[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 118 (Monday, June 22, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 29471]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-14631]


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COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS


Termination of Textile Visa Requirement for Women's and Girls' 
Wool Coats Manufactured in the Russian Federation Effective July 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, terminating the textile visa arrangement with Russia 
for Category 435, women's and girls' wool coats.

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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).
    In a notice and letter published in the Federal Register on January 
31, 1997 (see 62 FR 4729), the United States established visa 
requirements for women's and girls' wool coats in Category 435 
manufactured in the Russian Federation and exported from Russia on and 
after March 1, 1997. Because textile and apparel imports into the 
United States of America from the Russian Federation are no longer 
subject to quota restrictions, there is no need to maintain the visa 
requirements. Accordingly, pursuant to the Visa Arrangement between the 
Governments of the United States of America and the Russian Federation 
that was signed on October 22, 1996 and December 31, 1996, CITA has 
notified the Russian Federation that it is terminating visa 
requirements for women's and girls' wool coats in Category 435.
    In the letter below, CITA is directing U.S. Customs and Border 
Protection to terminate the visa requirement for women's and girls' 
wool coats in Category 435 exported from Russia effective July 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: You are directed to terminate all visa 
requirements for women's and girls' wool coats in Category 435 
exported from Russia effective July 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. E9-14631 Filed 6-19-09; 8:45 am]
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