Exemption of Certain Textile and Apparel Products From Visa and Quota Requirements

COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS

Exemption of Certain Textile and Apparel Products From Visa and

Quota Requirements

March 3, 1999.

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

ACTION: Issuing a directive to the Commissioner of Customs exempting

certain textile and apparel products imported in connection with the

1999 Women's World Cup Soccer and the International Special Olympics

from certain quota and visa requirements.

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EFFECTIVE DATE: March 12, 1999.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lori E. Mennitt, International Trade

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

Commerce, (202) 482-3400.

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 March 12, 1999, textile and apparel products not

intended for sale or distribution to the public and imported as

personal effects of participants in, and certain other individuals

associated with the 1999 Women's World Cup Soccer and the 1999

International Special Olympics, which are produced or manufactured in

various countries and entered into the United States for consumption

and withdrawal from warehouse for consumption shall be exempt from visa

and quota requirements.

Troy H. Cribb,

Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.

Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements

March 3, 1999.

Commissioner of Customs,

Department of the Treasury, Washington, DC 20229.

Dear Commissioner: Effective on March 12, 1999, textile and

apparel products not intended for sale or distribution to the

public, which are the personal effects of aliens who are

participants in, officials of, or accredited members of delegations

to, the 1999 Women's World Cup Soccer tournament and the 1999

International Special Olympics, and of persons who are immediate

family members of, or servants to any of the foregoing persons;

equipment and materials imported in connection with the foregoing

events by or on behalf of the foregoing persons or the organizing

committees of such events; articles to be used

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in exhibitions depicting the culture of a country participating in

such events; and if consistent with the foregoing, such other

articles as the Secretary of the Treasury may allow, shall be exempt

from textile and apparel visa and quota requirements when entered

into the United States for consumption and withdrawal from warehouse

for consumption.

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. 99-6096 Filed 3-11-99; 8:45 am]

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