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TREAS/CUSTOMS RIN: 1515-AD59 Publication ID: Fall 2015 
Title: United States-Australia Free Trade Agreement 
Abstract:

Amendment to title 19 of the Code of Federal Regulations to implement the preferential tariff treatment and other customs-related provisions of the U.S.-Australia Free Trade Agreement entered into by 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: No  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 U.S.C. 66    19 U.S.C. 1202 (General Note 28 and 3(i), Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States)    19 U.S.C. 1624    19 U.S.C. 3805 (note)    ...   
Legal Deadline:
Action Source Description Date
Final  Statutory  United States-Australia Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act, Public Law 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 U.S.C. 3805 note), August 3, 2004, requires that initial regulations shall, to the maximum extent feasible, be issued within one year after the date of entry into force of the Agreement. The U.S.-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  02/10/2015  80 FR 7303   
Interim Final Rule Effective  02/10/2015 
Interim Final Rule Comment Period End  04/13/2015 
Final Rule  03/00/2016 
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 
Related RINs: Previously reported as 1505-AB77 
Agency Contact:
Cynthia F. Whittenburg
Executive Director, Trade Policy & Programs
Department of the Treasury
Customs Revenue Function
Office of International Trade, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, 1400 L Street NW.,
Washington, DC 20229-1155
Phone:202 863-6512
Email: cynthia.f.whittenburg@cbp.dhs.gov

Katrina In-Suk Chang
Chief, Trade Agreements Branch
Department of the Treasury
Customs Revenue Function
Trade Policy and Programs, Office of International Trade, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, 1400 L Street NW.,
Washington, DC 20229-1142
Phone:202 863-6532
Fax:202 863-6520
Email: katrina.in-suk.chang@cbp.dhs.gov

Jacqueline Sprungle
Chief, Textile Policy Branch
Department of the Treasury
Customs Revenue Function
Trade Policy and Programs, Office of International Trade, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, 1400 L Street NW., 4th Floor,
Washington, DC 20229-1155
Phone:202 863-6517
Fax:202 863-6540
Email: jacqueline.sprungle@cbp.dhs.gov

Karen Greene
Senior Attorney, Valuation and Special Programs
Department of the Treasury
Customs Revenue Function
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