Announcing a Hearing on Illegal Textile and Apparel Transshipments

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Announcing a Hearing on Illegal Textile and Apparel

Transshipments

May 12, 1994.

AGENCY: Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA).

ACTION: Notice of hearing.

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SUMMARY: Notice of a hearing on strategies for dealing with the illegal

transshipment of textiles and apparel goods. The purpose of the hearing

is to solicit individual recommendations and views for actions that the

United States Government can take to reduce the scope of illegal

textile transshipments. This hearing is not designed to achieve a

consensus of industry's views on this issue.

PARTICIPATION IN THE HEARING:

The hearing has been scheduled from 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Tuesday,

June 21, 1994 in Hearing Room B at the Interstate Commerce Commission,

1201 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, D.C. Parties wishing to

participate in the hearing should contact Nat Cohen, (202) 482-3400;

fax (202) 482-0858, no later than June 10, 1994 to arrange for their

appearance. The time available for individual presentations will be

based on the number of participants attending the hearing. Note there

will be reasonable time limits on parties' participation.

WRITTEN SUBMISSIONS:

Written testimony and other comments must be submitted to the Task

Force on or before June 16, 1994. Submissions in triplicate may be

addressed to the Task Force on Textile Transshipment, Office of

Textiles and Apparel, Room 3001, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th

Street and Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, D.C. 20230.

Submissions may be inspected at the same address.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nat Cohen, International Trade

Specialist, Office of Textiles and Apparel, U.S. Department of

Commerce, (202) 482-3400.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Authority: Executive Order 11651 of March 3, 1972, as amended;

section 204 of the Agricultural Act of 1956, as amended (7 U.S.C.

1854).

Background

On July 26, 1993, Ambassador Kantor announced the formation of the

Task Force on Textile Transshipment. The purpose of the Task Force is

to ``develop an overall strategy for dealing with the transshipment

problem.'' The Task Force was initiated as a result of the perception

within industry and Government that illegal transshipment of textile

and apparel goods was becoming a serious and rapidly increasing

problem.

The Task Force is co-chaired by Rita Hayes, Deputy Assistant

Secretary for Textiles, Apparel and Consumer Goods Industries,

Department of Commerce, and Ambassador Jennifer Hillman, Chief Textile

Negotiator, Office of the United States Trade Representative. The

Departments of Justice, State, Treasury and Labor, and the U.S. Customs

Service are represented on the Task Force.

The Task Force is reviewing policies that are intended to counter

transshipment. During the summer of 1994, the Task Force will issue its

recommendations. This hearing provides an opportunity for interested

parties to present to the Task Force their individual recommendations

or concerns.

Rita D. Hayes,

Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.

[FR Doc. 94-12115 Filed 5-17-94; 8:45 am]

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