[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 110 (Wednesday, June 9, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 30965]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-14590]


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COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS


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

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

ACTION: Issuing a directive to the Commissioner of Customs exempting 
undeliverable textile and apparel products from quota and visa 
requirements.

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EFFECTIVE DATE: June 9, 1999.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brian F. Fennessy, 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.

    Directives from the chairman of the Committee for the 
Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA) to the U.S. Customs Service 
establishing limits and visa requirements for textile and apparel 
products typically address the entry for consumption and withdrawal 
from warehouse for consumption of these products. General Note 16(e) of 
the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States and U.S. Customs 
Service regulation 141.4(c) (19 CFR 141.4(c)) provide that 
``undeliverable articles,'' i.e., articles exported from the United 
States that are returned within 45 days after exportation, that have 
not left the custody of the carrier or foreign customs service, and 
that meet the other requirements of those provisions, are exempt from 
entry requirements. Therefore, textile and apparel products that meet 
the requirements of General Note 16(e) and 19 CFR 141.4(c) are not 
subject to textile and apparel quota and visa requirements.
    Effective on June 9, 1999, Customs is directed to exempt 
undeliverable textile and apparel products that meet the requirements 
of General Note 16(e) and 19 CFR 141.4(c) from textile and apparel 
quota and visa requirements, regardless of date of exportation from the 
United States or the country of origin. This directive shall apply only 
to articles that were previously entered for consumption or withdrawn 
from warehouse for consumption.
Troy H. Cribb,
Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.

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

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

    Directives from the chairman of the Committee for the 
Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA) to the U.S. Customs 
Service establishing limits and visa requirements for textile and 
apparel products typically address the entry for consumption and 
withdrawal from warehouse for consumption of these products. General 
Note 16(e) of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States 
and U.S. Customs Service regulation 141.4(c) (19 CFR 141.4(c)) 
provide that ``undeliverable articles,'' i.e., articles exported 
from the United States that are returned within 45 days after 
exportation, that have not left the custody of the carrier or 
foreign customs service, and that meet the other requirements of 
those provisions, are exempt from entry requirements. Therefore, 
textile and apparel products that meet the requirements of General 
Note 16(e) and 19 CFR 141.4(c) are not subject to textile and 
apparel quota and visa requirements.
    Effective on June 9, 1999, Customs is directed to exempt 
undeliverable textile and apparel products that meet the 
requirements of General Note 16(e) and 19 CFR 141.4(c) from textile 
and apparel quota and visa requirements, regardless of date of 
exportation from the United States or the country of origin. This 
directive shall apply only to articles that were previously entered 
for consumption or withdrawn 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. 99-14590 Filed 6-8-99; 8:45 am]
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