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TREAS/CUSTOMS RIN: 1515-AD60 Publication ID: Fall 2010 
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: Completed Actions 
Major: No  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  08/17/2010  75 FR 50695   
Final Action Effective  09/16/2010    
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-AB84 
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