# 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

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## Record

- **Collection:** Federal Register
- **Document type:** Notice
- **Published:** November 26, 1997
- **Citation:** 62 FR 63076

## Text

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]
BILLING CODE 3510-DR-F

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