United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States National Archives and Records Administration Office of the Federal Register author aut Government Organization text government publication eng FR Regulatory Information 2014_register executive 2014-05-24 article Part III Rules and Regulations D09002ee1c7fa0829 D09002ee1c7fa0950 United States Department of Homeland Security originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency United States U.s. Customs and Border Protection originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency United States Department of the Treasury originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency This document adopts as a final rule, with some changes, interim amendments to the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) regulations which were published in the Federal Register on October 5, 2000, as T.D. 00-67, and later amended by T.D. 03-15 published in the Federal Register on March 21, 2003, to implement the trade benefit provisions for sub-Saharan Africa contained in Title I of the Trade and Development Act of 2000, as amended. The trade benefits under Title I, also referred to as the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), apply to sub-Saharan African countries designated by the President and involve: The extension of duty-free treatment under the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) to non-textile articles normally excluded from GSP duty-free treatment that are not import-sensitive; and the entry of specific textile and apparel articles free of duty and free of any quantitative limits. The regulatory amendments adopted as a final rule in this document reflect and clarify the statutory standards for preferential tariff treatment under the AGOA, as amended by section 3108 of the Trade Act of 2002 and include other amendments necessitated by passage of the AGOA Acceleration Act of 2004 and the Africa Investment Incentive Act of 2006. This final rule includes specific documentary, procedural and other related requirements that must be met in order to obtain preferential treatment. This document also adopts as a final rule interim amendments to the CBP regulations implementing the GSP which were included in T.D. 00-67 to conform those regulations to previous amendments to the GSP statute. Moreover, this document adopts as a final rule other changes to the AGOA implementing regulations made by T.D. 03-15 to clarify several issues that arose after their original publication. 79 FR 30356 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2014-05-27/2014-11692 2014-11692 fr27my14-15 RIN 1515-AD47 RIN 1505-AB26 RIN 1515-AD50 RIN 1505-AB38 9111-14-P CBP Dec. 14-07 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2014-05-27/2014-11692 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2014-05-27/html/2014-11692.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2014-05-27/pdf/2014-11692.pdf Assembly Bonds Caribbean Basin Initiative Customs Duties and Inspection Exports Generalized System of Preferences Imports Preference Programs Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements Trade Agreements Administrative Practice and Procedure 43 p. 30356 30398 79 FR 30356 Title 19 Part 10 19 CFR Part 10 Title 19 Part 163 19 CFR Part 163 Title 19 Part 178 19 CFR Part 178 RIN 1515-AD47 RIN 1505-AB26 RIN 1515-AD50 RIN 1505-AB38 African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) and Generalized System of Preferences and Trade Benefits Under AGOA; Federal Register Vol. 79, Issue RULE 2014-11692 III DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY U.S. Customs and Border Protection DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 2014-06-26 CBP Dec. 14-07 9111-14-P 2014-11692 Final rule.

This document adopts as a final rule, with some changes, interim amendments to the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) regulations which were published in the Federal Register on October 5, 2000, as T.D. 00-67, and later amended by T.D. 03-15 published in the Federal Register on March 21, 2003, to implement the trade benefit provisions for sub-Saharan Africa contained in Title I of the Trade and Development Act of 2000, as amended. The trade benefits under Title I, also referred to as the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), apply to sub-Saharan African countries designated by the President and involve: The extension of duty-free treatment under the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) to non-textile articles normally excluded from GSP duty-free treatment that are not import-sensitive; and the entry of specific textile and apparel articles free of duty and free of any quantitative limits. The regulatory amendments adopted as a final rule in this document reflect and clarify the statutory standards for preferential tariff treatment under the AGOA, as amended by section 3108 of the Trade Act of 2002 and include other amendments necessitated by passage of the AGOA Acceleration Act of 2004 and the Africa Investment Incentive Act of 2006. This final rule includes specific documentary, procedural and other related requirements that must be met in order to obtain preferential treatment. This document also adopts as a final rule interim amendments to the CBP regulations implementing the GSP which were included in T.D. 00-67 to conform those regulations to previous amendments to the GSP statute. Moreover, this document adopts as a final rule other changes to the AGOA implementing regulations made by T.D. 03-15 to clarify several issues that arose after their original publication.

Effective June 26, 2014. Operational issues regarding textiles: Jacqueline Sprungle, Trade Policy and Programs, Office of International Trade (202-863-6517). Other operational issues: Seth Mazze, Trade Policy and Programs, Office of International Trade (202-863-6567). Legal issues: Cynthia Reese, Regulations and Rulings, Office of International Trade (202-325-0046). Assembly Bonds Caribbean Basin Initiative Customs Duties and Inspection Exports Generalized System of Preferences Imports Preference Programs Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements Trade Agreements Administrative Practice and Procedure African Growth and Opportunity Act: Generalized System of Preferences and Trade Benefits , http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/trade/priority_trade/textiles/tbts/ Vol. 79, no. 101 Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration 2014-05-27 continuing daily deposited born digital 437 p. Table of Contents: AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: KF70.A2 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2014-05-27 P0b002ee18928741f 0097-6326 0042-1219 0364-1406 769-004-00000-9 000582072 f:fr27my14 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2014-05-27 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2014-05-27/pdf/FR-2014-05-27.pdf https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2014-05-27/xml/FR-2014-05-27.xml fdlp 30003 30429 DGPO 2014-05-24 2024-06-02 FR-2014-05-27 machine generated eng FR FR-2014-05-27 79 101