(T. D. 54032) Foreign currencies-Rates of exchange Rates of exchange certified to the Secretary of the Treasury by the Federat Reserve Bank of New York TREASURY DEPARTMENT, OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER OF CUSTOMS, Washington, D. C., February 27, 1956. To Collectors of Customs and Others Concerned: The appended table of the values of certain foreign currencies as certified to the Secretary of the Treasury by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York under the provisions of section 522 (c), Tariff Act of 1930, during the period from February 17 to 23, 1956, inclusive, is published for the information of collectors of customs and others concerned. (342.211) D. B. STRUBINGER, Assistant Commissioner of Customs. Values of foreign currencies certified to the Secretary of the Treasury by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York under provisions of section 522 (c), Tariff Act of 1930 Country PERIOD FEBRUARY 17 TO 23, 1956, INCLUSIVE Name of currency February 17 February 20❘ February 21 February 23 (T. D. 54033) Foreign currency-Danish krone Rates of exchange certified to the Secretary of the Treasury by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York for the Danish krone TREASURY DEPARTMENT, OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER OF CUSTOMS, To Collectors of Customs and Others Concerned: The Federal Reserve Bank of New York, pursuant to section 522 (c), Tariff Act of 1930, has certified for the Danish krone a nominal "Official" rate of $0.144822 and a nominal "Import Rights" rate of $0.0805023 for the period from January 9 to 20, 1956, inclusive. This information is for use pursuant to section 16.4, Customs Regulations (19 CFR 16.4). (342.211) D. B. STRUBINGER, Assistant Commissioner of Customs. (T. D. 54034) Foreign currencies-Rates of exchange Rates of exchange certified to the Secretary of the Treasury by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York TREASURY DEPARTMENT, OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER OF CUSTOMS, Washington, D. C., March 5, 1956. To Collectors of Customs and Others Concerned: The appended table of the values of certain foreign currencies as certified to the Secretary of the Treasury by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York under the provisions of section 522 (c), Tariff Act of 1930, during the period from February 24 to March 1, 1956, inclusive, is published for the information of collectors of customs and others concerned. (342.211) D. B. STRUBINGER, Assistant Commissioner of Customs. Values of foreign currencies certified to the Secretary of the Treasury by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York under provisions of section 522 (c), Tariff Act of 1930 PERIOD FEBRUARY 24 TO MARCH 1, 1956, INCLUSIVE Country Name of currency February 24 February 27 February 28 February 29 1. 001250 1. 000937 .00285562 .00285500 itan) Germany. *.237162 India.. 210300 0800560 233350 0800560 210350 .210300 2.808125 2.808883 *Nominal rate. **Temporarily omitted. (T. D. 54035) Trade agreement-Public notice Notice of public hearings regarding possible action under the note to the United States tariff concession on woolens and worsteds in the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade TREASURY DEPARTMENT, OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER OF CUSTOMS, Washington, D. C., March 3, 1956. To Collectors of Customs and Others Concerned: There is published below for general information a copy of the notice of the Committee for Reciprocity Information of a public hearing to be held with a view to possible action by the United States under the terms of the note applying to the concession made by the United States on woolens and worsteds under items 1108 and 1109 (a) of Part I Schedule XX (Geneva) of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade.. (012) D. B. STRUBINGER, Acting Commissioner of Customs. COMMITTEE FOR RECIPROCITY INFORMATION Possible Action Under Note to the United States Concession on Woolens and Worsteds in the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade Submission of Information to the Committee for Reciprocity Information: Closing date for applications to be heard.. Closing date for submission of statements by persons March 19, 1956: March 19, 1956: March 19, 1956: The Committee for Reciprocity Information hereby gives notice that a public hearing will be held with a view to possible action by the United States under the terms of the note applying to the concession made by the United States on woolens and worsteds under items 1108 and 1109 (a) of Part I Schedule XX (Geneva) of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade. This note reads as follows: "NOTE: The United States reserves the right to increase the ad valorem part of the rate applicable to any of the fabrics provided for in item 1108 or 1109 (a) of this Part to 45 per centum ad valorem on any of such fabrics which are entered in any calendar year in excess of an aggregate quantity by weight of 5 per centum of the average annual production of similar fabrics in the United States during the 3 immediately preceding calendar years.' The purpose of the hearing is to enable the interdepartmental trade-agreements organization to obtain the views of interested persons as to whether action should be taken under the terms of the above note. The Committee for Reciprocity Information hereby gives notice that all applications for oral presentation of views in regard to the above matter shall be submitted to the Committee for Reciprocity Information not later than 12:00 noon, March 19, 1956. Such applications shall include an estimate of the time required for such presentation. Persons who desire to be heard in regard to the foregoing shall also submit written statements to the Committee for Reciprocity Information not later than 12:00 noon, March 19, 1956. Written statements of persons who do not desire to be heard shall also be submitted not later than 12:00 noon, March 19, 1956. Any such written statements shall be addressed to "Committee for Reciprocity Information, Tariff Commission Building, Washington 25, D. C.". Fifteen copies of written statements, either typed, printed, or duplicated, shall be submitted, of which one copy shall be sworn to. Written statements submitted to the Committee, except information and business data proffered in confidence, shall be open to inspection by interested persons. Information and business data proffered in confidence shall be submitted on separate pages clearly marked For Official Use Only of Committee for Reciprocity Information. The public hearings before the Committee for Reciprocity Information will open at 10:00 a. m. on April 2, 1956, in the Hearing Room in the Tariff Commission Building, 8th and E Streets, N. W., Washington 25, D. C. Witnesses who make application to be heard will be advised regarding the time and place of their individual appearances. Appearances at hearings before the Committee may be made only by or on behalf of those persons who have filed written statements and who have within the time prescribed made written application for oral presentation of views. Statements made at the public hearings shall be under oath. All communications regarding this notice, including requests for appearance at hearings before the Committee for Reciprocity Information, should be addressed to the Executive Secretary, Committee for Reciprocity Information, Tariff Commission Building, Washington 25, D. C. By direction of the Committee for Reciprocity Information this sixteenth day of February 1956. EDWARD YARDLEY Executive Secretary Committee for Reciprocity Information (T. D. 54036) Abstracts of unpublished decisions Summary of unpublished customs decisions TREASURY DEPARTMENT, OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER OF CUSTOMS, To Collectors of Customs and Others Concerned: The following abstracts of customs decisions are published for your information and guidance. (133.121) D. B. STRUBINGER, Assistant Commissioner of Customs. MISCELLANEOUS (1) Informal entries. Informal entries (customs Form 5119 or 5119-A) may cover more than one shipment, each valued at not more than $250, when consigned to the same consignee for customs purposes and arriving on the same date, even though the aggregate value on the one informal entry exceeds $250. T. D. 51732/5 superseded. Bureau letter to collector of customs, Detroit, Michigan, dated February 8, 1956. (327.3) (C. I. E. 226/56) (2) Sunken and abandoned vessels-Free entry of salvaged merchandise. The fact that abandoned cargo has been recovered by methods other than the raising of the vessel does not exclude such cargo from the free entry privilege under section 310, Tariff Act of 1930. Bureau letter to the collector of customs, San Francisco, California, February 10, 1956. (255.2) |