80 FR 149 pgs. 46185-46187 - Adjustment of Appendices to the Dairy Tariff-Rate Import Quota Licensing Regulation for the 2015 Tariff-Rate Quota Year
Type: RULEVolume: 80Number: 149Pages: 46185 - 46187
Pages: 46185, 46186, 46187FR document: [FR Doc. 2015-19083 Filed 8-3-15; 8:45 am]
Agency: Agriculture Department
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Office of the Secretary
7 CFR Part 6
Adjustment of Appendices to the Dairy Tariff-Rate Import Quota Licensing Regulation for the 2015 Tariff-Rate Quota Year
AGENCY:
Office of the Secretary, USDA.
ACTION:
Final rule.
SUMMARY:
This document sets forth the revised appendices to the Dairy Tariff-Rate Import Quota Licensing Regulation for the 2015 quota year reflecting the cumulative annual transfers from Appendix 1 to Appendix 2 for certain dairy product import licenses permanently surrendered by licensees or revoked by the Licensing Authority.
DATES:
Effective: August 4, 2015.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Abdelsalam El-Farra, Dairy Import Licensing Program, Import Policies and Export Reporting Division, U.S. Department of Agriculture, at(202) 720-9439; or by email at: abdelsalam.el-farra@fas.usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
The Foreign Agricultural Service, under a delegation of authority from the Secretary of Agriculture, administers the Dairy Tariff-Rate Import Quota Licensing Regulation codified at 7 CFR 6.20-6.37 that provides for the issuance of licenses to import certain dairy articles under tariff-rate quotas (TRQs) as set forth in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States. These dairy articles may only be entered into the United States at the low-tier tariff by or for the account of a person or firm to whom such licenses have been issued and only in accordance with the terms and conditions of the regulation.
Licenses are issued on a calendar year basis, and each license authorizes the license holder to import a specified quantity and type of dairy article from a specified country of origin. The Import Policies and Export Reporting Division, Foreign Agricultural Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, issues these licenses and, in conjunction with U.S. Customs and Border Protection, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, monitors their use.
The regulation at 7 CFR 6.34(a) states: "Whenever a historical license (Appendix 1) is not issued to an applicant pursuant to the provisions of 6.23, is permanently surrendered or is revoked by the Licensing Authority, the amount of such license will be transferred to Appendix 2." Section 6.34(b) provides that the cumulative annual transfers will be published in the Federal Register . Accordingly, this document sets forth the revised Appendices for the 2015 tariff-rate quota year.
List of Subjects in 7 CFR Part 6
Agricultural commodities, Cheese, Dairy products, Imports, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.
Issued at Washington, DC, the 16th day of July, 2015.
Ronald Lord,
Licensing Authority.
Accordingly, 7 CFR part 6 is amended as follows:
PART 6-IMPORT QUOTAS AND FEES
1. The authority citation for Part 6, Subpart-Dairy Tariff-Rate Import Quota Licensing continues to read as follows:
Authority:
Additional U.S. Notes 6, 7, 8, 12, 14, 16-23 and 25 to Chapter 4 and General Note 15 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (19 U.S.C. 1202), Pub. L. 97-258, 96 Stat. 1051, as amended (31 U.S.C. 9701), and secs. 103 and 404, Pub. L. 103-465, 108 Stat. 4819(19 U.S.C. 3513 and 3601).
