Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 184 / Tuesday, September 23, 1997 / Notices 49669

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); Uruguay Round Agreements

Act.

The United States Government has

decided to cancel the limit and

guaranteed access level (GAL) on

imports of wool textile products in

Category 435 from Honduras established

for the period beginning on January 1,

1997 and extending through December

31, 1997. A visa will no longer be

required for textile products in Category

435, regardless of the date of export.

In the letter published below, the

Chairman of CITA directs the

Commissioner of Customs, effective on

September 30, 1997, to cancel the 1997

limit and GAL for Category 435. Also,

U.S. Customs Service is directed not to

sign the form ITA–370P for export of

U.S. formed and cut parts in Category

435.

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 61 FR 38236, published on July 23,

1996; and 61 FR 59865, published on

November 25, 1996.

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 Uruguay Round

Agreements Act and the Uruguay Round

Agreement on Textiles and Clothing, but

are designed to assist only in the

implementation of certain of their

provisions.

Troy H. Cribb,

Chairman, Committee for the Implementation

of Textile Agreements.

Committee for the Implementation of Textile

Agreements

September 17, 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 November 19, 1996, by the

Chairman, Committee for the Implementation

of Textile Agreements. That directive

concerns imports of certain cotton, wool and

man-made fiber textile products, produced or

manufactured in Honduras and exported

during the twelve-month period which began

on January 1, 1997 and extends through

December 31, 1997.

Effective on September 30, 1997, you are

directed to cancel the current limit and

guaranteed access level for Category 435. A

visa will no longer be required for shipments

of goods in Category 435 which are produced

or manufactured in Honduras, regardless of

the date of export.

Also effective on September 30, 1997, U.S.

Customs Service is directed to no longer sign

the form ITA–370P for export of U.S. formed

and cut parts in Category 435.

The Committee for the Implementation of

Textile Agreements has determined that

these actions fall 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. 97–25206 Filed 9–22–97; 8:45 am]

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COMMITTEE FOR THE

IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE

AGREEMENTS

Adjustment of Import Limits for Certain

Cotton, Wool and Man-Made Fiber

Textiles and Textile Products and Silk

Blend and Other Vegetable Fiber

Apparel Produced or Manufactured in

the Philippines

September 19, 1997.

AGENCY: Committee for the

Implementation of Textile Agreements

(CITA).

ACTION: Issuing a directive to the

Commissioner of Customs adjusting

import limits.

EFFECTIVE DATE: September 23, 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 these limits, 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); Uruguay Round Agreements

Act.

The current limits for certain

categories are being adjusted, variously,

for swing, special shift and

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 61 FR 64507, published on

December 5, 1996.

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 Uruguay Round

Agreements Act and the Uruguay Round

Agreement on Textiles, but are designed

to assist only in the implementation of

certain of their provisions.

Troy H. Cribb,

Chairman, Committee for the Implementation

of Textile Agreements.

Committee for the Implementation of Textile

Agreements

September 19, 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 November 29, 1996, by the

Chairman, Committee for the Implementation

of Textile Agreements. That directive

concerns imports of certain cotton, wool and

man-made fiber textiles and textile products

and silk blend and other vegetable fiber

apparel, produced or manufactured in the

Philippines and exported during the twelvemonth period beginning on January 1, 1997

and extending through December 31, 1997.

Effective on September 23, 1997, you are

directed to adjust the current limits for the

following categories, pursuant to the Uruguay

Round Agreements Act and the Uruguay

Round Agreement on Textiles and Clothing:

Category Adjusted twelve-month

limit 1

Levels in Group I

237 ........................... 1,358,802 dozen.

331/631 .................... 5,654,141 dozen pairs.

333/334 .................... 242,549 dozen of

which not more than

40,848 dozen shall

be in Category 333.

335 ........................... 77,287 dozen.

338/339 .................... 2,380,268 dozen.

345 ........................... 191,417 dozen.

359–C/659–C 2 ........ 1,454,874 kilograms.

433 ........................... 3,712 dozen.

445/446 .................... 33,634 dozen.

447 ........................... 8,971 dozen.

633 ........................... 37,332 dozen.

634 ........................... 621,397 dozen.

635 ........................... 415,492 dozen.

636 ........................... 1,745,780 dozen.

638/639 .................... 2,364,122 dozen.

645/646 .................... 769,333 dozen.

649 ........................... 7,425,078 dozen.

847 ........................... 235,498 dozen.
49670 Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 184 / Tuesday, September 23, 1997 / Notices

Category Adjusted twelve-month

limit 1

Group II

200–229, 300–326,

330, 332, 349,

353, 354, 359–O 3,

360, 362, 363,

369–O 4, 400–414,

432, 434–442,

444, 448, 459,

464–469, 600–

607, 613–629,

630, 632, 644,

653, 654, 659–O 5,

665, 666, 669–O 6,

670–O 7, 831–846

and 850–859, as a

group.

158,991,713 square

meters equivalent.

