United States-Panama 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 U.S. Customs and Border Protection Department of the Treasury 19 CFR Parts 10, 24, 162, 163, and 178 [USCBP-2013-0040; CBP Dec. 14-06] RIN 1515-AD93 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 interim amendments to the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) regulations which were published in the Federal Register on October 23, 2013, as CBP Dec. 13-17, to implement the preferential tariff treatment and other customs-related provisions of the United States-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement. DATES: Final rule effective June 20, 2014. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Textile Operational Aspects: Diane Liberta, Textile Operations Branch, Office of International Trade, (202) 863-6241. 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 June 28, 2007, the United States and the Republic of Panama (the “Parties”) signed the United States-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement (“PANTPA” or “Agreement”). On October 21, 2011, the President signed into law the United States-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act (the “Act”), Public Law 112-43 , 125 Stat. 497 ( 19 U.S.C. 3805…