[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 3 (Wednesday, January 5, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 792-793]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-196]


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COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS


Cancellation of Textile Visa Requirements for Laos

December 30, 2004.
AGENCY: Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA).

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ACTION: Issuing a directive to the Commissioner, Bureau of Customs and 
Border Protection canceling all previous directives concerning visa 
requirements for Laos.

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EFFECTIVE DATE: January 1, 2005.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Philip J. Martello, Director, Trade 
and Data Division, Office of Textiles and Apparel, U.S. Department of 
Commerce, (202) 482-3400.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

    Authority: Executive Order 11651 of March 3, 1972, as amended; 
Section 204 of the Agricultural Act of 1956, as amended (7 U.S.C. 
1854).
    Due to the expiration on December 31, 2004 of the bilateral textile 
agreement with Laos, the United States is cancelling visa requirements 
for textile products from Laos exported after that date.
    In the letter below, CITA is directing the Bureau of Customs and 
Border Protection to cancel all textile visa requirements for goods 
exported from Laos on and after January 1, 2005.

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

Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements

December 30, 2004.

Commissioner,
Bureau of Customs and Border Protection, Washington, D.C. 20229.
    Dear Commissioner: This directive cancels all previous 
directives issued to you by the Chairman, Committee for the 
Implementation of Textile Agreements concerning textile visa 
requirements for goods produced or manufactured in Laos. Effective 
for such goods exported from Laos on and after January 1, 2005, you 
are directed not to require a textile visa for entry into the 
Customs territory of the United Sates.
    The Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreement 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. 05-196 Filed 1-4-05; 8:45 am]
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