Federal Register / Vol. 60, No. 88 / Monday, May 8, 1995 / Notices 22567

The letter to the Commissioner of

Customs and the actions taken pursuant

to it are not designed to implement all

of the provisions of the bilateral

agreement, but are designed to assist

only in the implementation of certain of

its provisions.

Rita D. Hayes,

Chairman, Committee for the Implementation

of Textile Agreements.

Committee for the Implementation of Textile

Agreements

May 2, 1995.

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 March 15, 1995, 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 Guatemala and exported

during the twelve-month period which began

on January 1, 1995 and extends through

December 31, 1995.

Effective on May 4, 1995 you are directed

to increase the current Guaranteed Access

Levels (GALs) for the following categories:

Category Guaranteed access

level

340/640 ................... 620,000 dozen.

347/348 ................... 1,300,000 dozen.

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,

Rita D. Hayes,

Chairman, Committee for the Implementation

of Textile Agreements.

[FR Doc. 95–11206 Filed 5–5–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–DR–F

Establishment of a New Export Visa

Arrangement for Certain Cotton, Wool,

Man-Made Fiber, Silk Blend and Other

Vegetable Fiber Textiles and Textile

Products Produced or Manufactured in

the People’s Republic of China

May 3, 1995.

AGENCY: Committee for the

Implementation of Textile Agreements

(CITA).

ACTION: Issuing a directive to the

Commissioner of Customs establishing a

new export visa arrangement.

EFFECTIVE DATE: May 15, 1995.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Jennifer Aldrich, International Trade

Specialist, Office of Textiles and

Apparel, U.S. Department of Commerce,

(202) 482–4212.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Authority: Executive Order 11651 of March

3, 1972, as amended; section 204 of the

Agricultural Act of 1956, as amended (7

U.S.C. 1854).

In an exchange of notes dated

November 3 and 23, 1994, the

Governments of the United States and

the People’s Republic of China agreed to

cancel the existing visa arrangement and

establish a new export visa arrangement

for cotton, wool, man-made fiber, silk

blend and other vegetable fiber textiles

and textile products produced and

manufactured in China and exported on

and after May 15, 1995. Goods exported

during the period May 15-31, 1995 shall

not be denied entry if visaed in

accordance with the old visa

requirements. Goods exported on and

after June 1, 1995 must be visaed in

accordance with the new visa

requirements, as set forth in the

following directive to the Commissioner

of Customs.

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 59 FR 65531,

published on November 20, 1994). Also

see 49 FR 7269, published on February

28, 1984; and 52 FR 28741, published

on August 3, 1987.

A facsimile of the visa stamp was

published in the Federal Register on

September 23, 1993 (58 FR 49475).

Interested persons are advised to take

all necessary steps to ensure that textile

products that are entered into the

United States for consumption, or

withdrawn from warehouse for

consumption, will meet the visa

requirements set forth in the letter

published below to the Commissioner of

Customs.

Rita D. Hayes,

Chairman, Committee for the Implementation

of Textile Agreements.

Committee for the Implementation of Textile

Agreements

May 3, 1995.

Commissioner of Customs,

Department of the Treasury, Washington, DC

20229.

Dear Commissioner: This directive cancels

and supersedes the directives issued to you

on February 23, 1984, as amended, and July

29, 1983, as amended, by the Chairman,

Committee for the Implementation of Textile

Agreements, that directed you to prohibit

entry of certain cotton, wool, man-made

fiber, silk blend and other vegetable fiber

textiles and textile products, produced or

manufactured in China for which the

Government of the People’s Republic of

China has not issued an appropriate export

visa.

