[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 250 (Wednesday, December 31, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 68347]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-34142]


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OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE


Thresholds for Implementation of Trade Agreements Act

AGENCY: Office of the United States Trade Representative.

ACTION: Adjustment of thresholds for implementation of Trade Agreements 
Act.

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SUMMARY: Executive Order 12260 requires the U.S. Trade Representative 
to set the U.S. dollar thresholds for application of Title III of Trade 
Agreements Act of 1979 (19 U.S.C. 2511 et seq), which implements U.S. 
obligations under the World Trade Organization (WTO) Agreement on 
Government Procurement and Chapter 10 of the North American Free Trade 
Agreement (NAFTA). These obligations apply to procurements valued at or 
above specified U.S. dollar thresholds. The U.S. Trade Representative 
has determined that, effective January 1, 1998, the thresholds will be 
as follows:

1. WTO Agreement on Government Procurement

    A. Central Government Entities Covered by the WTO Agreement on 
Government Procurement (as listed in United States Annex 1 of the 
Agreement):

--Procurements of goods and services--$186,000
--Procurements of construction services--$7,143,000

    B. Sub-Central Government Entities Covered by the WTO Agreement on 
Government Procurement (as listed in United States Annex 2 of the 
Agreement):

--Procurement of goods and services--$507,000
--Procurement of construction services--$7,143,000

    C. All Other Government Entities Covered by the WTO Agreement on 
Government Procurement (as listed in United States Annex 3 of the 
Agreement):

--Procurement of goods and services--$571,000
--Procurement of construction services--$7,143,000

2. Chapter 10 of the NAFTA

    A. Federal Government Entities (as listed in the United States 
Schedule to Annex 1001.1a-1 of the NAFTA):

--Procurements of goods and services--$51,450
--Procurements of construction services--$6,688,500

    B. Government Enterprises (as listed in the United States Schedule 
to Annex 1001.1a-2 of the NAFTA):

--Procurements of goods and services--$257,250
--Procurement of construction services--$8,232,000

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rebecca Reese, Office of WTO Affairs 
(202-395-3063), Office of the United States Trade Representative, 600 
Seventeenth Street, NW, Washington, D.C. 20508.
Frederick L. Montgomery,
Chairman, Trade Policy Staff Committee.
[FR Doc. 97-34142 Filed 12-30-97; 8:45 am]
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