United States-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement

Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Department of Homeland Security Customs and Border Protection Department of the Treasury 19 CFR Parts 10, 24, 162, 163, and 178 [USCBP-2012-0017; CBP Dec. 13-16] RIN 1515-AD88 AGENCY: U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Department of Homeland Security; Department of the Treasury. ACTION: Final rule. SUMMARY: 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 September 26, 2012, as CBP Dec. 12-16, to implement the preferential tariff treatment and other customs-related provisions of the United States-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement. DATES: Effective October 31, 2013. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Textile Operational Aspects: Jacqueline Sprungle, Trade Policy and Programs, Office of International Trade, (202) 863-6517. Other Operational Aspects: Katrina Chang, Trade Policy and Programs, Office of International Trade, (202) 863-6532. Legal Aspects: Karen Greene, Regulations and Rulings, Office of International Trade, (202) 325-0041. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background On November 22, 2006, the United States and Colombia signed the United States-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement (“CTPA” or “Agreement”), and on June 28, 2007, the Parties signed a protocol amending the Agreement. On October 21, 2011, the President signed into law the United States-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act (the “Act&rd…