# Increase of Guaranteed Access Levels for Certain Cotton and Man- Made Fiber Textile Products Produced or Manufactured in the Dominican Republic > Briefs, arguments, decisions, and more. URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/documents/fr%3A99-31764 ## Record - **Collection:** Federal Register - **Document type:** Notice - **Published:** December 8, 1999 - **Citation:** 64 FR 68671 ## Text COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS Increase of Guaranteed Access Levels for Certain Cotton and Man- Made Fiber Textile Products Produced or Manufactured in the Dominican Republic December 2, 1999. AGENCY: Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA). ACTION: Issuing a directive to the Commissioner of Customs increasing guaranteed access levels. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- EFFECTIVE DATE: December 9, 1999. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Naomi Freeman, International Trade Specialist, Office of Textiles and Apparel, U.S. Department of Commerce, (202) 482-4212. For information on the quota status of these limits, refer to the Quota Status Reports posted on the bulletin boards of each Customs port, call (202) 927-5850, or refer to the U.S. Customs website at http://www.customs.ustreas.gov. For information on embargoes and quota re-openings, call (202) 482-3715. 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. Upon the request of the Government of the Dominican Republic, the U.S. Government has agreed to increase the current Guaranteed Access Levels for textile products in Categories 338/638 and 347/348/647/648. 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 63 FR 71096, published on December 23, 1998). Also see 63 FR 63297, published on November 12, 1998. Troy H. Cribb, Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements. Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements December 2, 1999. 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 November 5, 1998, by the Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements. That directive concerns imports of certain cotton, wool and [[Page 68672]] man-made fiber textile products, produced or manufactured in the Dominican Republic and exported during the twelve-month period which began on January 1, 1999 and extends through December 31, 1999. Effective on December 9, 1999, you are directed to increase the Guaranteed Access Levels for the categories listed below for the period beginning on January 1, 1999 and extending through December 31, 1999. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Category Guaranteed access level ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 338/638................................... 7,650,000 dozen. 347/348/647/648........................... 9,550,000 dozen. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements has determined that these actions fall 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. 99-31764 Filed 12-7-99; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-DR-F --- Source: Frix Law Library, https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/documents/fr%3A99-31764. Public record. Not legal advice.