[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 163 (Friday, August 22, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 44647]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-22300]



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COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS


Adjustment of an Import Limit for Certain Cotton Textile Products 
Produced or Manufactured in the People's Republic of China

August 18, 1997.
AGENCY: Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA).

ACTION: Issuing a directive to the Commissioner of Customs increasing a 
limit.

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EFFECTIVE DATE: August 19, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Janet Heinzen, 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 Quota Status Reports posted on the bulletin boards 
of each Customs port or call (202) 927-5850. For information on 
embargoes and quota re-openings, call (202) 482-3715.

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).

    The current limit for Categories 338-S/339-S, a sublimit of 
Categories 338/339, is being increased for carryforward.
    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 61 FR 66263, published on December 17, 1996). Also see 
62 FR 6950, published on February 14, 1997.
    The letter to the Commissioner of Customs and the actions taken 
pursuant to it are not designed to implement all of the provisions of 
the bilateral agreement, but is designed to assist only in the 
implementation of its provisions.
Troy H. Cribb,
Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.

Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements
August 18, 1997.

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 February 10, 1997, 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 
and silk apparel, produced or manufactured in China and exported 
during the twelve-month period beginning on January 1, 1997 and 
extending through December 31, 1997.
    Effective on August 19, 1997, you are directed to increase the 
limit for Categories 338-S/339-S \1\, a sublimit of 338/339, to 
1,894,466 dozen \2\, as provided for under the terms of the 
bilateral agreement between the Governments of the United States and 
the People's Republic of China. The limit for 338/339 remains 
unchanged.
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    \1\ The limit has not been adjusted to account for any imports 
exported after December 31, 1996.
    \2\ Category 338-S: all HTS numbers except 6109.10.0012, 
6109.10.0014, 6109.10.0018 and 6109.10.0023; Category 339-S: all HTS 
numbers except 6109.10.0040, 6109.10.0045, 6109.10.0060 and 
6109.10.0065.
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    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. 97-22300 Filed 8-21-97; 8:45 am]
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