[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 11 (Tuesday, January 18, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2589-2590]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-1046]


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COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS


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

January 11, 2000.
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 certain companies.

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EFFECTIVE DATE:  January 18, 2000.

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, CITA has determined 
that Artistica, Fabrica de Artigos de Vestuario; and Leon Garment 
Factory Ltd., aka Westburg Lda., two of the listed companies, should 
not be subject to that directive. Effective on January 18, 2000, 
Customs should not apply the directive to shipments of textiles and 
textile products allegedly manufactured by these companies. CITA 
expects that Customs will conduct on-site

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verifications of these companies' textile and textile product 
production.

Troy H. Cribb,
Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.

Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.

January 11, 2000.
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, CITA has 
determined that Artistica, Fabrica de Artigos de Vestuario; and Leon 
Garment Factory Ltd., aka Westburg Lda., two of the listed 
companies, should not be subject to that directive. Effective on 
January 18, 2000, Customs is directed to not apply the directive to 
shipments of textiles and textile products allegedly manufactured by 
these companies. CITA expects that Customs will conduct on-site 
verifications of these companies' textile and textile product 
production.
    CITA has determined that these actions fall 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. 00-1046 Filed 1-14-00; 8:45 am]
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