Denying Entry to Textiles and Textile Products Allegedly Produced in Certain Companies in Macau

COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS

Denying Entry to Textiles and Textile Products Allegedly Produced

in Certain Companies in Macau

July 27, 1999.

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

ACTION: Issuing a directive to the Commissioner of Customs directing

Customs to deny entry to shipments allegedly manufactured in certain

companies in Macau.

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EFFECTIVE DATE: September 1, 1999.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Janet Heinzen, 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 12475 of May 9, 1984, as

amended.

The U.S. Customs Service has conducted on-site verification of

textile and textile product production in a number of foreign

countries. Based on information obtained through on-site verifications

and from other sources, U.S. Customs has informed CITA that certain

companies were illegally transshipping, were closed, or were unable to

produce records to verify production. The Chairman of CITA has directed

the U.S. Customs Service to issue regulations regarding the denial of

entry of shipments from such companies (see related notice concerning

regulations to prevent circumvention published elsewhere in this issue

of the Federal Register). In order to secure compliance with U.S. law,

including Section 204 and U.S. customs law, to carry out textile and

textile product agreements, and to avoid circumvention of textile

agreements, the Chairman of CITA is directing the U.S. Customs Service

to deny entry to textiles and textile products allegedly manufactured

by the companies listed in the attached directive; Customs has informed

CITA that these companies were found to have been illegally

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transshipping, closed, or unable to produce records to verify

production.

Should CITA determine that this list should be amended, such

amendments will be published in the Federal Register.

Troy H. Cribb,

Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.

Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements

July 27, 1999.

Commissioner of Customs,

Department of the Treasury, Washington, DC 20229.

Dear Commissioner: The U.S. Customs Service has conducted on-

site verification of textile and textile product production in a

number of foreign countries. Based on information obtained through

on-site verifications and from other sources, U.S. Customs has

informed CITA that certain companies were illegally transshipping,

were closed, or were unable to produce records to verify production.

The Chairman of CITA has directed the U.S. Customs Service to issue

regulations regarding the denial of entry of shipments from such

companies (see related directive concerning regulations to prevent

circumvention published elsewhere in this issue of the Federal

Register). In order to secure compliance with U.S. law, including

Section 204 and U.S. customs law, to carry out textile and textile

product agreements, and to avoid circumvention of textile

agreements, the Chairman of CITA directs the U.S. Customs Service,

effective for goods exported on and after September 1, 1999, to deny

entry to textiles and textile products allegedly manufactured by the

Macau companies listed below; Customs has informed CITA that these

companies were found to have been illegally transshipping, closed,

or unable to produce records to verify production:

1. Artistica, Fabrica

2. Broadwell Garment Factory

3. Chan Chan, Fabrica de Artigos de Vestuario

4. Cheong Long, Fabrica de Art de Vestuario

5. Chi Fat, Fabrica de Vestuario

6. Chi Fung Garment Factory

7. Cidade Nova

8. E. Tin Chong Ou, Fabrica de Fia. Vestuario

9. Ever Long, Fabrica de Art de Vestuario (AKA Wan Long, Wing Long)

10. Fok Seng

11. Harvest Garment Factory

12. Henford, Fabrica de Art de Vestuario

13. Heng Tai, Fabrica de Vestuario

14. Hip Seng

15. Iu Fai

16. Ka Fung

17. Kai Fu

18. Kai Son, Fabrica de Vestuario

19. Kai Tak, Fabrica de Vestuario

20. Kai Vai Hung

21. Kin Cheong, Fabrica de Artigos de Vestuario

22. King Cheong, Fabrica de Vestuario

23. Knitsway, Fabrica de Artigos de Vestuario

24. Kong Lei

25. Kuck Chon

26. Kun Cheong

27. Lai Kong, Fabrica de Artigos de Vestuario

28. Leon Garment Factory Limited

29. Ling Chu, Fabrica de Artigos de Vestuario

30. Luen Tai

31. Macau Ltd., Fabrica de Artigos de Vestuario

32. Man Heng

33. Man Ka

34. Manway Lda., Fabrica de Artigos de Vestuario

35. Mao Cheong Limited, Fabrica de Artigos Vestuario

36. Mei I, Fabrica de Artigos de Vestuario

37. Ming Tak

38. Nam Pan Garment Factory

39. Nation Garment

40. Ngan Wu

41. Ou Ion

42. Pak Seak

43. Perfect Garments

44. Po Che

45. Richness, Fabrica de Artigos de Vestuario

46. Sai Land Garment Factory

47. Sam Yu Garment Factory

48. San Fu Lai, Fabrica de Artigos de Vestuario

49. San Hoi Seng

50. Seng Wai, Fabrica de Malhas

51. Seng Yee

52. Shan Lee, Fabrica de Artigos de Vestuario

53. Shing Un, Fabrica de Artigos de Vestuario

54. Sing Wai, Fabrica de Artigos de Vestuario

55. Strong Billion

56. Sufficient

57. Tai Ku, Fabrica de E. Artigos de Vestuario

58. Tak Mei

59. Tak Weng Heng

60. Tim Pou, Fabrica de Artigos de Vestuario

61. Tin Sin Overseas

62. Tong Heng, Fabrica de Vestuario

63. Tong Hoi Garment Factory

64. Tong Lee, Fabrica de Artigos de Vestuario

65. Uni-Leader, Fabrica de Vestuario

66. Va Tai, Fabrica de Vestuario

67. Vang Tak, Fabrica de Vestuario

68. Veng Fat Tak

69. Veng Kuong Meng

70. Vo Wong

71. Wai Dai Meng

72. Wai Lung Garment Factory

73. Wai Wa

74. Weng Iat, Fabrica de Artigos de Vestuario

75. Weng Wa Garment Factory Limited

76. Winton Garment Factory

77. World Wide Knitting Factory

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,

Troy H. Cribb,

Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.

[FR Doc. 99-19611 Filed 7-29-99; 8:45 am]

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