Announcement of Temporary Suspension of Export Visa and Certification Requirements for Certain Cotton, Wool and Man-Made Fiber Textile Products Produced or Manufactured in Haiti

COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS

Announcement of Temporary Suspension of Export Visa and

Certification Requirements for Certain Cotton, Wool and Man-Made Fiber

Textile Products Produced or Manufactured in Haiti

November 21, 1997

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

ACTION: Issuing a directive to the Commissioner of Customs suspending

export visa and certification requirements.

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EFFECTIVE DATE: November 24, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Roy Unger, International Trade

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

Commerce, (202) 482-4212.

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.

Effective on November 24, 1997, and until further notice, textile

products which are produced or manufactured in Haiti and exported from

Haiti, regardless of the date of export, shall not be denied entry for

the lack of a visa or certification. This is a temporary measure which

is being taken by the U.S. Government and which only waives the

requirements to present a visa or certification with the shipment. It

does not waive other documentation requirements.

Troy H. Cribb,

Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.

Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements

November 21, 1997.

Commissioner of Customs,

Department of the Treasury, Washington, DC 20229.

Dear Commissioner: This letter refers to the directive of

February 19, 1987 from the Chairman of the Committee for the

Implementation of Textile Agreements establishing visa and

certification requirements for certain cotton, wool and man-made

fiber textile products from Haiti. That letter directed you to

prohibit entry into the United States for consumption or withdrawal

from warehouse for consumption of cotton, wool and man-made fiber

textile products, produced or manufactured in Haiti, which are not

visaed or certified in accordance with procedures described in the

letter.

Effective on November 24, 1997, and until further notice, you

are directed not to deny entry of textile products, produced or

manufactured in Haiti and exported from Haiti, regardless of the

date of export, for lack of a visa or certification. This is a

temporary measure which is being taken by the U.S. Government and

which only waives the requirements to present a visa or

certification with the shipment. It does not waive other

documentation requirements.

The Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements has

determined that this action falls within the foreign affairs

exception of the rulemaking provisions of 5 U.S.C. 553(a)(1).

Sincerely,

Troy H. Cribb,

Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.

[FR Doc. 97-31175 Filed 11-24-97; 9:47 am]

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