66 FR 24 pgs. 8945-8946 - Amendment of Export Visa Requirements for Shipments of Textile and Clothing Integrated into GATT 1994 in the Second Stage from Oman
Type: NOTICEVolume: 66Number: 24Pages: 8945 - 8946
FR document: [FR Doc. 01-2899 Filed 2-2-01; 8:45 am]
Agency: Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements
Official PDF Version: PDF Version
COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS
Amendment of Export Visa Requirements for Shipments of Textile and Clothing Integrated into GATT 1994 in the Second Stage from Oman
January 30, 2001.
AGENCY:
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA).
ACTION:
Issuing a directive to the Commissioner of Customs amending export visa requirements.
EFFECTIVE DATE:
February 5, 2001.
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.
The Uruguay Round Agreement of Textiles and Clothing provides for the integration of textiles and clothing into GATT 1994. The second stage of the integration began on January 1, 1998 (see 60 FR 21075, published May 1, 1995). In a Federal Register notice published on October 7, 1998 (63 FR 53881), the Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA) amended the export visa requirements to no longer require a visa for products integrated during the second stage of integration for products from members of the World Trade Organization (WTO).
Oman joined the WTO on November 9, 2000. In the letter published below, the Chairman of CITA directs the Commissioner of Customs to no longer require a visa for products integrated into GATT 1994 in the second stage from Oman entered on and after February 5, 2001.
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 65 FR 82328, published on December 28, 2000).
D. Michael Hutchinson,
Acting Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements
January 30, 2001.
Commissioner of Customs,
Department of the Treasury, Washington, DC 20229.
Dear Commissioner: Pursuant to Section 204 of the Agricultural Act of 1956, as amended (7 U.S.C. 1854); executive Order 11651 of March 3, 1972, as amended; and the World Trade Organization (WTO) Agreement on Textiles and Clothing, you are directed to amend the current visa requirements for textile and apparel products produced or manufactured in Oman that are entered into the United States on and after February 5, 2001, and that were integrated into GATT 1994 in the second stage of integration.
Effective on February 5, 2001, export visas no longer will be required for certain textile and apparel products from Oman.
Textile products subject to this directive are 229, 330, 349, 353, 354, 432, 439, 465, 630, 632, 653, 654, 665, 832, 839 and 899; and products in 239-babies garments, except diapers; 359, 459, 659 and 859-footwear; 369, 469 and 669-certain wadding and footwear; and 859-other silk blends and non-cotton vegetable fiber apparel. A complete list of products subject to this directive is attached to this letter.
Export visas will continue to be required for non-integrated products produced or manufactured in Oman.
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,
D. Michael Hutchinson,
Acting Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.
ATTACHMENT
I. Part or Partial Categories Integrated January 1, 1998
| Category | 1998 HTS |
|---|---|
| 239 | 6111201000 |
| 239 | 6111202000 |
| 239 | 6111203000 |
