[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 238 (Wednesday, December 10, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 75085]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-29211]


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COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS


Cancellation of Electronic Visa Information System (ELVIS) 
Requirements for Textiles and Textile Products Produced or Manufactured 
in The People's Republic of China and Exported on and after January 1, 
2009

December 5, 2008.
AGENCY: Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA).

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

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EFFECTIVE DATE: January 1, 2009.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ross Arnold, International Trade 
Specialist, Office of Textiles and Apparel, U.S. Department of 
Commerce, (202) 482-4212. For information on the quota status of this 
limit, refer to the Bureau of Customs and Border Protection website 
(http://www.cbp.gov), or call (202) 863-6560. For information on 
embargoes and quota re-openings, refer to the Office of Textiles and 
Apparel website at http://otexa.ita.doc.gov.

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).
    This directive cancels the ELVIS requirement for goods exported 
from China on and after January 1, 2009. The ELVIS requirement and 
quota requirements will continue to remain in effect until further 
notice for goods exported from China prior to January 1, 2009, even if 
entered in 2009. This action is consistent with the terms of the 
bilateral agreement on textiles and apparel between the Governments of 
the United States of America and the People's Republic of China that 
was signed on November 8, 2005.
    In the letter below, CITA is directing the Bureau of Customs and 
Border Protection to cancel all ELVIS requirements for goods exported 
from China on and after January 1, 2009.

Janet E. Heinzen,
Acting Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile 
Agreements.

Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements

December 5, 2008.

Commissioner,
Bureau of Customs and Border Protection, Washington, D.C. 20229.
    Dear Commissioner: This directive cancels all previous 
directives concerning requirements for ELVIS transmissions, issued 
to you by the Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile 
Agreements, effective for goods exported from China on and after 
January 1, 2009.
    However, the ELVIS requirement and quota requirements will 
continue to remain in effect until further notice for goods exported 
from China prior to January 1, 2009, even if entered in 2009.
    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,
Janet E. Heinzen,
Acting Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile 
Agreements.
[FR Doc. E8-29211 Filed 12-9-08; 8:45 am]
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