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

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## Record

- **Collection:** Federal Register
- **Document type:** Notice
- **Published:** March 12, 1999
- **Citation:** 64 FR 12290

## Text

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]
BILLING CODE 3510-DR-F

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