[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 167 (Friday, August 28, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 46001]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-23213]


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COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS


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

August 24, 1998.
AGENCY: Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA).

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

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EFFECTIVE DATE: August 31, 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 Categories 339/639 and 347/348/647/648 are 
being increased for carryforward.
    Upon the request of the Government of the Dominican Republic, the 
U.S. Government has agreed to increase the current Guaranteed Access 
Levels for textile products in Categories 338/638 and 347/348/647/648.
    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.
J. Hayden Boyd,
Acting Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile 
Agreements.

Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements
August 24, 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 August 31, 1998, you are directed to increase 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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339/639...................................  1,092,096 dozen.            
347/348/647/648...........................  2,415,244 dozen of which not
                                             more than 1,148,820 dozen  
                                             shall be in Categories 647/
                                             648.                       
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\1\ The limits have not been adjusted to account for any imports        
  exported after December 31, 1997.                                     

    The Guaranteed Access Level (GAL) for Categories 339/639 remains 
unchanged. The GALs for the following categories are being 
increased:

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                 Category                      Guaranteed access level  
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338/638...................................  7,150,000 dozen.            
347/348/647/648...........................  10,550,000 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,
J. Hayden Boyd,
Acting Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile 
Agreements.
[FR Doc. 98-23213 Filed 8-27-98; 8:45 am]
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