[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 106 (Wednesday, June 3, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 30258]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-14749]


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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

[Investigation 332-343]


Annual Statistical Report on U.S. Imports of Textiles and Apparel

AGENCY: United States International Trade Commission.

ACTION: Discontinuation of reports and termination of investigation.

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EFFECTIVE DATE: May 26, 1998.

SUMMARY: In June 1993, the Commission initiated investigation No. 332-
343 for the purpose of compiling and publishing three annual 
statistical reports on U.S. imports of textiles and apparel covered by 
the Multifiber Arrangement (MFA). Pursuant to this investigation, the 
notice of which was published in the Federal Register of June 23, 1993 
(58 F.R. 34064), the Commission published annual reports on U.S. 
imports of textiles and apparel for the years 1992, 1993, and 1994. In 
July 1996, after receiving numerous requests from the public for the 
report, the Commission decided to continue publishing the reports for 
three additional years, the notice of which was published in the 
Federal Register of July 24, 1996 (61 F.R. 38472), after which it would 
review the question of whether to continue issuing such reports. The 
Commission published the last of these reports in April 1998.
    The Commission has decided to discontinue this series of reports 
and to terminate the investigation. The import data published by the 
Commission in these reports are now readily available on the Internet 
server of the U.S. Department of Commerce, Office of Textiles and 
Apparel (OTEXA), at http://otexa.ita.doc.gov. OTEXA also provides the 
data on CD-ROMs, which are prepared on a monthly basis. For information 
on subscribing to the CD-ROM service, please call OTEXA at 202-482-3400 
or write the U.S. Department of Commerce, Office of Textiles and 
Apparel, Room 3100, 14th and Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 
20230.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: Information on the Commission's most recent 
report may be obtained from Robert W. Wallace, Office of Industries 
(202-205-3458). The media should contact Margaret O'Laughlin, Public 
Affairs Officer, Office of External Relations (202-205-1819). Hearing 
impaired individuals are advised that information on this matter can be 
obtained by contacting the TDD terminal on 202-205-1810.
    The Commission's report, Annual Statistical Report on U.S. Imports 
of Textiles and Apparel: 1997 (USITC publication 3102, April 1998), is 
available on the Commission's Internet server at http://www.usitc.gov. 
A printed copy may be requested by writing the Office of the Secretary, 
U.S. International Trade Commission, 500 E Street SW, Washington, DC, 
20436, calling them at 202-205-1809, or sending them a fax at 202-205-
2104.

    Issued: May 27, 1998.

    By order of the Commission.
Donna R. Koehnke,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 98-14749 Filed 6-2-98; 8:45 am]
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