[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 30 (Tuesday, February 17, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 7493]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-3395]


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OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE


Notice of Correction to U.S. Note 1 Subchapter XXI of Chapter 98 
of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States

AGENCY: Office of the United States Trade Representative.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice makes rectifications to the Harmonized Tariff 
Schedule of the United States (HTS) to reflect that Peru remains a 
designated beneficiary country for purposes of the Andean Trade 
Promotion and Drug Eradication Act (ATPDEA) and that the President has 
suspended Bolivia's designation as beneficiary country for the purposes 
of the ATPDEA.

DATES: Effective with respect to goods of Peru that are entered, or 
withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after February 1, 2009, 
and with respect to goods of Bolivia that are entered, or withdrawn 
from warehouse for consumption, on or after December 15, 2008. With 
respect to Peru, retroactive claims are allowed through existing CBP 
administrative avenues.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mar[iacute]ia L. Pag[aacute]n, 
Associate General Counsel, Office of the United States Trade 
Representative, (202) 395-7305, regarding issues related to Peru and 
Shubha Sastry, Assistant General Counsel Office of the United States 
Trade Representative, (202) 395-3150, for issues related to Bolivia 
designation under the ATPDEA.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In Proclamation 8341 (January 16, 2009) (74 
FR 4105), the President proclaimed certain changes to the HTS in order 
to implement the United States-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement and for 
other purposes. Annex I of Publication 4058 of the United States 
International Trade Commission, incorporated by reference into 
Proclamation 8341, incorrectly deleted Peru from the enumeration of 
designated beneficiary countries in U.S. note 1 to subchapter XXI of 
Chapter 98 of the HTS.
    In Proclamation 8323 (November 25, 2008), the President proclaimed 
that U.S. note 1 to subchapter XXII of chapter 98 of the HTS was 
modified by removing ``Bolivia'' from the list of ATPDEA beneficiary 
countries. The list of ATPDEA beneficiary countries is in subchapter 
XXI and not XXII.
    In Proclamation 6969 (January 27, 1997) (62 FR 4415), the President 
delegated to the United States Trade Representative (USTR) the 
authority under section 604 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2483) 
to make rectifications, technical or conforming changes, or similar 
modifications to the HTS and to embody those changes in the HTS. 
Pursuant to the authority delegated to the USTR in Proclamation 6969, 
U.S. note 1 to subchapter XXI of chapter 98 of the HTS is rectified by 
inserting ``Peru'' in alphabetical sequence in the list of designated 
beneficiary countries and deleting ``Bolivia'' from that list.

Peter F. Allgeier,
Acting United States Trade Representative.
[FR Doc. E9-3395 Filed 2-13-09; 8:45 am]
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