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• Is at least age 62 and under full
retirement age in the month of the
number holder’s death; and
• Is receiving both reduced spouse’s
(or divorced spouse’s) benefits and
either retirement or disability benefits in
the month before the month of the
number holder’s death.
To elect reduced widow(er) benefits,
a recipient completes Form SSA–4111.
SSA uses the information collected to
pay a qualified dually entitled
widow(er) (or surviving divorced
spouse) who elects to receive a reduced
widow(er) benefit. The respondents are
qualified dually entitled widow(er)s (or
surviving divorced spouse) who elect to
receive a reduced widow(er) benefit.
Type of Request: Revision of an OMBapproved information collection.
Modality of completion
Number of
responses
Frequency of
response
Average
burden per
response
(minutes)
Estimated total
annual burden
(hours)
SSA–4111 ........................................................................................................
30,000
1
2
1,000
II. SSA submitted the information
collections below to OMB for clearance.
Your comments regarding the
information collections would be most
useful if OMB and SSA receive them 30
days from the date of this publication.
To be sure we consider your comments,
we must receive them no later than
February 18, 2016. Individuals can
obtain copies of the OMB clearance
packages by writing to
OR.Reports.Clearance@ssa.gov.
1. Child Relationship Statement—20
CFR 404.355 & 404.731—0960–0116. To
help determine a child’s entitlement to
Social Security benefits, SSA uses
criteria under section 216(h)(3) of the
Social Security Act, deemed child
provision. SSA may deem a child to an
insured individual if: (1) The insured
individual presents SSA with
satisfactory evidence of parenthood, and
was living with or contributing to the
child’s support at certain specified
times; or (2) the insured individual (a)
acknowledged the child in writing; (b)
was court decreed as the child’s parent;
or (c) was court ordered to support the
child. To obtain this information, SSA
uses Form SSA–2519, Child
Relationship Statement. The
respondents are people with knowledge
of the relationship between certain
individuals filing for Social Security
benefits and their alleged biological
children.
Type of Request: Revision of an OMBapproved information collection.
Modality of completion
Number of
responses
Frequency of
response
Average
burden per
response
(minutes)
Estimated total
annual burden
(hours)
SSA–2519 ........................................................................................................
50,000
1
15
12,500
2. Request for Reinstatement (Title
XVI)—20 CFR 416.999–416.999d—
0960–0744. SSA uses Form SSA–372 to
(1) inform previously entitled
beneficiaries of the expedited
reinstatement (EXR) requirements of
Supplemental Security Income (SSI)
payments under Title XVI of the Social
Security Act (Act), and (2) document
their requests for EXR. We require this
application for reinstatement of benefits
for respondents to obtain SSI disability
payments for EXR. When an SSA claims
representative learns of individuals
whose medical conditions no longer
permit them to perform substantial
gainful activity as defined in the Act,
the claims representative gives or mails
the form to the previously entitled
individuals if they request EXR over the
phone. SSA employees collect this
information whenever an individual
files for EXR benefits. The respondents
are applicants for EXR of SSI disability
payments.
Type of Request: Revision of an OMBapproved information collection.
Regulation section
Number of
respondents
Frequency of
response
Average
burden per
response
(minutes)
Estimated total
annual burden
(hours)
SSA–372 ..........................................................................................................
2,000
1
2
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Dated: January 13, 2016.
Naomi R. Sipple,
Reports Clearance Officer, Social Security
Administration.
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OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES
TRADE REPRESENTATIVE
International Trade Data System Visa
Requirements Under the African
Growth and Opportunity Act
Office of the United States
Trade Representative.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The United States Trade
Representative is directing the
Commissioner of Customs and Border
Protection to permit importers to submit
SUMMARY:
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electronic images of an appropriate
export visa from a beneficiary subSaharan African country when claiming
preferential treatment for entries of
textile and apparel products under the
African Growth and Opportunity Act.
