COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS
Establishment of an Import Limit for Certain Cotton and Man-Made Fiber Textile Products Produced or Manufactured in Cambodia
February 9, 1998.
AGENCY: Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA).
ACTION: Issuing a directive to the Commissioner of Customs establishing a limit.
EFFECTIVE DATE: February 18, 1998.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Helen L. LeGrande, 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 or call (202) 927-5850. For information on embargoes and quota re-openings, call (202) 482-3715. For information on categories on which consultations have been requested, call (202) 482-3740.
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.
A notice published in the Federal Register on November 21, 1997 (62 FR 62290) announces that if no solution is agreed upon in consultations between the Governments of the United States and Cambodia on Categories 331/631 the Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements may establish a limit for the twelve-month period beginning on October 29, 1997 and extending through October 28, 1998 at a level of not less than 1,250,841 dozen pairs.
Inasmuch as no agreement was reached during consultations on a mutually satisfactory solution, the United States Government has decided to control imports in Categories 331/631 for the period October 29, 1997 through October 28, 1998, as authorized by Section 204 of the Agricultural Act of 1956, as amended (7 U.S.C. 1854).
The United States remains committed to finding a solution concerning Categories 331/631. Should such a solution be reached in consultations with the Government of Cambodia, further notice will be published in the Federal Register.
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).
Troy H. Cribb, Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements February 9, 1998.
Commissioner of Customs, Department of the Treasury, Washington, DC 20229.
Dear Commissioner: Pursuant to section 204 of the Agricultural Act of 1956, as amended (7 U.S.C. 1854); and Executive Order 11651 of March 3, 1972, as amended, you are directed to prohibit, effective on February 18, 1998, entry into the United States for consumption and withdrawal from warehouse for consumption of cotton and man-made fiber textile products in Categories 331/631, produced or manufactured in Cambodia and exported during the twelve month period beginning on October 29, 1997 and extending through October 28, 1998, in excess of 1,250,841 dozen pairs1
1The limit has not been adjusted to account for any imports exported after October 28, 1997.
Textile products in Categories 331/631 which have been exported to the United States prior to October 29, 1997 shall not be subject to this directive.
Textile products in Categories 331/631 which have been released from the custody of the U.S. Customs Service under the provisions of 19 U.S.C. 1448(b) or 1484(a)(1) prior to the effective date of this directive shall not be denied entry under this directive.
Import charges will be provided at a later date.
In carrying out the above directions, the Commissioner of Customs should construe entry into the United States for consumption to include entry for consumption into the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.
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. 98-0000 Filed 0-00-98; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-DR-F