[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 173 (Wednesday, September 8, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 48809]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-23305]


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COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS


Notice to the Public Announcing Process for Reconsideration of 
Determinations Regarding Denial of Entry to Textiles and Textile 
Products Allegedly Produced or Manufactured by Certain Companies.

September 1, 1999.
AGENCY: Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA).

ACTION: Issuing a directive announcing process for reconsideration of 
CITA determinations regarding denial of entry.

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EFFECTIVE DATE: September 1, 1999.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Martin Walsh, 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 12475 of May 9, 1984, as 
amended.

    A notice and letter to the Commissioner of Customs, dated July 27, 
1999, and published in the Federal Register on July 30, 1999 (64 FR 
41395) directed the Commissioner of Customs to issue regulations 
permitting U.S. Customs to deny entry to textiles and textile products 
where the declared manufacturer was named in a CITA directive as a 
company found to be illegally transshipping, closed or unable to 
produce records to verify production. Immediately following that 
notice, another notice and letter to the Commissioner of Customs, also 
dated July 27, 1999, and published in the Federal Register on July 30, 
1999 (64 FR 41395) directed the U.S. Customs Service, effective for 
goods exported on and after September 1, 1999, to deny entry to 
textiles and textile products allegedly manufactured by certain listed 
companies in Macau; Customs had informed CITA that these companies were 
found to have been illegally transshipping, closed, or unable to 
produce records to verify production.
    The purpose of this notice is to advise the public that CITA has 
established a process for interested parties to request reconsideration 
of CITA determinations regarding the companies listed. Effective 
immediately, CITA will accept petitions from any interested party who 
believes that CITA should reconsider its determination regarding a 
specific listed company. Petitions should include the full name, in 
English, of the company, the full address, and the reasons why CITA 
should reconsider its determination. In reconsidering its 
determination, CITA will consider all relevant facts, including the 
following: information provided by Customs regarding the company; 
information from the petitioner indicating that the company was not 
illegally transshipping, was not closed, and maintained records to 
verify production; and information from authorities in the country of 
exportation regarding that company.
    CITA will review all such petitions and will seek to make a 
reconsideration determination as soon as possible. It may be necessary 
for CITA to request the U.S. Customs Service to revisit the company. 
Moreover, it may be necessary for CITA to request additional 
information from the petitioner.
    The Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements has 
determined that these actions fall within the foreign affairs exception 
to the rulemaking provisions of 5 U.S.C. 553(a)(1).
Troy H. Cribb,
Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.
[FR Doc. 99-23305 Filed 9-2-99; 3:25 pm]
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