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made subject in the future to a general

trade embargo by proper legal authority,

or in any other activity subject to the

Regulations with respect to these

specific countries. Moreover, I find such

renewal is in the public interest in order

to reduce the substantial likelihood that

Thane-Coat, Inc., Ford and Engebretson

will engage in activities which are in

violation of the Regulations.

Accordingly, it is Therefore Ordered:

First, that Thane-Coat, Inc., 12725

Royal Drive, Stafford, Texas 77477, and

all of its successors or assigns, officers,

representatives, agents, and employees

when acting on its behalf, Jerry Vernon

Ford, President, Thane-Coat, Inc., 12725

Royal Drive, Stafford, Texas 77477, and

7707 Augustine Drive, Houston, Texas

77036, and all of his successors, or

assigns, representatives, agents and

employees when acting on his behalf,

and Preston John Engebretson, VicePresident, Thane-Coast, Inc., 12725

Royal Drive, Stafford, Texas 77477 and

8903 Bonhomme Road, Houston, Texas

77074, and all of his successors, or

assigns, representatives, agents, and

employees when acting on his behalf

(all of foregoing parties hereinafter

collectively referred to as the ‘‘denied

persons’’), may not, directly or

indirectly, participate in any way in any

transaction involving any commodity,

software or technology (hereinafter

collectively referred to as ‘‘item’’)

subject to the Export Administration

Regulations (hereinafter the

‘‘Regulations’’) and exported or to be

exported from the United States to the

United Kingdom, the Bahamas, Libya,

Cuba, Iraq, North Korea, or Iran, or to

any other country or countries that may

be made subject in the future to a

general trade embargo pursuant to

proper legal authority (hereinafter the

‘‘Covered Countries’’), or in any other

activity subject to the Regulations with

respect to the Covered Countries,

including, but not limited to:

A. Applying for, obtaining, or using any

license Exception, or export control

document:

B. Carrying or negotiations concerning, or

ordering, buying, receiving, using, selling,

delivering, storing, disposing of, forwarding,

transporting, financing, or otherwise

servicing in any way, any transaction

involving any item that is subject to the

Regulations and that is exported or to be

exported from the United States to any of the

Covered Countries, or in any other activity

subject to the Regulations; or

C. Benefitting in any way from any

transaction involving any item exported or to

be exported from the United States to any of

the Covered Countries that is subject to the

Regulations, or in any activity subject to the

Regulations.

Second, that no person may, directly

or indirectly, do any of the following:

A. Export or reexport to or on behalf of any

of the denied persons any item subject to the

Regulations to any of the Covered Countries.

B. Take any action that facilitates the

acquisition, or attempted acquisition by any

of the denied persons of the ownership,

possession, or control of any item subject to

the Regulations that has been or will be

exported from the United States to any of the

Covered Countries, including financing or

other support activities related to a

transaction whereby any of the denied

persons acquires or attempts to acquire such

ownership, possession or control;

C. Take any action to acquire from or to

facilitate the acquisition or attempted

acquisition from any of the denied persons of

any item subject to the Regulations that has

been exported from the United States to any

of the Covered Countries;

D. Obtain from any of the denied persons

in the United States any item subject to the

Regulations with knowledge or reason to

know that the item will be, or is intended to

be, exported from the United States to any of

the Covered Countries; or

E. Engage in any transaction to service any

item subject to the Regulations that has been

or will be exported from the United States to

any of the Covered Countries, and which is

owned, possessed or controlled by any of the

denied persons, or service any item, of

whatever origin, that is owned, possessed or

controlled by any of the denied persons if

such service involves the use of any item

subject to the Regulations that has been or

will be exported from the United States to

any of the Covered Countries. For purposes

of this paragraph, servicing means

installation, maintenance, repair,

modification or testing.

Third, that, at least 14 days in

advance of any export that any of the

denied persons intends to make of any

item from the United States to any

destination world-wide, the denied

person will provide to BXA’s Dallas

Field Office (i) notice of the intended

export, (ii) copies of all documents

reasonably related to the subject

transaction, including, but not limited

to, the commercial invoice and bill of

lading, and (iii) the opportunity, during

the 14-day notice period, to inspect

physically the item at issue to ensure

that the intended shipment is in

compliance with the Export

Administration Act, the Export

Administration Regulations, or any

order issued thereunder.

Fourth, that, after notice and

opportunity for comment, as provided

in Section 766.23 of the Regulations,

any person, firm, corporation, or

business organization related to any of

the denied persons by affiliation,

ownership, control, or position of

responsibility in the conduct of trade or

related services, may also be made

subject to the provisions of this Order.

Fifth, that this Order does not prohibit

any export, reexport, or other

transaction subject to the Regulations

where the only items involved that are

subject to the Regulations are the

foreign-produced direct product of U.S.-

origin technology.

Sixth, that, in accordance with the

provisions of Section 766.24(e) of the

Regulations, Thane-Coat, Ford, or

Engebretson may, at any time, appeal

this Order by filing a full written

statement in support of the appeal with

the Office of the Administrative Law

Judge, U.S. Coast Guard ALJ Docketing

Center, 40 South Gay Street, Baltimore,

Maryland 21202–4022.

Seventh, that this Order is effective

immediately and shall remain in effect

for 180 days.

Eighth, that, in accordance with the

provisions of Section 766.24(d) of the

Regulations, BXA may seek renewal of

this Order by filing a written request not

later than 20 days before the expiration

date. Any respondent may oppose a

request to renew this Order by filing a

written submission with the Assistant

Secretary for Export Enforcement,

which must be received not later than

seven days before the expiration date of

the Order.

A copy of this Order shall be served

on each Respondent and shall be

published in the Federal Register.

Entered this 10th day of April, 2000.

