[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 48 (Friday, March 12, 1999)] [Notices] [Pages 12290-12291] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 99-6096] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS Exemption of Certain Textile and Apparel Products From Visa and Quota Requirements March 3, 1999.
Agency
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA).
Action
Issuing a directive to the Commissioner of Customs exempting certain textile and apparel products imported in connection with the 1999 Women's World Cup Soccer and the International Special Olympics from certain quota and visa requirements.
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EFFECTIVE DATE: March 12, 1999.
For Further Information Contact
Lori E. Mennitt, International Trade Specialist, Office of Textiles and Apparel, U.S. Department of Commerce, (202) 482-3400.
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.
Effective on March 12, 1999, textile and apparel products not intended for sale or distribution to the public and imported as personal effects of participants in, and certain other individuals associated with the 1999 Women's World Cup Soccer and the 1999 International Special Olympics, which are produced or manufactured in various countries and entered into the United States for consumption and withdrawal from warehouse for consumption shall be exempt from visa and quota requirements. Troy H. Cribb, Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements March 3, 1999.
Commissioner of Customs, Department of the Treasury, Washington, DC 20229.
Dear Commissioner: Effective on March 12, 1999, textile and apparel products not intended for sale or distribution to the public, which are the personal effects of aliens who are participants in, officials of, or accredited members of delegations to, the 1999 Women's World Cup Soccer tournament and the 1999 International Special Olympics, and of persons who are immediate family members of, or servants to any of the foregoing persons; equipment and materials imported in connection with the foregoing events by or on behalf of the foregoing persons or the organizing committees of such events; articles to be used
in exhibitions depicting the culture of a country participating in such events; and if consistent with the foregoing, such other articles as the Secretary of the Treasury may allow, shall be exempt from textile and apparel visa and quota requirements when entered into the United States for consumption and withdrawal from warehouse for consumption. 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, Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements. [FR Doc. 99-6096 Filed 3-11-99; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-DR-F