[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 185 (Thursday, September 24, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51057-51058]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-25611]


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COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS


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

September 18, 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: September 24, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Naomi Freeman, 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 limit for Categories 339/639 is being increased for 
special shift, reducing the limit for Categories 338/638 to account for 
the special shift being applied. In addition, the limit for 347/348/
647/648 is being increased for carryforward.
    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.
D. Michael Hutchinson,
Acting Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile 
Agreements.

Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements
September 18, 1998.

Commissioner of Customs,
Department of the Treasury, Washington, DC 20229.

    Dear Commissioner: This directive amends, but does not cancel, 
the directive

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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 September 24, 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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338/638...................................  1,000,846 dozen.
339/639...................................  1,143,774 dozen.
347/348/647/648...........................  2,458,050 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 levels for the foregoing categories remain 
unchanged.
    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,
D. Michael Hutchinson,
Acting Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile 
Agreements.
[FR Doc. 98-25611 Filed 9-23-98; 8:45 am]
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