Federal Register / Vol. 5, No. 11 / Tuesday, January 18, 2000 / Notices 2589

1The limit has not been adjusted to account for

any imports exported after December 31, 1999.

The current limit for Category 443 is

being reduced for carryforward used.

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 64 FR 71982,

published on December 22, 1999). Also

see 64 FR 71115, published on

December 20, 1999.

Troy H. Cribb,

Chairman, Committee for the Implementation

of Textile Agreements.

Committee for the Implementation of Textile

Agreements

January 11, 2000.

Commissioner of Customs,

Department of the Treasury, Washington, DC

20229.

Dear Commissioner: This directive

amends, but does not cancel, the directive

issued to you on December 14, 1999, by the

Chairman, Committee for the Implementation

of Textile Agreements. That directive

concerns imports of certain wool textile

products, produced or manufactured in the

Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and

exported during the twelve-month period

beginning on January 1, 2000 and extending

through December 31, 2000.

Effective on January 20, 2000, you are

directed to reduce the limit for Category 443

to 164,799 numbers 1, as provided for in the

agreement between the Governments of the

United States and the Former Yugoslav

Republic of Macedonia dated November 7,

1997.

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,

Troy H. Cribb,

Chairman, Committee for the Implementation

of Textile Agreements.

[FR Doc. 00–1044 Filed 1–14–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–DR–F

COMMITTEE FOR THE

IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE

AGREEMENTS

Adjustment of Import Limits for Certain

Cotton Textile Products Produced or

Manufactured in Mauritius

January 11, 2000.

AGENCY: Committee for the

Implementation of Textile Agreements

(CITA).

ACTION: Issuing a directive to the

Commissioner of Customs reducing

limits.

EFFECTIVE DATE: January 20, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Naomi Freeman, International Trade

Specialist, Office of Textiles and

Apparel, U.S. Department of Commerce,

(202) 482–4212. For information on the

quota status of these limits, refer to the

Quota Status Reports posted on the

bulletin boards of each Customs port,

call (202) 927–5850, or refer to the U.S.

Customs website at http://

www.customs.ustreas.gov. For

information on embargoes and quota reopenings, call (202) 482–3715.

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.

The current limits for certain

categories are being reduced for

carryforward used.

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 64 FR 71982,

published on December 22, 1999). Also

see 64 FR 50497, published on

September 17, 1999.

Troy H. Cribb,

Chairman, Committee for the Implementation

of Textile Agreements Committee for the

Implementation of Textile Agreements

January 11, 2000.

Commissioner of Customs,

Department of the Treasury, Washington, DC

20229.

Dear Commissioner: This directive

amends, but does not cancel, the directive

issued to you on September 13, 1999, by the

Chairman, Committee for the Implementation

of Textile Agreements. That directive

concerns imports of certain cotton, wool,

man-made fiber, silk blend and other

vegetable fiber textiles and textile products,

produced or manufactured in Mauritius and

exported during the twelve-month period

which began on January 1, 2000 and extends

through December 31, 2000.

Effective on January 20, 2000, you are

directed to reduce the current limits for the

following categories, as provided for under

the Uruguay Round Agreement on Textiles

and Clothing:

Category Adjusted twelve-month

limit 1

338/339 .................... 502,492 dozen.

347/348 .................... 1,057,724 dozen.

1The limits have not been adjusted to account for any imports exported after December

31, 1999.

The Committee for the Implementation of

Textile Agreements has determined that

these actions fall within the foreign affairs

exception of the rulemaking provisions of 5

U.S.C. 553(a)(1).

Sincerely,

Troy H. Cribb,

Chairman, Committee for the Implementation

of Textile Agreements.

[FR Doc. 00–1045 Filed 1–14–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–DR–F

COMMITTEE FOR THE

IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE

AGREEMENTS

Removing Companies From List of

Companies From Which Customs Shall

Deny Entry to Textiles and Textile

Products

January 11, 2000.

AGENCY: Committee for the

Implementation of Textile Agreements

(CITA).

ACTION: Issuing a directive to the

Commissioner of Customs directing

Customs not to apply the directive

regarding denial of entry to shipments

from certain companies.

EFFECTIVE DATE: January 18, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Martin Walsh, International Trade

Specialist, Office of Textiles and

Apparel, U.S. Department of Commerce,

(202) 482-3400.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Authority: Section 204 of the Agricultural

Act of 1956, as amended (7 U.S.C. 1854);

Executive Order 12475 of May 9, 1984, as

amended.

In a notice and letter to the

Commissioner of Customs, dated July

27, 1999, and published in the Federal

Register on July 30, 1999 (64 FR 41395),

the Chairman of CITA directed the U.S.

Customs Service to deny entry to

textiles and textile products allegedly

manufactured by certain listed

companies; Customs had informed CITA

that these companies were found to

have been illegally transshipping,

closed, or unable to produce records to

verify production.

Based on information received since

that time, CITA has determined that

Artistica, Fabrica de Artigos de

Vestuario; and Leon Garment Factory

Ltd., aka Westburg Lda., two of the

listed companies, should not be subject

to that directive. Effective on January

18, 2000, Customs should not apply the

directive to shipments of textiles and

textile products allegedly manufactured

by these companies. CITA expects that

Customs will conduct on-site