[Federal Register: October 15, 1998 (Volume 63, Number 199)]
[Notices]               
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COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS

 
Adjustment of Import Limits for Certain Wool and Man-Made Fiber 
Textile Products Produced or Manufactured in Bulgaria

October 8, 1998.
AGENCY: Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA).

ACTION: Issuing a directive to the Commissioner of Customs adjusting 
limits.

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EFFECTIVE DATE: October 15, 1998.

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 quota status of these 
limits, 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.

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 limits for Categories 433 and 435 are being increased 
for swing, reducing the limit for Categories 410/624 to account for the 
swing being applied.
    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 
62 FR 62564, published on November 24, 1997.
D. Michael Hutchinson,
Acting Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile 
Agreements.

Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements
October 8, 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 November 19, 1997, by the Chairman, 
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements. That 
directive concerns imports of certain wool and man-made fiber 
textile products, produced or manufactured in Bulgaria and exported 
during the twelve-month period which began on January 1, 1998 and 
extends through December 31, 1998.

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    Effective on October 15, 1998, you are directed to adjust the 
current limits for the following categories, as provided for in the 
agreement between the Governments of the United States and Bulgaria:

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                                             Adjusted twelve-month limit
                 Category                                \1\
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410/624...................................  2,401,543 square meters of
                                             which not more than 836,774
                                             square meters shall be in
                                             Category 410.
433.......................................  14,975 dozen.
435.......................................  26,047 dozen.
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\1\ The limits have not been adjusted to account for any imports
  exported after December 31, 1997.

    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,
D. Michael Hutchinson,
Acting Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile 
Agreements.
[FR Doc. 98-27713 Filed 10-14-98; 8:45 am]
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