[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 131 (Friday, July 9, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 39612-39613]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-16823]


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OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE


Allocation of Second Additional Fiscal Year (FY) 2010 In-Quota 
Volume for Raw Cane Sugar

AGENCY: Office of the United States Trade Representative.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) is 
providing notice of country-by-country allocations of a second 
additional fiscal year (FY) 2010 in-quota quantity of the tariff-rate 
quota (TRQ) for imported raw cane sugar.

DATES: Effective Date: July 9, 2010.

ADDRESSES: Inquiries may be mailed or delivered to Leslie O'Connor, 
Director of Agricultural Affairs, Office of Agricultural Affairs, 
Office of the United States Trade Representative, 600 17th Street, NW., 
Washington, DC 20508.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Leslie O'Connor, Office of 
Agricultural Affairs, 202-395-6127.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to Additional U.S. Note 5 to 
chapter 17 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States 
(HTS), the United States maintains TRQs for imports of raw cane and 
refined sugar.
    Section 404(d) (3) of the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (19 U.S.C. 
3601(d)(3)) authorizes the President to allocate the in-quota quantity 
of a TRQ for any agricultural product among supplying countries or 
customs areas. The President delegated this authority to the United 
States Trade Representative under Presidential Proclamation 6763 (60 FR 
1007).
    On July 6, 2010, the Secretary of Agriculture announced a second 
additional in-quota quantity of the FY 2010 TRQ for imported raw cane 
sugar for the remainder of FY 2010 (ending September 30, 2010) in the 
amount of 272,155 metric tons\*\ raw value (MTRV). This quantity is in 
addition to the minimum amount to which the United States is committed 
pursuant to the World Trade Organization (WTO) Uruguay Round Agreements 
(1,117,195 MTRV) and the previous additional in-quota quantity 
announced by the Secretary of Agriculture on April 23, 2010. The total 
amount of in-quota quantity raw cane sugar authorized thus far in FY 
2010 is 1,570,787 MTRV. Based on additional consultations with quota 
holders, USTR is allocating the 272,155 MTRV to the following countries 
in the amounts specified below:
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    * Conversion factor: 1 metric ton = 1.10231125 short tons.

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                                                                Second
                                                              additional
                          Country                              FY 2010
                                                              allocation
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Argentina..................................................       16,953
Australia..................................................       32,723
Belize.....................................................        4,337
Bolivia....................................................        3,154
Brazil.....................................................       57,166
Colombia...................................................        9,462
Costa Rica.................................................        5,914
Dominican Republic.........................................       21,200
Ecuador....................................................        4,337
El Salvador................................................       10,251
Guatemala..................................................       18,924
Guyana.....................................................        4,731
Honduras...................................................        3,943
India......................................................        3,154
Jamaica....................................................        4,337
Malawi.....................................................        3,943
Mauritius..................................................        1,000
Mozambique.................................................        5,125
Nicaragua..................................................        8,279
Panama.....................................................       11,433
Peru.......................................................       16,164
South Africa...............................................        9,068
Swaziland..................................................        6,308

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Thailand...................................................        5,520
Zimbabwe...................................................        4,731
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    These allocations are based on the countries' historical shipments 
to the United States. The allocations of the raw cane sugar TRQ to 
countries that are net importers of sugar are conditioned on receipt of 
the appropriate verifications of origin and certificates for quota 
eligibility must accompany imports from any country for which an 
allocation has been provided.

Ronald Kirk,
United States Trade Representative.
[FR Doc. 2010-16823 Filed 7-8-10; 8:45 am]
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