[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 128 (Tuesday, July 2, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 34495]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-16825]


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COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS

Cancellation of a Limit and Amendment of Visa Requirements for 
Certain Man-Made Fiber Textile Products Produced or Manufactured in Sri 
Lanka

June 26, 1996.
AGENCY: Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA).

ACTION: Issuing a directive to the Commissioner of Customs cancelling a 
limit and amending visa requirements.

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EFFECTIVE DATE: July 1, 1996.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Helen L. LeGrande, 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); Uruguay Round Agreements Act.

    The United States Government has decided to cancel the current 
limit on imports of man-made fiber luggage in Category 670-L from Sri 
Lanka established on January 1, 1996.
    In the letter published below, the Chairman of CITA directs the 
Commissioner of Customs to cancel the limit established for Category 
670-L for the period January 1, 1996 through December 31, 1996. Also, 
for goods produced or manufactured in Sri Lanka, visa requirements are 
being amended to no longer require a 670-L and 670-O part-category 
visa. Goods in Category 670 shall not be denied entry if visaed as 670, 
670-L or 670-O.
    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 60 FR 65299, published on December 19, 1995). Also see 
53 FR 34573, published on September 7, 1988; and 60 FR 66265, published 
on December 21, 1995.
    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 Uruguay Round Agreements Act and the Uruguay Round Agreement on 
Textiles and Clothing, but are designed to assist only in the 
implementation of certain of their provisions.
D. Michael Hutchinson,
Acting Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile 
Agreements.
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements
June 26, 1996.
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 15, 1995, 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 textiles and textile products, 
produced or manufactured in Sri Lanka and exported during the period 
which began on January 1, 1996 and extends through December 31, 
1996.
    Effective on July 1, 1996, you are directed to cancel the 
current limit for Category 670-L \1\.
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    \1\ Category 670-L: only HTS numbers 4202.12.8030, 4202.12.8070, 
4202.92.3020, 4202.92.3030 and 4202.92.9025.
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    For visa purposes, you are directed to amend the directive dated 
September 1, 1988 to no longer require a 670-L and 670-O \2\ part-
category visa. Goods in Category 670 shall not be denied entry if 
visaed as 670, 670-L or 670-O.
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    \2\ Category 670-O: all HTS numbers except 4202.12.8030, 
4202.12.8070, 4202.92.3020, 4202.92.3030 and 4202.92.9025 (Category 
670-L).
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    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.96-16825 Filed 7-1-96; 8:45 am]
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