Under the terms of section 204 of the

Agricultural Act of 1956, as amended (7

U.S.C. 1854); and pursuant to the January 17,

1994 Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)

between the Governments of the United

States and the People’s Republic of China;

and in accordance with the provisions of

Executive Order 11651 of March 3, 1972, as

amended, you are directed to prohibit,

effective on May 15, 1995, entry into the

Customs territory of the United States (i.e.,

the 50 states, the District of Columbia and the

Commonwealth of Puerto Rico) for

consumption and withdrawal from

warehouse for consumption of cotton, wool,

man-made fiber, silk blend and other

vegetable fiber textiles and textile products in

Categories 200–239, 300–369, 400–469, 600–

670, and 800–899, including merged and part

categories (see Annex A), produced or

manufactured in China and exported from

China on and after May 15, 1995, for which

the Government of the People’s Republic of

China has not issued an appropriate export

visa fully described below. Goods exported

during the period May 15-31, 1995 shall not

be denied entry if visaed in accordance with

the visa requirements in the directives dated

February 23, 1984, as amended and July 29,

1983, as amended. Should additional

categories, merged categories or part

categories be added to the bilateral

agreement, the entire category(s) or part

category(s) shall be included in the coverage

of this arrangement on an agreed effective

date.

A visa must accompany each commercial

shipment of the aforementioned textile

products. A circular stamped marking in blue

ink will appear on the front of the original

textile export license/commercial invoice or

successor document. The original visa shall

not be stamped on duplicate copies of the

invoice. The original license/invoice with the

original visa stamp will be required to enter

the shipment into the United States.

Duplicates of the license/invoice and/or visa

may not be used for this purpose.

Each visa stamp shall include the

following information:

1. The visa number. The visa number shall

be in the standard nine digit letter format,

beginning with one numerical digit for the

last digit of the year of export, followed by

the two character alpha country code

specified by the International Organization

for Standardization (ISO)(the code for the

People’s Republic of China is ‘‘CN’’), and a

six digit numerical serial number identifying

the shipment; e.g., 5CN123456.

2. The date of issuance. The date of

issuance shall be the day, month and year on

which the visa was issued.

3. The signature of the issuing official.

4. The correct category(s), merged

category(s), part category(s), quantity(s) and

unit(s) of quantity in the shipment as set

forth in the U.S. Department of Commerce

Correlation and in the Harmonized Tariff

Schedule of the United States (HTS or

successor documents) shall be reported in the

spaces provided within the visa stamp (e.g.,

‘‘Cat. 340–510 DOZ’’).

Quantities must be stated in whole

numbers. Decimals or fractions will not be
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accepted. Merged category quota

merchandise may be accompanied by either

the appropriate merged category visa or the

correct category visa corresponding to the

actual shipment (e.g., Categories 347/348

may be visaed as 347/348 or if the shipment

consists solely of 347 merchandise, the

shipment may be visaed as ‘‘Cat. 347,’’ but

not as ‘‘Cat. 348’’).

U.S. Customs shall not permit entry if the

shipment does not have a visa, or if the visa

number, date of issuance, signature, category,

quantity or units of quantity are missing,

incorrect or illegible, or have been crossed

out or altered in any way. If the quantity

indicated on the visa is less than that of the

shipment, entry shall not be permitted. If the

quantity indicated on the visa is more than

that of the shipment, entry shall be permitted

and only the amount entered shall be charged

to any applicable quota.

If the visa is not acceptable then a new visa

must be obtained from the Government of the

People’s Republic of China, replacement visa

issued by the Embassy of the People’s

Republic of China in Washington, DC., or a

visa waiver may be issued by the Department

of Commerce at the request of the Embassy

of the People’s Republic of China in

Washington, DC., and presented to the U.S.

Customs Service before any portion of the

shipment will be released. The waiver, if

used, only waives the requirement to present

a visa with the shipment. It does not waive

the quota requirement.

Replacement visas shall consist of a textile

export visa/invoice form bearing an official

Chinese Embassy embossed stamp on the

front and include the standard information

required on an export visa and the signature

of an official authorized by the Government

of the People’s Republic of China to issue

replacement visas. The signature must match

one of two original signatures of authorized

officials provided to the Government of the

United States of America by the Government

of the People’s Republic of China. U.S.

Customs will not permit entry of the

shipment if any of the information required

on the replacement visa is missing, incorrect

or illegible, or has been crossed out or altered

in any way.

If the visaed invoice is deficient, the U.S.

Customs Service will not return the original

document after entry, but will provide to the

importer a certified copy of that visaed

invoice or visa waiver.

If import quotas are in force, U.S. Customs

Service shall charge only the actual quantity

in the shipment to the correct category limit.

