Establishment of the Interagency Committee on Trade in Timber Products from Peru and Assignment of Function under Section 501 of the United States-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act

This memorandum establishes an Interagency Committee on Trade in Timber Products from Peru to oversee implementation of Annex 18.3.4 of the U.S.-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement, assigns a presidential function to the USTR, and directs several Cabinet secretaries to issue implementing regulations. The committee had a statutory deadline of 90 days after the Agreement's February 1, 2009 entry into force, making the establishment deadline May 2, 2009.

Federal Register Open PDF 74 FR 20865

Impact dates

Date TBD
Regulations and implementing measures from Treasury, Interior, Agriculture, and Homeland Security (no specific date given)
May 2, 2009
Statutory deadline for establishment of interagency committee (90 days after Agreement entered into force February 1, 2009)

Key directives

Establish Interagency Committee on Trade in Timber Products from Peru
Assign presidential function under section 501(h) of the Act to USTR
Direct Secretaries of Treasury, Interior, Agriculture, and Homeland Security to issue regulations implementing section 501
USTR to publish memorandum in Federal Register

Who is ordered

Timeline

Immediate

Committee establishment (deadline May 2, 2009)
USTR assigned function under section 501(h) of the Act

Near term (90d)

Regulations and implementing measures from Treasury, Interior, Agriculture, and Homeland Security

Long term

Ongoing oversight of Annex 18.3.4 implementation
Potential verification visits to Peru

Risks & tensions

Consensus-based decision making with majority vote fallback may create delays in enforcement actions
Observer status for DHS and USAID may limit their influence despite operational relevance
Statutory deadline of May 2, 2009 was technically already passed at signing (May 1, 2009), creating nominal compliance tension