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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 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 current limits for certain

categories are being adjusted, variously,

for cancelled swing, cancelled

carryforward and recrediting unused

carryforward.

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 61 FR 68245, published on

December 27, 1996.

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: This directive

amends, but does not cancel, the directive

issued to you on December 20, 1996, by the

Chairman, Committee for the Implementation

of Textile Agreements. That directive

concerns imports of certain cotton and manmade fiber textile products, produced or

manufactured in Pakistan and exported

during the twelve-month period which began

on January 1, 1997 and extends through

December 31, 1997.

Effective on December 30, 1997, you are

directed to adjust the limits the following

categories, as provided for under the Uruguay

Round Agreement on Textiles and Clothing:

Category Adjusted limit 1

334/634 .................... 274,137 dozen.

338 ........................... 4,905,754 dozen.

339 ........................... 1,373,555 dozen.

340/640 .................... 678,891 dozen of

which not more than

217,058 dozen shall

be in Categories

340–D/640–D 2.

347/348 .................... 921,638 dozen.

363 ........................... 46,485,918 numbers.

369–F/369–P3 ......... 2,429,063 kilograms.

369–R 4 .................... 10,129,400 kilograms.

369–S5 .................... 722,829 kilograms.

Category Adjusted limit 1

625/626/627/628/629 48,981,664 square

meters of which not

more than

35,486,420 square

meters shall be in

Category 625; not

more than

35,486,420 square

meters shall be in

Category 626; not

more than

35,486,420 square

meters shall be in

Category 627; not

more than 7,342,018

square meters shall

be in Category 628;

and not more than

35,486,420 square

meters shall be in

Category 629.

1The limits have not been adjusted to account for any imports exported after December

31, 1996. 2 Category 340–D: only HTS numbers

6205.20.2015, 6205.20.2020, 6205.20.2025

and 6205.20.2030; Category 640–D: only HTS

numbers 6205.30.2010, 6205.30.2020,

6205.30.2030, 6205.30.2040, 6205.90.3030

and 6205.90.4030. 3 Category 369–F: only HTS number

6302.91.0045; Category 369–P: only HTS

numbers 6302.60.0010 and 6302.91.0005. 4 Category 369–R: only HTS number

6307.10.2020. 5 Category 369–S: only HTS number

6307.10.2005.

The Committee for the Implementation of

Textile Agreements has determined that

these actions fall within the foreign affairs

exception to 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. 97–33707 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, Wool and

Man-Made Fiber Textile Products

Produced or Manufactured in

Singapore

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

Singapore 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).

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 Singapore 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; 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
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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.