2. Appendices 1, 2 and 3 to Subpart-Dairy Tariff-Rate Import Quota Licensing are revised to read as follows:
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| Non-cheese articles | Appendix 1 | Appendix 2 | Sum of appendix 1 & 2 | Appendix 3 | Tokyo R. | Uruguay R. | Grand total | HTS | Chapter 4/2014 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BUTTER (NOTE 6) | 4,545,013 | 2,431,987 | 6,977,000 | 6,977,000 | 6,977,000 | ||||
| EU-27 | 62,599 | 33,562 | 96,161 | ||||||
| New Zealand | 88,264 | 62,329 | 150,593 | ||||||
| Other Countries | 39,173 | 34,762 | 73,935 | ||||||
| Any Country | 4,354,977 | 2,301,334 | 6,656,311 | ||||||
| DRIED SKIM MILK (NOTE 7) | 5,261,000 | 5,261,000 | 5,261,000 | 5,261,000 | |||||
| Australia | 0 | 600,076 | 600,076 | ||||||
| Canada | 0 | 219,565 | 219,565 | ||||||
| Any Country | 0 | 4,441,359 | 4,441,359 | ||||||
| DRIED WHOLE MILK (NOTE 8) | 0 | 3,321,300 | 3,321,300 | 3,321,300 | 3,321,300 | ||||
| New Zealand | 0 | 3,175 | 3,175 | ||||||
| Any Country | 0 | 3,318,125 | 3,318,125 | ||||||
| DRIED BUTTERMILK/WHEY (NOTE 12) | 0 | 224,981 | 224,981 | 224,981 | 224,981 | ||||
| Canada | 0 | 161,161 | 161,161 | ||||||
| New Zealand | 0 | 63,820 | 63,820 | ||||||
| BUTTER SUBSTITUTES CONTAINING OVER 45 PERCENT OF BUTTERFAT AND/OR BUTTER OIL (NOTE 14) | 0 | 6,080,500 | 6,080,500 | 6,080,500 | 6,080,500 | ||||
| Any Country | 0 | 6,080,500 | 6,080,500 | ||||||
| TOTAL: NON-CHEESE ARTICLES | 4,545,013 | 17,319,768 | 21,864,781 | 21,864,781 | 21,864,781 |
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| Cheese articles | Appendix 1 | Appendix 2 | Sum of appendix 1 & 2 | Tokyo R. | Uruguay R. | Grand total | Chapter 4/2010 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHEESE AND SUBSTITUTES FOR CHEESE (NOTE 16) | 18,385,959 | 13,083,772 | 31,469,731 | 9,661,128 | 7,496,000 | 48,626,859 | 48,626,859 |
| Argentina | 0 | 7,690 | 7,690 | 92,310 | 100,000 | 100,000 | |
| Australia | 535,628 | 5,542 | 541,170 | 758,830 | 1,750,000 | 3,050,000 | 3,050,000 |
| Canada | 977,439 | 163,561 | 1,141,000 | 1,141,000 | 1,141,000 | ||
| Costa Rica | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,550,000 | 1,550,000 | 1,550,000 | |
| EU-27 | 14,342,806 | 8,924,850 | 23,267,656 | 1,132,568 | 3,446,000 | 27,846,224 | 27,493,224 |
| Of which Portugal is: | 65,838 | 63,471 | 129,309 | 223,691 | 353,000 | 353,000 | |
| Israel | 79,696 | 0 | 79,696 | 593,304 | 673,000 | 673,000 | |
| Iceland | 29,054 | 264,946 | 294,000 | 29,000 | 323,000 | 323,000 | |
| New Zealand | 1,595,012 | 3,220,460 | 4,815,472 | 6,506,528 | 11,322,000 | 11,322,000 | |
| Norway | 122,860 | 27,140 | 150,000 | 150,000 | 150,000 | ||
| Switzerland | 536,720 | 134,692 | 671,412 | 548,588 | 500,000 | 1,720,000 | 1,720,000 |
| Uruguay | 0 | 0 | 0 | 250,000 | 250,000 | 250,000 | |
| Other Countries | 100,906 | 100,729 | 201,635 | 201,635 | 201,635 | ||
| Any Country | 0 | 300,000 | 300,000 | 300,000 | 300,000 | ||
| BLUE-MOLD CHEESE (NOTE 17) | 1,947,512 | 533,489 | 2,481,001 | 430,000 | 2,911,001 | 2,911,001 | |
| Argentina | 2,000 | 0 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 | ||
| EU-27 | 1,945,512 | 533,488 | 2,479,000 | 350,000 | 2,829,000 | 2,829,000 | |
| Chile | 0 | 0 | 0 | 80,000 | 80,000 | 80,000 | |
| Other Countries | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| CHEDDAR CHEESE (NOTE 18) | 2,344,177 | 1,939,679 | 4,283,856 | 519,033 | 7,620,000 | 12,422,889 | 12,422,889 |
| Australia | 897,786 | 86,713 | 984,499 | 215,501 | 1,250,000 | 2,450,000 | 2,450,000 |
