[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 64 (Monday, April 6, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 15513]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-7612]


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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 
2009 Tuna Classifiable Under Subheading 1604.14.22, Harmonized Tariff 
Schedule of the United States (HTSUS)

AGENCY: Customs and Border Protection, Department of Homeland Security.

ACTION: Announcement of the quota quantity of tuna in airtight 
containers for Calendar Year 2009.

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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 2009.

EFFECTIVE DATES: The 2009 tariff-rate quota is applicable to tuna 
entered or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption during the period 
January 1, through December 31, 2009.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Headquarters Quota Branch, Textile/
Apparel Policy and Programs Division, Trade Policy and Programs, Office 
of International Trade, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Washington, 
DC 20229, (202) 863-6560.

Background

    It has been determined that 18,457,467 kilograms of tuna in air-
tight containers may be entered and withdrawn from warehouse for 
consumption during the Calendar Year 2009, 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entered or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption during the current 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: April 1, 2009.
Daniel Baldwin,
Assistant Commissioner, Office of International Trade.
[FR Doc. E9-7612 Filed 4-3-09; 8:45 am]
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