58518 Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 190 / Friday, September 29, 2000 / Notices

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, call (202)

927–5850, or refer to the U.S. Customs

website at http://www.customs.gov. For

information on embargoes and quota reopenings, 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 for swing

and 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 64 FR 71982,

published on December 22, 1999). Also

see 64 FR 70225, published on

December 16, 1999.

D. Michael Hutchinson,

Acting Chairman, Committee for the

Implementation of Textile Agreements.

Committee for the Implementation of Textile

Agreements

September 25, 2000.

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 10, 1999, by the

Chairman, Committee for the Implementation

of Textile Agreements. That directive

concerns imports of certain cotton, man–

made fiber, silk blend and other vegetable

fiber textile products, produced or

manufactured in the United Arab Emirates

and exported during the twelve-month

period which began on January 1, 2000 and

extends through December 31, 2000.

Effective on September 29, 2000, you are

directed to adjust the limits for the following

categories, as provided for under the Uruguay

Round Agreement on Textiles and Clothing:

Category Adjusted twelve-month

limit 1

335/635/835 ............. 234,327 dozen.

340/640 .................... 497,797 dozen.

342/642 .................... 380,360 dozen.

351/651 .................... 261,700 dozen.

352 ........................... 185,575 dozen.

369–O 2 .................... 875,460 kilograms.

638/639 .................... 341,345 dozen.

647/648 .................... 470,846 dozen

Category Adjusted twelve-month

limit 1

847 ........................... 187,610 dozen.

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

31, 1999. 2 Category 369–O: all HTS numbers except

6307.10.2005 (Category 369–S);

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 (Category 369pt.).

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,

D. Michael Hutchinson,

Acting Chairman, Committee for the

Implementation of Textile Agreements.

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COMMITTEE FOR THE

IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE

AGREEMENTS

Amendment of Export Visa and

Certification Requirements for Certain

Cotton, Wool and Man-Made Fiber

Textile Products Produced or

Manufactured in Mexico

September 25, 2000.

AGENCY: Committee for the

Implementation of Textile Agreements

(CITA).

ACTION: Issuing a directive to the

Commissioner of Customs amending

visa and certification requirements.

EFFECTIVE DATE: January 1, 2001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Naomi Freeman, International Trade

Specialist, Office of Textiles and

Apparel, U.S. Department of Commerce,

(202) 482–4212.

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.

Pursuant to the North America Free

Trade Agreement, the existing export

visa and certification requirements are

being canceled for textile and apparel

products no longer subject to

restrictions or consultation levels which

are exported from Mexico on and after

January 1, 2001.

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 64 FR 71982,

published on December 22, 1999). Also

see 58 FR 69350, published on

December 30, 1993.

D. Michael Hutchinson,

Acting Chairman, Committee for the

Implementation of Textile Agreements.

Committee for the Implementation of Textile

Agreements

September 25, 2000.

Commissioner of Customs,

Department of the Treasury, Washington, DC

20229. 

Dear Commissioner: This amends, but does

not cancel, the directive issued to you on

December 27, 1993, as amended, by the

Chairman, Committee for the Implementation

of Textile Agreements. That directive

directed you to prohibit entry of certain

cotton, wool and man-made fiber textile

products, produced or manufactured in

Mexico for which the government of the

United Mexican States has not issued an

appropriate visa.

Pursuant to section 204 of the Agricultural

Act of 1956, as amended (7 U.S.C. 1854) and

Executive Order 11651 of March 3, 1972, as

amended; and pursuant to the North America

Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) between the

Governments of the United States, the United

Mexican States and Canada, effective on

January 1, 2001, the visa and certification

requirements in the above referenced

directive will not apply to Categories 219,

313, 314, 315, 317, 338/339/638/639, 340/

640, 347/348/647/648, 633 and 643, as they

are no longer subject to restrictions or

consultation levels. Therefore, effective on

and after January 1, 2001, you are directed to

cancel the visa and certification requirements

for goods in these categories exported on and

after January 1, 2001.

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). This letter will be published

in the Federal Register.

Sincerely,

D. Michael Hutchinson,

Acting Chairman, Committee for the

Implementation of Textile Agreements.

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Availability of U.S. Patents for NonExclusive, Exclusive, or PartiallyExclusive Licensing

AGENCY: Army Research Laboratory,

DoD.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: In accordance with 37 CFR

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