[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 144 (Friday, July 26, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48883-48884]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-18906]


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COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS


Amendment of Coverage of Import Limits and Visa and Certification 
Requirements for Certain Part-Categories Produced or Manufactured in 
Malaysia

July 22, 2002.
AGENCY: Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA).

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

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EFFECTIVE DATE: August 1, 2002.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Keith Daly, International Trade 
Specialist, Office of Textiles and Apparel, U.S. Department of 
Commerce, (202) 482-3400.

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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.
    The Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTS) has been 
amended, and certain HTS classification numbers are being changed for 
products in part-Categories 438-W and 438-O. The Uruguay Round 
Agreement on Textiles and Clothing and the U.S.-Malaysia export visa 
arrangement both utilize the HTS and include such goods within their 
scope. To facilitate implementation of these agreements, CITA is 
directing the Commissioner of Customs to amend monitoring and import 
control directives and visa and certification requirement directives 
for Malaysia to account for this change, amending part-Categories 438-W 
and 438-O.
    In the letter published below, the Chairman of CITA directs the 
Commissioner of Customs to amend monitoring, import control, and visa 
and certification requirements with respect to part-Categories 438-W 
and 438-O.

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

Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements

July 22, 2002.

Commissioner of Customs,
Department of the Treasury, Washington, DC 20229.
    Dear Commissioner: This directive amends, but does not cancel, 
the monitoring and import control directives, and all visa and 
certification requirement directives for Malaysia, issued to you by 
the Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile 
Agreements, which include wool textile products in part-Categories 
438-W and 438-O produced or manufactured in Malaysia and imported 
into the United States on and after, regardless of the date of 
export.
    Effective on August 1, 2002, 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 August 1, 2002 for part-
Categories 438-W and 438-O, regardless of the date of export:

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             Category                            HTS change
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438-W.............................  Delete 6110.10.2080
  ................................  Replace with 6110.11.0080,
                                     6110.12.2080, 6110.19.0080
438-O.............................  Delete 6110.10.2070
  ................................  Replace with 6110.11.0070,
                                     6110.12.2070, 6110.19.0070
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    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).
    Sincerely,
James C. Leonard III
Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.
[FR Doc.02-18906 Filed 7-25-02; 8:45 am]
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