[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 32 (Wednesday, February 18, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 8166]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-4012]


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COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS


Increase of Import Limits for Certain Cotton, Wool, Man-Made 
Fiber, Silk Blend and Other Vegetable Fiber Textiles and Textile 
Products Produced or Manufactured in Indonesia

February 11, 1998.
AGENCY: Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA).

ACTION: Issuing a directive to the Commissioner of Customs increasing 
limits.

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EFFECTIVE DATE: February 18, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Janet Heinzen, International Trade 
Specialist, Office of Textiles and Apparel, U.S. Department of 
Commerce, (202) 482-4212. For information on the quota status of these 
limits, refer to the Quota Status Reports posted on the bulletin boards 
of each Customs port or call (202) 927-6704. For information on 
embargoes and quota re-openings, call (202) 482-3715.

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.

    In exchange of notes, the Governments of the United States and 
Indonesia agreed to further revise the 1998 Group II and Wool Subgroup 
limits for integration.
    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 62 FR 66057, published on December 17, 1997). Also see 
62 FR 67625, published on December 29, 1997.
Troy H. Cribb,
Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.

Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements
February 11, 1998.

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 December 19, 1997, by the 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 Indonesia and exported during the 
twelve-month period which began on January 1, 1998 and extends 
through December 31, 1998.
    Effective on February 18, 1998, you are directed to increase the 
limits for the following categories, as provided for under the 
Uruguay Round Agreement on Textiles and Clothing and exchange of 
notes between the Governments of the United States and Indonesia:

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                 Category                      Twelve-month limit \1\   
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Group II                                                                
201, 218, 220, 222-224, 226, 227, 237,      90,410,650 square meters    
 239pt. \2\, 332, 333, 352, 359-O \3\,       equivalent.                
 362, 363, 369-O \4\, 400, 410, 414, 431,                               
 434, 435, 436, 438, 440, 442, 444, 459pt.                              
 \5\, 464, 469pt. \6\, 603, 604-O \7\,                                  
 606, 607, 621, 622, 624, 633, 649, 652,                                
 659-O \8\, 666, 669-O \9\, 670-O \10\,                                 
 831, 833-836, 838, 840, 842-846, 850-852,                              
 858 and 859pt. \11\, as a group.                                       
Subgroup in Group II                                                    
400, 410, 414, 431, 434, 435, 436, 438,     3,010,294 square meters     
 440, 442, 444, 459pt., 464 and 469pt., as   equivalent.                
 a group.                                                               
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\1\ The limits have not been adjusted to account for any imports        
  exported after December 31, 1997.                                     
\2\ Category 239pt.: only HTS number 6209.20.5040 (diapers).            
\3\ Category 359-O: all HTS numbers except 6103.42.2025, 6103.49.8034,  
  6104.62.1020, 6104.69.8010, 6114.20.0048, 6114.20.0052, 6203.42.2010, 
  6203.42.2090, 6204.62.2010, 6211.32.0010, 6211.32.0025 and            
  6211.42.0010 (Category 359-C); 6112.39.0010, 6112.49.0010,            
  6211.11.8010, 6211.11.8020, 6211.12.8010 and 6211.12.8020 (Category   
  359-S) and 6406.99.1550 (Category 359pt.).                            
\4\ Category 369-O: all HTS numbers except 6307.10.2005 (Category 369-  
  S); 5601.10.1000, 5601.21.0090, 5701.90.1020, 5701.90.2020,           
  5702.10.9020, 5702.39.2010, 5702.49.1020, 5702.49.1080, 5702.59.1000, 
  5702.99.1010, 5702.99.1090, 5705.00.2020 and 6406.10.7700 (Category   
  369pt.).                                                              
\5\ Category 459pt.: all HTS numbers except 6405.20.6030, 6405.20.6060, 
  6405.20.6090, 6406.99.1505 and 6406.99.1560.                          
\6\ Category 469pt.: all HTS numbers except 5601.29.0020, 5603.94.1010  
  and 6406.10.9020.                                                     
\7\ Category 604-O: all HTS numbers except 5509.32.0000 (Category 604-  
  A).                                                                   
\8\ Category 659-O: all HTS numbers except 6103.23.0055, 6103.43.2020,  
  6103.43.2025, 6103.49.2000, 6103.49.8038, 6104.63.1020, 6104.63.1030, 
  6104.69.1000, 6104.69.8014, 6114.30.3044, 6114.30.3054, 6203.43.2010, 
  6203.43.2090, 6203.49.1010, 6203.49.1090, 6204.63.1510, 6204.69.1010, 
  6210.10.9010, 6211.33.0010, 6211.33.0017, 6211.43.0010 (Category 659- 
  C); 6112.31.0010, 6112.31.0020, 6112.41.0010, 6112.41.0020,           
  6112.41.0030, 6112.41.0040, 6211.11.1010, 6211.11.1020, 6211.12.1010, 
  6211.12.1020 (Category 659-S); 6406.99.1510 and 6406.99.1540 (Category
  659pt.).                                                              
\9\ Category 669-O: all HTS numbers except 6305.32.0010, 6305.32.0020,  
  6305.33.0010, 6305.33.0020, 6305.39.0000 (Category 669-P);            
  5601.10.2000, 5601.22.0090, 5607.49.3000, 5607.50.4000 and            
  6406.10.9040 (Category 669pt.).                                       
\10\ Category 670-O: all HTS numbers except 4202.12.8030, 4202.12.8070, 
  4202.92.3020, 4202.92.3030 and 4202.92.9025 (Category 670-L).         
\11\ Category 859pt.: only HTS numbers 6115.19.8040, 6117.10.6020,      
  6212.10.5030, 6212.10.9040, 6212.20.0030, 6212.30.0030, 6212.90.0090, 
  6214.10.2000 and 6214.90.0090.                                        

    The Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements has 
determined that these actions fall 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.98-4012 Filed 2-17-98; 8:45 am]
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