[Federal Register: November 13, 2002 (Volume 67, Number 219)]
[Notices]
[Page 68836-68837]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS
Extension of the Temporary Amendment to the Requirements for
Participating in the Special Access Program and the Outward Processing
Program
November 5, 2002.
AGENCY: Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA).
ACTION: Issuing a directive to the Commissioner of Customs extending
amendments of requirements for participation in the Special Access
Program for a temporary period.
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EFFECTIVE DATE: January 1, 2003.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Richard Stetson, 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.
To qualify for treatment under the Special Access Program and
Outward Processing Program, an apparel product must be assembled in an
appropriate country from fabric formed and cut in the United States,
including linings and pocketing, except that findings and trimmings of
non-U.S. origin may be incorporated into the assembled product provided
they do not exceed 25 percent of the cost of the components of the
assembled product.
CITA currently allows certain linings to be considered findings and
trimmings provided they are cut in the United States, exempting them
from the requirement that such fabrics be formed in the United States.
(63 FR 70112, as amended by 64 FR 149). A notice published in the
Federal Register on September 11, 2002 requested public comments on
CITA's intention to extend the current exemption period through
December 31, 2004 (see 67 FR 57580).
After a review of the comments received, CITA has determined that
it will extend the exemption period through December 31, 2004,
effective January 1, 2003. This exemption applies to women's and girls'
and men's and boys' chest type plate, ``hymo'' piece or ``sleeve
header'' of woven or weft-inserted warp knit construction of coarse
animal hair or man-made filaments used in the manufacture of tailored
suit jackets and suit-type jackets in Categories 433, 435, 443, 444,
633, 635, 643 and 644, which are entered under the Special Access
Program and Outward Processing 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 66 FR 65178, published on December 18, 2001).
James C. Leonard III,
Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements
November 5, 2002.
Commissioner of Customs,
Department of the Treasury, Washington, DC 20229.
Dear Commissioner: This directive amends, but does not cancel,
the directives issued to you on December 14, 1998, December 24,
1998, December 9, 1999, and December 21, 2000, by the Chairman,
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements. Those
directives concern the foreign origin exception for findings and
trimmings in Categories 433, 435, 443, 444, 633, 635, 643 and 644
under the Special Access Program which was amended and extended
through December 31, 2002 for women's and girls' ``hymo'' type
interlinings and for men's and boys' ``hymo'' type interlinings.
Effective on January 1, 2003, by date of export, you are
directed to extend through December 31, 2004, the amendment to treat
non-U.S. formed, U.S.-cut interlinings for chest type plate,
``hymo'' piece or ``sleeve header'' of woven or weft-inserted warp
knit construction of coarse animal hair or man-made filaments used
in the manufacture of tailored suit jackets and suit-type jackets in
Categories 433, 443, 633 and 643 as qualifying for findings and
trimmings, including elastic strips less than one inch in width,
created under the Special Access Program effective September 1, 1986
(see 51 FR 21208). In the aggregate, such interlinings, findings and
trimmings must not exceed 25 percent of the cost of the components
of the assembled article. Non-U.S. formed, U.S.-cut interlinings may
be used in imports of women's' and girls' and men's and boys' suit
jackets and suit-type jackets entered under the Special Access
Program (9802.00.8015) provided they are cut in the United States of
a type of construction described above.
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,
James C. Leonard III,
Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.
[FR Doc.02-28765 Filed 11-12-02; 8:45 am]