If a shipment from China has been allowed

entry into the commerce of the United States

with either an incorrect visa or no visa, and

redelivery is requested but cannot be made,

U.S. Customs shall charge the shipment to

the correct category limit whether or not a

replacement visa or visa waiver is provided.

The complete name and address of a

company actually involved in the

manufacturing process of the textile product

covered by the visa shall be provided on the

textile visa document.

Merchandise imported for the personal use

of the importer and not for resale, regardless

of value, and properly marked commercial

sample shipments valued at U.S.$250 or less,

do not require a visa for entry.

The existing visa stamp remains

unchanged.

The actions taken concerning the

Government of the People’s Republic of

China with respect to imports of textiles and

textile products in the foregoing categories

have been determined by the Committee for

the Implementation of Textile Agreements to

involve foreign affairs functions of the United

States. Therefore, these directions to the

Commissioner of Customs, which are

necessary for the implementation of such

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,

Rita D. Hayes,

Chairman, Committee for the Implementation

of Textile Agreements.

ANNEX A

Part Categories

224–V Only HTS numbers 5801.21.0000,

5801.23.0000, 5801.24.0000,

5801.25.0010, 5801.25.0020,

5801.26.0010, 5801.26.0020,

5801.31.0000, 5801.33.0000,

5801.34.0000, 5801.35.0010,

5801.35.0020, 5801.36.0010 and

5801.36,0020.

224–O All HTS numbers in Category 224

except 224–V.

338–S All HTS numbers except

6109.10.0012, 6109.10.0014,

6109.10.0018 and 6109.10.0023.

339–S All HTS numbers except

6109.10.0040, 6109.10.0045,

6109.10.0060 and 6109.10.0065.

340–Z Only HTS numbers 6205.20.2015,

6205.20.2020, 6205.20.2050 and

6205.20.2060.

341–Y Only HTS numbers 6204.22.3060,

6206.30.3010, 6206.30.3030 and

6211.42.0054.

359–C Only HTS numbers 6103.42.2025,

6103.49.8034, 6104.62.1020,

6104.69.8010, 6114.20.0048,

6114.20.0052, 6203.42.2010,

6203.42.2090, 6204.62.2010,

6211.32.0010, 6211.32.0025 and

6211.42.0010.

359–V Only HTS numbers 6103.19.2030,

6103.19.9030, 6104.12.0040,

6104.19.8040, 6110.20.1022,

6110.20.1024, 6110.20.2030,

6110.20.2035, 6110.90.9044,

6110.90.9046, 6201.92.2010,

6202.92.2020, 6203.19.1030,

6203.19.9030, 6204.12.0040,

6204.19.8040, 6211.32.0070 and

6211.42.0070.

359–O All HTS numbers in Category 359

except 359–C and 359–V.

360–P Only HTS numbers 6302.21.3010,

6302.21.5010, 6302.21.7010,

6302.21.9010, 6302.31.3010,

6302.31.5010, 6302.31.7010 and

6302.31.9010.

369–D Only HTS numbers 6302.60.0010,

6302.91.0005 and 6302.91.0045.

369–H Only HTS numbers 4202.22.4020,

4202.22.4500 and 4202.22.8030.

ANNEX A—Continued

369–L Only HTS numbers 4202.12.4000,

4202.12.8020, 4202.12.8060,

4202.92.1500, 4202.92.3015 and

4202.92.6090.

369–S Only HTS number 6307.10.2005.

369–O All HTS numbers in Category 369

except 369–D, 369–H, 369–L and

369–S.

410–A Only HTS numbers 5111.11.3000,

5111.11.7030, 5111.11.7060,

5111.19.2000, 5111.19.6020,

5111.19.6040, 5111.19.6060,

5111.19.6080, 5111.20.9000,

5111.30.9000, 5111.90.3000,

5111.90.9000, 5212.11.1010,

5212.12.1010, 5212.13.1010,

5212.14.1010, 5212.15.1010,

5212.21.1010, 5212.22.1010,

5212.23.1010, 5212.24.1010,

5212.25.1010, 5311.00.2000,

5407.91.0510, 5407.92.0510,

5407.93.0510, 5407.94.0510,

5408.31.0510, 5408.32.0510,

5408.33.0510, 5408.34.0510,

5515.13.0510, 5515.22.0510,

5515.92.0510, 5516.31.0510,

5516.32.0510, 5516.33.0510,

5516.34.0510 and 6301.20.0020.

