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TREAS/CUSTOMS RIN: 1515-AD86 Publication ID: Fall 2013 
Title: United States--Korea Free Trade Agreement 
Abstract: This rule amends the Customs and Border Protection (CBP) interim regulations to implement the preferential tariff treatment and other customs-related provisions of the United States--Korea Free Trade Agreement. 
Agency: Department of the Treasury(TREAS)  Priority: Other Significant 
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 R    19 CFR 24.23    19 CFR 162.0    19 CFR 163.1    19 CFR 178.2     (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations.)
Legal Authority: 19 USC 66    19 USC 1202 (General Note 3(i), Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States)    19 USC 1202 (General Note 33, HTSUS)    19 USC 1321    19 USC 1481    19 USC 1484    19 USC 1508    19 USC 1623    19 USC 1624    19 USC 3314    19 USC 1520(d)    PL 112-41, 125 Stat 428 (19 USC 3805, note)    19 USC 1592    19 USC 1593a    19 USC 1509    5 USC 301    ...   
Legal Deadline:
Action Source Description Date
Final  Statutory  United States--Korea Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act (the Act), Public Law 112-41, 125 Stat. 428 (19 U.S.C. sec. 3805, note)  10/21/2012 

Overall Description of Deadline: The provisions of the FTA were approved by the United States with the enactment on October 21, 2011, of the United States--Korea Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act (the Act), Public Law 112-41, 125 Stat. 428 (19 U.S.C. 3805, note). Sections 103(b) and 208 of the Act require that regulations be prescribed as necessary to implement the provisions of the UKFTA within 1 year of enactment.

Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
Interim Final Rule Effective  03/15/2012 
Interim Final Rule  03/19/2012  77 FR 15943   
Interim Final Rule Comment Period End  05/18/2012 
Final Action  05/30/2013  78 FR 32356   
Final Action Effective  07/01/2013 
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 
Agency Contact:
Jacqueline Sprungle
Chief, Textile Policy Branch
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

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