67836 Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 249 / Tuesday, December 30, 1997 / Notices

12 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

the November 4, 1996 directive) 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 Malaysia 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,

J. Hayden Boyd,

Acting Chairman, Committee for the

Implementation of Textile Agreements.

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COMMITTEE FOR THE

IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE

AGREEMENTS

Announcement of Levels for Certain

Cotton, Wool and Man-Made Fiber

Textile Products Produced or

Manufactured in the United Mexican

States

December 22, 1997.

AGENCY: Committee for the

Implementation of Textile Agreements

(CITA).

ACTION: Issuing a directive to the

Commissioner of Customs establishing

levels under the North America Free

Trade Agreement.

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.

In order to implement Annex 300–B

of the North America Free Trade

Agreement (NAFTA), restrictions and

consultation levels for certain cotton,

wool and man-made fiber textile

products from Mexico are being

established for the period beginning on

January 1, 1998 and extending through

December 31, 1998.

These restrictions and consultation

levels do not apply to NAFTA

originating goods, as defined in Annex

300–B, Chapter 4 and Annex 401 of the

agreement. In addition, restrictions and

consultation levels do not apply to

textile and apparel goods that are

assembled in Mexico from fabrics

wholly formed and cut in the United

States and exported from and reimported into the United States under

U.S. tariff item 9802.00.90.

In the letter published below, the

Chairman of CITA directs the

Commissioner of Customs to implement

levels for the 1998 period.

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 62 FR 66057,

published on December 17, 1997).

J. Hayden Boyd,

Acting Chairman, Committee for the

Implementation of Textile Agreements.

Committee for the Implementation of Textile

Agreements

December 22, 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

North America Free Trade Agreement

(NAFTA), between the Governments of the

United States, the United Mexican States and

Canada, 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 Mexico and exported during

the twelve-month period beginning on

January 1, 1998 and extending through

December 31, 1998, in excess of the following

levels:

Category Twelve-month limit

219 ........................... 9,438,000 square meters.

313 ........................... 16,854,000 square

meters.

314 ........................... 6,966,904 square meters.

315 ........................... 6,966,904 square meters.

317 ........................... 8,427,000 square meters.

338/339/638/639 ...... 650,000 dozen.

340/640 .................... 160,200 dozen.

347/348/647/648 ...... 650,000 dozen.

410 ........................... 397,160 square meters.

433 ........................... 11,000 dozen.

443 ........................... 175,479 numbers.

611 ........................... 1,267,710 square meters.

633 ........................... 10,000 dozen.

643 ........................... 155,556 numbers.

The levels set forth above are subject to

adjustment pursuant to the provisions of

Annex 300–B of the NAFTA.

Products in the above categories exported

during 1997 shall be charged to the

applicable category levels for that year (see

directive dated October 17, 1996) to the

extent of any unfilled balances. In the event

the levels established for that period have

been exhausted by previous entries, such

products shall be charged to the levels set

forth in this directive.

The foregoing levels do not apply to

NAFTA originating goods, as defined in

Annex 300–B, Chapter 4 and Annex 401 of

the agreement. In addition, restrictions and

consultation levels do not apply to textile

and apparel goods that are assembled in

Mexico from fabrics wholly formed and cut

in the United States and exported from and

re-imported into the United States under U.S.

tariff item 9802.00.90.

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,

J. Hayden Boyd,

Acting Chairman, Committee for the

Implementation of Textile Agreements.

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