[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 128 (Monday, July 6, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 36394]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-17751]


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COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS


Adjustment of Import Limits for Certain Cotton, Wool, Man-Made 
Fiber, Silk Blend and Other Vegetable Fiber Textile Products Produced 
or Manufactured in Bahrain

June 29, 1998.
AGENCY: Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA).

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

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EFFECTIVE DATE: July 8, 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 increased for 
carryover.
    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 67620, published on December 29, 1997.
Troy H. Cribb,
Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.

Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements
June 29, 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 19, 1997, by the Chairman, 
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements. That 
directive concerns imports of certain cotton, wool, man-made fiber, 
silk blend and other vegetable fiber textile products, produced or 
manufactured in Bahrain and exported during the twelve-month period 
which began on January 1, 1998 and extends through December 31, 
1998.
    Effective on July 8, 1998, you are directed to increase the 
limits for the categories listed below, 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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Group I                                                                 
237, 239pt. \2\, 331-336, 338, 339, 340-    48,027,335 square meters    
 342, 345, 347, 348, 350-352, 359pt. \3\,    equivalent.                
 431, 433-436, 438, 440, 442-448, 459pt.                                
 \4\, 631, 633-636, 638, 639, 640-647,                                  
 648, 649, 650-652, 659pt. \5\, 831, 833-                               
 836, 838, 840, 842-847, 850-852, 858 and                               
 859pt. \6\, as a group.                                                
Sublevels in Group I                                                    
338/339...................................  667,350 dozen.              
340/640...................................  320,183 dozen of which not  
                                             more than 240,136 dozen    
                                             shall be in Categories 340-
                                             Y/640-Y \7\.               
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\1\ These limits have not been adjusted to account for any imports      
  exported after December 31, 1997.                                     
\2\ Category 239pt.: only HTS number 6209.20.5040 (diapers).            
\3\ Category 359pt.: all HTS numbers except 6406.99.1550.               
\4\ Category 459pt.: all HTS numbers except 6405.20.6030, 6405.20.6060, 
  6405.20.6090, 6406.99.1505 and 6406.99.1560.                          
\5\ Category 659pt.: all HTS numbers except 6406.99.1510 and            
  6406.99.1540.                                                         
\6\ Category 859pt.: only HTS numbers 6115.19.8040, 6117.10.6020,       
  6212.10.5030, 6212.10.9040, 6212.20.0030, 6212.30.0030, 6212.90.0090, 
  6214.10.2000 and 6214.90.0090.                                        
\7\ Category 340-Y: only HTS numbers 6205.20.2015, 6205.20.2020,        
  6205.20.2046, 6205.20.2050 and 6205.20.2060; Category 640-Y: only HTS 
  numbers 6205.30.2010, 6205.30.2020, 6205.30.2050 and 6205.30.2060.    

    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.98-17751 Filed 7-2-98; 8:45 am]
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