# Re-establishment of Import Restraint Limits and Guaranteed Access Levels, Re-instatement of Export Visa, Certification and Manufacturer's Identification Requirements for Certain Cotton, Wool, Man-Made Fiber, Silk Blend and Other Vegetable Fiber Textile Products Produced or Manufactured in Haiti > Briefs, arguments, decisions, and more. URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/documents/fr%3A94-26247 ## Record - **Collection:** Federal Register - **Document type:** Uncategorized Document - **Published:** October 21, 1994 ## Text COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS Re-establishment of Import Restraint Limits and Guaranteed Access Levels, Re-instatement of Export Visa, Certification and Manufacturer's Identification Requirements for Certain Cotton, Wool, Man-Made Fiber, Silk Blend and Other Vegetable Fiber Textile Products Produced or Manufactured in Haiti October 18, 1994. AGENCY: Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA). ACTION: Issuing a directive to the Commissioner of Customs re- establishing limits and guaranteed access levels, re-instating export visa, certification and manufacturer's identication requirements. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- EFFECTIVE DATE: October 21, 1994. 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: Executive Order 11651 of March 3, 1972, as amended; section 204 of the Agricultural Act of 1956, as amended (7 U.S.C. 1854). On February 1, 1994 a notice and letter to the Commissioner of Customs dated January 26, 1994 were published in the Federal Register (59 FR 4693) announcing the establishment of limits and guaranteed access levels (GALs), re-instatement of visa and certifications requirements and establishment of manufacturer's identification requirements for certain textiles and textile products, produced or manufactured in Haiti and exported during the period beginning on January 1, 1994 and extending through December 31, 1994. Based on Executive Order 12917, the Chairman of CITA issued a directive to the Commissioner of Customs cancelling the directive issued on January 26, 1994 (59 FR 35325, published on July 11, 1994 and 59 FR 44410, published on August 29, 1994). In the letter published below, the Chairman of CITA, directs the Commissioner of Customs to re-establish the limits and guaranteed access levels for 1994. Also, the Commissioner of Customs is directed to re-instate the visa, certifications and manufacturer's identification requirements for certain textiles and textile products which are exported from Haiti. Goods exported from Haiti during the period October 21, 1994 through November 20, 1994 shall not be denied entry for lack of a visa or certification. Goods exported from Haiti on or after November 21, 1994 shall be denied entry if not accompanied by an appropriate export visa or certification. The Commissioner of Customs is directed to accept and sign the ITA-370P form for shipments of U.S. formed and cut parts destined for assembly in Haiti and re- entry into the United States under the Special Access Program. Shipments of GAL qualifying textile products which are re-exported to the United States from Haiti on or after October 21, 1994 shall be charged to the appropriate guaranteed access level. 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 58 FR 62645, published on November 29, 1993). Also see 56 FR 51201, published on October 10, 1991. Requirements for participation in the Special Access Program are available in Federal Register notices 51 FR 21208, published on June 11, 1986; 52 FR 6053, published on February 27, 1987; 52 FR 26057, published on July 10, 1987; and 54 FR 50425, published on December 6, 1989. The letter to the Commissioner of Customs and the actions taken pursuant to it are not designed to implement all of the provisions of the Memorandum of Understanding dated December 30, 1993 between the Governments of the United States and Haiti, but are designed to assist only in the implementation of certain of its provisions. Rita D. Hayes, Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements. Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements October 18, 1994. Commissioner of Customs, Department of the Treasury, Washington, DC 20229. Dear Commissioner: This directive cancels and supersedes the monitoring directives dated December 3, 1992 and December 8, 1993, and the July 5, 1994 (as corrected on August 23, 1994), directive prohibiting the importation of any textile or apparel products from Haiti, issued to you by the Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements. Under the terms of section 204 of the Agricultural Act of 1956, as amended (7 U.S.C. 1854); pursuant to the Memorandum of Understanding dated December 30, 1993, between the Governments of the United States and Haiti; and in accordance with the provisions of Executive Order 11651 of March 3, 1972, as amended, you are directed, effective on October 21, 1994, to re-establish the following limits for cotton and man-made fiber textile products in the following categories, produced or manufactured in Haiti and exported during the twelve-month period beginning on January 1, 1994 and extending through December 31, 1994: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Category Twelve-month restraint limit\1\ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 331................................ 504,990 dozen pairs. 340/640............................ 504,990 dozen. 341/641............................ 484,791 dozen. 347/348............................ 568,114 dozen. 350................................ 69,436 dozen. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ \1\The limits have not been adjusted to account for any imports exported after December 31, 1993. Effective on October 21, 1994, you are directed to re-instate visa, certification and manufacturer identification requirements for all shipments of textile products, produced or manufactured in Haiti and exported from Haiti. Goods exported from Haiti during the period October 21, 1994 through November 20, 1994 shall not be denied entry for lack of a visa or certification. Goods exported from Haiti on or after November 21, 1994 shall be denied entry if not accompanied by an appropriate export visa or certification. You are directed to accept and sign the ITA-370P form for shipments of U.S. formed and cut parts destined for assembly in Haiti and re-entry into the United States under the Special Access Program. In accordance with the provisions of the Special Access Program, as set forth in 51 FR 21208 (June 11, 1986), 52 FR 26057 (July 10, 1987) and 54 FR 50425 (December 6, 1989), and pursuant to current bilateral textile agreement, as amended, between the Governments of the United States and Haiti, you are directed, effective on October 21, 1994, to re-establish guaranteed access levels for properly certified cotton and man-made fiber textile products in the following categories which are assembled in Haiti from fabric formed and cut in the United States and re-exported to the United States from Haiti during the twelve-month period beginning on January 1, 1994 and extending through December 31, 1994. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Category Guaranteed access level ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 331................................ 500,000 dozen pairs. 340/640............................ 440,000 dozen. 341/641............................ 400,000 dozen. 347/348............................ 800,000 dozen. 350................................ 120,000 dozen. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Any shipment for entry under the Special Access Program which is not accompanied by a valid and correct certification and Export Declaration in accordance with the provisions of the certification requirements established in the directive of February 19, 1987, as amended, shall be denied entry unless the Government of Haiti authorizes the entry and any charges to the appropriate specific limit. Any shipment which is declared for entry under the Special Access Program but found not to qualify shall be denied entry into the United States. In carrying out the above directions, the Commissioner of Customs should construe entry into the United States for consumption to include entry for consumption into the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. 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, Rita D. Hayes, Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements. [FR Doc. 94-26247 Filed 10-20-94; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-DR-F --- Source: Frix Law Library, https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/documents/fr%3A94-26247. Public record. Not legal advice.