[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 158 (Monday, August 17, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 43915-43916]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-21982]


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COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS


Adjustment of Import Limits and a Guaranteed Access Level for 
Certain Cotton, Wool and Man-Made Fiber Textile Products Produced or 
Manufactured in Guatemala

August 11, 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 17, 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 
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 and carryover.
    Upon the request of the Government of Guatemala, the U.S. 
Government has agreed to increase the current Guaranteed Access Level 
for textile products in Categories 347/348.
    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

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see 62 FR 67624, published on December 29, 1997.
Troy H. Cribb,
Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.

Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements
August 11, 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 Guatemala and 
exported during the twelve-month period which began on January 1, 
1998 and extends through December 31, 1998.
    Effective on August 17, 1998, you are directed to adjust the 
current 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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340/640...................................  1,516,920 dozen.            
347/348...................................  1,817,452 dozen.            
351/651...................................  320,183 dozen.              
443.......................................  76,157 numbers.             
448.......................................  47,055 dozen.               
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\1\ The limits have not been adjusted to account for any imports        
  exported after December 31, 1997.                                     

    The Guaranteed Access Levels (GALs) for Categories 340/640, 351/
651, 443 and 448 remain unchanged. The GAL for Categories 347/348 is 
being increased to 1,600,00 dozen.
    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. 98-21982 Filed 8-14-98; 8:45 am]
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