[Federal Register: November 23, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 225)]
[Notices]
[Page 68134-68135]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS
Removal of Export Visa and ELVIS Requirements for Certain Cotton,
Wool, and Man-Made Fiber Socks in Category 432 and 632 Part Produced or
Manufactured in the People's Republic of China
November 18, 2004.
AGENCY: Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA).
ACTION: Issuing a directive to the Commissioner, Bureau of Customs and
Border Protection removing visa and ELVIS requirements.
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EFFECTIVE DATE: November 24, 2004.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ross Arnold, 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 Bureau of Customs and Border Protection website
(http://www.cbp.gov), or call (202) 344-2650. For information on
embargoes and quota re-openings, refer to the Office of Textiles and
Apparel website at http://otexa.ita.doc.gov.
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.
On October 29, 2004, as provided for under paragraph 242 of the
Report of the Working Party on the Accession of China to the World
Trade Organization
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(Accession Agreement), the United States requested consultations with
the Government of the People's Republic of China with respect to
imports of Chinese origin socks in Category 332/432 and 632 part.
Through a letter published on November 1, 2004, the Chairman of CITA
directed the Commission, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, to
establish a twelve-month limit on these products, beginning on October
29, 2004, and extending through October 28, 2005 (69 FR 63371). At the
same time, the Chairman of CITA directed the Commissioner to require
that shipments of these products be accompanied by an export visa and
Electronic Visa Information System (ELVIS) transmission issued by the
Government of the People's Republic of China; this requirement did not
apply to shipments exported prior to November 28, 2004. The Government
of the People's Republic of China has objected to the requirement that
shipments of products in Category 432 and 632 Part be accompanied by an
export visa and ELVIS transmission. Therefore, effective on November
24, 2004, the United States is rescinding the visa and ELVIS
requirements for products in these categories. However, the quota limit
for Category 332/432 and 632 Part remains in effect. Goods in Category
332 shall remain subject to the Group II limit, and will continue to be
subject to export visa and ELVIS requirements. CITA will revisit this
issue if the situation warrants.
A description of the textile and apparel categories in terms of
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States numbers is available in
the CORRELATION: Textile and Apparel Category with the Harmonized
Tariff Schedule of the United States (see Federal Register notice 69 FR
4926, published on February 2, 2004). Also see 68 FR 65445, published
on November 20, 2003.
James C. Leonard III,
Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.
The Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements
November 18, 2004.
Commissioner,
Bureau of Customs and Border Protection, Washington, DC 20229.
Dear Commissioner: This directive amends, but does not cancel,
the directive issued to you on October 28, 2004. Those directives
concern the establishment of quota and visa requirements for certain
cotton, wool, and man-made fiber socks in Category 332/432 and 632
Part, produced or manufactured in China and exported during the
period beginning on October 29, 2004, and extending through October
28, 2005.
Effective on November 24, 2004, you are directed to remove the
visa and ELVIS requirements for textile products in Category 432 and
632 part. However, the quota limit for Category 332/432 and 632 Part
remains in effect. Goods in Category 332 shall remain subject to the
Group II limit, and will continue to be subject to export visa and
ELVIS requirements.
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. E4-3305 Filed 11-22-04; 8:45 am]