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        <RIN>1505-AB38</RIN>
        <PUBLICATION>
            <PUBLICATION_ID>200904</PUBLICATION_ID>
            <PUBLICATION_TITLE>Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions</PUBLICATION_TITLE>
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            <CODE>1505</CODE>
            <NAME>Departmental Offices</NAME>
            <ACRONYM>DO</ACRONYM>
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        <PARENT_AGENCY>
            <CODE>1500</CODE>
            <NAME>Department of the Treasury</NAME>
            <ACRONYM>TREAS</ACRONYM>
        </PARENT_AGENCY>
        <RULE_TITLE>Trade Benefits Under the African Growth and Opportunity Act</RULE_TITLE>
        <ABSTRACT><![CDATA[Amendment to those provisions of the Customs and Border Protection Regulations that implement the trade benefit provisions for sub-Saharan African countries contained in the African Growth and Opportunity Act (the AGOA).  Amendments involve the textile and apparel provisions of the AGOA and in part reflect changes to those statutory provisions by section 3108 of the Trade Act of 2002.  The specific statutory changes involve the amendment of several provisions to clarify the status of apparel articles assembled from knit-to-shape components, the inclusion of a specific reference to apparel articles formed on seamless knitting machines, a change of the wool fiber diameter specified in one provision, and the addition of a new provision to cover additional production scenarios involving the United States and AGOA beneficiary countries.]]></ABSTRACT>
        <PRIORITY_CATEGORY>Substantive, Nonsignificant</PRIORITY_CATEGORY>
        <RIN_STATUS>Previously Published in The Unified Agenda</RIN_STATUS>
        <RULE_STAGE>Final Rule Stage</RULE_STAGE>
        <MAJOR>No</MAJOR>
        <UNFUNDED_MANDATE_LIST>
            <UNFUNDED_MANDATE>No</UNFUNDED_MANDATE>
        </UNFUNDED_MANDATE_LIST>
        <CFR_LIST>
            <CFR>19 CFR 10</CFR>
        </CFR_LIST>
        <LEGAL_AUTHORITY_LIST>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>19 USC 66</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>19 USC 1202</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>19 USC 1321</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>19 USC 1481</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>19 USC 1484</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>19 USC 1498</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>19 USC 1508</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>19 USC 1623 and 1624</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>19 USC 3721</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>19 USC 3314</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
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        <LEGAL_DLINE_LIST/>
        <RPLAN_ENTRY>No</RPLAN_ENTRY>
        <TIMETABLE_LIST>
            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>Interim Final Rule</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>03/21/2003</TTBL_DATE>
                <FR_CITATION>68 FR 13820</FR_CITATION>
            </TIMETABLE>
            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>Interim Final Rule Effective</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>03/21/2003</TTBL_DATE>
            </TIMETABLE>
            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>Interim Final Rule Comment Period End</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>05/20/2003</TTBL_DATE>
            </TIMETABLE>
            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>Final Action</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>08/00/2009</TTBL_DATE>
            </TIMETABLE>
        </TIMETABLE_LIST>
        <ADDITIONAL_INFO>Transferred from RIN 1515-AD20</ADDITIONAL_INFO>
        <RFA_REQUIRED>No</RFA_REQUIRED>
        <GOVT_LEVEL_LIST>
            <GOVT_LEVEL>None</GOVT_LEVEL>
        </GOVT_LEVEL_LIST>
        <FEDERALISM>No</FEDERALISM>
        <PRINT_PAPER>No</PRINT_PAPER>
        <INTERNATIONAL_INTEREST>Yes</INTERNATIONAL_INTEREST>
        <AGENCY_CONTACT_LIST>
            <CONTACT>
                <FIRST_NAME>Robert</FIRST_NAME>
                <LAST_NAME>Abels</LAST_NAME>
                <TITLE>Operations Officer, Textiles Operation Branch</TITLE>
                <AGENCY>
                    <CODE>1515</CODE>
                    <NAME>Customs Revenue Function</NAME>
                    <ACRONYM>CUSTOMS</ACRONYM>
                </AGENCY>
                <PHONE>202 863-6503</PHONE>
                <MAILING_ADDRESS>
                    <STREET_ADDRESS>Trade Policy and Programs, Office of International Trade, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, 1400 L Street NW.,</STREET_ADDRESS>
                    <CITY>Washington</CITY>
                    <STATE>DC</STATE>
                    <ZIP>20229-1142</ZIP>
                </MAILING_ADDRESS>
            </CONTACT>
            <CONTACT>
                <FIRST_NAME>Cynthia</FIRST_NAME>
                <LAST_NAME>Reese</LAST_NAME>
                <MIDDLE_NAME>M.</MIDDLE_NAME>
                <TITLE>Senior Attorney, Valuation and Special Programs Branch</TITLE>
                <AGENCY>
                    <CODE>1685</CODE>
                    <NAME>Customs Revenue Functions</NAME>
                    <ACRONYM>CUSTREV</ACRONYM>
                </AGENCY>
                <PHONE>202 325-0046</PHONE>
                <FAX>202 325-0152</FAX>
                <EMAIL>cynthia.m.reese@cbp.dhs.gov</EMAIL>
                <MAILING_ADDRESS>
                    <STREET_ADDRESS>Room 503, Regulations and Rulings, Office of International Trade, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, 90 K Street NE, 10th Floor,</STREET_ADDRESS>
                    <CITY>Washington</CITY>
                    <STATE>DC</STATE>
                    <ZIP>20229-1177</ZIP>
                </MAILING_ADDRESS>
            </CONTACT>
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