made textiles: Dominican Republic,
[Federal Register: June 23, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 120)]
[Notices]
[Page 33471]
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COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS
Adjustment of Import Limits and Increase of Guaranteed Access Levels for Certain Cotton, Wool and Man-Made Fiber Textile Products Produced or Manufactured in the Dominican Republic
June 21, 1999. AGENCY: Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA).
ACTION: Issuing a directive to the Commissioner of Customs adjusting limits and increasing guaranteed access levels.
EFFECTIVE DATE: June 23, 1999.
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, call (202) 927-5850, or refer to the U.S. Customs website at http://www.customs.ustreas.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 and special shift.
Upon the request of the Government of the Dominican Republic, the U.S. Government has agreed to increase the current guaranteed access levels for textile products in certain categories.
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 63 FR 71096, published on December 23, 1998). Also see 63 FR 63297, published on November 12, 1998. Troy H. Cribb, Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements June 21, 1999.
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 November 5, 1998, 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 Dominican Republic and exported during the twelve-month period which began on January 1, 1999 and extends through December 31, 1999.
Effective on June 23, 1999, you are directed to adjust the current limits for the following categories, as provided for under the Uruguay Round Agreement on Textiles and Clothing:
Adjusted twelve-month limit Category
\1\
340/640................................... 877,006 dozen. 342/642................................... 303,683 dozen. 351/651................................... 1,314,857 dozen.
\1\ The limits have not been adjusted to account for any imports exported after December 31, 1998.
The guaranteed access levels (GAL) for Categories 340/640, 342/ 642 and 351/651 remain unchanged. The GALs for the following categories are being increased:
Category
Guaranteed access level
338/638................................... 5,150,000 dozen. 339/639................................... 3,150,000 dozen. 433....................................... 81,000 dozen. 633....................................... 100,000 dozen.
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. 99-16079Filed6-22-99; 8:45 am]
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