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RIN: 1505-AB77

Publication ID: Fall 2008

Title: United States-Australia Free Trade Agreement
Abstract: This rule amends title 19 of the Code of Federal Regulations on an interim basis to implement the preferential tariff treatment and other customs-related provisions of the U.S.-Australia Free Trade Agreement entered into the United States and the Commonwealth of Australia.
Agency: Department of the Treasury(TREAS)	Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda	Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule Stage
Major: Undetermined	Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 19 CFR 10, subpart L 19 CFR 24 19 CFR 162 and 163 19 CFR 178 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations.)
Legal Authority: 19 USC 1202 (General Note 28 and 3(i), Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States) 19 USC 66 19 USC 1624 19 USC 3805 note ...

Legal Deadline:

Action	Source	Description	Date
Final	Statutory	United States-Australia Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act, PL 108-286 (08/03/2004).	01/01/2006

Overall Description of Deadline: Section 207 of the United States-Australia Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act, Public Law 108-286, 118 Stat. 919 (19 USC 3805 note), August 3, 2004, requires that intial regulations shall, to the maximum extent feasible, be issued within 1 year after the date of entry into force of the Agreement. The US-Australia Free Trade Agreement, which was signed on May 18, 2004, entered into force on January 1, 2005.

Timetable:

Action	Date	FR Cite
Interim Final Rule	03/00/2009

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No	Government Levels Affected: None
Federalism: No
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No
International Impacts: This regulatory action will be likely to have international trade and investment effects, or otherwise be of international interest.
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 Heather Sykes Chief, Trade Policy Branch, Trade Policy and Programs Department of the Treasury United States Customs Service Office of International Trade, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, 1400 L Street NW. (12th Floor)., Washington, DC 20029-1155 Phone:202 863-6099 Email: heather.sykes@cbp.dhs.gov 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 Karen Greene Senior Attorney, Valuation and Special Programs Department of the Treasury United States Customs Service Regulations and Rulings, Office of International Trade, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, 90 K Street NE., 10th Floor, Washington, DC 20229-1177 Phone:202 325-0041 Fax:202 325-0154 Email: karen.s.greene@cbp.dhs.gov