Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 105 Part 3.djvu/603

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PROCLAMATION 6246—FEB. 5, 1991 105 STAT. 2487 (a) by striking out the phrase "Whenever an eligible article is imported into the customs territory of the United States directly from a country or territory listed in subdivision (c)(ii){A) of this note, it", and by inserting the phrase "Whenever an eligible article which is the growth, product, or manufacture of a designated beneficiary developing country listed in subdivision (c)(ii)(A) of this note is imported into the customs territory of the United States directly from such country or territory, such article" in lieu thereof. (b) by adding at the end thereof the following new sentence: "No article or material of a beneficiary developing country shall be eligible for such treatment by virtue of having merely undergone simple combining or packing operations, or mere dilution with water or mere dilution with another substance that does not materially alter the characteristics of the article.". Section B. Effective as to articles entered on or after the date of publication of this proclamation in the Federal Register. (1) HTS subheadings 6307.90.87 and 6307.90.95 are superseded by the following new subheadings set forth in columnar format, with the material in such columns inserted in the columns of the HTS designated "Heading/Subheading", "Article Description", "Rates of Duty l-General", "Rates of Duty l-Special", and "Rates of Duty 2", respectively. [Other made up...:] [Other:] [Other:] "630 7.90.86 Surgical towels; cotton towels of pile or tufted construction; pillow shells, of cotton 7% Free [B.EML] 4.9% (CA) 40% 6307.90.94 Other 7% Free (A.B.EML) 4.9% (CA) 40%" (2) Conforming changes: (a) Any staged reduction of a rate of duty set forth in HTS subheading 6307.90.95 that was proclaimed by the President before the effective date of this proclamation and would otherwise take effect after the effective date of this proclamation shall also apply to the corresponding duty rate in HTS subheadings 6307.90.86 and 6307.90.94. (b) HTS subheading 9902.57.01 is modified by striking out "6307.90.95" and inserting "6307.90.94" in lieu thereof. Section C. Effective as to articles entered on or after July 1, 1990. (1) General note 3(c)(ii)(D) to the HTS is modified— (a) by striking out the word "Mexico" appearing immediately after "8509.90.20 Mexico" and by inserting "8512.40.40 Mexico" in lieu thereof; and (b) by striking out the word "Mexico" appearing immediately after "8544,51.80 Mexico" and by inserting "8708.21.00 Mexico" in lieu thereof. (2) HTS subheading 8512.40.40 and 8708.21.00 are each modified by striking out the symbol "A," in the Rates of Duty 1-Special subcolumn for such subheadings and inserting "A*," in lieu thereof. Proclamation 6246 of February 5, 1991 National Visiting Nurse Associations Week, 1991 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation Visiting Nurse Associations have provided high-quality, affordable health care services to homebound Americans for more than 100 years. The dedicated men and women who carry on the work of these independently operated, voluntary associations make it possible for patients to obtain needed care while remaining in familiar, comfortable surroundings, among family and friends. In so doing, visiting nurse pro-