1515-AD93 201410 The Regulatory Plan and the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 1515 Customs Revenue Function CUSTOMS 1500 Department of the Treasury TREAS United States--Panama Trade Promotion Agreement

This rule amends the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) regulations on an interim basis to implement the preferential tariff treatment and other customs-related provisions of the United States-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement entered into by the United States and the Republic of Panama.

]]> Substantive, Nonsignificant Previously Published in The Unified Agenda Completed Actions No No 19 CFR 10, subpart S 19 CFR 24 19 CFR 162 and 163 19 CFR 178 19 USC 66 19 USC 1202 (General Note 3(i), Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS)) 19 USC 1321 19 USC 1481 19 USC 1484 19 USC 1498 19 USC 1508 to 1510 19 USC 1520(d) 19 USC 1623 19 USC 1624 19 USC 3314 5 USC 301 19 USC 1592a 19 USC 1593 ... Statutory Other 10/29/2013 US--Panama Trade Promotion Agreement (PANTPA) signed on June 28, 2007, and the US--Panama Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act, Public Law 112-43,125 Stat. 497 (19 U.S.C. 3805 note). On October 21, 2011, the President signed into law the United States-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act (the Act), Public Law 112-43 (19 U.S.C. 3805 note), which approved and made statutory changes to implement the PANTPA. Section 103 of the Act requires that regulations be prescribed as necessary to implement the provisions of the PANTPA within 1 year of the Agreement entering into force. On October 29, 2012, President signed Proclamation 8894 implementing PANTPA into force. No Interim Final Rule 10/23/2013 78 FR 63052 Interim Final Rule Comment Period End 12/23/2013 Final Rule 05/21/2014 79 FR 29077 Final Action Effective 06/20/2014 No No None No No Yes Jacqueline Sprungle Chief, Textile Policy Branch 1685 Customs Revenue Functions CUSTREV 202 863-6517 202 863-6540 jacqueline.sprungle@cbp.dhs.gov Trade Policy and Programs, Office of International Trade, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, 1400 L Street NW, 4th Floor, Washington DC 20229-1155 Katrina Chang In-Suk Chief, Trade Agreements Branch 1515 Customs Revenue Function CUSTOMS 202 863-6532 202 863-6520 katrina.in-suk.chang@cbp.dhs.gov Trade Policy and Programs, Office of International Trade, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, 1400 L Street NW., Washington DC 20229-1142 Karen Greene Senior Attorney, Valuation and Special Programs 1515 Customs Revenue Function CUSTOMS 202 325-0041 202 325-0154 karen.s.greene@cbp.dhs.gov Regulations and Rulings, Office of International Trade, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, 90 K Street NE., 10th Floor, Washington DC 20229-1177