[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 190 (Friday, September 29, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 58518]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-25008]


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COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS


Amendment of Export Visa and Certification Requirements for 
Certain Cotton, Wool and Man-Made Fiber Textile Products Produced or 
Manufactured in Mexico

September 25, 2000.
AGENCY: Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA).

ACTION: Issuing a directive to the Commissioner of Customs amending 
visa and certification requirements.

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EFFECTIVE DATE: January 1, 2001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Naomi Freeman, International Trade 
Specialist, Office of Textiles and Apparel, U.S. Department of 
Commerce, (202) 482-4212.

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.

    Pursuant to the North America Free Trade Agreement, the existing 
export visa and certification requirements are being canceled for 
textile and apparel products no longer subject to restrictions or 
consultation levels which are exported from Mexico on and after January 
1, 2001.
    A description of the textile and apparel categories in terms of HTS 
numbers is available in the CORRELATION: Textile and Apparel Categories 
with the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (see Federal 
Register notice 64 FR 71982, published on December 22, 1999). Also see 
58 FR 69350, published on December 30, 1993.

D. Michael Hutchinson,
Acting Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile 
Agreements.

Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements

September 25, 2000.

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

    Dear Commissioner: This amends, but does not cancel, the 
directive issued to you on December 27, 1993, as amended, by the 
Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements. 
That directive directed you to prohibit entry of certain cotton, 
wool and man-made fiber textile products, produced or manufactured 
in Mexico for which the government of the United Mexican States has 
not issued an appropriate visa.
    Pursuant to section 204 of the Agricultural Act of 1956, as 
amended (7 U.S.C. 1854) and Executive Order 11651 of March 3, 1972, 
as amended; and pursuant to the North America Free Trade Agreement 
(NAFTA) between the Governments of the United States, the United 
Mexican States and Canada, effective on January 1, 2001, the visa 
and certification requirements in the above referenced directive 
will not apply to Categories 219, 313, 314, 315, 317, 338/339/638/
639, 340/640, 347/348/647/648, 633 and 643, as they are no longer 
subject to restrictions or consultation levels. Therefore, effective 
on and after January 1, 2001, you are directed to cancel the visa 
and certification requirements for goods in these categories 
exported on and after January 1, 2001.
    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). This 
letter will be published in the Federal Register.
    Sincerely,

D. Michael Hutchinson,

Acting Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile 
Agreements. 

[FR Doc. 00-25008 Filed 9-28-00; 8:45 am]
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