[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 222 (Wednesday, November 18, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 64071]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-30802]


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COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS


New Export Visa Stamp for Certain Textile Products Produced or 
Manufactured in Mauritius

November 12, 1998.
AGENCY: Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA).

ACTION: Issuing a directive to the Commissioner of Customs providing 
for the use of a new export visa stamp.

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EFFECTIVE DATE: December 1, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Naomi Freeman, International Trade 
Specialist, Office of Textiles and Apparel, U.S. Department of 
Commerce, (202) 482-4212.

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.

    Beginning on December 1, 1998, the Government of Mauritius will 
start issuing a new export visa stamp for shipments of textile 
products, produced or manufactured in Mauritius and exported from 
Mauritius on or after December 1, 1998 to reflect the name change of 
the ``Ministry of Trade and Shipping'' to the ``Ministry of Industry 
and Commerce.'' There will be a one-month grace period from December 1, 
1998 through December 31, 1998, during which products exported from 
Mauritius may be accompanied by either the old or new export visa 
stamp. Products exported from Mauritius on or after January 1, 1999 
must be accompanied by the new export visa stamp.
    A facsimile of the new visa stamp is on file at the U.S. Department 
of Commerce, 14th and Constitution Avenue, NW., room 3104, Washington, 
DC.
    See 60 FR 62076, published on December 4, 1995.
D. Michael Hutchinson,
Acting Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile 
Agreements.

Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements
November 12, 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 November 28, 1995, as amended, by the 
Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements. 
That directive directed you to prohibit entry of certain textile 
products, produced or manufactured in Mauritius for which the 
Government of the Mauritius has not issued an appropriate export 
visa.
    Beginning on December 1, 1998, you are directed to amend further 
the directive dated November 28, 1995 to provide for the use of a 
new export visa stamp issued by the Government of Mauritius to 
accompany shipments of textile products, produced or manufactured in 
Mauritius and exported from Mauritius on or after December 1, 1998. 
This new visa stamp reflects the name change of the ``Ministry of 
Trade and Shipping'' to the ``Ministry of Industry and Commerce.''
    Textile products exported from Mauritius during the period 
December 1, 1998 through December 31, 1998 may be accompanied by 
either the old or new export visa stamp. Products exported from 
Mauritius on or after January 1, 1999 must be accompanied by the new 
export visa stamp.
    A facsimile of the new visa stamp is enclosed with this letter.
    Shipments entered or withdrawn from warehouse according to this 
directive which are not accompanied by an appropriate export visa 
shall be denied entry and a new visa must be obtained.
    The Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements has 
determined that this action falls within the foreign affairs 
exception to the rulemaking provisions of 5 U.S.C. 553(a)(1).
    Sincerely,
D. Michael Hutchinson,
Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.
[FR Doc. 98-30802 Filed 11-17-98; 8:45 am]
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