| 239 | 6111204000 |
| 239 | 6111205000 |
| 239 | 6111206010 |
| 239 | 6111206020 |
| 239 | 6111206030 |
| 239 | 6111206040 |
| 239 | 6111301000 |
| 239 | 6111302000 |
| 239 | 6111303000 |
| 239 | 6111304000 |
| 239 | 6111305010 |
| 239 | 6111305015 |
| 239 | 6111305020 |
| 239 | 6111305030 |
| 239 | 6111305040 |
| 239 | 6111901000 |
| 239 | 6111902000 |
| 239 | 6111903000 |
| 239 | 6111904000 |
| 239 | 6111905010 |
| 239 | 6111905020 |
| 239 | 6111905030 |
| 239 | 6111905040 |
| 239 | 6209201000 |
| 239 | 6209202000 |
| 239 | 6209203000 |
| 239 | 6209205030 |
| 239 | 6209205035 |
| 239 | 6209205045 |
| 239 | 6209205050 |
| 239 | 6209301000 |
| 239 | 6209302000 |
| 239 | 6209303010 |
| 239 | 6209303020 |
| 239 | 6209303030 |
| 239 | 6209303040 |
| 239 | 6209901000 |
| 239 | 6209902000 |
| 239 | 6209903010 |
| 239 | 6209903015 |
| 239 | 6209903020 |
| 239 | 6209903030 |
| 239 | 6209903040 |
| 239 | 6505901515 |
| 239 | 6505902030 |
| 239 | 6505905030 |
| 239 | 6505906030 |
| 239 | 6505907030 |
| 239 | 6505908045 |
| Category | 1998 HTS |
|---|---|
| 359 | 6406991550 |
| 459 | 6405206030 |
| 459 | 6405206060 |
| 459 | 6405206090 |
| 459 | 6406991505 |
| 459 | 6406991560 |
| 659 | 6406991510 |
| 659 | 6406991540 |
| 859 | 6406991570 |
| Category | 1998 HTS |
|---|---|
| 369 | 5601101000 |
| 369 | 5601210090 |
| 369 | 5701901020 |
| 369 | 5701902020 |
| 369 | 5702109020 |
| 369 | 5702392010 |
| 369 | 5702491020 |
| 369 | 5702491080 |
| 369 | 5702591000 |
| 369 | 5702991010 |
| 369 | 5702991090 |
| 369 | 5705002020 |
| 369 | 6406107700 |
| 469 | 5601290020 |
| 469 | 5603941010 |
| 469 | 6406109020 |
| 669 | 5601102000 |
| 669 | 5601220090 |
| 669 | 5607493000 |
| 669 | 5607504000 |
| 669 | 6406109040 |
| Category | 1998 HTS |
|---|---|
| 859 | 6103292082 |
| 859 | 6103498060 |
| 859 | 6104292087 |
| 859 | 6104292090 |
| 859 | 6104698020 |
| 859 | 6110909064 |
| 859 | 6110909066 |
| 859 | 6112202030 |
| 859 | 6112390090 |
| 859 | 6112490090 |
| 859 | 6114909020 |
| 859 | 6114909030 |
| 859 | 6114909040 |
| 859 | 6114909070 |
| 859 | 6117809570 |
| 859 | 6117909095 |
| 859 | 6203293080 |
| 859 | 6203498010 |
| 859 | 6204294090 |
| 859 | 6204294092 |
| 859 | 6204696070 |
| 859 | 6204699050 |
| 859 | 6211118040 |
| 859 | 6211128030 |
| 859 | 6211204860 |
| 859 | 6211207830 |
| 859 | 6211399010 |
| 859 | 6211399020 |
| 859 | 6211399060 |
| 859 | 6211399090 |
| 859 | 6211499010 |
| 859 | 6211499020 |
| 859 | 6211499060 |
| 859 | 6211499070 |
| 859 | 6211499090 |
| 859 | 6213102000 |
| 859 | 6213902000 |
| 859 | 6217109550 |
| 859 | 6217909095 |
| 859 | 6505901560 |
| 859 | 6505902590 |
| 859 | 6505909095 |
| 859 | 6505909085 |
| Category | 1998 HTS |
|---|---|
| 229 | Special Purpose Fabric |
| 330 | Handkerchiefs |
| 349 | Brassieres and Other Body Supporting Garments |
| 353 | Men's and Boys' Down-filled Coats |
| 354 | Women's and Girls' Down-filled Coats |
| 432 | Hosiery |
| 439 | Babies Garments and Clothing Accessories |
| 465 | Floor Coverings |
| 630 | Handkerchiefs |
| 632 | Hosiery |
| 653 | Men's and Boys' Down-filled Coats |
| 654 | Women's and Girls' Down-filled Coats |
| 665 | Floor Coverings |
| 832 | Hosiery |
| 839 | Babies Garments and Clothing Accessories |
| 899 | Other Silk and Vegetable Blend Manufactures |
[FR Doc. 01-2899 Filed 2-2-01; 8:45 am]
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