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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
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