[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 61 (Thursday, March 31, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 16512]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-6396]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Bureau of Customs and Border Protection


Tuna--Tariff-Rate Quota

    The tariff-rate quota for Calendar Year 2005, on tuna classifiable 
under subheading 1604.14.22, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United 
States (HTSUS).
AGENCY: U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Department of Homeland 
Security.

ACTION: Announcement of the quota quantity of tuna in airtight 
containers for Calendar Year 2005.

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SUMMARY: Each year the tariff-rate quota for tuna described in 
subheading 1604.14.22, HTSUS, is based on the apparent United States 
consumption of tuna in airtight containers during the preceding 
Calendar Year. This document sets forth the tariff-rate quota for 
Calendar Year 2005.

DATES: Effective Dates: The 2005 tariff-rate quota is applicable to 
tuna entered or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption during the 
period January 1, through December 31, 2005.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Connie Chancey, Chief, Quota Branch, 
Textile Enforcement and Operations Division, Trade Compliance and 
Facilitation, Office of Field Operations, U.S. Customs and Border 
Protection, Washington, DC 20229, (202) 344-2650.

Background: It has now been determined that 19,034,563 kilograms of 
tuna in air-tight containers may be entered for consumption or 
withdrawn from warehouse for consumption during the Calendar Year 2005, 
at the rate of 6 percent ad valorem under subheading 1604.14.22, HTSUS. 
Any such tuna which is entered or withdrawn from warehouse for 
consumption during the current calendar year in excess of this quota 
will be dutiable at the rate of 12.5 percent ad valorem under 
subheading 1604.14.30 HTSUS.

    Dated: March 25, 2005.
Jayson P. Ahern,
Assistant Commissioner, Office of Field Operations.
[FR Doc. 05-6396 Filed 3-30-05; 8:45 am]
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