[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 61 (Tuesday, March 31, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 15387]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-8373]



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COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS


Amendment of Coverage of Import Limits and Visa and Certification 
Requirements for Certain Part-Categories Produced or Manufactured in 
Various Countries

March 25, 1998.
AGENCY: Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA).

ACTION: Issuing a directive to the Commissioner of Customs amending 
coverage for import limits and visa and certification requirements.

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EFFECTIVE DATE: April 1, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lori E. Mennitt, International Trade 
Specialist, Office of Textiles and Apparel, U.S. Department of 
Commerce, (202) 482-3400.

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.

    To facilitate implementation of the Uruguay Round Agreement on 
Textiles and Clothing, and textile agreements and export visa 
arrangements based upon the Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS), certain 
HTS classification numbers are being changed for products in part-
Categories 369-L and 670-L which are entered into the United States for 
consumption or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption on and after 
April 1, 1998, regardless of the date of export.
    In the letter published below, the Chairman of CITA directs the 
Commissioner of Customs to amend all import controls and all visa and 
certification arrangements for countries with part-Categories 369-L and 
670-L.
Troy H. Cribb,
Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.

Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements
March 25, 1998.

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

    Dear Commissioner: This directive amends, but does not cancel, 
all monitoring and import control directives issued to you by the 
Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements, 
which include cotton and man-made fiber textile products in part-
Categories 369-L and 670-L, produced or manufactured in various 
countries and imported into the United States on and after April 1, 
1998, regardless of the date of export.
    Also, this directive amends, but does not cancel, all directives 
establishing visa and certification requirements for part-Categories 
369-L and 670-L for which visa arrangements are in place with the 
Government of the United States.
    Effective on April 1, 1998, you are directed to make the changes 
shown below in the aforementioned directives for products entered in 
the United States for consumption or withdrawn from warehouse for 
consumption on and after April 1, 1998 for part-Categories 369-L and 
670-L, regardless of the date of export:

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             Category                            HTS change             
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369-L.............................  Add 6307.90.9905--Cooler bags with  
                                     an outer surface of textile        
                                     materials, of cotton.              
  ................................  Replace 4202.92.3015 with           
                                     4202.92.3016--definition remains   
                                     unchanged.                         
670-L.............................  Add 6307.90.9907--Cooler bags with  
                                     an outer surface of textile        
                                     materials, of man-made fibers.     
  ................................  Replace 4209.92.3030 with           
                                     4209.92.3031--definition remains   
                                     unchanged.                         
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    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.98-8373 Filed 3-30-98; 8:45 am]
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