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products shall be charged to the limits set

forth in this directive.

In carrying out the above directions, the

Commissioner of Customs should construe

entry into the United States for consumption

to include entry for consumption into the

Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.

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. 97–29899 Filed 11–12–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–DR–F

COMMITTEE FOR THE

IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE

AGREEMENTS

Announcement of Import Restraint

Limits for Certain Cotton and ManMade Fiber Textile Products Produced

or Manufactured in Nepal

November 6, 1997.

AGENCY: Committee for the

Implementation of Textile Agreements

(CITA).

ACTION: Issuing a directive to the

Commissioner of Customs establishing

limits.

EFFECTIVE DATE: January 1, 1998.

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: 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 Bilateral Textile Agreement,

effected by exchange of notes dated May

30 and June 1, 1986, as amended and

extended, and Memoranda of

Understanding (MOUs) dated November

6, 1996 and June 20, 1997, between the

Governments of the United States and

Nepal establish limits for the period

January 1, 1998 through December 31,

1998.

These limits may be revised if Nepal

becomes a member of the World Trade

Organization (WTO) and the United

States applies the WTO agreement to

Nepal.

In the letter published below, the

Chairman of CITA directs the

Commissioner of Customs to establish

the 1998 limits.

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).

Information regarding the 1998

CORRELATION will be published in the

Federal Register at a later date.

Troy H. Cribb,

Chairman, Committee for the Implementation

of Textile Agreements.

Committee for the Implementation of Textile

Agreements

November 6, 1997.

Commissioner of Customs,

Department of the Treasury, Washington, DC

20229.

Dear Commissioner: Pursuant to 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

Bilateral Textile Agreement, effected by

exchange of notes dated May 30 and June 1,

1986, as amended and extended; and

Memoranda of Understanding dated

November 6, 1996 and June 20, 1997 between

the Governments of the United States and

Nepal, you are directed to prohibit, effective

on January 1, 1998, entry into the United

States for consumption and withdrawal from

warehouse for consumption of cotton and

man-made fiber textile products in the

following categories, produced or

manufactured in Nepal and exported during

the twelve-month period beginning on

January 1, 1998 and extending through

December 31, 1998, in excess of the following

levels of restraint:

Category Twelve-month restraint

limit

336/636 .................... 234,214 dozen.

340 ........................... 338,279 dozen.

341 ........................... 1,086,589 dozen.

342/642 .................... 295,242 dozen.

347/348 .................... 761,956 dozen.

363 ........................... 6,890,000 numbers.

369–S1 .................... 927,000 kilograms.

640 ........................... 170,254 dozen.

641 ........................... 383,880 dozen.

1 Category 369–S: only HTS number

6307.10.2005.

The limits set forth above are subject to

adjustment pursuant to the provisions of the

current bilateral agreement between the

Governments of the United States and Nepal.

Products in the above categories exported

during 1997 shall be charged to the

applicable category limits for that year (see

directive dated December 5, 1996) to the

extent of any unfilled balances. In the event

the limits established for that period have

been exhausted by previous entries, such

products shall be charged to the limits set

forth in this directive.

These limits may be revised if Nepal

becomes a member of the World Trade

Organization (WTO) and the United States

applies the WTO agreement to Nepal.

In carrying out the above directions, the

Commissioner of Customs should construe

entry into the United States for consumption

to include entry for consumption into the

Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.

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. 97–29874 Filed 11–12–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–DR–F

COMMITTEE FOR THE

IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE

AGREEMENTS

Announcement of Import Restraint

Limits for Certain Cotton and ManMade Fiber Textile Products Produced

or Manufactured in Qatar

November 6, 1997.

AGENCY: Committee for the

Implementation of Textile Agreements

(CITA).

ACTION: Issuing a directive to the

Commissioner of Customs establishing

limits.

EFFECTIVE DATE: January 1, 1998.

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: 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 import restraint limits for textile

products, produced or manufactured in

Qatar and exported during the period

January 1, 1998 through December 31,

1998 are based on limits notified to the

Textiles Monitoring Body pursuant to

the Uruguay Round Agreement on

Textiles and Clothing (ATC).

In the letter published below, the

Chairman of CITA directs the

Commissioner of Customs to establish

the limits for the 1998 period.

A description of the textile and

apparel categories in terms of HTS