[Federal Register: March 27, 1998 (Volume 63, Number 59)]
[Notices]               
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COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS

 
Amendment of Visa and Certification Requirements for Certain 
Cotton and Man-Made Fiber Textile Products Produced or Manufactured in 
Honduras

March 24, 1998.
AGENCY: Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA).

ACTION: Issuing a directive to the Commissioner of Customs amending 
visa and certification requirements.

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EFFECTIVE DATE: March 27, 1998.

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.


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    Effective on March 27, 1998, textile products in Categories 352/
652, produced or manufactured in Honduras and exported on or after 
March 27, 1998 will no longer require a visa. In addition, products in 
Categories 352/652 will no longer be subject to the Special Access 
Program.
    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 62 FR 66057, published on December 17, 1997). Also see 
61 FR 38236, published on July 23, 1996.
Troy H. Cribb,
Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.

Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements
March 24, 1998.

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 July 18, 1996, as amended, by the 
Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements. 
That directive directs you to prohibit entry of certain textile 
products, produced or manufactured in Honduras which were not 
properly visaed by the Government of Honduras.
    Effective on March 27, 1998, you are directed to no longer 
require a visa for shipments of textile products in Categories 352/
652 which are produced or manufactured in Honduras and exported on 
or after March 27, 1998. In addition, products in Categories 352/652 
will no longer be subject to the Special Access Program.
    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. 98-8030 Filed 3-26-98; 8:45 am]
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