[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 188 (Wednesday, September 29, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 52492]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-25317]


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COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS


Removing a Company From List of Companies From Which Customs 
Shall Deny Entry to Textiles and Textile Products

September 24, 1999.
AGENCY: Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA).

ACTION: Issuing a directive to the Commissioner of Customs directing 
Customs not to apply the directive regarding denial of entry to 
shipments from a certain company.

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EFFECTIVE DATE: September 29, 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.

    In 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), the Chairman of CITA directed the U.S. Customs Service to deny 
entry to textiles and textile products allegedly manufactured by 
certain listed companies; Customs had informed CITA that these 
companies were found to have been illegally transshipping, closed, or 
unable to produce records to verify production.
    Based on information received since that time, including a recent 
on-site verification of this company's textile product production, CITA 
has determined that E. Tin Chong Ou, Fabrica de Fia. Vestuario, one of 
the listed companies, should not be subject to that directive. 
Effective on September 29, 1999, Customs should not apply the directive 
to shipments of textiles and textile products allegedly manufactured by 
this company. CITA expects that Customs will conduct additional on-site 
verifications of this company's production when possible.
Troy H. Cribb,
Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.

Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements
September 24, 1999.

Commissioner of Customs
Department of Treasury, Washington, DC 20229

    Dear Commissioner: In the letter to the Commissioner of Customs, 
dated July 27, 1999 (64 FR 41395), the Chairman of CITA directed the 
U.S. Customs Service to deny entry to textiles and textile products 
allegedly manufactured by certain listed companies; Customs had 
informed CITA that these companies were found to have been illegally 
transshipping, closed, or unable to produce records to verify 
production.
    Based on information received since that time, including a 
recent on-site verification of this company's textile product 
production, CITA has determined that E. Tin Chong Ou, Fabrica de 
Fia. Vestuario, one of the listed companies, should not be subject 
to that directive. Effective on September 29, 1999, Customs should 
not apply the directive to shipments of textiles and textile 
products allegedly manufactured by this company. CITA expects that 
Customs will conduct additional on-site verifications of this 
company's production when possible.
    CITA 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. 99-25317 Filed 9-24-99; 2:36 pm]
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