[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 228 (Wednesday, November 26, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 63076]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-31175]



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COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS


Announcement of Temporary Suspension of Export Visa and 
Certification Requirements for Certain Cotton, Wool and Man-Made Fiber 
Textile Products Produced or Manufactured in Haiti

November 21, 1997
AGENCY: Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA).

ACTION: Issuing a directive to the Commissioner of Customs suspending 
export visa and certification requirements.

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EFFECTIVE DATE: November 24, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Roy Unger, International Trade 
Specialist, Office of Textiles and Apparel, U.S. Department of 
Commerce, (202) 482-4212.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

    Authority: Section 204 of the Agricultural Act of 1956, as 
amended (7 U.S.C. 1854); Executive Order 11651 of March 3, 1972, as 
amended.

    Effective on November 24, 1997, and until further notice, textile 
products which are produced or manufactured in Haiti and exported from 
Haiti, regardless of the date of export, shall not be denied entry for 
the lack of a visa or certification. This is a temporary measure which 
is being taken by the U.S. Government and which only waives the 
requirements to present a visa or certification with the shipment. It 
does not waive other documentation requirements.
Troy H. Cribb,
Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.

Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements
November 21, 1997.

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

    Dear Commissioner: This letter refers to the directive of 
February 19, 1987 from the Chairman of the Committee for the 
Implementation of Textile Agreements establishing visa and 
certification requirements for certain cotton, wool and man-made 
fiber textile products from Haiti. That letter directed you to 
prohibit entry into the United States for consumption or withdrawal 
from warehouse for consumption of cotton, wool and man-made fiber 
textile products, produced or manufactured in Haiti, which are not 
visaed or certified in accordance with procedures described in the 
letter.
    Effective on November 24, 1997, and until further notice, you 
are directed not to deny entry of textile products, produced or 
manufactured in Haiti and exported from Haiti, regardless of the 
date of export, for lack of a visa or certification. This is a 
temporary measure which is being taken by the U.S. Government and 
which only waives the requirements to present a visa or 
certification with the shipment. It does not waive other 
documentation requirements.
    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. 97-31175 Filed 11-24-97; 9:47 am]
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