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TREAS/CUSTOMS RIN: 1515-AD59 Publication ID: Fall 2010 
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 USC 66    19 USC 1202 (General Note 28 and 3(i), Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States)    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 U.S.C. 3805 note), August 3, 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 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  01/00/2011    
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:
Robert Abels
Operations Officer, Textiles Operation 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:202 863-6503

Heather Sykes
Chief, Trade Policy Branch, Trade Policy and Programs
Department of the Treasury
Customs Revenue Function
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

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