[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 244 (Tuesday, December 19, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 79345-79346]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-32289]


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COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS


Extension of Suspension of Group II Restriction for Certain Man-
Made Fiber Textile Products Produced or Manufactured in India and 
Request for Public Comments

December 13, 2000.
AGENCY: Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA).

ACTION: Extending suspension of the Group II restriction for certain 
products from India and requesting public comments.

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ross Arnold, 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.
    A document published in the Federal Register on December 16, 1999 
(64 FR 70219) announced the extension of the suspension of the Group II 
restriction for rayon filament yarn in HTS number 5403.31.0040 in 
Category 606 from India for the period January 1, 2000 through December 
31, 2000. Also see 62 FR 60826, published on November 13, 1997.

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    The Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements has 
decided to extend the suspension for an additional twelve-month period 
beginning on January 1, 2001 and extending through December 31, 2001. A 
visa is still required for this product.
    Anyone wishing to comment or provide data or information regarding 
the treatment of imports in HTS number 5403.31.0040 from India or to 
comment on domestic production or availability of products included in 
HTS number 5403.31.0040 is invited to submit 10 copies of such comments 
or information to Richard B. Steinkamp, Chairman, Committee for the 
Implementation of Textile Agreements, U.S. Department of Commerce, 
Washington, DC 20230; ATTN: Becky Geiger.
    Comments or information submitted in response to this notice will 
be available for public inspection in the Office of Textiles and 
Apparel, room H3100, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th and Constitution 
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC.
    Further comments may be invited regarding particular comments or 
information received from the public which the Committee for the 
Implementation of Textile Agreements considers appropriate for further 
consideration.
    The solicitation of comments is not a waiver in any respect of the 
exemption contained in 5 U.S.C. 553(a)(1) relating to matters which 
constitute ``a foreign affairs function of the United States.''

Richard B. Steinkamp,
Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.
[FR Doc. 00-32289 Filed 12-18-00; 8:45 am]
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