New Visa Stamp for Certain Cotton, Wool, Man-Made Fiber, Silk Blend and Other Vegetable Fiber Textiles and Textile Products Produced or Manufactured in Romania

COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS

New Visa Stamp for Certain Cotton, Wool, Man-Made Fiber, Silk

Blend and Other Vegetable Fiber Textiles and Textile Products Produced

or Manufactured in Romania

January 5, 1994.

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

ACTION: Issuing a directive to the Commissioner of Customs authorizing

the use of a new visa stamp.

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EFFECTIVE DATE: February 1, 1994.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Naomi Freeman, International Trade

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

Commerce, (202) 482-4212.

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).

The Government of Romania has notified the United States Government

that instead of the former ``Ministry of Commerce and Tourism--

Department of Foreign Trade,'' officials of the newly established

``Ministry of Commerce--Department of Foreign Trade'' will issue and

sign visas for textile products exported from Romania. Effective on

February 1, 1994, textile products produced or manufactured in Romania

and exported from Romania on and after February 1, 1994 shall be

accompanied by a visa issued by the ``Ministry of Commerce--Department

of Foreign Trade.'' From February 1, 1994 through March 2, 1994, visas

from either will be accepted. After March 2, 1994, only visas issued by

the ``Ministry of Commerce--Department of Foreign Trade'' will be

accepted.

A facsimile of the new visa stamp is on file at the U.S. Department

of Commerce, Office of Textiles and Apparel, 14th and Constitution

Avenue, NW, room 3106, Washington, DC.

See 49 FR 493, published on January 4, 1984.

Rita D. Hayes,

Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.

Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements

January 5, 1994.

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 29, 1983, as amended, by the

Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.

That directive directs you to prohibit entry of certain cotton,

wool, man-made fiber, silk blend and other vegetable fiber textiles

and textile products, produced or manufactured in Romania for which

the Government of Romania has not issued an appropriate visa.

The Government of Romania has notified the United States

Government that instead of the ``Ministry of Commerce and Tourism--

Department of Foreign Trade,'' officials of the ``Ministry of

Commerce--Department of Foreign Trade'' will sign and issue visas

for textile products exported from Romania. Effective on February 1,

1994, you are directed to amend further the directive dated December

29, 1983 to provide for the use of the new visa stamp to accompany

shipments of textile products, produced or manufactured in Romania

and exported from Romania on and after February 1, 1994. From

February 1, 1994 through March 2, 1994, visas from either will be

accepted. After March 2, 1994, only visas issued by the ``Ministry

of Commerce--Department of Foreign Trade'' will be accepted. A

facsimile of the new visa stamp is enclosed with this letter.

Shipments entered or withdrawn from warehouse according to this

directive which are not accompanied by an appropriate export visa

shall be denied entry and a new visa must be obtained.

The Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements has

determined that this action falls within the foreign affairs

exception to 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. 94-515 Filed 1-7-94; 8:45 am]

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