| Chile | 0 | 0 | 0 | 220,000 | 220,000 | 220,000 | |
| EU-27 | 52,404 | 210,596 | 263,000 | 1,050,000 | 1,313,000 | 1,313,000 | |
| New Zealand | 1,292,374 | 1,504,094 | 2,796,468 | 303,532 | 5,100,000 | 8,200,000 | 8,200,000 |
| Other Countries | 101,613 | 38,276 | 139,889 | 139,889 | 139,889 | ||
| Any Country | 0 | 100,000 | 100,000 | 100,000 | 100,000 | ||
| AMERICAN-TYPE CHEESE (NOTE 19) | 1,248,043 | 1,917,510 | 3,165,553 | 357,003 | 0 | 3,522,556 | 3,522,556 |
| Australia | 761,890 | 119,108 | 880,998 | 119,002 | 1,000,000 | 1,000,000 | |
| EU-27 | 140,611 | 213,389 | 354,000 | 354,000 | 354,000 | ||
| New Zealand | 217,680 | 1,544,319 | 1,761,999 | 238,001 | 2,000,000 | 2,000,000 | |
| Other Countries | 127,862 | 40,694 | 168,556 | 168,556 | 168,556 | ||
| EDAM AND GOUDA CHEESE (NOTE 20) | 4,335,725 | 1,270,677 | 5,606,402 | 0 | 1,210,000 | 6,816,402 | 6,816,402 |
| Argentina | 105,418 | 19,582 | 125,000 | 110,000 | 235,000 | 235,000 | |
| EU-27 | 4,114,499 | 1,174,501 | 5,289,000 | 1,100,000 | 6,389,000 | 6,389,000 | |
| Norway | 111,046 | 55,954 | 167,000 | 167,000 | 167,000 | ||
| Other Countries | 4,762 | 20,640 | 25,402 | 25,402 | 25,402 | ||
| ITALIAN-TYPE CHEESES (NOTE 21) | 6,179,155 | 1,341,392 | 7,520,547 | 795,517 | 5,165,000 | 13,481,064 | 13,481,064 |
| Argentina | 3,762,028 | 363,455 | 4,125,483 | 367,517 | 1,890,000 | 6,383,000 | 6,383,000 |
| EU-27 | 2,417,127 | 964,873 | 3,382,000 | 2,025,000 | 5,407,000 | 5,407,000 | |
| Romania | 0 | 0 | 0 | 500,000 | 500,000 | 500,000 | |
| Uruguay | 0 | 0 | 0 | 428,000 | 750,000 | 1,178,000 | 1,178,000 |
| Other Countries | 0 | 13,064 | 13,064 | 13,064 | 13,064 | ||
| SWISS OR EMMENTHALER CHEESE (NOTE 22) | 5,182,610 | 1,468,704 | 6,651,314 | 823,519 | 380,000 | 7,854,833 | 7,854,833 |
| EU-27 | 3,918,461 | 1,233,533 | 5,151,994 | 393,006 | 380,000 | 5,925,000 | 5,925,000 |
| Switzerland | 1,230,651 | 188,836 | 1,419,487 | 430,513 | 1,850,000 | 1,850,000 | |
| Other Countries | 33,498 | 46,335 | 79,833 | 79,833 | 79,833 | ||
| CHEESE AND SUBSTITUTES FOR CHEESE (NOTE 23) | 1,837,206 | 2,587,702 | 4,424,908 | 1,050,000 | 0 | 5,474,908 | 5,474,908 |
| EU-27 | 1,837,206 | 2,587,701 | 4,424,907 | 4,424,907 | 4,424,907 | ||
| Israel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50,000 | 50,000 | 50,000 | |
| New Zealand | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,000,000 | 1,000,000 | 1,000,000 | |
| Other Countries | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| SWISS OR EMMENTHALER CHEESE WITH EYE FORMATION (NOTE 25) | 13,609,024 | 8,688,307 | 22,297,331 | 9,557,945 | 2,620,000 | 34,475,276 | 34,475,276 |
| Argentina | 0 | 9,115 | 9,115 | 70,885 | 80,000 | 80,000 | |
| Australia | 209,698 | 0 | 209,698 | 290,302 | 500,000 | 500,000 | |
| Canada | 0 | 0 | 0 | 70,000 | 70,000 | 70,000 | |
| EU-27 | 10,081,002 | 6,395,826 | 16,476,828 | 4,003,172 | 2,420,000 | 22,900,000 | 22,900,000 |
| Iceland | 0 | 149,999 | 149,999 | 150,001 | 300,000 | 300,000 | |
| Israel | 27,000 | 0 | 27,000 | 27,000 | 27,000 | ||
| Norway | 2,480,021 | 1,175,289 | 3,655,310 | 3,227,690 | 6,883,000 | 6,883,000 | |
| Switzerland | 763,050 | 921,055 | 1,684,105 | 1,745,895 | 200,000 | 3,630,000 | 3,630,000 |
| Other Countries | 48,253 | 37,023 | 85,276 | 85,276 | 85,276 | ||
| TOTAL: CHEESE ARTICLES | 55,069,411 | 32,831,232 | 87,900,643 | 22,764,145 | 24,921,000 | 135,585,788 | 135,585,788 |
| TOTAL: CHEESE & NON-CHEESE | 59,614,424 | 50,151,000 | 109,765,424 | 22,764,145 | 24,921,000 | 157,450,569 | 157,450,569 |
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