Federal Register: January 5, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 2)
DOCID: FR Doc 05-196
COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements
NOTICE: NOTICES
ACTION: Export visa requirements; certification, waivers, etc.:
DOCUMENT ACTION: Issuing a directive to the Commissioner, Bureau of Customs and Border Protection canceling all previous directives concerning visa requirements for Laos.
SUBJECT CATEGORY:
Cancellation of Textile Visa Requirements for Laos
EFFECTIVE DATES: January 1, 2005.
DOCUMENT SUMMARY:
December 30, 2004.
SUMMARY:
Laos,
DOCUMENT BODY 2:
December 30, 2004.
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION
Authority: Executive Order 11651 of March 3, 1972, as amended; Section 204 of the Agricultural Act of 1956, as amended (7 U.S.C. 1854).
Due to the expiration on December 31, 2004 of the bilateral textile agreement with Laos, the United States is cancelling visa requirements for textile products from Laos exported after that date.
In the letter below, CITA is directing the Bureau of Customs and
Border Protection to cancel all textile visa requirements for goods exported from Laos on and after January 1, 2005.
D. Michael Hutchinson,
Acting Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements
December 30, 2004.
Commissioner,
Bureau of Customs and Border Protection, Washington, D.C. 20229.
Dear Commissioner: This directive cancels all previous directives issued to you by the Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements concerning textile visa requirements for goods produced or manufactured in Laos. Effective for such goods exported from Laos on and after January 1, 2005, you are directed not to require a textile visa for entry into the Customs territory of the United Sates.
The Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreement has determined that this action falls within the foreign affairs exception to the rulemaking provisions of 5 U.S.C. 553(a)(1).
Sincerely,
D. Michael Hutchinson,
Acting Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile
Agreements.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
Philip J. Martello, Director, Trade and Data Division, Office of Textiles and Apparel, U.S. Department of Commerce, (202) 4823400.