[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 245 (Wednesday, December 22, 1999)] [Notices] [Pages 71736-71737] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 99-33224] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS Adjustment of an Import Limit for Certain Man-Made Fiber Textiles and Textile Products Produced or Manufactured in Thailand December 16, 1999.
Agency
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA).
Action
Issuing a directive to the Commissioner of Customs adjusting a limit.
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EFFECTIVE DATE: December 22, 1999.
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 this limit, 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 www.customs.ustreas.gov. For information on embargoes and quota re-openings, call (202) 482-3715.
www.customs.ustreas.govSupplementary 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 limit for Categories 638/639 is being adjusted for swing 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 63 FR 71096, published on December 23, 1998). Also see 63 FR 58369, published on October 30, 1998. Troy H. Cribb, Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements December 16, 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 October 27, 1998, by the Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements. That directive concerns imports of certain cotton and man-made fiber textile products, produced or manufactured in Thailand and exported during the twelve-month period which began on January 1, 1999 and extends through December 31, 1999.
Effective on December 22, 1999, you are directed to increase the current limit for Categories 638/639 to 2,296,224 dozen \1\, as provided for under the Uruguay Round Agreement on Textiles and Clothing: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
\1\ The limit has not been adjusted to account for any imports exported after December 31, 1998 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
The Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements has determined that this action falls within the foreign affairs exception of the rulemaking provisions of 5 U.S.C. 553(a)(1). Sincerely, Troy H. Cribb, Acting Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements. [FR Doc. 99-33224 Filed 12-21-99; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-DR-F