[Federal Register: July 12, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 132)] [Notices] [Page 37512-37513] From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov] [DOCID:fr12jy99-42] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS Adjustment of an Import Limit for Certain Cotton Textile Products Produced or Manufactured in Costa Rica July 6, 1999. AGENCY: Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA). ACTION: Issuing a directive to the Commissioner of Customs increasing a limit. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- EFFECTIVE DATE: July 13, 1999. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Naomi Freeman, International Trade Specialist, Office of Textiles and Apparel, U.S. Department of Commerce, (202) 482-4212. For information on the [[Page 37513]] 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 http://www.customs.ustreas.gov. For information on embargoes and quota re-openings, call (202) 482- 3715. 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. The current limit for Categories 347/348 is being increased for carryover. 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 63 FR 71096, published on December 23, 1998). Also see 63 FR 70107, published on December 18, 1998. Troy H. Cribb, Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements. Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements July 6, 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 December 14, 1998, by the Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements. That directive concerns imports of certain cotton, wool and man-made fiber textile products, produced or manufactured in Costa Rica and exported during the twelve-month period which began on January 1, 1999 and extends through December 31, 1999. Effective on July 13, 1999, you are directed to increase the current limit for Categories 347/348 to 2,145,005 dozen \1\, as provided for under the Uruguay Round Agreement on Textiles and Clothing. The guaranteed access level for Categories 347/348 remains unchanged. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \1\ The limit has not been adjusted to account for any imports exported after December 31, 1998. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. 99-17567 Filed 7-9-99; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-DR-F