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

31, 1996. 2 Category 359–C: only HTS numbers

6103.42.2025, 6103.49.8034, 6104.62.1020,

6104.69.8010, 6114.20.0048, 6114.20.0052,

6203.42.2010, 6203.42.2090, 6204.62.2010,

6211.32.0010, 6211.32.0025 and

6211.42.0010; Category 659–C: only HTS

numbers 6103.23.0055, 6103.43.2020,

6103.43.2025, 6103.49.2000, 6103.49.8038,

6104.63.1020, 6104.63.1030, 6104.69.1000,

6104.69.8014, 6114.30.3044, 6114.30.3054,

6203.43.2010, 6203.43.2090, 6203.49.1010,

6203.49.1090, 6204.63.1510, 6204.69.1010,

6210.10.9010, 6211.33.0010, 6211.33.0017

and 6211.43.0010. 3 Category 359–O: all HTS numbers except

6103.42.2025, 6103.49.8034, 6104.62.1020,

6104.69.8010, 6114.20.0048, 6114.20.0052,

6203.42.2010, 6203.42.2090, 6204.62.2010,

6211.32.0010, 6211.32.0025 and

6211.42.0010 (Category 359–C). 4 Category 369–O: all HTS numbers except

6307.10.2005 (Category 369–S). 5 Category 659–O: all HTS numbers except

6103.23.0055, 6103.43.2020, 6103.43.2025,

6103.49.2000, 6103.49.8038, 6104.63.1020,

6104.63.1030, 6104.69.1000, 6104.69.8014,

6114.30.3044, 6114.30.3054, 6203.43.2010,

6203.43.2090, 6203.49.1010, 6203.49.1090,

6204.63.1510, 6204.69.1010, 6210.10.9010,

6211.33.0010, 6211.33.0017, 6211.43.0010

(Category 659–C); 6502.00.9030,

6504.00.9015, 6504.00.9060, 6505.90.5090,

6505.90.6090, 6505.90.7090 and

6505.90.8090 (Category 659–H). 6 Category 669–O: all HTS numbers except

6305.32.0010, 6305.32.0020, 6305.33.0010,

6305.33.0020 and 6305.39.0000 (Category

669–P). 7 Category 670–O: all HTS numbers except

4202.12.8030, 4202.12.8070, 4202.92.3020,

4202.92.3030 and 4202.92.9025 (Category

670–L).

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. 97–25363 Filed 9–22–97; 8:45 am]

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COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING

COMMISSION

Chicago Board of Trade Proposed

Futures and Option Contracts on the

Dow Jones Utility Average Index and

the Dow Jones Transportation Average

Index

AGENCY: Commodity Futures Trading

Commission.

ACTION: Notice of availability of the

terms and conditions of proposed

commodity futures and option

contracts.

SUMMARY: The Chicago Board of Trade

(CBOT or Exchange) has applied for

designation as a contract market in

futures and futures options on the Dow

Jones Utility Average Index and the

Dow Jones Transportation Average

Index. The Acting Director of the

Division of Economic Analysis

(Division) of the Commission, acting

pursuant to the authority delegated by

Commission Regulation 140.96, has

determined that publication of the

proposal for comment is in the public

interest, will assist the Commission in

considering the views of interested

persons, and is consistent with the

purposes of the Commodity Exchange

Act.

DATE: Comments must be received on or

before October 23, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons should

submit their views and comments to

Jean A. Webb, Secretary, Commodity

Futures Trading Commission, Three

Lafayette Centre, 1155 21st St., NW,

Washington, DC 20581. In addition,

comments may be sent by facsimile

transmission to (202) 418–5521 or by

electronic mail to secretary@cftc.gov.

Reference should be made to the

Chicago Board of Trade Dow Jones

Utility Average Index and the Dow

Jones Transportation Average Index.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Please contact Thomas Leahy of the

Division of Economic Analysis,

Commodity Futures Trading

Commission, Three Lafayette Centre,

1155 21st St., NW, Washington, DC

20581, telephone 202–418–5278.

Facsimile number (202) 418–5527.

Electronic mail tleahy@cftc.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Copies of

the terms and conditions will be

available for inspection at the Office of

the Secretariat, Commodity Futures

Trading Commission, Three Lafayette

Centre, 1155 21st St., NW, Washington,

DC 20581. Copies of the terms and

conditions can be obtained through the

Office of the Secretariat by mail at the

above address, by phone at (202) 418–

5100, or via the internet on the CFTC

website at www.cftc.gov under ‘‘What’s

Pending.’’

Other materials submitted by the

CBOT in support of the application for

contract market designation may be

available upon request pursuant to the

Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C.

552) and the Commission’s regulations

thereunder (17 CFR part 145 (1987)),

except to the extent they are entitled to

confidential treatment as set forth in 17

CFR 145.5 and 145.9. Requests for

copies of such materials should be made

to the FOI, Privacy and Sunshine Act

Compliance Staff of the Office of the

Secretariat at the Commission’s

headquarters in accordance with 17 CFR

145.7 and 145.8.

Any person interested in submitting

written data, views, or arguments on the

proposed terms and conditions, or with

respect to other materials submitted by

the CBOT, should send such comments

to Jean A. Webb, Secretary, Commodity

Futures Trading Commission, Three

Lafayette Centre, 1155 21st St., NW,

Washington, DC 20581 by the specified

date.

Issued in Washington, DC, on September

17, 1997.

John R. Mielke,

Acting Director.

[FR Doc. 97–25203 Filed 9–22–97; 8:45 am]

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