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[Federal Register: November 8, 2000 (Volume 65, Number 217)]
[Notices]
[Page 66963]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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Notices
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This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER contains documents other than rules or
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Office of the Secretary
Determination of Total Amounts and Quota
Period for Tariff-Rate Quotas for Raw Cane Sugar and Certain Imported Sugars,
Syrups, and Molasses
AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: This notice establishes the aggregate quantity of 1,362,000 metric
tons, raw value, of raw cane sugar that may be entered under subheading
1701.11.10 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTS) during
fiscal year (FY) 2000, with 227,000 metric tons held in reserve for possible
allocation. This notice also establishes the aggregate quantity of 60,000 metric
tons (raw value basis) for
certain sugars, syrups, and molasses that may be entered under subheading
1701.12.10, 1701.91.10, 1701.99.10, 1702.90.10, and 2106.90.44 of the HTS during
FY 2000.
EFFECTIVE DATE: November 8, 2000.
ADDRESSES: Inquiries may be mailed or delivered to the Important Policy and
Programs Division Director, Foreign Agriculture Service, AgStop 1021, South
Building, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, D.C. 20250-1021 or e-mail
at williamsdj@fas.usda.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David Williams (Team Leader, Import Policy and
Programs Division), 202-720-2916.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Paragraph (a)(i) of
additional U.S. note 5 to chapter 17 of the HTS provides in pertinent part as
follows:
The aggregate quantity of raw cane sugar entered, or
withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, under subheading 1701.11.10, during
any fiscal year, shall not exceed in the aggregate an amount
(expressed in terms of raw value), not less than 1,117,195 metric tons, as shall
be established by the Secretary of Agriculture (hereinafter referred to as ``the
Secretary''), and the aggregate quantity of sugars, syrups, and molasses
entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, under subheadings
1701.12.10, 1701.91.10, 1701.99.10, 1702.90.10 and 2106.90.44, during any fiscal
year, shall not exceed in the aggregate an amount (expressed in terms of raw
value), not less than 22,000 metric tons, as shall be established by the
Secretary. With either the aggregate quantity for raw cane sugar or the
aggregate quantity for sugars, syrups, and molasses other than raw sugar, the
Secretary may reserve a quota quantity for the importation of specialty sugars
as defined by the United States Trade Representative.
These provisions of paragraph (a)(i) of additional U.S. note
5 to chapter 17 of the HTS authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to establish
the total amounts (expressed in terms of raw value) for imports of raw cane
sugar and certain other sugars, syrups, and molasses that may be entered under
the subheadings of the HTS subject to the lower tier of duties of the
tariff-rate quotas (TRQs) for entry
during the fiscal year beginning October 1. Allocations of the quota amounts
among supplying countries and areas will be made by the United States Trade
Representative.
Notice
I hereby give notice, in accordance with paragraph (a) of
additional U.S. note 5 to chapter 17 of the HTS, that an aggregate quantity of
up to 1,362,000 metric tons, raw value, or raw cane sugar described in
subheading 1701.11.10 of the HTS may be entered or withdrawn from warehouse for
consumption during the period from October 1, 1999, through September 30, 2000.
Of this quantity, 1,135,000 metric
tons is immediately available, to be allocated by the United States Trade
Representative, and the remaining 227,000 metric tons will be held in reserve
for possible allocation if warranted by market
conditions.
I will issue Certificates of Quota Eligibility (CQEs) to
allow the Philippines, Brazil, and the Dominican Republic to ship up to 25
percent of their respective initial country allocations at the low-tier tariff
during each quarter of FY 2000. Australia, Guatemala, Argentina, and Peru will
be allowed to ship up to 50 percent of their respective initial country
allocations in the first six months of FY 2000.
Unentered allocations, during any quarter or six month period, may be entered in
any subsequent period. For all other countries, CQEs corresponding to their
respective country allocations may be entered at
the low-tier tariff at any time during the fiscal year. If additional country
allocations result from the reserved TRQ quantity, they may be entered
subsequent to their announcement by the United States Trade Representative.
I have further determined, in accordance with paragraph (a)
of additional U.S. note 5 to chapter 17 of the HTS, that an aggregate quantity
of up to 60,000 metric tons, raw value, of certain sugars, syrups, and molasses
described in subheadings 1701.12.10, 1701.91.10, 1701.99.10, 1702.90.10, and
2106.90.44 or the HTS may be entered or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption
during the period from October 1, 1999 through September 30, 2000. I have
further determined that out of this quantity of 60,000 metric tons, the quantity
of 14,656 metric tons, raw value, is reserved for the importation of specialty
sugars. These TRQ amounts may be allocated among supplying countries and areas
by the United States Trade Representative.
Mexico's access to the U.S. market under the North American
Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) is established at 25,000 metric tons raw value.
That access is for either raw or refined sugar, but total access under the
refined sugar allocation and the raw-sugar allocation is not to exceed 25,000
metric tons. Mexico's access for either a raw or refined sugar is established
pursuant to Annex 703.2 of the NAFTA.
Signed at Washington, D.C. on October 30, 2000.
Dan Glickman,
Secretary of Agriculture.
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