DATES:
Effective Date: February 8, 2016.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Constance Hamilton, Deputy Assistant
United States Trade Representative for
Africa, Office of African Affairs, 202 395
9576,
Constance_Hamilton@ustr.eop.gov.
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The
African Growth and Opportunity Act
(Title I of the Trade and Development
Act of 2000, Public Law 106–200)
(AGOA) provides preferential tariff
treatment for imports of certain textile
and apparel products of designated
beneficiary sub-Saharan African
countries.
In January 2001 (66 FR 7837 Jan. 25,
2001), the United States Trade
Representative (USTR) directed the
Commissioner of Customs (now, the
Commissioner of Customs and Border
Protection) to take the actions necessary
to ensure that textile and apparel
articles described in section 112(b) of
the AGOA (19 U.S.C. 3721(b)) that are
entered or withdrawn from a warehouse
for consumption are accompanied by an
appropriate export visa, if the
preferential treatment described in
section 112(a) of the AGOA (19 U.S.C.
3721(a)) is claimed with respect to such
articles. The directions to the
Commissioner required that a shipment
be visaed by stamping an original
circular visa, in blue ink only, on the
front of the original commercial invoice.
Duplicate copies were not permitted. In
order to obtain preferential tariff
treatment under section 112(a) of the
AGOA, the original of the invoice with
the original visa stamp was required.
On February 19, 2014, President
Obama issued Executive Order 13659
titled ‘‘Streamlining the Export/Import
Process for America’s Businesses’’ (79
FR 10657, Feb 25, 2014), which directed
the U.S. Customs and Border Protection
(CBP) to develop a more efficient and
cost effective trade processing
infrastructure called the International
Trade Data System (ITDS) to modernize
and simplify the way that executive
departments and agencies interact with
traders. The ITDS includes an electronic
information exchange capability or
‘‘single window’’ known as the
Automated Commercial Environment
(ACE), through which businesses will
transmit data required by agencies with
trade-related responsibilities for the
importation or exportation of cargo.
When fully implemented in December
2016, ACE/ITDS will be the primary
means by which participating agencies
will receive from users the standard set
of data and other relevant
documentation required for the release
of imported cargo and the clearance of
cargo for export.
With this notice, the USTR is
modifying the 2001 directions to the
Commissioner to implement use of the
ACE by importers from a beneficiary
sub-Saharan African country when
claiming preferential treatment under
section 112(a) of the AGOA for eligible
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textile and apparel products that are
entered or withdrawn from a warehouse
for consumption. More specifically, the
USTR is directing the Commissioner to
allow importers to provide an
appropriate export visa submitted
electronically via the Document Image
System or other approved functionality
in ACE or any CBP approved successor
system. A shipment still must be visaed
by stamping an original circular visa, in
blue ink only, on the front of the
original commercial invoice. For ease of
use, the visa stamp requirements
published in 2001 are reproduced below
without substantive change. Providing
an electronic image of the original visa
stamped invoice is not considered
duplication for purposes of these
instructions. The USTR also advises the
Commissioner that an importer must
provide the original of the invoice with
the original visa stamp for physical
inspection upon request by CBP
personnel in accordance with 19 CFR
part 163.
Each visa stamp shall include the
following information:
1. Visa Number. The visa stamp is a
nine digit format beginning with one
numeric digit for the designated
grouping (1 to 9), as described below.
This number is followed by the two
character alpha code specified by the
International Organization for
Standardization (ISO) for the designated
beneficiary sub-Saharan African
country, followed by a six digit
numerical serial number identifying the
shipment.
Grouping 1: Apparel articles
assembled in one or more beneficiary
sub-Saharan African countries from
fabrics wholly formed and cut in the
United States, from yarns wholly
formed in the United States.
