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COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS

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

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: Janet Heinzen, 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 certain categories are being adjusted, 
variously, for swing and 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 62 FR 66057, published on December 17, 1997). Also see 
62 FR 60828, published on November 13, 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 6, 1997, by the Chairman, 
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements. That 
directive concerns imports of certain cotton and man-made fiber 
textile products, produced or manufactured in Nepal and exported 
during the twelve-month period which began on January 1, 1998 and 
extends through December 31, 1998.
    Effective on October 15, 1998, you are directed to adjust the 
current limits for the following categories, as provided for under 
the terms of the current bilateral textile agreement between the 
Governments of the United States and Nepal:

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                                             Adjusted twelve-month limit
                 Category                                \1\
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340.......................................  426,232 dozen.
341.......................................  1,119,659 dozen.
347/348...................................  891,488 dozen.
363.......................................  7,303,400 numbers.
369-S \2\.................................  982,620 kilograms.
641.......................................  327,584 dozen.
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\1\ The limits have not been adjusted to account for any imports
  exported after December 31, 1997.
\2\ Category 369-S: only HTS number 6307.10.2005.

    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. 98-27716 Filed 10-14-98; 8:45 am]
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