[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 110 (Thursday, June 6, 1996)]
[Rules and Regulations]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Office of the Secretary

7 CFR Part 6


Import Quotas and Fees

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, USDA.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Agriculture (USDA) is deleting three 
subparts on Section 22 import fees, reentry of cotton into the United 
States, and calculation of market stabilization price, since they are 
obsolete.

EFFECTIVE DATES: This final rule will be effective June 6, 1996.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Diana Wanamaker, Import Programs 
Group, Import Policies and Programs Division, Foreign Agricultural 
Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, AG BOX 1021 Washington, D.C. 
20250-1021, or telephone (202) 720-2916.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Executive Order 12866

    This rule is issued in conformance with Executive Order 12866. It 
has been determined to be not significant for the purposes of E.O. 
12866 and, therefore, has not been reviewed by the Office of Management 
and Budget (OMB).

Regulatory Flexibility Act

    It has been determined that the Regulatory Act is not applicable to 
this rule since the Office of the Secretary is not required by 5 U.S.C. 
553 or any other provision of law to publish a notice of proposed 
rulemaking with respect to the subject matter of this rule.

Executive Order 12372

    This program is not subject to the provisions of Executive Order 
12372, which requires intergovernmental consultation with State and 
local officials. See notice related to 7 CFR part 3015, subpart V, 
published at 48 FR 29115 (June 24, 1983).

Environmental Evaluation

    It has been determined by an environmental evaluation that this 
action will not have a significant impact on the quality of the human 
environment. Therefore, neither an Environmental Assessment nor an 
Environmental Impact Statement is needed.

Executive Order 12778

    This rule has been reviewed under Executive Order 12778. The 
provisions of this rule would have preemptive effect with respect to 
any state or local laws, regulations, or policies which conflict with 
such provisions or which otherwise impede their full implementation. 
The rule would not have retroactive effect.

Background

    In response to the President's Regulatory Reform Initiative, USDA 
is amending Title 7 Part 6 of the Code of Federal Regulations to delete 
certain subparts which are obsolete as the result of the subsequent 
enactment of legislation or the elimination of their purpose.

Reasons for Removal

    USDA is deleting these subparts for the following reasons:

Subpart--Section 22 Imports Fees (Secs. 6.50-6.59)

    This subpart provided for the licensing of sugar imports used in 
the production of polyhydric alcohol for non-food uses and exempted 
them from the Section 22 import fees. One of the fees was suspended in 
1985 and both were eliminated on January 1, 1995 as a result of the 
Uruguay Round Agreements Act (P.L. 103-465). Further imports of sugar 
for this purpose have been licensed under a different program since 
1990 (7 CFR 1550). The provision of this subpart are therefore 
obsolete.

Subpart--Reentry of Cotton Into the United States (Secs. 6.71-6.75)

    Under the former Section 22 import regime, there was a zero quota 
on the reentry of cotton into the United States. This subpart 
implemented the prohibition of imports of such cotton and cotton waste. 
Since the Section 22 zero quota was replaced by a tariff-rate quota 
under the Uruguay Round Agreements Act, the provisions of this subpart 
are now obsolete.

Subpart--Calculation of Market Stabilization Price (Secs. 6.100-6.102

    This subpart provided a mechanism by which the Secretary of 
Agriculture could calculate and publish a market stabilization price 
(MSP) for sugar, for the purpose of establishing a basis amount for 
liquidated damages under the Sugar Re-export Program. Its use for that 
purpose was eliminated in the 1990 revision of the Sugar Re-export 
regulations. The MSP has not been announced since 1989. The provisions 
of this subpart were not required by any statute, and do not serve any 
function, therefore, this subpart is obsolete.

List of Subjects in 7 CFR Part 6

    Agricultural commodities, Cheese, Dairy products, Imports, 
Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.

Final rule

    For the reasons set out above, 7 CFR Part 6 is amended as follows:
    1. The authority citation for part 6 continues to read:

    Authority: Sec. 8, 65 Stat. 75; 19 U.S.C. 1365.

    2. The following subparts are removed: Subpart--Section 22 Import 
Fees (Secs. 6.50-6.59); Subpart--Reentry of Cotton Into the United 
States (Secs. 6.71-6.75); and Subpart--Calculation of Market 
Stabilization Price (Secs. 6.100-6.102).

    Signed at Washington, D.C. on May 13, 1996.
Dan Glickman,
Secretary of Agriculture.
[FR Doc. 96-13604 Filed 6-5-96; 8:45 am]
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