[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 173 (Thursday, September 7, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 46636-46637]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-21945]



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OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE

Country-by-Country Reallocations of the Tariff-Rate Quota for 
Sugar

AGENCY: Office of the United States Trade Representatives.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) is 
providing notice of two sets of country-by-country reallocations of 
part of the in-quota quantity of the tariff-rate quota for imported 
sugar for the period that ends September 30, 1995.

EFFECTIVE DATES: June 13 and July 13, 1995, respectively.

ADDRESSES: Inquiries may be mailed or delivered to Tom Perkins, Senior 
Economist, Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, 600 17th Street 
N.W., Office of Agricultural Affairs (Room 421), Washington, DC 20508.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Tom Perkins, Office of Agricultural Affairs, 202-395-6127.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On June 13, 1995, and again on July 13, 
1995, the United States Trade Representative determined and announced 
that countries to which an allocation had been made of the in-quota 
quantity under the sugar tariff-rate quota (TRQ) provided for in 
Additional U.S. Note 5 to chapter 17 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule 
of the United States (HTS) would not be filling their allocations and 
that the amount of this shortfall would be reallocated to other 
supplying countries or areas. This notice documents these earlier 
announcements. Following is information on the quota shortfall and 
reallocation amounts for the June 13 and July 13 announcements, 
respectively.

June 13, 1995, Reallocation

    On June 13, 1995, the United States Trade Representative determined 
and announced that five countries would not be filling their 
allocations under the tariff-rate quota for sugar. These countries are: 
Barbados, Congo, Gabon, Papua New Guinea, and St. Kitts & Nevis. The 
amount of the total shortfall is 92,427 metric tons (101,883 short 
tons). The shortfall amount for each country is: Barbados 23,763 MT, 
Congo 14,584 MT, Gabon 21,840 MT, Papua New Guinea 13,999 MT, and St. 
Kitts & Nevis 18,241 MT.
    This amount has been reallocated among supplying countries in the 
following amounts (metric tons, raw value):

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                                                             Reallocated
                          Country                               amount  
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Argentina..................................................       4,035 
Australia..................................................       7,788 
Belize.....................................................       1,032 
Bolivia....................................................         750 
Brazil.....................................................      13,606 
Colombia...................................................       2,252 
Costa Rica.................................................       1,407 
Dominican Republic.........................................      16,515 
Ecuador....................................................       1,032 
El Salvador................................................       2,440 
Fiji.......................................................         845 
Guatemala..................................................       4,504 
Guyana.....................................................       1,126 
Honduras...................................................         938 
India......................................................         750 
Jamaica....................................................       1,032 
Malawi.....................................................         938 
Mauritius..................................................       1,126 
Mozambique.................................................       1,220 
Nicaragua..................................................       1,971 
Panama.....................................................       2,721 
Peru.......................................................       3,848 
Philippines................................................      12,668 
South Africa...............................................       2,158 
Swaziland..................................................       1,502 
Taiwan.....................................................       1,126 
Thailand...................................................       1,314 
Trinidad-Tobago............................................         657 
Zimbabwe...................................................       1,126 
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      Total................................................      92,427 
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July 13, 1995, Reallocation

    On July 13, 1995, the United States Trade Representative determined 
and announced that five countries would not be filling their 
allocations of the tariff-rate quota for sugar, including the amounts 
reallocated to them in the June 13, 1995, reallocation announcement. 
Accordingly, their remaining quota balances are being reallocated. This 
is in addition to the reallocation announced on June 13, 1995.
    The five countries which will not utilize their remaining quota 
balances are: India, Madagascar, the Philippines, Taiwan, and Thailand. 
The total amount of the 1994/1995 sugar TRQ reallocated for purposes of 
the July 13 reallocation is 17,923 metric tons (19,757 short tons). The 
following amounts are reallocated from each country (in MT raw value): 
India, 750 MT; Madagascar, 2,066 MT; the Philippines, 12,668 MT; 
Taiwan, 1,126 MT; and Thailand, 1,314 MT.
    This amount has been reallocated among supplying countries in the 
following amounts (metric tons, raw value):

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                             Reallocated
                          Country                               amount  
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Argentina..................................................         522 
Australia..................................................       1,009 
Belize.....................................................         134 
Bolivia....................................................          97 
Brazil.....................................................       1,762 
Columbia...................................................         292 
Costa Rica.................................................         183 
Dominican Republic.........................................       2,139 
Ecuador....................................................         134 
El Salvador................................................         316 
Fiji.......................................................         109 
Guatemala..................................................         583 
Guyana.....................................................         146 
Honduras...................................................         121 
Jamaica....................................................         134 
Malawi.....................................................         121 
Mauritius..................................................         146 
Mozambique.................................................         158 
Nicaragua..................................................         255 
Panama.....................................................         353 
Papua New Guinea...........................................       8,005 
Peru.......................................................         499 
South Africa...............................................         279 
Swaziland..................................................         195 
Trinidad-Tobago............................................          85 
Zimbabwe...................................................         146 
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      Total................................................      17,923 
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    Barbados, India, Madagascar, Philippines, Taiwan and Thailand were 
also excluded from this reallocation based on reported lack of shipment 
intentions for the June 13 reallocation quantity.
    The reallocation of the 17,923 MT includes reinstating to Papua New 
Guinea 8,005 MT of the 13,999 MT reallocated from it in the June 13 
announcement. This amount was reinstated due to a confirmed delivery 
contract for quota entry into the United States by September 30, 1995.


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    Note: In both announcements, the reallocation amount is zero for 
the ten minimum quota-holding countries including: Congo, Cote 
d'Ivoire, Gabon, Haiti, Madagascar, Mexico, Papua New Guinea, 
Paraguay, St. Kitts & Nevis, and Uruguay, since the previously 
announced minimum allocation for these countries already exceeds the 
base import quota plus any reallocation adjustment.

    Both reallocations apply to the period ending September 30, 1995, 
only.
Jennifer A. Hillman,
Acting United States Trade Representative.
[FR Doc. 95-21945 Filed 9-6-95; 8:45 am]
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