[Federal Register: November 12, 1998 (Volume 63, Number 218)]
[Notices]               
[Page 63297-63298]
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COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS

 
Request for Public Comments on the Extension of Temporary 
Amendment to the Requirements for Participating in the Special Access 
Progam for Caribbean Basin Countries

November 5, 1998.
AGENCY: Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA).

ACTION: Notice.

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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.


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    A notice and letter to the Commissioner of Customs published in the 
Federal Register on December 17, 1997 (62 FR 66057) announced the 
temporary amendment to the foreign origin exception for findings and 
trimmings under the Special Access Program. This amendment extended the 
exemption period for one year, December 23, 1997 through December 22, 
1998, for women's and girls' chest type plate, ``hymo'' piece or 
``sleeve header'' of woven or welf-inserted warp knit construction of 
coarse animal hair or man-made filaments used in the manufacture of 
tailored suit jackets and suit-type jackets in Categories 433, 443, 633 
and 643 which are entered under the Special Access Program 
(9802.00.8015) provided they are cut in the United States. In a 
subsequent notice and letter published on September 29, 1998 (63 FR 
51903), the exemption was extended for the period September 23, 1998 
through September 22, 1999 for men's and boys' chest type plate, 
``hymo'' piece or ``sleeve header'' of woven or welf-inserted warp knit 
construction of coarse animal hair or man-made filaments used in the 
manufacture of tailored suit jackets and suit-type jackets in the same 
categories.
    The purpose of this notice is to request public comments on CITA's 
intention to combine and extend through December 31, 2000, the 
exemption periods for women's and girls' and men's and boys' ``hymo'' 
type interlining. Thereafter, the exemption period for women's and 
girls' and men's and boys' ``hymo'' type interlining would extend 
through December 31, 2000.
    There will be a 30-day comment period beginning November 12, 1998 
and extending through December 14, 1998. Anyone wishing to comment or 
provide data or information regarding domestic production or 
availability of the products mentioned above is invited to submit 10 
copies of such comments or information to Troy H. Cribb, Chairman, 
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements, U.S. Department 
of Commerce, Washington, DC 20230; ATTN: Helen L. LeGrande.
    Comments or information submitted in response to this notice will 
be available for public inspection in the Office of Textiles and 
Apparel, room H3100, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th and Constitution 
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC.
    The solicitation of comments is not a waiver in any respect of the 
exemption contained in 5 U.S.C. 553(a)(1) relating to matters which 
constitute ``a foreign affairs function of the United States.''
    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.
[FR Doc. 98-30235 Filed 11-10-98; 8:45 am]
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