool, man-made fiber, silk blend, and other vegetable fiber textiles 
and textile products, produced or manufactured in the People's 
Republic of China.
    Effective on April 1, 1997, goods produced or manufactured in 
China and exported on and after April 1, 1997, in Category 666 shall 
require a 666 (other than 666-C) \1\ or 666-C \2\ visa. During the 
period April 1, 1997 through April 30, 1997, you are directed to 
accept either the new or old visa. Goods exported on and after May 
1, 1997 shall be denied entry if not visaed as 666 (other than 666-
C) or 666-C.
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    \1\ Category 666: all HTS numbers except 6303.92.2000 (Category 
666-C).
    \2\ Category 666-C: only HTS number 6303.92.2000.
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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).
    Sincerely,
Troy H. Cribb,
Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.
[FR Doc. 97-7946 Filed 3-27-97; 8:45 am]
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