82 FR 42875 - Determination Under the African Growth and Opportunity Act

OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 175 (September 12, 2017)

The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) published a document in the Federal Register of August 22, 2017, providing notice of its determination that Togo has adopted an effective visa system and related procedures to prevent the unlawful transshipment of textile and apparel articles and the use of counterfeit documents in connection with the shipment of such articles, and has implemented and follows, or is making substantial progress towards implementing and following, the custom procedures required by the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), and therefore, imports of eligible products from Togo qualify for the textile and apparel benefits provided under the AGOA. This notice corrects an error in that document.

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 175 (Tuesday, September 12, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42875-42876]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-19253]


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OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE


Determination Under the African Growth and Opportunity Act

AGENCY: Office of the United States Trade Representative.

ACTION: Notice; correction.

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SUMMARY: The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) 
published a document in the Federal Register of August 22, 2017, 
providing notice of its determination that Togo has adopted an 
effective visa system and related procedures to prevent the unlawful 
transshipment of textile and apparel articles and the use of 
counterfeit documents in connection with the shipment of such articles, 
and has implemented and follows, or is making substantial progress 
towards implementing and following, the custom procedures required by 
the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), and therefore, imports 
of eligible products from Togo qualify for the textile and apparel 
benefits provided under the AGOA. This notice corrects an error in that 
document.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Constance Hamilton, Acting Assistant 
United States Trade Representative for African Affairs, (202) 395-9514 
or [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Correction

     In the Federal Register of August 22, 2017, in FR Doc. 2017-17705, 
82 FR 39940-41, on page 39941, in the first column, correct the last 
paragraph of the notice to read as follows:
    Accordingly, pursuant to the authority vested in the USTR in 
Proclamation 7350, U.S. note 7(a) to subchapter II of chapter 98 of the 
HTS, is modified by inserting ``Togo'' in alphabetical sequence in the 
list of countries, and U.S. notes 1 and 2(d) to subchapter XIX of 
chapter 98 of the HTS are modified to add in numerical

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sequence, in the list of designated sub-Saharan African countries, the 
name ``Togo,'' in alphabetical sequence. The foregoing modifications to 
the HTS are effective with respect to articles entered, or withdrawn 
from warehouse for consumption, on or after the effective date of this 
notice. Imports claiming preferential tariff treatment under the AGOA 
for entries of textile and apparel articles should ensure that those 
entries meet the applicable visa requirements. See 66 FR 7837 (January 
25, 2001).

Constance Hamilton,
Acting Assistant United States Trade Representative for African 
Affairs, Office of the United States Trade Representative.
[FR Doc. 2017-19253 Filed 9-11-17; 8:45 am]
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