Cancellation of a Limit and Amendment of Visa Requirements for Certain Man-Made Fiber Textile Products Produced or Manufactured in Sri Lanka

COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS

Cancellation of a Limit and Amendment of Visa Requirements for

Certain Man-Made Fiber Textile Products Produced or Manufactured in Sri

Lanka

June 26, 1996.

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

ACTION: Issuing a directive to the Commissioner of Customs cancelling a

limit and amending visa requirements.

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EFFECTIVE DATE: July 1, 1996.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Helen L. LeGrande, 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); Uruguay Round Agreements Act.

The United States Government has decided to cancel the current

limit on imports of man-made fiber luggage in Category 670-L from Sri

Lanka established on January 1, 1996.

In the letter published below, the Chairman of CITA directs the

Commissioner of Customs to cancel the limit established for Category

670-L for the period January 1, 1996 through December 31, 1996. Also,

for goods produced or manufactured in Sri Lanka, visa requirements are

being amended to no longer require a 670-L and 670-O part-category

visa. Goods in Category 670 shall not be denied entry if visaed as 670,

670-L or 670-O.

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 60 FR 65299, published on December 19, 1995). Also see

53 FR 34573, published on September 7, 1988; and 60 FR 66265, published

on December 21, 1995.

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 Uruguay Round Agreements Act and the Uruguay Round Agreement on

Textiles and Clothing, but are designed to assist only in the

implementation of certain of their provisions.

D. Michael Hutchinson,

Acting Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile

Agreements.

Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements

June 26, 1996.

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 15, 1995, by the Chairman,

Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements. That

directive concerns imports of certain cotton, wool, man-made fiber,

silk blend and other vegetable fiber textiles and textile products,

produced or manufactured in Sri Lanka and exported during the period

which began on January 1, 1996 and extends through December 31,

1996.

Effective on July 1, 1996, you are directed to cancel the

current limit for Category 670-L \1\.

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\1\ Category 670-L: only HTS numbers 4202.12.8030, 4202.12.8070,

4202.92.3020, 4202.92.3030 and 4202.92.9025.

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For visa purposes, you are directed to amend the directive dated

September 1, 1988 to no longer require a 670-L and 670-O \2\ part-

category visa. Goods in Category 670 shall not be denied entry if

visaed as 670, 670-L or 670-O.

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\2\ Category 670-O: all HTS numbers except 4202.12.8030,

4202.12.8070, 4202.92.3020, 4202.92.3030 and 4202.92.9025 (Category

670-L).

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The Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements has

determined that these actions fall within the foreign affairs

exception to 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.96-16825 Filed 7-1-96; 8:45 am]

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