[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 103 (Friday, May 29, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29386-29387]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-14214]


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COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS


Adjustment of Import Limits for Certain Cotton and Man-Made Fiber 
Textile Products Produced or Manufactured in Egypt

May 21, 1998.
AGENCY: Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA).


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

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EFFECTIVE DATE: May 29, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Helen L. LeGrande, 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 limit for Categories 338/339 is being increased for 
swing and carryforward. The Fabric Group limit and sublimit for 
Category 227 are being reduced to account for the swing being applied.
    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 67829, published on December 30, 1997.
Troy H. Cribb,
Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.

Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements
May 21, 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 the Arab 
Republic of Egypt and exported during the period January 1, 1998 
through December 31, 1998.
    Effective on May 29, 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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                 Category                        Adjusted limit \1\     
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Fabric Group                                107,042,017 square meters.  
  218-220, 224-227, 313-O \2\, 314-O \3\,                               
   315-O \4\, 317-O \5\, and 326-O \6\, as                              
   a group.                                                             
Sublevel within Fabric Group                                            
227.......................................  24,397,978 square meters.   
Level not in a group                                                    
338/339...................................  3,043,663 dozen.            
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\1\ The limits have not been adjusted to account for any imports        
  exported after December 31, 1997.                                     
\2\ Category 313-O: all HTS numbers except 5208.52.3035, 5208.52.4035   
  and 5209.51.6032.                                                     
\3\ Category 314-O: all HTS numbers except 5209.51.6015.                
\4\ Category 315-O: all HTS numbers except 5208.52.4055.                
\5\ Category 317-O: all HTS numbers except 5208.59.2085.                
\6\ Category 326-O: all HTS numbers except 5208.59.2015, 5209.59.0015   
  and 5211.59.0015.                                                     

    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. 98-14214 Filed 5-28-98; 8:45 am]
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