[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 11 (Wednesday, January 17, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3996-3997]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-1315]


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COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS


Amendment of Coverage of an Import Limit and Visa and 
Certification Requirements for a Certain Part-Category Produced or 
Manufactured in the People's Republic of China

January 10, 2001.
AGENCY: Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA).

ACTION: Issuing a directive to the Commissioner of Customs amending 
coverage for an import limit and visa and certification requirements.

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EFFECTIVE DATE: January 1, 2001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lori E. Mennitt, International Trade 
Specialist, Office of Textiles and

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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.

    To facilitate implementation of the Bilateral Textile Memorandum of 
Understanding dated February 1, 1997 between the Governments of the 
United States and the People's Republic of China (see 64 FR 69228, 
published on December 10, 1999) and the export visa arrangement dated 
February 1, 1997 (see 62 FR 15465, published on April 1, 1997) based 
upon the Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS), a certain HTS classification 
number is being changed for products in part-Category 666-C which are 
entered into the United States for consumption or withdrawn from 
warehouse for consumption on and after January 1, 2001, regardless of 
the date of export.
    In the letter published below, the Chairman of CITA directs the 
Commissioner of Customs to amend all import controls and all visa and 
certification requirements for products exported from China in part-
Category 666-C.

Richard B. Steinkamp,
Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.

Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements

January 10, 2001.

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

    Dear Commissioner: This directive amends, but does not cancel, 
the directive issued to you on December 6, 1999 by the Chairman, 
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements, which 
includes man-made fiber textile products in part-Category 666-C, 
produced or manufactured in China and imported into the United 
States on and after January 1, 2001, regardless of the date of 
export.
    Also, this directive amends, but does not cancel, the directive 
issued to you on March 27, 1997 establishing visa and certification 
requirements for part-Category 666-C.
    Effective on January 1, 2001, you are directed to make the 
changes shown below in the aforementioned directives for products 
entered in the United States for consumption or withdrawn from 
warehouse for consumption on and after January 1, 2001 for part-
Category 666-C, regardless of the date of export:

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             Category                            HTS change
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666 C.............................  Replace 6303.92.2000 with
                                     6303.92.2010 and 6303.92.2020.
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    The Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements has 
determined that this action falls within the foreign affairs 
exception to the rulemaking provisions of 5 U.S.C.553(a)(1).

    Sincerely,

Richard B. Steinkamp,

Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.

[FR Doc. 01-1315 Filed 1-16-01; 8:45 am]
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