[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 8 (Wednesday, January 13, 1999)] [Notices] [Page 2196] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 99-736] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS Adjustment of Import Limits for Certain Cotton and Man-Made Fiber Textile Products Produced or Manufactured in Malaysia January 7, 1999.
Agency
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA).
Action
Issuing a directive to the Commissioner of Customs reducing limits.
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EFFECTIVE DATE: January 13, 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 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 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 1999 limits for Categories 338/339 and 638/639 are being reduced for carryforward applied to the 1998 limits. 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 62 FR 66057, published on December 17, 1997). Information regarding the 1999 CORRELATION will be published in the Federal Register at a later date. Also see 63 FR 59945, published on November 6, 1998. Troy H. Cribb, Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements January 7, 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 3, 1998, 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 Malaysia and exported during the period beginning on January 1, 1999 and extending through December 31, 1999. Effective on January 13, 1999, you are directed to reduce the limits for the following categories, as provided for under the Uruguay Round Agreement on Textiles and Clothing:
------------------------------------------------------------------------ Category Adjusted twelve-month limit ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 338/339................................... 1,235,883 dozen. 638/639................................... 512,960 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. 99-736 Filed 1-12-99; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-DR-F