[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 48 (Friday, March 12, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12290-12291]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-6096]


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COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS


Exemption of Certain Textile and Apparel Products From Visa and 
Quota Requirements

March 3, 1999.
AGENCY: Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA).

ACTION: Issuing a directive to the Commissioner of Customs exempting 
certain textile and apparel products imported in connection with the 
1999 Women's World Cup Soccer and the International Special Olympics 
from certain quota and visa requirements.

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EFFECTIVE DATE: March 12, 1999.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lori E. Mennitt, International Trade 
Specialist, Office of Textiles and Apparel, U.S. Department of 
Commerce, (202) 482-3400.

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.

    Effective on March 12, 1999, textile and apparel products not 
intended for sale or distribution to the public and imported as 
personal effects of participants in, and certain other individuals 
associated with the 1999 Women's World Cup Soccer and the 1999 
International Special Olympics, which are produced or manufactured in 
various countries and entered into the United States for consumption 
and withdrawal from warehouse for consumption shall be exempt from visa 
and quota requirements.
Troy H. Cribb,
Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.

Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements
March 3, 1999.

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

    Dear Commissioner: Effective on March 12, 1999, textile and 
apparel products not intended for sale or distribution to the 
public, which are the personal effects of aliens who are 
participants in, officials of, or accredited members of delegations 
to, the 1999 Women's World Cup Soccer tournament and the 1999 
International Special Olympics, and of persons who are immediate 
family members of, or servants to any of the foregoing persons; 
equipment and materials imported in connection with the foregoing 
events by or on behalf of the foregoing persons or the organizing 
committees of such events; articles to be used

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in exhibitions depicting the culture of a country participating in 
such events; and if consistent with the foregoing, such other 
articles as the Secretary of the Treasury may allow, shall be exempt 
from textile and apparel visa and quota requirements when entered 
into the United States for consumption and withdrawal from warehouse 
for consumption.
    The Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements has 
determined that this action falls 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. 99-6096 Filed 3-11-99; 8:45 am]
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