Grouping 2: Apparel articles
assembled in one or more beneficiary
sub-Saharan African countries from
fabrics wholly formed and cut in the
United States, from yarns wholly
formed in the United States if, after
assembly, the articles would have
qualified for entry under subheading
9802.00.80 of the Harmonized Tariff
Schedule of the United States but for the
fact that the articles were embroidered
or subject to stone washing, enzyme
washing, acid washing, perma pressing,
oven baking, bleaching, garment dyeing,
screen printing, or other similar
processes.
Grouping 3: Apparel articles cut in
one or more beneficiary sub-Saharan
African countries from fabric wholly
formed in the United States from yarns
wholly formed in the United States if
the articles are assembled in one or
more beneficiary sub-Saharan African
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countries with thread formed in the
United States.
Grouping 4: Apparel articles wholly
assembled in one or more beneficiary
sub-Saharan African countries from
fabric wholly formed in one or more
beneficiary sub-Saharan African
countries from yarn originating either in
the United States or one or more
beneficiary sub-Saharan African
countries.
Grouping 5: Apparel articles wholly
assembled in one or more lesserdeveloped beneficiary sub-Saharan
countries regardless of the country of
origin of the fabric used to make the
articles.
Grouping 6: Sweaters in chief weight
of cashmere, knit to shape in one or
more beneficiary sub-Saharan African
countries and classifiable under
subheading 6110.10 of the Harmonized
Tariff Schedule of the United States.
Grouping 7: Sweaters, 50 percent or
more by weight of wool measuring 18.5
microns in diameter or finer, knit-toshape in one or more beneficiary subSaharan African countries.
Grouping 8: Apparel articles wholly
assembled in one or more beneficiary
sub-Saharan African countries from
fabric or yarn not formed in the United
States or any beneficiary sub-Saharan
African country, if (1) apparel articles of
such fabrics or yarns would be eligible
for preferential treatment, without
regard to the source of the fabric or yarn,
under Annex 401 to the North American
Free Trade Agreement, or (2) the
President proclaims that apparel articles
of such fabric or yarn may be accorded
preferential tariff treatment under the
AGOA.
Grouping 9: Handmade, hand-loomed,
or folklore articles (qualifying articles
will be determined following bilateral
consultations).
The product groupings described
above are in summary form. Interested
persons should refer to section 112(b) of
the AGOA for a complete description of
the textile and apparel products for
which preferential treatment may be
claimed under section 112(a) of the
AGOA.
2. Date of Issuance. The date of
issuance is the day, month and year on
which the visa was signed by an
authorized government official.
3. Authorized Signature. The original
signature of an authorized official of the
beneficiary sub-Saharan African country
or his designate.
4. Correct Grouping and Quantity.
The correct grouping, the total quantity,
and the unit of quantity in the shipment
must be provided within the visa stamp.
Quantities must be stated in whole
numbers. Decimals or fractions will not
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be accepted. If the quantity indicated on
the visa is less than that of the
shipment, only the quantity shown on
the visa is eligible for preferential tariff
treatment under section 112(a) of the
AGOA. If the quantity indicated on the
visa is more than that of the shipment,
only the quantity of the shipment is
eligible for preferential tariff treatment
under section 112(a) of the AGOA. Any
overage cannot be applied to any other
shipment.
A visa will not be accepted and
preferential tariff treatment under
section 112(a) of the AGOA will not be
permitted if the visa number, date of
issuance, authorized signature, correct
grouping, quantity or the unit of
quantity is missing, incorrect, illegible
or has been crossed out or altered in any
way. If the visa is not acceptable, a new
visa must be obtained from an
authorized official of the beneficiary
sub-Saharan African country, or his
designate, before preferential tariff
treatment under section 112(a) of the
AGOA can be claimed. Waivers are not
permitted.
Florizelle Liser,
Assistant United States Trade Representative
for African Affairs, Office of the United States
Trade Representative.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
[Summary Notice No. 2015–85]
Petition for Exemption; Summary of
Petition Received; The Boeing
Company
Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
This notice contains a
summary of a petition seeking relief
from specified requirements of Title 14
of the Code of Federal Regulations. The
purpose of this notice is to improve the
public’s awareness of, and participation
in, the FAA’s exemption process.
