[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 101 (Wednesday, May 27, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 28996]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-13944]
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COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS
Adjustment of Import Limits for Certain Cotton, Wool, Man-Made
Fiber, Silk Blend and Other Vegetable Fiber Textiles and Textile
Products Produced or Manufactured in Thailand.
May 20, 1998.
AGENCY: Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA).
ACTION: Issuing a directive to the Commissioner of Customs reducing
limits.
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EFFECTIVE DATE: May 27, 1998.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ross Arnold, 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) 927-5850. 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.
The current limits for certain categories are being reduced for
carryforward used.
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 65246, published on December 11, 1997.
Troy H. Cribb,
Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements
May 20, 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 5, 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 Thailand and exported during the period
January 1, 1998 through December 31, 1998.
Effective on May 27, 1998, you are directed to reduce the limits
for the following categories, as provided for under the Uruguay
Round Agreement on Textiles and Clothing:
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Category Adjusted limit \1\
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Levels in Group I
200....................................... 1,122,570 kilograms.
604....................................... 704,073 kilograms of which
not more than 475,261
kilograms shall be in
Category 604-A \2\.
619....................................... 6,771,341 square meters.
620....................................... 6,791,544 square meters.
Sublevels in Group II
334/634................................... 608,167 dozen.
338/339................................... 1,812,127 dozen.
347/348/847............................... 785,400 dozen.
435....................................... 54,015 dozen.
638/639................................... 2,159,202 dozen.
647/648................................... 1,081,112 dozen.
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\1\ The limits have not been adjusted to account for any imports
exported after December 31, 1997.
\2\Category 604-A: only HTS number 5509.32.0000.
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. 98-13944 Filed 5-26-98; 8:45 am]
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