[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 57 (Friday, March 24, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 14934]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-4318]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

 Customs and Border Protection


Tuna--Tariff-Rate Quota; The Tariff-Rate Quota for Calendar Year 
2006, 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 2006.

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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 2006.

DATES: Effective Dates: The 2006 tariff-rate quota is applicable to 
tuna entered or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption during the 
period January 1, through December 31, 2006.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Headquarters 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 been determined that 19,484,313 kilograms of tuna in air-
tight containers may be entered and withdrawn from warehouse for 
consumption during the Calendar Year 2006, 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entered or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption during the current 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 20, 2006.
William S. Heffelfinger III,
Acting Assistant Commissioner, Office of Field Operations.
[FR Doc. E6-4318 Filed 3-23-06; 8:45 am]
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