Neither publication of this notice nor
the inclusion or omission of information
in the summary is intended to affect the
legal status of the petition or its final
disposition.
DATES: Comments on this petition must
identify the petition docket number and
must be received on or before February
8, 2016.
ADDRESSES: Send comments identified
by docket number FAA–2015–8006
using any of the following methods:
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• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to
https://www.regulations.gov and follow
the online instructions for sending your
comments electronically.
• Mail: Send comments to Docket
Operations, M–30; U.S. Department of
Transportation (DOT), 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE., Room W12–140, West
Building Ground Floor, Washington, DC
20590–0001.
• Hand Delivery or Courier: Take
comments to Docket Operations in
Room W12–140 of the West Building
Ground Floor at 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE., Washington, DC, between 9
a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through
Friday, except Federal holidays.
• Fax: Fax comments to Docket
Operations at 202–493–2251.
Privacy: In accordance with 5 U.S.C.
553(c), DOT solicits comments from the
public to better inform its rulemaking
process. DOT posts these comments,
without edit, including any personal
information the commenter provides, to
https://www.regulations.gov, as
described in the system of records
notice (DOT/ALL–14 FDMS), which can
be reviewed at https://www.dot.gov/
privacy.
Docket: Background documents or
comments received may be read at
https://www.regulations.gov at any time.
Follow the online instructions for
accessing the docket or go to the Docket
Operations in Room W12–140 of the
West Building Ground Floor at 1200
New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington,
DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday
through Friday, except Federal holidays.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Deana Stedman, ANM–113, Federal
Aviation Administration, 1601 Lind
Avenue SW., Renton, WA 98057–3356,
email deana.stedman@faa.gov, phone
(425) 227–2148.
This notice is published pursuant to
14 CFR 11.85.
Issued in Washington, DC, on January 11,
2016.
Lirio Liu,
Director, Office of Rulemaking.
Petition for Exemption
Docket No.: FAA–2015–8006.
Petitioner: The Boeing Company.
Section(s) of 14 CFR Affected:
§ 25.981(a)(3).
Description of Relief Sought: The
petitioner seeks an exemption from the
requirements of 14 CFR 25.981(a)(3) at
Amendment 25–125, with respect to
fuel tank ignition prevention for the
777–9 model airplane. This petition is
made in accordance with FAA Policy
PS–ANM–25.981–02 dated June 24,
2014, providing alternate requirements
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in lieu of full compliance to ensure that
an acceptable level of safety is provided.
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Federal Aviation Administration
[Summary Notice No. 2016–0001]
Petition for Exemption; Summary of
Petition Received; Innova Flights
Training and Systems
Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
This notice contains a
summary of a petition seeking relief
from specified requirements of Title 14
of the Code of Federal Regulations. The
purpose of this notice is to improve the
public’s awareness of, and participation
in, the FAA’s exemption process.
Neither publication of this notice nor
the inclusion or omission of information
in the summary is intended to affect the
legal status of the petition or its final
disposition.
SUMMARY:
Comments on this petition must
identify the petition docket number and
must be received on or before February
8, 2016.
ADDRESSES: Send comments identified
by docket number FAA–2015–0137
using any of the following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to
https://www.regulations.gov and follow
the online instructions for sending your
comments electronically.
• Mail: Send comments to Docket
Operations, M–30; U.S. Department of
Transportation (DOT), 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE., Room W12–140, West
Building Ground Floor, Washington, DC
20590–0001.
• Hand Delivery or Courier: Take
comments to Docket Operations in
Room W12–140 of the West Building
Ground Floor at 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE., Washington, DC, between 9
a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through
Friday, except Federal holidays.
• Fax: Fax comments to Docket
Operations at 202–493–2251.
Privacy: In accordance with 5 U.S.C.
