[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 15 (Friday, January 23, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3334-3335]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-1560]


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COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS


Removal of Export Visa and Folklore Certification Requirements 
for Certain Wool and Man-Made Fiber Textile Products Produced or 
Manufactured in the United Mexican States

January 21, 2004.
AGENCY: Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA).

ACTION: Issuing a directive to the Commissioner, Bureau of Customs and 
Border Protection removing visa and folklore certification 
requirements.

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EFFECTIVE DATE: January 23, 2004.

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 American Free Trade Agreement, the existing 
export visa and folklore certification requirements are being canceled 
for textile products no longer subject to restrictions or consultations 
levels which are exported from Mexico on and after January 1, 2004.
    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 68 FR 1599, published on January 13, 2003). Information 
regarding the availability of the 2004 CORRELATION will be published in 
the Federal Register at a later date. Also see 58 FR 69350, published 
on December 30, 1993.

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

The Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements

January 21, 2004.

Commissioner,
Bureau of Customs and Border Protection, 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 23, 2004, the visa 
and folklore certification requirements in the above referenced 
directive will not apply to Categories 410, 433, 443 and 611, as 
they are no longer subject to restrictions or consultation levels. 
Therefore, effective on January 23, 2004, you are directed to cancel 
the visa and folklore certification requirements for goods in these 
categories exported on and after January 1, 2004.
    The Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements has 
determined that this action falls within the foreign affairs 
exception of the rulemaking provisions of 5 U.S.C. 553(a)(1).

    Sincerely,

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James C. Leonard III,
Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.
[FR Doc. 04-1560 Filed 1-21-04; 2:14 pm]
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