Trade Representative, Office of United States
The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) invites comments from interested parties to inform the development of trade policy recommendations on the modernization of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), which is authorized through December 31, 2026. As part of forthcoming Congressional consideration of AGOA reauthorization, USTR will provide recommendations to Congress on reforms and modernizations to AGOA to ensure the program meets the needs of American workers and businesses, advances U.S. national security and economic security goals, optimizes balanced bilateral trade flows with beneficiary countries, and provides a path for reciprocal trade agreements with the more advanced countries as they develop and graduate from the program.
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. Office of the United States Trade Representative [Docket Number USTR-2026-0166] AGENCY: Office of the United States Trade Representative. ACTION: Request for comments. SUMMARY: The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) invites comments from interested parties to inform the development of trade policy recommendations on the modernization of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), which is authorized through December 31, 2026. As part of forthcoming Congressional consideration of AGOA reauthorization, USTR will provide recommendations to Congress on reforms and modernizations to AGOA to ensure the program meets the needs of American workers and businesses, advances U.S. national security and economic security goals, optimizes balanced bilateral trade flows with beneficiary countries, and provides a path for reciprocal trade agreements with the more advanced countries as they develop and graduate from the program. DATES: To be assured of consideration, please submit comments by May 15, 2026 at 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time (ET). ADDRESSES: Submit written comments via the Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov ( Regulations.gov ). Follow the instructions for submission in section II below. The docket number is USTR-2026-0166. For alternatives to online submissions, please contact Ann Marie Warmenhoven-Tilias, Director of African Affairs, Office of African Affairs, in advance of the relevant deadline at Ann.M.Warmenhoven-Tilias@ustr.eop.gov or 2…
Citation: 91 FR 23142