F. Amanda DeBusk,

Assistant Secretary for Export Enforcement.

[FR Doc. 00–9861 Filed 4–19–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–DT–M

COMMITTEE FOR THE

IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE

AGREEMENTS

Adjustment of Import Limits for Certain

Cotton and Man-Made Fiber Textile

Products Produced or Manufactured in

the Philippines

April 14, 2000.

AGENCY: Committee for the

Implementation of Textile Agreements

(CITA).

ACTION: Issuing a directive to the

Commissioner of Customs adjusting

limits.

EFFECTIVE DATE: April 20, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Naomi Freeman, 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,

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call (202) 927–5850, or refer to the U.S.

Customs website at http://

www.customs.gov. 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,

special shift and 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 64 FR 71982,

published on December 22, 1999). Also

see 64 FR 54872, published on October

8, 1999.

D. Michael Hutchinson,

Acting Chairman, Committee for the

Implementation of Textile Agreements.

Committee for the Implementation of Textile

Agreements

April 14, 2000.

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 October 4, 1999, by the

Chairman, Committee for the Implementation

of Textile Agreements. That directive

concerns imports of certain cotton, wool and

man-made fiber textiles and textile products

and silk blend and other vegetable fiber

apparel, produced or manufactured in the

Philippines and exported during the twelvemonth period which began on January 1,

2000 and extends through December 31,

2000.

Effective on April 20, 2000, you are

directed to adjust the limits for the following

categories, as provided for under the Uruguay

Round Agreement on Textiles and Clothing:

Category Adjusted twelve-month

limit 1

Levels in Group I

237 ........................... 1,891,208 dozen.

338/339 .................... 2,995,305 dozen.

342/642 .................... 758,709 dozen.

345 ........................... 199,149 dozen.

347/348 .................... 3,130,726 dozen.

350 ........................... 140,263 dozen.

351/651 .................... 864,309 dozen.

361 ........................... 2,414,239 numbers.

369–S2 .................... 412,970 kilograms.

633 ........................... 60,765 dozen.

638/639 .................... 2,541,167 dozen.

643 ........................... 830,517 numbers.

645/646 .................... 781,263 dozen.

647/648 .................... 1,553,569 dozen.

847 ........................... 348,433 dozen.

Category Adjusted twelve-month

limit 1

Group II

200–227, 300–326,

332, 359–O 3, 360,

362, 363, 369–O 4,

400–414, 434–

438, 440, 442,

444, 448, 459pt. 5,

464, 469pt. 6, 600–

607, 613–629,

644, 659–O 7, 666,

669–O 8, 670–O 9,

831, 833–838,

840–846, 850–858

and 859pt. 10, as a

group.

199,230,072 square

meters equivalent.

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

31, 1999. 2 Category 369–S: only HTS number

6307.10.2005. 3 Category 359–O: all HTS numbers except

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, 6211.42.0010

(Category 359–C); and 6406.99.1550 (Category 359pt.). 4 Category 369–O: all HTS numbers except

6307.10.2005 (Category 369–S);

5601.10.1000, 5601.21.0090, 5701.90.1020,

5701.90.2020, 5702.10.9020, 5702.39.2010,

5702.49.1020, 5702.49.1080, 5702.59.1000,

5702.99.1010, 5702.99.1090, 5705.00.2020

and 6406.10.7700 (Category 369pt.). 5 Category 459pt.: all HTS numbers except

6405.20.6030, 6405.20.6060, 6405.20.6090,

6406.99.1505 and 6406.99.1560. 6 Category 469pt.: all HTS numbers except

5601.29.0020, 5603.94.1010 and

6406.10.9020. 7 Category 659–O: all HTS numbers except

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, 6211.43.0010

(Category 659–C); 6502.00.9030,

6504.00.9015, 6504.00.9060, 6505.90.5090,

6505.90.6090, 6505.90.7090, 6505.90.8090

(Category 659–H); 6406.99.1510 and

6406.99.1540 (Category 659pt.). 8 Category 669–O: all HTS numbers except

6305.32.0010, 6305.32.0020, 6305.33.0010,

6305.33.0020, 6305.39.0000 (Category 669–

P); 5601.10.2000, 5601.22.0090,

5607.49.3000, 5607.50.4000 and

6406.10.9040 (Category 669pt.). 9 Category 670–O: all HTS numbers except

4202.12.8030, 4202.12.8070, 4202.92.3020,

4202.92.3031, 4202.92.9026 and

6307.90.9907 (Category 670–L). 10 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.

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,

D. Michael Hutchinson,

Acting Chairman, Committee for the

Implementation of Textile Agreements.

[FR Doc. 00–9876 Filed 4–19–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–DR–F

COMMITTEE FOR THE

IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE

AGREEMENTS

Adjustment of Import Restraint Limits

for Certain Cotton, Man-Made Fiber,

Silk Blend and Other Vegetable Fiber

Textiles and Textile Products

Produced or Manufactured in Thailand

April 14, 2000.

AGENCY: Committee for the

Implementation of Textile Agreements

(CITA).

ACTION: Issuing a directive to the

Commissioner of Customs adjusting

limits.

EFFECTIVE DATE: April 20, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ross

Arnold, 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, call (202)

927–5850, or refer to the U.S. Customs

website at http://www.customs.gov. For

information on embargoes and quota reopenings, 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 reduced for

carryforward used. The current limits

are being increased in Categories 340

and 347/348/847 for the 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 64 FR 71982,

published on December 22, 1999). Also

see 64 FR 68336, published on

December 7, 1999.

D. Michael Hutchinson,

Acting Chairman, Committee for the

Implementation of Textile Agreements.

Committee for the Implementation of Textile

Agreements

April 14, 2000.

Commissioner of Customs,

Department of the Treasury, Washington, DC