[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 155 (Thursday, August 10, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 48957]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-20337]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Office of the Secretary


Request for Public Comments on Administration of the Fiscal Year 
2001 Tariff-Rate Quotas For Raw Cane Sugar and Certain Imported Sugars, 
Syrups, and Molasses

AGENCY: Foreign Agricultural Service, USDA.

ACTION: Request for public comments.

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SUMMARY: This notice requests public comments on the administration of 
the fiscal year (FY) 2001 tariff-rate quotas (TRQs) for raw cane sugar 
and certain imported sugars, syrups, and molasses as provided for in 
Additional U.S. Note 5(a)(i) of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the 
United States (HTS).

DATES: Comments should be received on or before August 31, 2000, to be 
assured of consideration.

ADDRESSES: Comments should be mailed or delivered to the Director, 
Import Policies and Programs Division, Foreign Agricultural Service, 
Stop 1021, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 1400 Independence Avenue, 
SW, Washington, DC 20250-1021, or e-mailed to [email protected]. 
Comments received may be inspected between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. at room 
5531-S at the above address.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robert Spitzer at the address above, 
or telephone at (202) 720-4825, or e-mail at [email protected]. 
Persons with disabilities who require this request for comment in an 
alternative means of communication (Braille, large print, audiotape, 
etc.) should contact the USDA Target Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice 
and TDD).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: USDA is preparing to establish the FY 2001 
TRQs for both raw cane sugar that may be entered under subheading 
1701.11.10 of the HTS and certain sugars, syrups and molasses that may 
be entered under subheadings 1701.12.10, 1701.91.10, 1701.99.10, 
1702.90.10, and 2106.90.44 of the HTS (i.e., the refined sugar TRQ).
    USDA is not proposing a specific administrative approach for the 
raw cane or refined sugar TRQs at this time. However, interested 
parties may wish to consider the following factors when preparing 
comments: (1) In accordance with its international obligations under 
the World Trade Organization, USDA must establish a raw cane sugar TRQ 
of not less than 1,117,195 metric tons raw value and a refined sugar 
TRQ of not less than 22,000 metric tons raw value as provided for in 
Additional U.S. Note 5(a)(i) of the HTS; (2) In order for USDA to offer 
non-recourse support loans, the Federal Agriculture Improvement and 
Reform Act of 1996 requires the TRQ for imports of sugar to be 
established at, or increased to, a level in excess of 1,500,000 short 
tons raw value during the fiscal year; and (3) USDA proposes 
establishing the specialty sugar allocation at 14,656 metric tons, 
which will result in a refined sugar TRQ of at least 35,000 metric 
tons.

    Signed at Washington, D.C., on August 4, 2000.
Timothy J. Galvin,
Administrator, Foreign Agricultural Service.
[FR Doc. 00-20337 Filed 8-9-00; 8:45 am]
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