[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 170 (Tuesday, September 3, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 56282]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-22292]



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COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS


Denying Entry to Textiles and Textile Products Produced in 
Certain Companies in Macau

August 27, 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 manufactured in certain companies in 
Macau.

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EFFECTIVE DATE: September 3, 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 Cheerful Garment Factory, Sai Land Garment Factory, and 
Tung Land Garment Factory for five years; and by Mei Lai and Vai Iat 
Lda. for six months. 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.

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

Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements

August 27, 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 September 3, 2002 
and extending through September 2, 2007, to deny entry to textiles 
and textile products allegedly manufactured by the Macau companies 
Cheerful Garment Factory, Sai Land Garment Factory, and Tung Land 
Garment Factory. The Chairman of CITA also directs the U.S. Customs 
Service, effective for goods exported on and after September 3, 2002 
and extending through March 2, 2003, to deny entry to textiles and 
textile products allegedly manufactured by the Macau companies Mei 
Lai and Vai Iat Lda. 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,
D. Michael Hutchinson,
Acting Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile 
Agreements.
[FR Doc.02-22292 Filed 8-30-02; 8:45 am]
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