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COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS

 
Amendment of Visa Requirements for Certain Cotton and Man-Made 
Fiber Textile Products Produced or Manufactured in Guatemala

May 27, 1998.
AGENCY: Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA).

ACTION: Issuing a directive to the Commissioner of Customs amending 
visa requirements.

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EFFECTIVE DATE: May 31, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Roy Unger, International Trade 
Specialist, Office of Textiles and Apparel, U.S. Department of 
Commerce, (202) 482-4212.

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 May 31, 1998, textile products in Categories 342/642, 
produced or manufactured in Guatemala and exported on or after May 31, 
1998, will no longer require a visa. In addition, products in 
Categories 342/642 will no longer be subject to the Special Access 
Program.
    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). Also see 
55 FR 3079, published on January 30, 1990.
Troy H. Cribb,
Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.

Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements
May 27, 1998.

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 January 24, 1990, as amended, by the 
Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements. 
That directive directs you to prohibit entry of certain cotton and 
man-made fiber textile products, produced or manufactured in 
Guatemala which were not properly visaed by the Government of 
Guatemala.
    Effective on May 31, 1998, you are directed to no longer require 
a visa for shipments of textile products in Categories 342/642 which 
are produced or manufactured in Guatemala and exported on or after 
May 31, 1998. In addition, products in Categories 342/642 will no 
longer be subject to the Special Access Program.
    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. 98-14399 Filed 5-28-98; 8:45 am]
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