553(c), DOT solicits comments from the
public to better inform its rulemaking
process. DOT posts these comments,
without edit, including any personal
information the commenter provides, to
https://www.regulations.gov, as
described in the system of records
notice (DOT/ALL–14 FDMS), which can
be reviewed at https://www.dot.gov/
privacy.
DATES:
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OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE
International Trade Data System Visa Requirements Under the
African Growth and Opportunity Act
AGENCY: Office of the United States Trade Representative.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The United States Trade Representative is directing the
Commissioner of Customs and Border Protection to permit importers to
submit electronic images of an appropriate export visa from a
beneficiary sub-Saharan African country when claiming preferential
treatment for entries of textile and apparel products under the African
Growth and Opportunity Act.
DATES: Effective Date: February 8, 2016.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Constance Hamilton, Deputy Assistant
United States Trade Representative for Africa, Office of African
Affairs, 202 395 9576, Constance_Hamilton@ustr.eop.gov.
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The African Growth and Opportunity Act
(Title I of the Trade and Development Act of 2000, Public Law 106-200)
(AGOA) provides preferential tariff treatment for imports of certain
textile and apparel products of designated beneficiary sub-Saharan
African countries.
In January 2001 (66 FR 7837 Jan. 25, 2001), the United States Trade
Representative (USTR) directed the Commissioner of Customs (now, the
Commissioner of Customs and Border Protection) to take the actions
necessary to ensure that textile and apparel articles described in
section 112(b) of the AGOA (19 U.S.C. 3721(b)) that are entered or
withdrawn from a warehouse for consumption are accompanied by an
appropriate export visa, if the preferential treatment described in
section 112(a) of the AGOA (19 U.S.C. 3721(a)) is claimed with respect
to such articles. The directions to the Commissioner required that a
shipment be visaed by stamping an original circular visa, in blue ink
only, on the front of the original commercial invoice. Duplicate copies
were not permitted. In order to obtain preferential tariff treatment
under section 112(a) of the AGOA, the original of the invoice with the
original visa stamp was required.
On February 19, 2014, President Obama issued Executive Order 13659
titled ``Streamlining the Export/Import Process for America's
Businesses'' (79 FR 10657, Feb 25, 2014), which directed the U.S.
Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to develop a more efficient and
cost effective trade processing infrastructure called the International
Trade Data System (ITDS) to modernize and simplify the way that
executive departments and agencies interact with traders. The ITDS
includes an electronic information exchange capability or ``single
window'' known as the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE), through
which businesses will transmit data required by agencies with trade-
related responsibilities for the importation or exportation of cargo.
When fully implemented in December 2016, ACE/ITDS will be the primary
means by which participating agencies will receive from users the
standard set of data and other relevant documentation required for the
release of imported cargo and the clearance of cargo for export.
With this notice, the USTR is modifying the 2001 directions to the
Commissioner to implement use of the ACE by importers from a
beneficiary sub-Saharan African country when claiming preferential
treatment under section 112(a) of the AGOA for eligible textile and
apparel products that are entered or withdrawn from a warehouse for
consumption. More specifically, the USTR is directing the Commissioner
to allow importers to provide an appropriate export visa submitted
electronically via the Document Image System or other approved
functionality in ACE or any CBP approved successor system. A shipment
still must be visaed by stamping an original circular visa, in blue ink
only, on the front of the original commercial invoice. For ease of use,
the visa stamp requirements published in 2001 are reproduced below
without substantive change. Providing an electronic image of the
original visa stamped invoice is not considered duplication for
purposes of these instructions. The USTR also advises the Commissioner
that an importer must provide the original of the invoice with the
original visa stamp for physical inspection upon request by CBP
personnel in accordance with 19 CFR part 163.
Each visa stamp shall include the following information:
1. Visa Number. The visa stamp is a nine digit format beginning
with one numeric digit for the designated grouping (1 to 9), as
described below. This number is followed by the two character alpha
code specified by the International Organization for Standardization
(ISO) for the designated beneficiary sub-Saharan African country,
followed by a six digit numerical serial number identifying the
shipment.
