Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 248 / Monday, December 29, 1997 / Notices 67627

Category Twelve-month restraint

limit

341/641 .................... 494,832 dozen.

347/348 .................... 923,930 dozen.

351/651 .................... 217,297 dozen.

352/652 .................... 1,842,673 dozen of

which not more than

1,566,274 dozen

shall be in Category

352.

442 ........................... 11,987 dozen.

604–A2 .................... 402,406 kilograms.

638/639 .................... 504,772 dozen.

647/648/847 ............. 680,654 dozen.

1 Category 340–Y: only HTS numbers

6205.20.2015, 6205.20.2020, 6205.20.2046,

6205.20.2050 and 6205.20.2060; Category

640–Y: only HTS numbers 6205.30.2010,

6205.30.2020, 6205.30.2050 and

6205.30.2060. 2 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 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.

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. 97–33700 Filed 12–24–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–DR–F

COMMITTEE FOR THE

IMPLEMENTATIONS OF TEXTILE

AGREEMENTS

Announcement of Import Restraint

Limits for Certain Cotton, Man-Made

Fiber, Silk Blend and Other Vegetable

Fiber Textile Products Produced or

Manufactured in Oman

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.

In a Memorandum of Understanding

(MOU) dated October 17, 1997, the

Governments of the United States and

the Sultanate of Oman agreed to amend

and extend the current bilateral

agreement for three consecutive oneyear periods, beginning on January 1,

1998 and extending through December

31, 2000.

In the letter published below, the

Chairman of CITA directs the

Commissioner of Customs to establish

limits for the period January 1, 1998

through December 31, 1998.

These limits may be revised if Oman

becomes a member of the World Trade

Organization (WTO) and the United

States applies the WTO agreement to

Oman.

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 a

Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)

dated October 17, 1997 between the

Governments of the United States and the

Sultanate of Oman; 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 textile products in the

following categories, produced or

manufactured in Oman 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

334/634 .................... 150,000 dozen.

335/635 .................... 252,495 dozen.

338/339 .................... 523,928 dozen.

340/640 .................... 252,495 dozen.

341/641 .................... 189,371 dozen.

347/348 .................... 902,671 dozen.

647/648/847 ............. 387,080 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 Sultanate of Oman.

Products in the above categories exported

during 1997 shall be charged to the

applicable category limits for that year (see

directive dated November 7, 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 Oman

becomes a member of the World Trade

Organization (WTO) and the United States

applies the WTO agreement to Oman.

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. 97–33699 Filed 12–24–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–DR–F

COMMITTEE FOR THE

IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE

AGREEMENTS

Adjustment of Import Limits for Certain

Cotton and Man-Made Fiber Textile

Products Produced or Manufactured in

Pakistan

December 19, 1997.

AGENCY: Committee for the

Implementation of Textile Agreements

(CITA).

ACTION: Issuing a directive to the

Commissioner of Customs adjusting

limits.

EFFECTIVE DATE: December 30, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ross

Arnold, International Trade Specialist,

Office of Textiles and Apparel, U.S.