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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.

[FR Doc. 97–31435 Filed 11–28–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–DR–F

COMMITTEE FOR THE

IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE

AGREEMENTS

Announcement of an Import Limit for

Certain Wool Textile Products

Produced or Manufactured in Russia

November 24, 1997.

AGENCY: Committee for the

Implementation of Textile Agreements

(CITA).

ACTION: Issuing a directive to the

Commissioner of Customs establishing a

limit.

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 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: 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

August 13, 1996 and September 9, 1996,

as amended, between the Governments

of the United States and the Russian

Federation establishes a limit for wool

textile products in Category 435 for 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 limit for 1998.

This limit may be revised if Russia

becomes a member of the World Trade

Organization (WTO) and the United

States applies the WTO agreement to

Russia.

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 24, 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, effected by

exchange of notes dated August 13, 1996 and

September 9, 1996, as amended, between the

Governments of the United States and the

Russian Federation, 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 Category 435,

produced or manufactured in Russia and

exported during the twelve-month period

beginning on January 1, 1998 and extending

through December 31, 1998, in excess of

52,020 dozen.

The limit set forth above is subject to

adjustment pursuant to the current bilateral

agreement between the Governments of the

United States and the Russian Federation.

Products in the above category exported

during 1997 shall be charged to the

applicable category limit for that year (see

directive dated September 19, 1996) to the

extent of any unfilled balance. In the event

the limit established for that period has been

exhausted by previous entries, such products

shall be charged to the limit set forth in this

directive.

This limit may be revised if Russia

becomes a member of the World Trade

Organization (WTO) and the United States

applies the WTO agreement to Russia.

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 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.97–31430 Filed 11–28–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–DR–F

COMMITTEE FOR THE

IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE

AGREEMENTS

Announcement of Import Restraint

Limits for Certain Wool Textile

Products Produced or Manufactured in

Ukraine

November 24, 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 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: Section 204 of the Agricultural

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

Executive Order 11651 of March 3, 1972, as

amended.

A Memorandum of Understanding

(MOU) dated May 6, 1995, between the

Governments of the United States and

Ukraine establishes limits for certain

wool textile products for 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.

These limits may be revised if

Ukraine becomes a member of the

World Trade Organization (WTO) and

the United States applies the WTO

agreement to Ukraine.

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
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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 24, 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

Memorandum of Understanding dated May 6,

1995, between the Governments of the

United States and Ukraine, 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 Ukraine and exported

during the twelve-month period beginning on

January 1, 1998 and extending through

December 31, 1998, in excess of the following

limits of restraint:

Category Twelve-month limit

435 ........................... 90,100 dozen.

442 ........................... 15,000 dozen.

444 ........................... 65,000 numbers.

448 ........................... 65,000 dozen.

The limits set forth above are subject to

adjustment pursuant to the current bilateral

agreement between the Governments of the

United States and Ukraine.

These limits may be revised if Ukraine

becomes a member of the World Trade

Organization (WTO) and the United States

applies the WTO agreement to Ukraine.

Products in Category 435 exported during

1997 shall be charged to the applicable

category limit for that year (see directive

dated November 1, 1996) to the extent of any

unfilled balance. In the event the limit

established for that period has been

exhausted by previous entries, such products

shall be charged to the limit set forth in this

directive for Category 435.

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. 97–31426 Filed 11–28–97; 8:45 am]

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COMMITTEE FOR THE

IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE

AGREEMENTS

Establishment of Import Restraint

Limits for Certain Cotton, Man-Made

Fiber, Silk Blend and Other Vegetable

Fiber Textile Products Produced or

Manufactured in the United Arab

Emirates

November 25, 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 United Arab Emirates 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 United

Arab Emirates 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

limits for the 1998 period. The 1998

levels for Categories 315 and 361 are

zero.

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 notices 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

November 25, 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, man-made fiber, silk blend and

other vegetable fiber textiles and textile

products in the following categories,

produced or manufactured in the United

Arab Emirates 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

219 ........................... 1,246,672 square meters.

226/313 .................... 2,131,840 square meters.

315 ........................... –0–.

317 ........................... 34,390,917 square

meters.

326 ........................... 2,012,461 square meters.

334/634 .................... 254,068 dozen.

335/635/835 ............. 174,413 dozen.

336/636 .................... 220,192 dozen.

338/339 .................... 628,396 dozen of

which not more than

418,930 dozen shall

be in Categories

338–S/339–S1.

340/640 .................... 389,572 dozen.

341/641 .................... 341,130 dozen.

342/642 .................... 271,008 dozen.

347/348 .................... 466,809 dozen of

which not more than

233,404 dozen shall

be in Categories

347–T/348–T 2.

351/651 .................... 194,786 dozen.

352 ........................... 359,084 dozen.

361 ........................... –0–.

363 ........................... 6,708,201 numbers.

369–S3 .................... 93,379 kilograms.

369–O 4 .................... 662,361 kilograms.

638/639 .................... 254,068 dozen.

647/648 .................... 364,165 dozen.