Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 248 / Monday, December 29, 1997 / Notices 67625

COMMITTEE FOR THE

IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE

AGREEMENTS

Announcement of Import Restraint

Limits for Certain Cotton, Wool, ManMade Fiber, Silk Blend and Other

Vegetable Fiber Textiles and Textile

Products Produced or Manufactured in

Indonesia

December 19, 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

Indonesia 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) and a Memorandum of

Understanding (MOU) dated November

1, 1996 between the Governments of the

United States and Indonesia.

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 Indonesia 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

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 19, 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

Uruguay Round Agreement on Textiles and

Clothing (ATC); and a Memorandum of

Understanding dated November 1, 1996

between the Governments of the United

States and Indonesia, 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, man-made fiber, silk blend

and other vegetable fiber textiles and textile

products in the following categories,

produced or manufactured in Indonesia 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

Levels in Group I

200 ........................... 840,115 kilograms.

219 ........................... 9,332,338 square meters.

225 ........................... 6,535,057 square meters.

300/301 .................... 3,993,647 kilograms.

313 ........................... 16,933,428 square

meters.

314 ........................... 59,127,294 square

meters.

315 ........................... 26,866,342 square

meters.

317/326/617 ............. 25,949,013 square

meters of which not

more than 3,834,249

square meters shall

be in Category 326.

331/631 .................... 2,382,918 dozen pairs.

334/335 .................... 218,363 dozen.

336/636 .................... 609,941 dozen.

338/339 .................... 1,179,215 dozen.

340/640 .................... 1,452,234 dozen.

341 ........................... 873,449 dozen.

342/642 .................... 363,059 dozen.

345 ........................... 422,304 dozen.

347/348 .................... 1,597,458 dozen.

350/650 .................... 167,735 dozen.

351/651 .................... 471,976 dozen.

359–C/659–C 1 ........ 1,379,623 kilograms.

359–S/659–S2 ......... 1,452,234 kilograms.

360 ........................... 1,292,483 numbers.

361 ........................... 1,292,483 numbers.

Category Twelve-month restraint

limit

369–S3 .................... 891,445 kilograms.

433 ........................... 11,495 dozen.

443 ........................... 85,282 numbers.

445/446 .................... 57,147 dozen.

447 ........................... 17,058 dozen.

448 ........................... 21,004 dozen.

604–A4 .................... 693,341 kilograms.

611–O 5 .................... 4,348,000 square meters.

613/614/615 ............. 24,615,378 square

meters.

618–O 6 .................... 5,808,939 square meters.

619/620 .................... 9,003,856 square meters.

625/626/627/628/

629–O 7.

27,472,821 square

meters.

634/635 .................... 290,447 dozen.

638/639 .................... 1,510,326 dozen.

641 ........................... 2,214,226 dozen.

643 ........................... 323,122 numbers.

644 ........................... 452,369 numbers.

645/646 .................... 764,269 dozen.

647/648 .................... 3,166,258 dozen.

847 ........................... 400,049 dozen.

Group II

201, 218, 220, 222–

224, 226, 227,

237, 239pt. 8, 332,

333, 352, 359–O 9,

362, 363, 369–

O 10, 400, 410,

414, 431, 434,

435, 436, 438,

440, 442, 444,

459pt. 11, 464,

469pt. 12, 603,

604–O 13, 606,

607, 621, 622,

624, 633, 649,

652, 659–O 14,

666, 669–O 15,

670–O 16, 831,

833–836, 838,

840, 842–846,

850–852, 858 and

859pt. 17, as a

group.

88,761,855 square

meters equivalent.

Subgroup in Group II

400, 410, 414, 431,

434, 435, 436,

438, 440, 442,

444, 459pt., 464

and 469pt., as a

group.

3,010,288 square meters equivalent.

In Group II subgroup

435 ........................... 47,259 dozen.

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.
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2 Category 359–S: only HTS numbers

6112.39.0010, 6112.49.0010, 6211.11.8010,

6211.11.8020, 6211.12.8010 and

6211.12.8020; Category 659–S: only HTS

numbers 6112.31.0010, 6112.31.0020,

6112.41.0010, 6112.41.0020, 6112.41.0030,

6112.41.0040, 6211.11.1010, 6211.11.1020,

6211.12.1010 and 6211.12.1020. 3 Category 369–S: only HTS number

6307.10.2005. 4 Category 604–A: only HTS number

5509.32.0000. 5 Category 611–O: all HTS numbers except

5516.14.0005, 5516.14.0025 and

5516.14.0085. 6 Category 618–O: all HTS numbers except

5408.24.9010 and 5408.24.9040. 7 Category 625/626/627/628; Category 629–

O: all HTS numbers except 5408.34.9085 and

5516.24.0085. 8 Category 239pt.: only HTS number

6209.20.5040 (diapers). 9 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);

6112.39.0010, 6112.49.0010, 6211.11.8010,

6211.11.8020, 6211.12.8010 and

6211.12.8020 (Category 359–S) and

6406.99.1550 (Category 359pt.). 10 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.). 11 Category 459pt.: all HTS numbers except

6405.20.6030, 6405.20.6060, 6405.20.6090,

6406.99.1505 and 6406.99.1560. 12 Category 469pt.: all HTS numbers except

5601.29.0020, 5603.94.1010 and

6406.10.9020. 13 Category 604–O: all HTS numbers except

5509.32.0000 (Category 604–A). 14 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); 6112.31.0010,

6112.31.0020, 6112.41.0010, 6112.41.0020,

6112.41.0030, 6112.41.0040, 6211.11.1010,

6211.11.1020, 6211.12.1010, 6211.12.1020

(Category 659–S); 6406.99.1510 and

6406.99.1540 (Category 659pt.). 15 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.). 16 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). 17 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 Indonesia 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.

[FR Doc. 97–33701 Filed 12–24–97; 8:45 am]

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COMMITTEE FOR THE

IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE

AGREEMENTS

Announcement of Import Restraint

Limits for Certain Cotton, Wool, ManMade Fiber, Silk Blend and Other

Vegetable Fiber Textiles and Textile

Products Produced or Manufactured in

Mauritius

December 19, 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 Mauritius 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 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

December 19, 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, man-made fiber, silk blend

and other vegetable fiber textiles and textile

products in the following categories,

produced or manufactured in Mauritius 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

Knit Group

345, 438, 445, 446,

645 and 646, as a

group.

181,759 dozen.

Levels not in a group

237 ........................... 234,389 dozen.

335/835 .................... 93,171 dozen.

336 ........................... 109,640 dozen.

338/339 .................... 438,931 dozen.

340/640 .................... 714,329 dozen of

which not more than

434,830 dozen shall

be in Categories

340–Y/640–Y1.