[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 88 (Thursday, May 7, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 25202]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-12271]
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COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS
New Transshipment Charges for Certain Cotton and Man-Made Fiber
Textile Products Produced or Manufactured in the People's Republic of
China
May 5, 1998.
AGENCY: Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA).
ACTION: Issuing a directive to the Commissioner of Customs charging
transshipments to 1998 limits.
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EFFECTIVE DATE: May 7, 1998.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lori 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.
In a notice published in the Federal Register on September 11, 1996
(61 FR 47892), CITA announced that Customs would be conducting other
investigations of transshipments of textiles produced in China and
exported to the United States. Based on these investigations, the U.S.
Customs Service has determined that textile products in certain
categories, produced or manufactured in China and entered into the
United States with the incorrect country of origin, were entered in
circumvention of the Bilateral Textile Memorandum of Understanding
(MOU) dated February 1, 1997 between the Governments of the United
States and the People's Republic of China. Consultations were held
between the Governments of the United States and the People's Republic
of China on this matter November 5-7, 1997 and January 15-16, 1998.
Pursuant to paragraph 13(E) of the February 1, 1997 MOU between the
Governments of the United States and the People's Republic of China,
the United States may charge three times the amounts transshipped to
China's negotiated quantitative limits, with the amounts distributed
equally over the remaining term of the agreement. Accordingly, charges
will be made to each of the 1998, 1999 and 2000 quota years for
Categories 331, 341, 347/348, 351, 352, 631, 636, 641, 647, 649 and
652. In the letter published below, the Chairman of CITA directs the
Commissioner of Customs to charge the following amounts to the 1998
quota levels:
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Category Amounts to be charged
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331....................................... 82,122 dozen pairs.
341....................................... 80 dozen.
347/348................................... 518 dozen.
351....................................... 62 dozen.
352....................................... 7,692 dozen.
631....................................... 30,700 dozen pairs.
636....................................... 101 dozen.
641....................................... 1,309 dozen.
647....................................... 25 dozen.
649....................................... 3,061 dozen.
652....................................... 6,372 dozen.
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U.S. Customs continues to conduct other investigations of such
transshipments of textiles produced in China and exported to the United
States. Any charges resulting from these investigations will be
published in the Federal Register.
The U.S. Government is taking this action pursuant to the February
1, 1997 MOU between the Governments of the United States and the
People's Republic of China.
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 67827, published on December 30, 1997.
Troy H. Cribb,
Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements
May 5, 1998.
Commissioner of Customs,
Department of the Treasury, Washington, DC 20229.
Dear Commissioner: To facilitate implementation of the Bilateral
Textile Memorandum of Understanding dated February 1, 1997, between
the Governments of the United States and the People's Republic of
China, I request that, effective on May 7, 1998, you charge the
following amounts to the following categories for the 1998 restraint
period (see directive dated December 22, 1997):
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Category Amounts to be charged
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331....................................... 82,122 dozen pairs.
341....................................... 80 dozen.
347/348................................... 518 dozen.
351....................................... 62 dozen.
352....................................... 7,692 dozen.
631....................................... 30,700 dozen pairs.
636....................................... 101 dozen.
641....................................... 1,309 dozen.
647....................................... 25 dozen.
649....................................... 3,061 dozen.
652....................................... 6,372 dozen.
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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. 98-12271 Filed 5-6-98; 8:45 am]
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