Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 234 / Friday, December 5, 1997 / Notices 64361

COMMITTEE FOR THE

IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE

AGREEMENTS

Announcement of Import Limits for

Certain Wool Textile Products

Produced or Manufactured in the

Former Yugoslav Republic of

Macedonia

December 1, 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: Roy

Unger, 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 of

November 7, 1997 between the

Governments of the United States and

the Former Yugoslav Republic of

Macedonia establishes limits for certain

wool textile products, produced or

manufactured in the Former Yugoslav

Republic of Macedonia and exported

during the period January 1, 1998

through December 31, 1998.

In the letter published below, the

Chairman of CITA directs the

Commissioner of Customs to establish

the 1998 limits. The limits for

Categories 434, 435 and 443 have been

reduced for carryforward applied in

1997.

These limits may be revised if the

Former Yugoslav Republic of

Macedonia becomes a member of the

World Trade Organization (WTO) and

the United States applies the WTO

agreement to the Former Yugoslav

Republic of Macedonia.

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

December 1, 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; and the

Bilateral Textile Agreement of November 7,

1997 between the Governments of the United

States and the Former Yugoslav Republic of

Macedonia, you are directed to prohibit,

effective on January 1, 1998, entry into the

United States for consumption and

withdrawal from warehouse for consumption

of wool textile products in the following

categories, produced or manufactured in the

Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and

exported during the period beginning on

January 1, 1998 extending through December

31, 1998, in excess of the following levels of

restraint:

Category Twelve-month limit

433 ........................... 20,400 dozen.

434 ........................... 9,575 dozen.

435 ........................... 25,638 dozen.

443 ........................... 157,987 numbers.

448 ........................... 61,200 dozen.

The limits set forth above are subject to

adjustment pursuant to the current bilateral

agreement between the Governments of the

United States and the Former Yugoslav

Republic of Macedonia.

Products in the above categories exported

during 1997 shall be charged to the

applicable category limits for that year (see

directive dated September 11, 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 the Former

Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia becomes a

member of the World Trade Organization

(WTO) and the United States applies the

WTO agreement to the Former Yugoslav

Republic of Macedonia.

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.

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COMMITTEE FOR THE

IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE

AGREEMENTS

Announcement of Import Restraint

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

December 1, 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

the Philippines 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).

Pursuant to the provisions of the ATC,

the second stage of the integration

commences on January 1, 1998 (see 60

FR 21075, published on May 1, 1995).

Accordingly, certain previously

restrained categories may have been

modified or eliminated and certain

limits may have been revised. Integrated

products will no longer be subject to

quota. CITA has informed the

Philippines of its intent to continue the

bilateral visa arrangement for those

products.

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
64362 Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 234 / Friday, December 5, 1997 / Notices

Federal Register notice 61 FR 66263,

published on December 17, 1996). Also

see 62 FR 51832, published on October

3, 1997. 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

December 1, 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; and the

Uruguay Round Agreement on Textiles and

Clothing (ATC), 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, wool and man-made fiber textiles

and textile products and silk blend and other

vegetable fiber apparel in the following

categories, produced or manufactured in the

Philippines and exported during the twelvemonth 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

Levels in Group I

237 ........................... 1,778,722 dozen.

331/631 .................... 5,760,064 dozen pairs.

333/334 .................... 278,639 dozen of

which not more than

40,002 dozen shall

be in Category 333.

335 ........................... 181,366 dozen.

336 ........................... 660,007 dozen.

338/339 .................... 2,205,492 dozen.

340/640 .................... 979,367 dozen.

341/641 .................... 883,755 dozen.

342/642 .................... 570,873 dozen.

345 ........................... 170,005 dozen.

347/348 .................... 2,000,023 dozen.

350 ........................... 150,499 dozen.

351/651 .................... 622,650 dozen.

352/652 .................... 2,445,309 dozen.

359–C/659–C 1 ........ 845,963 kilograms.

431 ........................... 170,585 dozen pairs.

