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of other Federal programs and policies

on capacity and capitalization in the

fishing fleet. The Task Force will also

determine the subjects and topics to be

included on the agenda for the next

meeting.

Special Accommodations

The meeting is physically accessible

to those with disabilities. Requests for

sign language interpretation or other

auxiliary aids should be directed at John

Reisenweber at (301) 713–2363 at least

5 days prior to the meeting date.

Dated: April 15, 1998.

Bruce C. Morehead,

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.

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COMMITTEE FOR THE

IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE

AGREEMENTS

Adjustment of Import Limits for Certain

Cotton, Wool and Man-Made Fiber

Textile Products Produced or

Manufactured in Turkey

April 15, 1998.

AGENCY: Committee for the

Implementation of Textile Agreements

(CITA).

ACTION: Issuing a directive to the

Commissioner of Customs adjusting

limits.

EFFECTIVE DATE: April 21, 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 current limits for certain

categories are being adjusted, variously,

for swing, carryover, carryforward,

special shift and recrediting of 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 62 FR 66057,

published on December 17, 1997). Also

see 62 FR 67839, published on

December 30, 1997.

Troy H. Cribb,

Chairman, Committee for the Implementation

of Textile Agreements.

Committee for the Implementation of Textile

Agreements

April 15, 1998.

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 22, 1997, by the

Chairman, Committee for the Implementation

of Textile Agreements. That directive

concerns imports of certain cotton, wool and

man-made fiber textile products, produced or

manufactured in Turkey and exported during

the twelve-month period which began on

January 1, 1998 and extends through

December 31, 1998.

Effective on April 21, 1998, you are

directed to adjust the limits for the following

categories, as provided for under the Uruguay

Round Agreement on Textiles and Clothing

(ATC):

Category Twelve-month limit 1

Fabric Group

219, 313, 314, 315,

317, 326, 617,

625/626/627/628/

629, as a group.

166,793,151 square

meters of which not

more than

40,184,564 square

meters shall be in

Category 219; not

more than

49,114,466 square

meters shall be in

Category 313; not

more than

28,575,690 square

meters shall be in

Category 314; not

more than

38,398,585 square

meters shall be in

Category 315; not

more than

40,184,564 square

meters shall be in

Category 317; not

more than 4,464,950

square meters shall

be in Category 326,

and not more than

26,789,711 square

meters shall be in

Category 617.

Category Twelve-month limit 1

Sublevel in Fabric

Group

625/626/627/628/629 18,089,753 square

meters of which not

more than 8,538,363

square meters shall

be in Category 625;

not more than

7,235,901 square

meters shall be in

Category 626; not

more than 7,235,901

square meters shall

be in Category 627;

not more than

7,235,901 square

meters shall be in

Category 628; and

not more than

7,235,901 square

meters shall be in

Category 629.

Limits not in a group

335 ........................... 290,989 dozen.

338/339/638/639 ...... 5,907,500 dozen of

which not more than

4,214,201 dozen

shall be in Categories 338–S/339–

S/638–S/639–S2.

350 ........................... 652,031 dozen.

351/651 .................... 919,577 dozen.

361 ........................... 2,013,921 numbers.

410/624 .................... 1,302,343 square meters of which not

more than 793,896

square meters shall

be in Category 410.

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

31, 1997. 2 Category 338–S: only HTS numbers

6103.22.0050, 6105.10.0010, 6105.10.0030,

6105.90.8010, 6109.10.0027, 6110.20.1025,

6110.20.2040, 6110.20.2065, 6110.90.9068,

6112.11.0030 and 6114.20.0005; Category

339–S: only HTS numbers 6104.22.0060,

6104.29.2049, 6106.10.0010, 6106.10.0030,

6106.90.2510, 6106.90.3010, 6109.10.0070,

6110.20.1030, 6110.20.2045, 6110.20.2075,

6110.90.9070, 6112.11.0040, 6114.20.0010

and 6117.90.9020; Category 638–S: all HTS

numbers except 6109.90.1007, 6109.90.1009,

6109.90.1013 and 6109.90.1025; Category

639–S: all HTS numbers except

6109.90.1050, 6109.90.1060, 6109.90.1065

and 6109.90.1070.

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.

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