[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 216 (Friday, November 7, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60235-60236]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-29465]
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COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS
Establishment of an Import Limit for Certain Man-Made Fiber
Textile Products Produced or Manufactured in Thailand
November 3, 1997.
AGENCY: Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA).
ACTION: Issuing a directive to the Commissioner of Customs establishing
a limit.
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EFFECTIVE DATE: November 12, 1997.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ross Arnold, International Trade
Specialist, Office of Textiles and Apparel, U.S. Department of
Commerce, (202) 482-4212. For information on the quota status of this
limit, refer to the Quota Status Reports posted on the bulletin boards
of each Customs port or call (202) 927-5850. For information on
embargoes and quota re-openings, call (202) 482-3715.
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); Uruguay Round Agreements Act.
In a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) dated October 28, 1997, the
Governments of the United States and Thailand agreed, pursuant to
Article 6 of the World Trade Organization Agreement on Textiles and
Clothing (ATC), to establish limits for Category 603, produced or
manufactured in Thailand and exported during the periods October 1,
1997 through December 31, 1997; January 1, 1998 through December 31,
1998; January 1, 1999 through December 31, 1999; and January 1, 2000
through September 30, 2000.
In the letter published below, the Chairman of CITA directs the
Commissioner of Customs to establish a limit for Category 603 for the
period October 1, 1997 through December 31, 1997.
A description of the textile and apparel categories in terms of HTS
numbers is available in the CORRELATION: Textile and Apparel Categories
with the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (see Federal
Register notice 61 FR 66263, published on December 17, 1996). Also see
61 FR 58044, published on November 12, 1996; and 62 FR 49207, published
on September 19, 1997.
The letter to the Commissioner of Customs and the actions taken
pursuant to it are not designed to implement all of the provisions of
the Uruguay Round Agreements Act, the Uruguay Round Agreement on
Textiles and Clothing and the MOU, but are designed to assist only in
the implementation of certain of their provisions.
Troy H. Cribb,
Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements
November 3, 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 November 4, 1996, by the
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Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements. That
directive concerns imports of certain cotton, wool, man-made fiber,
silk blend and other vegetable fiber textiles and textile products,
produced or manufactured in Thailand and exported during the twelve-
month period beginning on January 1, 1997 and extending through
December 31, 1997.
Effective on November 12, 1997, you are directed to establish a
limit for textile products in Category 603 at a level of 550,000
kilograms \1\ for the period October 1, 1997 through December 31,
1997, pursuant to the Uruguay Round Agreements Act, the Uruguay
Round Agreement on Textiles and Clothing (ATC) and a Memorandum of
Understanding dated October 28, 1997 between the Governments of the
United States and Thailand.
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\1\ The limit has not been adjusted to account for any imports
exported after September 30, 1997.
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Textile products in Category 603 which have been exported to the
United States prior to October 1, 1997 shall not be subject to this
directive.
Textile products in Category 603 which have been released from
the custody of the U.S. Customs Service under the provisions of 19
U.S.C. 1448(b) or 1484(a)(1) prior to the effective date of this
directive shall not be denied entry under this directive.
Import charges for Category 603 will be provided as data become
available.
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,
Troy H. Cribb,
Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.
[FR Doc. 97-29465 Filed 11-6-97; 8:45 am]
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