433 ........................... 3,359 dozen.

443 ........................... 40,616 numbers.

445/446 .................... 27,742 dozen.

447 ........................... 7,713 dozen.

633 ........................... 36,784 dozen.

634 ........................... 456,391 dozen.

635 ........................... 347,263 dozen

636 ........................... 1,720,018 dozen.

638/639 .................... 2,265,641 dozen.

643 ........................... 878,616 numbers.

645/646 .................... 754,665 dozen.

647/648 .................... 1,206,794 dozen.

649 ........................... 7,616,022 dozen.

650 ........................... 107,717 dozen.

Category Twelve-month restraint

limit

659–H 2 .................... 1,417,273 kilograms.

847 ........................... 940,051 dozen.

Group II

200–227, 300–326,

332, 359–O 3, 360,

361, 362, 363,

369–S4, 369–O 5,

400–414, 434–

438, 440, 442,

444, 448, 459pt. 6,

464, 469pt. 7, 600–

611, 613–629,

644, 659–O 8, 666,

669–O 9, 670–O 10,

831, 833–838,

840–846, 850–858

and 859pt. 11, as a

group.

189,927,480 square

meters equivalent.

Sublevel in Group II

361 ........................... 1,901,046 numbers.

369–S ...................... 430,919 kilograms.

604 ........................... 2,015,470 kilograms.

611 ........................... 5,705,190 square meters.

1 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. 2 Category 659–H: only HTS numbers

6502.00.9030, 6504.00.9015, 6504.00.9060,

6505.90.5090, 6505.90.6090, 6505.90.7090

and 6505.90.8090. 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, 6211.42.0010

(Category 359–C); and 6406.99.1550 (359pt.). 4 Category 369–S: only HTS number

6307.10.2005. 5 Category 369–O: all HTS numbers except

6307.10.2005 (Category 369–S);

5601.10.1000, 5601.21.0090, 5701.90.1020,

5701.90.2020, 5702.10.9020, 5702.39.2010,

5702.49.1020, 5702.49.1080, 5702.59.1000,

5702.99.1010, 5702.99.1090, 5705.00.2020

and 6406.10.7700 (Category 369pt.). 6 Category 459pt.: all HTS numbers except

6405.20.6030, 6405.20.6060, 6405.20.6090,

6406.99.1505 and 6406.99.1560. 7 Category 469pt.: all HTS numbers except

5601.29.0020, 5603.94.1010 and

6406.10.9020. 8 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, 6505.90.8090

(Category 659–H); 6406.99.1510 and

6406.99.1540 (Category 659pt.).

9 Category 669–O: all HTS numbers except

6305.32.0010, 6305.32.0020, 6305.33.0010,

6305.33.0020, 6305.39.0000 (Category 669–

P); 5601.10.2000, 5601.22.0090,

5607.49.3000, 5607.50.4000 and

6406.10.9040 (Category 669pt.). 10 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). 11 Category 859pt.: only HTS numbers

6115.19.8040, 6117.10.6020, 6212.10.5030,

6212.10.9040, 6212.20.0030, 6212.30.0030,

6212.90.0090, 6214.10.2000 and

6214.90.0090.

The limits set forth above are subject to

adjustment pursuant to the provisions of the

ATC and administrative arrangements

notified to the Textiles Monitoring Body.

Products in the above categories exported

during 1997 shall be charged to the

applicable category limits for that year (see

directive dated November 29, 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.

Products for integration in 1998 listed in

the Federal Register notice published on

May 1, 1995 (60 FR 21075) which are

exported during 1997 shall be charged to the

applicable limits to the extent of any unfilled

balances. After January 1, 1998, should those

unfilled balances be exhausted, such

products shall no longer be charged to any

limit, due to integration of these products

into GATT 1994.

CITA has informed the Philippines of its

intent to continue the bilateral visa

arrangement for those products. An export

visa will continue to be required, if

applicable, for products integrated on and

after January 1, 1998, before entry is

permitted into the United States.

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.

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