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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Office of the Secretary

 

Modification and Announcement of Sugar Tariff-Rate Quota Periods 
and Amounts

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, USDA.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice changes the current tariff-rate quota period for 
imports of sugars, syrups, and molasses described in additional U.S. 
note 3 to chapter 17 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United 
States (HTS), from the period October 1, 1992 through September 30, 
1994 to the period October 1, 1992 through July 31, 1994, and announces 
a new quota period from August 1, 1994 through September 30, 1995 and a 
total quota amount of 1,322,978 metric tons, raw value.

EFFECTIVE DATE: August 9, 1994.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Fred Kessel, Foreign Agricultural Service, Department of Agriculture, 
Washington, DC 20250: Telephone: (202) 720-2916.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Paragraph (a)(i) of additional U.S. note 3 
to chapter 17 of the HTS (``additional U.S. note 3'') authorizes the 
Secretary of Agriculture (``the Secretary'') to establish the total 
amount of sugars, syrups, and molasses that may be entered, or 
withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, under subheadings 1701.11.01, 
1701.12.01, 1701.91.21, 1701.99.01, 1702.90.31, 1806.10.41, and 
2106.90.11 of the HTS, during such period as shall be established by 
the Secretary. The Secretary must determine such total amount as will 
give due consideration to the interests in the U.S. sugar market of 
domestic producers and materially affected contracting parties to the 
General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (``GATT''). Such total amount 
consists of (1) a base quota amount, (2) a quota adjustment amount, and 
(3) an amount reserved for the importation of specialty sugars as 
defined by the Untied States Trade Representative. The base quota 
amount is allocated by the United States Trade Representative to the 
supplying countries and areas listed in paragraph (b)(i) of additional 
U.S. note 3.
    Paragraph (a)(ii) of additional U.S. note 3 authorizes the 
Secretary to modify any quantitative limitations (including the time 
periods for which such limitations are applicable) which have 
previously been established under paragraph (a)(i), if the Secretary 
determines that such modification is appropriate to give due 
consideration to the interests in the U.S. sugar market of domestic 
producers and materially affected contracting parties to the GATT.
    Paragraph (iv) of additional U.S. note 3 also provides that sugar 
entering the United States during a quota period may be charged to the 
previous quota period with the written approval of the Secretary. This 
notice will constitute such written approval.
    On May 11, 1993, the Secretary of Agriculture established the 
current quota period of October 1, 1992 through September 30, 1994 and 
a total quota amount of 2,268,000 metric tons, raw value. (58 FR 
28545). This quota period now is being shortened by two months, but any 
allocation of the current quota amount that has not been filled will be 
allowed to be entered during the next quota period and charged back to 
the previous quota period. In addition, this notice establishes a new 
14-month quota period from August 1, 1994 through September 30, 1995, 
with a total quota amount of 1,322,978 metric tons.

Notice

    Notice is hereby given that I have determined, in accordance with 
additional U.S. note 3, that the current tariff-rate quota period is 
changed from the period October 1, 1992 through September 30, 1994 to 
the period October 1, 1992 through July 31, 1994. Any amounts 
previously allocated to any country for the quota period October 1, 
1992 through September 30, 1994 that have not been entered, or 
withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, by July 31, 1994 and that are 
subsequently entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption will 
be charged to the quota period October 1, 1992 through July 31, 1994.
    I have further determined, in accordance with additional U.S. note 
3, that the total amount of sugars, syrups, and molasses described in 
subheadings 1701.11.01, 1701.12.01, 1701.91.21, 1701.99.01, 1702.90.31, 
1806.10.41, and 2106.90.11 of the HTS which may be entered, or 
withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, during the tariff-rate quota 
period from August 1, 1994 through September 30, 1995 is 1,322,978 
metric tons, raw value. Of the 1,322,978 metric tons, raw value, the 
base quota amount shall consist of 1,320,712 metric tons (including 
84,680 metric tons for minimum quota allocations); 1,656 metric tons, 
raw value, are reserved for specialty sugars as defined by the United 
States Trade Representative, and 610 metric tons, raw value, are 
reserved as a quota adjustment amount. These amounts will be allocated 
to supplying countries and areas by the United States Trade 
Representative.
    I have also determined that this modification of the previous quota 
period and the establishment of the new quota period and quota amount 
give due consideration to the interests in the United States sugar 
market of domestic producers and materially affected contracting 
parties to the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade.

    Signed at Washington, DC, on August 4, 1994.
Mike Espy,
Secretary of Agriculture.
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