410–B Only HTS numbers 5007.10.6030,

5007.90.6030, 5112.11.2030,

5112.11.2060, 5112.19.9010,

5112.19.9020, 5112.19.9030,

5112.19.9040, 5112.19.9050,

5112.19.9060, 5112.20.3000,

5112.30.3000, 5112.90.3000,

5112.90.9010, 5112.90.9090,

5212.11.1020, 5212.12.1020,

5212.13.1020, 5212.14.1020,

5212.15.1020, 5212.21.1020,

5212.22.1020, 5212.23.1020,

5212.24.1020, 5212.25.1020,

5309.21.2000, 5309.29.2000,

5407.91.0520, 5407.92.0520,

5407.93.0520, 5407.94.0520,

5408.31.0520, 5408.32.0520,

5408.33.0520, 5408.34.0520,

5515.13.0520, 5515.22.0520,

5515.92.0520, 5516.31.0520,

5516.32.0520, 5516.33.0520 and

5516.34.0520.

440–M Only HTS numbers 6203.21.0030,

6203.23.0030, 6205.10.1000,

6205.10.2010, 6205.10.2020,

6205.30.1510, 6205.30.1520,

6205.90.3020, 6205.90.4020 and

6211.31.0030.

604–A Only HTS number 5509.32.0000.

604–O All HTS numbers in Category 604

except 604–A.

651–B Only HTS numbers 6107.22.0015

and 6108.32.0015.

659–C Only HTS numbers 6103.23.0055,

6103.43.2020, 6103.43.2025,

6103.49.2000, 6103.49.8038,

6104.63.1020, 6104.63.1030,

6104.69.1000, 6104.69.8014,

6114.30.3044, 6114.30.3054,

6203.43.2010, 6203.43.2090,

6203.49.1010, 6203.49.1090,

6204.63.1510, 6204.69.1010,

6210.10.9010, 6211.33.0010,

6211.33.0017 and 6211.43.0010.
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ANNEX A—Continued

659–H Only HTS numbers 6502.00.9030,

6504.00.9015, 6504.00.9060,

6505.90.5090, 6505.90.6090,

6505.90.7090 and 6505.90.8090.

659–S Only HTS numbers 6112.31.0010,

6112.31.0020, 6112.41.0010,

6112.41.0020, 6112.41.0030,

6112.41.0040, 6211.11.1010,

6211.11.1020, 6211.12.1010 and

6211.12.1020.

659–O All HTS numbers in Category 659

except 659–C, 659–H, and 659–S.

669–P Only HTS numbers 6305.31.0010,

6305.31.0020 and 6305.39.0000.

669–O All HTS numbers in Category 669

except 669–P.

670–L Only HTS numbers 4202.12.8030,

4202.12.8070, 4202.92.3020,

4202.92.3030 and 4202.92.9025.

670–O All HTS numbers in Category 670

except 670–L

863–S Only HTS number 6307.10.2015.

863–O All HTS numbers in Category 863

except 863–S.

Merged Categories

300/301

317/326

338/339

338–S/339–S

347/348

445/446

638/639

644/844

645/646

[FR Doc. 95–11259 Filed 5–5–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–DR–F

COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING

COMMISSION

Notice of Delegation of Authority

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that

the Commodity Futures Trading

Commission has delegated, on an

interim basis, certain authority to the

Program Coordinator of the Division of

Enforcement.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Susan R. Cornell, Attorney, Division of

Enforcement, Commodity Futures

Trading Commission, 2033 K Street

NW., Washington, D.C. 20581.

Telephone: (202) 254–7424.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is

hereby given that the Commodity

Futures Trading Commission has

delegated to the Program Coordinator of

the Division of Enforcement all of the

authority which has been delegated to

the Director of the Division of

Enforcement, including but not limited

to the authority to conduct

investigations as set forth in Part 11—

Rules Relating to Investigations, 17 CFR

part 11, and all other delegations set

forth in that Part, and the authority set

forth in Part 140—Organization,

Functions and Procedures of the

Commission, 17 CFR part 140. This

delegation shall be in effect only until

such time as a Director of the Division

of Enforcement is appointed and

assumes office. (7 U.S.C. 4a, 9, 15, 12,

and 12a(5)).

