[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 128 (Monday, July 6, 1998)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-17750]



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COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS


Increase of Guaranteed Access Levels for Certain Cotton, Wool and 
Man-Made Fiber Textile Products Produced or Manufactured in the 
Dominican Republic

June 29, 1998.
AGENCY: Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA).

ACTION: Issuing a directive to the Commissioner of Customs increasing 
guaranteed access levels.

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EFFECTIVE DATE: July 2, 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 on the quota status of these 
levels, 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.

    Upon a request from the Government of the Dominican Republic, the 
U.S. Government agreed to increase the current guaranteed access levels 
for Categories 347/348/647/648 and 433.
    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 67622, published on December 29, 1997.
Troy H. Cribb,
Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.

Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements
June 29, 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 19, 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 the Dominican 
Republic and exported during the twelve-month period which began on 
January 1, 1998 and extends through December 31, 1998.
    Effective on July 2, 1998, you are directed to increase the 
guaranteed access levels for the categories listed below for the 
period January 1, 1998 through December 31, 1998.

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                 Category                     Guaranteed Access Levels  
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347/348/647/648...........................  8,550,000 dozen.            
433.......................................  81,000 dozen.               
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    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. 98-17750 Filed 7-2-98; 8:45 am]
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