[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 98 (Thursday, May 21, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 27924-27925]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-13467]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS


Adjustment of Import Limits for Certain Cotton, Man-Made Fiber, 
Silk Blend and Other Vegetable Fiber Textile Products Produced or 
Manufactured in the United Arab Emirates

May 14, 1998.
AGENCY: Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA).

ACTION: Issuing a directive to the Commissioner of Customs adjusting 
limits.

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EFFECTIVE DATE: May 21, 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 current limits for certain categories are being adjusted for 
swing.
    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 63528, published on December 1, 1997.
Troy H. Cribb,
Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.

Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements

May 14, 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 November 25, 1997, 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, 1998 and extends 
through December 31, 1998.
    Effective on May 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:

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                                             Adjusted twelve-month limit
                 Category                                \1\            
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334/634...................................  276,850 dozen.              
336/636...................................  234,553 dozen.              
340/640...................................  414,978 dozen.              
347/348...................................  497,254 dozen of which not  
                                             more than 254,295 dozen    
                                             shall be in Categories 347-
                                             T/348-T\2\.                
352.......................................  294,572 dozen.              

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847.......................................  189,593 dozen.              
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\1\ The limits have not been adjusted to account for any imports        
  exported after December 31, 1997.                                     
\2\ Category 347-T: only HTS numbers 6103.19.2015, 6103.19.9020,        
  6103.22.0030, 6103.42.1020, 6103.42.1040, 6103.49.8010, 6112.11.0050, 
  6113.00.9038, 6203.19.1020, 6203.19.9020, 6203.22.3020, 6203.42.4005, 
  6203.42.4010, 6203.42.4015, 6203.42.4025, 6203.42.4035, 6203.42.4045, 
  6203.49.8020, 6210.40.9033, 6211.20.1520, 6211.20.3810 and            
  6211.32.0040; Category 348-T: only HTS numbers 6104.12.0030,          
  6104.19.8030, 6104.22.0040, 6104.29.2034, 6104.62.2006, 6104.62.2011, 
  6104.62.2026, 6104.62.2028, 6104,69.8022, 6112.11.0060, 6113.00.9042, 
  6117.90.9060, 6204.12.0030, 6204.19.8030, 6204.22.3040, 6204.29.4034, 
  6204.62.3000, 6204.62.4005, 6204.62.4010, 6204.62.4020, 6204.62.4030, 
  6204.62.4040, 6204.62.4050, 6204.69.6010, 6304.69.9010, 6210.50.9060, 
  6211.20.1550, 6211.20.6810, 6211.42.0030 and 6317.90.9050.            

    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.
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