[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 118 (Monday, June 22, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29470-29471]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-14623]


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COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS


Cancellation of Electronic Visa Information System (ELVIS) and 
Quota Reporting Requirements for Textiles and Textile Products Produced 
or Manufactured in the People's Republic of China and Exported prior to 
January 1, 2009

June 16, 2009.
AGENCY: Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA).

ACTION: Issuing a directive to the Commissioner, U.S. Customs and 
Border Protection canceling all previous directives concerning ELVIS 
and quota reporting requirements for China.

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EFFECTIVE DATE: July 1, 2009.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Maria D'Andrea, Office of Textiles and 
Apparel, U.S. Department of Commerce, (202) 482-4058.

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).

    Effective on July 1, 2009, the United States is terminating the 
ELVIS transmission requirement and quota reporting requirements for 
goods exported from China prior to January 1, 2009. In a notice and 
letter published in the Federal Register on December 10, 2008 (see 73 
FR 75085), the United States canceled all previous directives 
concerning requirements for ELVIS transmissions effective for goods 
exported from China prior to January 1, 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 (see 70 
FR 74777).
    In the letter below, CITA instructs U.S. Customs and Border 
Protection to

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cancel all requirements for ELVIS transmission and quota reporting for 
goods exported from China prior to January 1, 2009.

Maria D'Andrea,
Acting Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile 
Agreements.

Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements

June 16, 2009.

Commissioner,
U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Washington, DC 20229.
    Dear Commissioner: Effective on July 1, 2009, you are directed 
to cancel all requirements for ELVIS transmissions and quota 
reporting for goods exported from China prior to January 1, 2009.
    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,
Maria D'Andrea,
Acting Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile 
Agreements.
[FR Doc. E9-14623 Filed 6-19-09; 8:45 am]
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