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RIN: 1505-AB84

Publication ID: Spring 2009

Title: Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement
Abstract: Amendment to implement the preferential tariff treatment and other customs-related provisions of the Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement entered into by the United States, the Dominican Republic and various Central American countries.
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 J 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 4001 note 19 USC 1202 (General Note 29) 19 USC 66 19 USC 1624 ...

Legal Deadline:

Action	Source	Description	Date
Final	Statutory	Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act, PL 109-53 (08/02/2005).	03/01/2007

Overall Description of Deadline: The Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act, PL 109-53, 119 Stat. 462 (19 U.S.C. 4001 note), August 2, 2005, requires that initial regulations shall, to the maximum extent feasible, be issued within 1 year after the date of entry into force of the CAFTA-DR for each country (Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua). The CAFTA-DR entered into force for the first country, El Salvador, on March 1, 2007.

Timetable:

Action	Date	FR Cite
Interim Final Rule	06/13/2008	73 FR 33673
Interim Final Rule Comment Period End	08/12/2008	73 FR 33673
Final Action	08/00/2009

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