Grouping 1: Apparel articles assembled in one or more beneficiary
sub-Saharan African countries from fabrics wholly formed and cut in the
United States, from yarns wholly formed in the United States.
Grouping 2: Apparel articles assembled in one or more beneficiary
sub-Saharan African countries from fabrics wholly formed and cut in the
United States, from yarns wholly formed in the United States if, after
assembly, the articles would have qualified for entry under subheading
9802.00.80 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States but
for the fact that the articles were embroidered or subject to stone
washing, enzyme washing, acid washing, perma pressing, oven baking,
bleaching, garment dyeing, screen printing, or other similar processes.
Grouping 3: Apparel articles cut in one or more beneficiary sub-
Saharan African countries from fabric wholly formed in the United
States from yarns wholly formed in the United States if the articles
are assembled in one or more beneficiary sub-Saharan African countries
with thread formed in the United States.
Grouping 4: Apparel articles wholly assembled in one or more
beneficiary sub-Saharan African countries from fabric wholly formed in
one or more beneficiary sub-Saharan African countries from yarn
originating either in the United States or one or more beneficiary sub-
Saharan African countries.
Grouping 5: Apparel articles wholly assembled in one or more
lesser-developed beneficiary sub-Saharan countries regardless of the
country of origin of the fabric used to make the articles.
Grouping 6: Sweaters in chief weight of cashmere, knit to shape in
one or more beneficiary sub-Saharan African countries and classifiable
under subheading 6110.10 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the
United States.
Grouping 7: Sweaters, 50 percent or more by weight of wool
measuring 18.5 microns in diameter or finer, knit-to-shape in one or
more beneficiary sub-Saharan African countries.
Grouping 8: Apparel articles wholly assembled in one or more
beneficiary sub-Saharan African countries from fabric or yarn not
formed in the United States or any beneficiary sub-Saharan African
country, if (1) apparel articles of such fabrics or yarns would be
eligible for preferential treatment, without regard to the source of
the fabric or yarn, under Annex 401 to the North American Free Trade
Agreement, or (2) the President proclaims that apparel articles of such
fabric or yarn may be accorded preferential tariff treatment under the
AGOA.
Grouping 9: Handmade, hand-loomed, or folklore articles (qualifying
articles will be determined following bilateral consultations).
The product groupings described above are in summary form.
Interested persons should refer to section 112(b) of the AGOA for a
complete description of the textile and apparel products for which
preferential treatment may be claimed under section 112(a) of the AGOA.
2. Date of Issuance. The date of issuance is the day, month and
year on which the visa was signed by an authorized government official.
3. Authorized Signature. The original signature of an authorized
official of the beneficiary sub-Saharan African country or his
designate.
4. Correct Grouping and Quantity. The correct grouping, the total
quantity, and the unit of quantity in the shipment must be provided
within the visa stamp. Quantities must be stated in whole numbers.
Decimals or fractions will not
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be accepted. If the quantity indicated on the visa is less than that of
the shipment, only the quantity shown on the visa is eligible for
preferential tariff treatment under section 112(a) of the AGOA. If the
quantity indicated on the visa is more than that of the shipment, only
the quantity of the shipment is eligible for preferential tariff
treatment under section 112(a) of the AGOA. Any overage cannot be
applied to any other shipment.
A visa will not be accepted and preferential tariff treatment under
section 112(a) of the AGOA will not be permitted if the visa number,
date of issuance, authorized signature, correct grouping, quantity or
the unit of quantity is missing, incorrect, illegible or has been
crossed out or altered in any way. If the visa is not acceptable, a new
visa must be obtained from an authorized official of the beneficiary
sub-Saharan African country, or his designate, before preferential
tariff treatment under section 112(a) of the AGOA can be claimed.
Waivers are not permitted.
Florizelle Liser,
Assistant United States Trade Representative for African Affairs,
Office of the United States Trade Representative.
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