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TREAS/DO RIN: 1505-AB76 Publication ID: Fall 2008 
Title: United States-Morocco Free Trade Agreement 
Abstract: Amendment to the Customs and Border Protection regulations on an interim basis to implement the preferential tariff treatment and other customs-related provisions of the United States-Morocco Free Trade Agreement entered into by the United States and the Kingdom of Morocco. 
Agency: Department of the Treasury(TREAS)  Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Actions 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 19 CFR 10, subpart M    19 CFR 162 and 163    19 CFR 178    ...     (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations.)
Legal Authority: 19 USC 3805 note    19 USC 1202 (General Note 27)    19 USC 66    19 USC 1624    ...   
Legal Deadline:
Action Source Description Date
Final  Statutory  United States-Morocco Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act, PL 108-302 (08/17/2004)  01/01/2007 

Overall Description of Deadline: Section 205 of the United States-Morocco Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act, Public Law 108-302, 118 Stat. 1103 (19 USC 3805 note), August 17, 2004, requires that initial regulations shall, to the maximum extent feasible, be issued within 1 year after the date of entry into force of the Agreement. The US-MFTA entered into force on January 1, 2006.

Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
Interim Final Rule  06/29/2007  72 FR 35647   
Interim Final Rule Effective  06/29/2007    
Interim Final Rule Comment Period End  08/28/2007    
Final Action  08/05/2008  73 FR 45351   
Final Action Effective  09/04/2008  73 FR 45351   
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: None 
Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Agency Contact:
Robert Abels
Operations Officer, Textiles Operation Branch
Department of the Treasury
United States Customs Service
Trade Policy and Programs, Office of International Trade, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, 1400 L Street NW.,
Washington, DC 20229-1142
Phone:202 863-6503

Seth Mazze
CBP Officer, Trade Agreements Branch
Department of the Treasury
Office of International Trade, Customs and Border Protection, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW.,
Washington, DC 20229
Phone:202 863-6567

Mark Hanson
Auditor, Regulatory Audit Division
Department of the Treasury
Office of International Trade, Customs and Border Protection, 1400 L Street NW.,
Washington, DC 20229
Phone:202 325-0005

Monika Rice Brenner
Chief, Valuation and Special Programs Branch
Department of the Treasury
United States Customs Service
Office of Regulations and Rulings, Regulations and Rulings, Office of International Trade, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, 90 K Street NE., 10th Floor,
Washington, DC 20229-1177
Phone:202 325-0038
Fax:202 325-0152
Email: monika.r.brenner@cbp.dhs.gov