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ACTION: Trade Agreements Act of 1979; implementation:

DOCUMENT ACTION: Correction of certain procurement thresholds under the World Trade Organization Agreement on Government Procurement, the United StatesAustralia Free Trade Agreement, the United StatesBahrain Free Trade Agreement, the United StatesChile Free Trade Agreement, the Dominican RepublicCentral AmericanUnited States Free Trade Agreement, the United StatesMorocco Free Trade Agreement, and the United States Singapore Free Trade Agreement.

SUBJECT CATEGORY: Procurement Thresholds for Implementation of the Trade Agreements Act of 1979; Correction

DOCUMENT SUMMARY: On December 14, 2007, the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) published notice of the Procurement Thresholds for Implementation of the Trade Agreements Act of 1979 (72 FR 71166). That Notice included three incorrect procurement threshold values due to inadvertent calculation errors. This notice provides the corrected thresholds.

Now, therefore, I, Susan C. Schwab, United States Trade Representative, in conformity with the provisions of Executive Order 12260, and in order to carry out the trade agreement obligations of the United States under the World Trade Organization Agreement on Government Procurement (WTO/GPA), Chapter 15 of the United States Australia Free Trade Agreement (U.S.Australia FTA), Chapter 9 of the United StatesBahrain Free Trade Agreement (U.S.Bahrain FTA), Chapter 9 of the United StatesChile Free Trade Agreement (U.S.Chile FTA), Chapter 9 of the Dominican RepublicCentral AmericanUnited States (DR CAFTA), Chapter 9 of the United StatesMorocco Free Trade Agreement (U.S.Morocco FTA), and Chapter 13 of the United StatesSingapore Free Trade Agreement (U.S.Singapore FTA), do hereby determine, effective on January 1, 2008, for the calendar years 20082009, the following thresholds shall apply and replace those set out in the Determination published on December 14, 2007 (72 FR 71166):
$7,443,000for the procurement of construction services by all entities listed in the WTO/GPA, U.S.Australia FTA, U.S.Chile FTA, DR CAFTA, U.S.Morocco FTA, and the U.S.Singapore FTA.
$528,000for the procurement of goods and services by subcentral entities listed in the WTO/GPA, U.S.Australia FTA, U.S.Chile FTA, DR CAFTA, U.S.Morocco FTA, and the U.S.Singapore FTA.
$595,000for the procurement of goods and services by entities listed in U.S. Annex 3 of the WTO/GPA; List B in Annex 15A of the U.S.Australia FTA; List B in Annex 9A, Section 3 of the U.S.Bahrain FTA; List B in Annex 9.1, Section C of the U.S.Chile FTA; List B in Annex 9.1, Section C of the DRCAFTA; List B in Annex 9.1, Section C of the U.S.Morocco FTA; and Annex 13A, Section C of the U.S.Singapore FTA.
Susan C. Schwab,
United States Trade Representative.
[FR Doc. E725330 Filed 122707; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3190W8P

SUMMARY: Procurement thresholds (2008-2009 CY); correction,

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT Jean Heilman Grier, Senior Procurement Negotiator, Office of the United States Trade Representative, (202) 3959476 or Jean_Grier@ustr.eop.gov.