[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 226 (Tuesday, November 24, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 64943]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-31404]


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COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS


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

November 19, 1998.
AGENCY: Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA).

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

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EFFECTIVE DATE: November 19, 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.
    Upon the request of the Government of the Dominican Republic, the 
U.S. Government has agreed to increase the current guaranteed access 
level for textile products in Category 444.
    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.
Troy H. Cribb,
Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.

Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements
November 19, 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 November 19, 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...................................  950,766 dozen.
339/639...................................  1,195,452 dozen.
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\1\ The limits have not been adjusted to account for any imports
  exported after December 31, 1997.

    Also effective on November 19, 1998, you are directed to 
increase the guaranteed access level (GAL) for Category 444 to 
40,000 numbers. The GALs for Categories 338/638 and 339/639 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,
Troy H. Cribb,
Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.
[FR Doc. 98-31404 Filed 11-23-98; 8:45 am]
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