[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 192 (Tuesday, October 5, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 54004]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-25878]


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COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS


Amendment of Export Visa and Quota Requirements for Certain 
Textile Products Produced or Manufactured in Various Countries and Re-
Imported

September 30, 1999.
AGENCY: Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA).

ACTION: Issuing a directive to the Commissioner of Customs amending 
visa and quota requirements for goods re-imported.

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EFFECTIVE DATE: October 8, 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.

    Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTS) heading 
9801.00.26 provides that certain previously imported articles that were 
exported to individuals for personal use and are re-imported without 
having been advanced in value or improved in condition may be imported 
duty-free. Effective on October 8, 1999, textile and apparel products 
which are produced or manufactured in various countries and have 
previously been entered into the United States for consumption or 
withdrawal from warehouse for consumption under quota and visa 
requirements are exempt from visa and quota requirements upon re-entry 
into the United States if entered under HTS heading 9801.00.26.
D. Michael Hutchinson,
Acting Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile 
Agreements.

Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements
September 30, 1999.

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

    Dear Commissioner: This directive amends, but does not cancel, 
all import control directives issued to you by the Chairman, 
Committee for the Implementations of Textile Agreements. This 
directive also amends, but does not cancel, all visa requirements 
for all countries for which visa arrangements are in place with the 
United States.
    Effective on October 8, 1999, you are directed to exempt from 
visa and quota requirements, upon re-entry into the United States, 
textile and apparel products entered under HTS heading 9801.00.26 
which are produced or manufactured in various countries and have 
previously been entered into the United States for consumption or 
withdrawal from warehouse for consumption under quota and visa 
requirements.
    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,
D. Michael Hutchinson,
Acting Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile 
Agreements.
[FR Doc. 99-25878 Filed 10-4-99; 8:45 am]
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