67622 Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 248 / Monday, December 29, 1997 / Notices

4 Category 369pt.: all HTS numbers except

6302.60.0010, 6302.91.0005, 6302.91.0045

(Category 369–D); 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. 5 Category 459pt.: all HTS numbers except

6405.20.6030, 6405.20.6060, 6405.20.6090,

6406.99.1505 and 6406.99.1560. 6 Category 469pt.: all HTS numbers except

5601.29.0020, 5603.94.1010 and

6406.10.9020. 7 Category 659pt.: all HTS numbers except

6406.99.1510 and 6406.99.1540. 8 Category 669–P: only HTS numbers

6305.32.0010, 6305.32.0020, 6305.33.0010,

6305.33.0020 and 6305.39.0000. 9 Category 669pt.: 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. 10 Category 604–A: only HTS number

5509.32.0000.

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 18, 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 Brazil 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. 97–33704 Filed 12–24–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–DR–F

COMMITTEE FOR THE

IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE

AGREEMENTS

Announcement of Import Restraint

Limits and Guaranteed Access Levels

for Certain Cotton, Wool and ManMade Fiber Textile Products Produced

or Manufactured in the Dominican

Republic

December 19, 1997.

AGENCY: Committee for the

Implementation of Textile Agreements

(CITA).

ACTION: Issuing a directive to the

Commissioner of Customs establishing

limits and guaranteed access levels.

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 and

Guaranteed Access Levels (GALs) for

textile products, produced or

manufactured in the Dominican

Republic and exported during the

periods January 1, 1998 through March

26, 1998 (Categories 352/652) and

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 and GALs.

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.

Requirements for participation in the

Special Access Program are available in

Federal Register notices 51 FR 21208,

published on June 11, 1986; 52 FR 6594,

published on March 4, 1987; 52 FR

26057, published on July 10, 1987; 54

FR 50425, published on December 6,

1989; and 62 FR 49206, published on

September 19, 1997.

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 and man-made fiber textile

products in the following categories,

produced or manufactured in the Dominican

Republic and exported during the periods

beginning on January 1, 1998 and extending

through March 26, 1998 (Categories 352/652)

and on January 1, 1998 and extending

through December 31, 1998, in excess of the

following limits:

Category Restraint limit

338/638 ......... 868,533 dozen.

339/639 ......... 1,033,553 dozen.

340/640 ......... 894,107 dozen.

342/642 ......... 629,204 dozen.

347/348/647/

648.

2,140,318 dozen of which

not more than 1,130,732

dozen shall be in Categories 647/648.

351/651 ......... 1,071,882 dozen.

352/652 ......... 2,485,773 dozen.

433 ................ 21,740 dozen.

442 ................ 73,811 dozen.

443 ................ 135,038 numbers.

444 ................ 73,811 numbers.

448 ................ 38,024 dozen.

633 ................ 131,192 dozen.

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 December 6, 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.

Also pursuant to the ATC, and under the

terms of the Special Access Program, as set

forth in 51 FR 21208 (June 11, 1986), 52 FR

26057 (July 10, 1987), 54 FR 50425

(December 6, 1989) and 62 FR 49206,

published on September 19, 1997, effective

on January 1, 1998, guaranteed access levels

are being established for properly certified

textile products assembled in the Dominican

Republic from fabric formed and cut in the
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United States in cotton, wool and man-made

fiber textile products in the following

categories for the periods January 1, 1998

through March 26, 1998 (Categories 352/652)

and January 1, 1998 through December 31,

1998:

Category Guaranteed access level

338/638 ......... 1,150,000 dozen.

339/639 ......... 1,150,000 dozen.

340/640 ......... 1,000,000 dozen.

342/642 ......... 1,000,000 dozen.

347/348/647/

648.

8,050,000 dozen.

351/651 ......... 1,000,000 dozen.

352/652 ......... 6,986,301 dozen.

433 ................ 21,000 dozen.

442 ................ 65,000 dozen.

443 ................ 50,000 numbers.

444 ................ 30,000 numbers.

448 ................ 40,000 dozen.

633 ................ 60,000 dozen.

Any shipment for entry under the Special

Access Program which is not accompanied

by a valid and correct certification and

Export Declaration in accordance with the

provisions of the certification requirements

established in the directive of February 25,

1987, as amended, shall be denied entry

unless the Government of the Dominican

Republic authorizes the entry and any

charges to the appropriate specific limits.

Any shipment which is declared for entry

under the Special Access Program but found

not to qualify shall be denied entry 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

U.S.C.553(a)(1).

Sincerely,

Troy H. Cribb,

Chairman, Committee for the Implementation

of Textile Agreements.

[FR Doc. 97–33705 Filed 12–24–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–DR–F

COMMITTEE FOR THE

IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE

AGREEMENTS

Announcement of Import Restraint

Limits and Guaranteed Access Levels

for Certain Cotton and Man-Made Fiber

Textile Products Produced or

Manufactured in El Salvador

December 19, 1997.

AGENCY: Committee for the

Implementation of Textile Agreements

(CITA).

ACTION: Issuing a directive to the

Commissioner of Customs establishing

import limits and guaranteed access

levels.

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 and

Guaranteed Access Levels for textile

products, produced or manufactured in

El Salvador and exported during the

periods January 1, 1998 through March

26, 1998 (Categories 352/652) and

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

Memoranda of Understanding (MOUs)

dated September 26, 1994, July 6, 1995

and July 18, 1996 between the

Governments of the United States and El

Salvador.

In the letter published below, the

Chairman of CITA directs the

Commissioner of Customs to establish

limits and guaranteed access levels for

1998.

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.

Requirements for participation in the

Special Access Program are available in

Federal Register notice 51 FR 21208,

published on June 11, 1986; 52 FR

26057, published on July 10, 1987; 54

FR 50425, published on December 6,

1989; 60 FR 2740, published on January

11, 1995, 62 FR 49206, published on

September 19, 1997.

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 Memoranda of

Understanding (MOUs) dated September 26,

1996, July 6, 1995 and July 18, 1996 between

the Governments of the United States and El

Salvador, 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 El Salvador

and exported during the periods beginning

on January 1, 1998 and extending through

March 26, 1998 (Categories 352/652) and on

January 1, 1998 and extending through

December 31, 1998, in excess of the following

restraint limits:

Category Restraint limit

340/640 .................... 1,122,516 dozen.

342/642 .................... 357,750 dozen.

352/652 .................... 1,727,945 dozen.

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 19, 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.

Also pursuant to the ATC and Memoranda

of Understanding dated September 26, 1994,

July 6, 1995 and July 18, 1996 between the

Governments of the United States and El

Salvador; and under the terms of the Special

Access Program, as set forth in 51 FR 21208

(June 11, 1986), 52 FR 26057 (July 10, 1987),

54 FR 50425 (December 6, 1989) and 62 FR

49206 (September 19, 1997), effective on

January 1, 1998, guaranteed access levels are

being established for properly certified textile

products assembled in El Salvador from

fabric formed and cut in the United States in

the following categories which are reexported to the United States from El

Salvador during the periods January 1, 1998

through March 26, 1998 (Categories 352/652)

and January 1, 1998 through December 31,

1998:

Category Guaranteed Access

Level

340/640 .................... 1,000,000 dozen.

342/642 .................... 400,000 dozen.

352/652 .................... 6,986,301 dozen.

Any shipment for entry under the Special

Access Program which is not accompanied

by a valid and correct certification and

Export Declaration in accordance with the

provisions of the certification requirements