Issued in Washington, D.C. on May 2,

1995, by the Commission.

Jean A. Webb,

Secretary of the Commission.

[FR Doc. 95–11172 Filed 5–5–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6351–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Army

Notice of Finding of No Significant

Impact (FNSI) and Environmental

Assessment (EA) for Realignment of

Five Business Areas From Fort

Belvoir, Virginia, to Detroit Arsenal,

Michigan

AGENCY: Department of the Army, DoD.

ACTION: Finding of no significant

impact.

SUMMARY: The proposed action analyzed

by this document is the realignment of

the following business areas: a) Supply

Distribution, b) Bridging, c) Mechanical

Counter Mobility, d) Water Purification,

and e) Fuels and Lubricants to the

Detroit Arsenal, Michigan, as required

by the Base Closure and Realignment

Act of 1990 (Public Law 101–510).

The 1993 Defense Base Closure and

Realignment Commission recommended

certain realignment and closure actions

for military installations on July 1, 1993

(BRAC 93), including the realignment of

a portion of the Belvoir Research,

Development and Engineering Center

(BRDEC), Fort Belvoir, Virginia, to the

Tank-Automotive Research,

Development and Engineering Center

(TARDEC), Detroit Arsenal, Michigan.

Recommended actions were approved

by the President of the United States

and subsequent review by the United

States Congress did not alter any of the

BRAC 93 recommendations.

The purpose of the EA is to identify

and evaluate the anticipated effects of

the realignment of these five business

areas upon the receiving location.

Because the recommended realignment

is a statutory requirement and must be

implemented, No Action, or not

implementing the proposed action is not

currently a viable alternative. The Army

is required to move and consolidate

these activities to the maximum extent

possible. This mandate does not allow

the Army to seek off-post sites as

options for consolidation of activities.

Sufficient office space is available in

existing Building 201 which is currently

undergoing renovation to accommodate

the office functions of the realigned

Supply Distribution, and Bridging

business areas, however, existing onpost laboratory facilities are either

occupied or not configured to allow

efficient use by the Mechanical Counter

Mobility, Water Purification, and Fuels

and Lubricants business areas. There are

no feasible alternatives to the following

construction activities proposed to

execute this BRAC 93 action.

The EA studied in detail two possible

alternatives: (a) Preferred construction

site and (b) an alternative construction

site. Under the Preferred Construction

Site Alternative the Fuels and

Lubricants, Water Purification and

Mechanical Counter Mobility business

areas would be accommodated on

Detroit Arsenal in a new 38,000 square

foot facility. This facility would be built

between and connect two existing

buildings (Buildings 212 and 215) in the

north-central portion of Detroit Arsenal.

The building location was selected on

the basis of its proximity to existing

facilities and its compatibility with

current utilization.

Under the Alternative Construction

Site the Fuels and Lubricants, Water

Purification and Mechanical Counter

Mobility business areas would be

accommodated at the Detroit Arsenal in

a new 40,000 square foot facility. This

facility would be a free standing

structure built over approximately one

acre of undeveloped land just west of

Building 215 in the north-central sector

of the Detroit Arsenal. This site is

currently used as a softball field.

Regarding the preferred construction

site alternative, no significant impacts

were identified. Potential for only

minor, insignificant impacts are

anticipated regarding: Air Quality, soils,

and groundwater. Building 212 has been

recommended as being eligible for the

National Register of Historic Places.

Proposed construction plans for the new

connecting building will be coordinated

with the Michigan State Historic

Preservation Officer (SHPO) prior to

undertaking any construction activities.

If necessary, a Memorandum of

Agreement detailing the actions the

Army will take to avoid or mitigate for

any adverse effects to National Register

properties will be concluded among the

Army, the Michigan SHPO, and the

Advisory Council.

Regarding the Alternative

Construction Site, no significant

impacts were identified. Potential for

only minor, insignificant, impacts are

anticipated regarding: land use, air

quality, soils, surface drainage, and