[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 154 (Tuesday, August 11, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 42831]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-21374]


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COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS


Adjustment of Import Limits for Certain Cotton, Wool and Man-Made 
Fiber Textiles and Textile Products and Silk Blend and Other Vegetable 
Fiber Apparel Produced or Manufactured in the Philippines

August 4, 1998.
AGENCY: Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA).

ACTION: Issuing a directive to the Commissioner of Customs adjusting 
limits.

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EFFECTIVE DATE: August 13, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Janet Heinzen, 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 adjusted, 
variously, for swing, special shift, carryforward, and the special 
allowance for hand-crocheted items in Category 345.
    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 64361, published on December 5, 1997.
Troy H. Cribb,
Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.

Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements
August 4, 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 1, 1997, by the Chairman, 
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements. That 
directive concerns imports of certain cotton, wool and man-made 
fiber textiles and textile products and silk blend and other 
vegetable fiber apparel, produced or manufactured in the Philippines 
and exported during the twelve-month period which began on January 
1, 1998 and extends through December 31, 1998.
    Effective on August 13, 1998, you are directed to adjust the 
limits for the following categories, as provided for under the 
Uruguay Round Agreement on Textiles and Clothing:

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                                             Adjusted twelve-month limit
                 Category                                \1\            
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Levels in Group I                                                       
237.......................................  1,684,818 dozen.            
331/631...................................  6,163,268 dozen pairs.      
340/640...................................  1,183,333 dozen.            
341/641...................................  932,000 dozen.              
345.......................................  209,105 dozen.              
361.......................................  2,148,182 numbers.          
369-S \2\.................................  349,510 kilograms.          
433.......................................  3,597 dozen.                
443.......................................  43,944 numbers.             
445/446...................................  31,349 dozen.               
447.......................................  8,361 dozen.                
633.......................................  55,241 dozen.               
634.......................................  627,446 dozen.              
635.......................................  335,855 dozen.              
638/639...................................  2,100,864 dozen.            
643.......................................  796,698 numbers.            
645/646...................................  824,996 dozen.              
647/648...................................  1,111,708 dozen.            
649.......................................  7,454,736 dozen.            
847.......................................  758,435 dozen.              
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\1\ The limits have not been adjusted to account for any imports        
  exported after December 31, 1997.                                     
\2\ Category 369-S: only HTS number 6307.10.2005.                       

    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.98-21374 Filed 8-10-98; 8:45 am]
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