[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 248 (Friday, December 28, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 73904]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-25330]


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OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE


Procurement Thresholds for Implementation of the Trade Agreements 
Act of 1979; Correction

AGENCY: Office of the United States Trade Representative.

ACTION: Correction of certain procurement thresholds under the World 
Trade Organization Agreement on Government Procurement, the United 
States-Australia Free Trade Agreement, the United States-Bahrain Free 
Trade Agreement, the United States-Chile Free Trade Agreement, the 
Dominican Republic-Central American-United States Free Trade Agreement, 
the United States-Morocco Free Trade Agreement, and the United States-
Singapore Free Trade Agreement.

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jean Heilman Grier, Senior Procurement 
Negotiator, Office of the United States Trade Representative, (202) 
395-9476 or [email protected].
SUMMARY: On December 14, 2007, the Office of the United States Trade 
Representative (USTR) published notice of the Procurement Thresholds 
for Implementation of the Trade Agreements Act of 1979 (72 FR 71166). 
That Notice included three incorrect procurement threshold values due 
to inadvertent calculation errors. This notice provides the corrected 
thresholds.
    Now, therefore, I, Susan C. Schwab, United States Trade 
Representative, in conformity with the provisions of Executive Order 
12260, and in order to carry out the trade agreement obligations of the 
United States under the World Trade Organization Agreement on 
Government Procurement (WTO/GPA), Chapter 15 of the United States-
Australia Free Trade Agreement (U.S.-Australia FTA), Chapter 9 of the 
United States-Bahrain Free Trade Agreement (U.S.-Bahrain FTA), Chapter 
9 of the United States-Chile Free Trade Agreement (U.S.-Chile FTA), 
Chapter 9 of the Dominican Republic-Central American-United States (DR-
CAFTA), Chapter 9 of the United States-Morocco Free Trade Agreement 
(U.S.-Morocco FTA), and Chapter 13 of the United States-Singapore Free 
Trade Agreement (U.S.-Singapore FTA), do hereby determine, effective on 
January 1, 2008, for the calendar years 2008-2009, the following 
thresholds shall apply and replace those set out in the Determination 
published on December 14, 2007 (72 FR 71166):
    $7,443,000--for the procurement of construction services by all 
entities listed in the WTO/GPA, U.S.-Australia FTA, U.S.-Chile FTA, DR-
CAFTA, U.S.-Morocco FTA, and the U.S.-Singapore FTA.
    $528,000--for the procurement of goods and services by sub-central 
entities listed in the WTO/GPA, U.S.-Australia FTA, U.S.-Chile FTA, DR-
CAFTA, U.S.-Morocco FTA, and the U.S.-Singapore FTA.
    $595,000--for the procurement of goods and services by entities 
listed in U.S. Annex 3 of the WTO/GPA; List B in Annex 15-A of the 
U.S.-Australia FTA; List B in Annex 9-A, Section 3 of the U.S.-Bahrain 
FTA; List B in Annex 9.1, Section C of the U.S.-Chile FTA; List B in 
Annex 9.1, Section C of the DR-CAFTA; List B in Annex 9.1, Section C of 
the U.S.-Morocco FTA; and Annex 13A, Section C of the U.S.-Singapore 
FTA.

Susan C. Schwab,
United States Trade Representative.
[FR Doc. E7-25330 Filed 12-27-07; 8:45 am]
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