[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 98 (Thursday, May 21, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 27923-27924]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-13466]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS
Establishing and Increasing Import Limits for Certain Cotton,
Wool and Man-Made Fiber Textile Products Produced or Manufactured in
Turkey
May 14, 1998.
AGENCY: Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA).
ACTION: Issuing a directive to the Commissioner of Customs establishing
and increasing limits.
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EFFECTIVE DATE: May 21, 1998.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Roy Unger, International Trade Specialist, Office of Textiles and
Apparel, U.S. Department of Commerce, (202) 482-4212. For information
in the quota status of these limits, refer to the Quota Status Reports
posted on the
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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: 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 Memorandum of Understanding dated April 24, 1998, the
Governments of the United States and Turkey agreed, among other things,
to establish a limit for cotton and man-made fiber textile products in
Categories 352/652 for periods beginning on June 1, 1998 and extending
through December 31, 2002. The first period will be prorated, June 1,
1998 through December 31, 1998, followed by four consecutive one-year
periods. Also, agreement was reached to increase the 1998 base limits
for Categories 338-S/339-S/638-S/639-S and 410. Flexibility adjustments
previously applied to Categories 338-S/339-S/638-S/639-S and 410 are
being adjusted accordingly.
In the letter published below, the Chairman of CITA directs the
Commissioner of Customs to establish a prorated limit for Categories
352/652 for the period June 1, 1998 through December 31, 1998 and to
adjust the current limits for Categories 338-S/339-S/638-S/639-S and
410.
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 67839, published on December 30, 1997.
Troy H. Cribb,
Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.
May 14, 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 22, 1997, by the Chairman,
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements. That
directive concerns imports of certain cotton, wool and man-made
fiber textile products, produced or manufactured in turkey and
exported during the twelve-month period which began on January 1,
1998 and extends through December 31, 1998.
Effective on May 21, 1998, you are directed to establish a limit
for Categories 352/652 for the period June 1, 1998 through December
31, 1998 and to increase the current limits for Categories 338-S/
339-S/638-S/639-S and 410, pursuant to a Memorandum of Understanding
dated April 24, 1998 between the Governments of the United States
and Turkey, and as provided for under the Uruguay Round Agreement on
Textiles and Clothing (ATC):
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Category New and adjusted limits \1\
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338/339/638/639........................... 5,907,500 dozen of which not
more than 5,100,324 dozen
shall be in Categories 338-
S/339-S/638-S/639-S\2\.
352/652................................... 1,700,274 dozen.
410/624................................... 1,302,343 square meters of
which not more than 959,923
square meters shall be in
Category 410.
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\1\ The limits have not been adjusted to account for any imports
exported after December 31, 1997 and May 31, 1998 (Categories 352/
652).
\2\ Category 338-S: only HTS numbers 6103.22.0050, 6105.10.0010,
6105.100030, 6105.90.8010, 6109.10.0027, 6110.20.1025, 6110.20.2040,
6110.20.2065, 6110.90.9068, 6112.11.0030 and 6114.20.0005; Category
339-S: only HTS numbers 6104.22.0060, 6104.29.2049, 6106.10.001,
6106.10.0030, 6106.90.2510, 6106.90.3010, 6109.10.0070, 6110.20.1030,
6110.20.2045, 6110.20.2075, 611090.9070, 6112.11.0040, 6114.20.0010
and 6117.90.9020; Category 638-S: all HTS numbers except 6109.90.1007,
6109.90.1009, 6109.90.1013 and 6109.90.1025; Category 639-S: all HTS
numbers except 6109.90.1050, 6109.90.1060, 6109.90.1065 and
6109.90.1070.
The Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements has
determined that these actions fall 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. 98-13466 Filed 5-20-98; 8:45 am]
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