[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 56 (Friday, March 22, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 13319]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-6949]


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COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS


Denying Entry to Textiles and Textile Products Allegedly Produced 
in Certain Companies in Taiwan

March 18, 2002.
AGENCY: Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA).

ACTION: Issuing a directive to the Commissioner of Customs directing 
Customs to deny entry to shipments allegedly manufactured in a certain 
companies in Taiwan.

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EFFECTIVE DATE: March 22, 2002.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Anna Flaaten, 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.
    The U.S. Customs Service has conducted on-site verification of 
textile and textile product production in a number of foreign 
countries. Based on information obtained through on-site verifications 
and from other sources, U.S. Customs has informed CITA that certain 
companies were illegally transshipping, were closed, or were unable to 
produce records to verify production. The Chairman of CITA has directed 
the U.S. Customs Service to issue regulations regarding the denial of 
entry of shipments from such companies. (See Federal Register notice 64 
FR 41395, published on July 30, 1999).
    In order to secure compliance with U.S. law, including Section 204 
and U.S. customs law, to carry out textile and textile product 
agreements, and to avoid circumvention of textile agreements, the 
Chairman of CITA is directing the U.S. Customs Service to deny entry to 
textile and textile products allegedly manufactured by Attain 
Enterprise Co., Ltd. and Tian Tuan Shing Co., Ltd. for two years. 
Customs has informed CITA that these companies were found to have been 
illegally transhipping, closed, or unable to produce records to verify 
production.
    Should CITA determine that this decision should be amended, such 
amendment will be published in the Federal Register.

James C. Leonard III,
Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.

Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements

March 18, 2002.

Commissioner of Customs,
Department of the Treasury, Washington, DC 20229.
    Dear Commissioner: The U.S. Customs Service has conducted on-
site verification of textile and textile product production in a 
number of foreign countries. Based on information obtained through 
on-site verifications and from other sources, U.S. Customs has 
informed CITA that certain companies were illegally transshipping, 
were closed, or were unable to produce records to verify production. 
The Chairman of CITA has directed the U.S. Customs Service to issue 
regulations regarding the denial of entry of shipments from such 
companies (see directive dated July 27, 1999 (64 FR 41395), 
published on July 30, 1999). In order to secure compliance with U.S. 
law, including Section 204 and U.S. customs law, to carry out 
textile and textile product agreements, and to avoid circumvention 
of textile agreements, the Chairman of CITA directs the U.S. Customs 
Service, effective for goods exported on and after March 22, 2002 
and extending through March 21, 2004, to deny entry to textiles and 
textile products allegedly manufactured by the Taiwanese companies 
Attain Enterprise Co., Ltd. and Tian Tuan Shing Co., Ltd. Customs 
has informed CITA that these companies were found to have been 
illegally transshipping, closed, or unable to produce records to 
verify production.
    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,
James C. Leonard III,
Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.
[FR Doc.02-6949 Filed 3-21-02; 8:45 am]
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