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of cotton, wool and man-made fiber textile

products in the following categories,

produced or manufactured in Singapore 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

222 ........................... 503,778 kilograms.

237 ........................... 280,220 dozen.

239pt. 1 ..................... 181,097 kilograms.

331 ........................... 497,698 dozen pairs.

334 ........................... 74,917 dozen.

335 ........................... 225,354 dozen.

338/339 .................... 1,386,289 dozen of

which not more than

810,160 dozen shall

be in Category 338

and not more than

900,797 dozen shall

be in Category 339.

340 ........................... 970,197 dozen.

341 ........................... 243,957 dozen.

342 ........................... 150,126 dozen.

347/348 .................... 1,054,610 dozen of

which not more than

659,131 dozen shall

be in Category 347

and not more than

512,658 dozen shall

be in Category 348.

435 ........................... 6,912 dozen.

604 ........................... 943,438 kilograms.

631 ........................... 562,977 dozen pairs.

634 ........................... 286,023 dozen.

635 ........................... 292,699 dozen

638 ........................... 1,050,516 dozen.

639 ........................... 3,554,289 dozen.

640 ........................... 206,837 dozen.

641 ........................... 337,373 dozen.

642 ........................... 331,267 dozen.

645/646 .................... 161,122 dozen.

647 ........................... 628,872 dozen.

648 ........................... 1,551,976 dozen.

1 Category 239pt.: only HTS number

6209.20.5040 (diapers).

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 October 28, 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 Singapore 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. 97–33698 Filed 12–24–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–DR–F

COMMITTEE FOR THE

IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE

AGREEMENTS

Announcement of Import Restraint

Limits for Certain Cotton and Wool

Textile Products Produced or

Manufactured in the Republic of

Uruguay

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: 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 import restraint limits for textile

products, produced or manufactured in

Uruguay 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), as amended, 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 wool textile

products in the following categories,

produced or manufactured in Uruguay 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

334 ........................... 154,726 dozen.

335 ........................... 133,197 dozen.

410 ........................... 2,904,423 square meters of which not

more than 1,659,673

square meters shall

be in Category 410–

A1 and not more

than 2,673,912

square meters shall

be in Category 410–

B2.

433 ........................... 17,343 dozen.

434 ........................... 25,873 dozen.

435 ........................... 52,253 dozen.
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Category Twelve-month restraint

limit

442 ........................... 36,964 dozen.

1 Category 410–A: only HTS numbers

5111.11.3000, 5111.11.7030, 5111.11.7060,

5111.19.2000, 5111.19.6020, 5111.19.6040,

5111.19.6060, 5111.19.6080, 5111.20.9000,

5111.30.9000, 5111.90.3000, 5111.90.9000,

5212.11.1010, 5212.12.1010, 5212.13.1010,

5212.14.1010, 5212.15.1010, 5212.21.1010,

5212.22.1010, 5212.23.1010, 5212.24.1010,

5212.25.1010, 5311.00.2000, 5407.91.0510,

5407.92.0510, 5407.93.0510, 5407.94.0510,

5408.31.0510, 5408.32.0510, 5408.33.0510,

5408.34.0510, 5515.13.0510, 5515.22.0510,

5515.92.0510, 5516.31.0510, 5516.32.0510,

5516.33.0510, 5516.34.0510 and

6301.20.0020; Category 410–B: only HTS

numbers 5007.10.6030, 5007.90.6030,

5112.11.2030, 5112.11.2060, 5112.19.9010,

5112.19.9020, 5112.19.9030, 5112.19.9040,

5112.19.9050, 5112.19.9060, 5112.20.3000,

5112.30.3000, 5112.90.3000, 5112.90.9010,

5112.90.9090, 5212.11.1020, 5212.12.1020,

5212.13.1020, 5212.14.1020, 5212.15.1020,

5212.21.1020, 5212.22.1020, 5212.23.1020,

5212.24.1020, 5212.25.1020, 5309.21.2000,

5309.29.2000, 5407.91.0520, 5407.92.0520,

5407.93.0520, 5407.94.0520, 5408.31.0520,

5408.32.0520, 5408.33.0520, 5408.34.0520,

5515.13.0520, 5515.22.0520, 5515.92.0520,

5516.31.0520, 5516.32.0520, 5516.33.0520

and 5516.34.0520.

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 4, 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.

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. 97–33697 Filed 12–24–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–DR–F

COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING

COMMISSION

Applications of the CME for

Designation as a Contract Market in

Futures and Options on Frozen Pork

Bellies

AGENCY: Commodity Futures Trading

Commission.

ACTION: Notice of availability of terms

and conditions of proposed commodity

futures and options contract.

SUMMARY: The Chicago Mercantile

Exchange (CME or Exchange) applied

for designation as a contract market in

futures and options on frozen pork

bellies. The 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 proposals 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.

DATES: Comments must be received on

or before January 28, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons should

submit their views and comments to

Jean A. Webb, Secretary, Commodity

Futures Trading Commission, Three

Lafayette Centre, 1155 21st Street, NW,

Washington, DC 20581. In addition,

comments may be sent by facsimile

transmission to facsimile number (202)

418–5521 or by electronic mail to

secretary@cftc.gov. Reference should be

made to the CME frozen pork bellies

contracts.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Please contact Fred Linse of the

Division of Economic Analysis,

Commodity Futures Trading

Commission, Three Lafayette Centre,

1155 21st Street, NW, Washington, DC

20581, telephone 202–418–5273.

Facsimile number: (202) 418–5527.

Electronic mail: flinse@cftc.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The CME

stated that:

In the eight months that have passed since

the Fresh Pork Bellies futures contract began

trading, the Exchange has become aware of

a relatively small but still significant demand

for a Frozen Pork Bellies contract. Just as the

Exchange earlier acknowledged the difficulty

of hedging fresh bellies with a frozen-based

futures contract, it now recognizes the

difficulty of hedging frozen bellies with a

fresh-based futures contract. Therefore, the

Exchange has decided to pursue a second,

separate futures contract for Frozen Pork

Bellies that could be listed and traded

independent of the Fresh Pork Bellies futures

contract. This proposed ‘‘new’’ Frozen Pork

Bellies futures contract is identical to the

existing Frozen Pork Bellies futures contract.

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 Street, 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 or by phone

at (202) 418–5100.

Other materials submitted by the CME

in support of the applications 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, rivacy and Sunshine Act

Compliance Staff of the Office of

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 CME, should send such comments

to Jean A. Webb, Secretary, Commodity

Futures Trading Commission, Three

Lafayette Centre, 1155 21st Street, NW,

Washington, DC 20581 by the specified

date.

Issued in Washington, DC, on December

19, 1997.

John R. Mielke,

Acting Director.

[FR Doc. 97–33729 Filed 12–24–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6351–01–P

COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING

COMMISSION

Application of the NYFE for

Designation as a Contract Market in

Futures on the NYSE Small Composite

Index

AGENCY: Commodity Futures Trading

Commission.

ACTION: Notice of availability of terms

and conditions of proposed commodity

futures contract.

SUMMARY: The New York Futures

Exchange (NYFE or Exchange) applied

for designation as a contract market in

futures on the NYSE small composite

index.

DATES: Comments must be received on

or before January 8, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons should

submit their views and comments to

Jean A. Webb, Secretary, Commodity

Futures Trading Commission, Three

Lafayette Centre, 21st Street, NW

Washington, DC 20581. In addition,

comments may be sent by facsimile

transmission to facsimile number (202)

418–5521, or by electronic mail to

secretary@cftc.gov. Reference should be

made to the NYFE small composite

index contract.