[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 149 (Tuesday, August 4, 2015)]
[Rules and Regulations]
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[FR Doc No: 2015-19083]



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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Office of the Secretary

7 CFR Part 6


Adjustment of Appendices to the Dairy Tariff-Rate Import Quota 
Licensing Regulation for the 2015 Tariff-Rate Quota Year

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, USDA.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This document sets forth the revised appendices to the Dairy 
Tariff-Rate Import Quota Licensing Regulation for the 2015 quota year 
reflecting the cumulative annual transfers from Appendix 1 to Appendix 
2 for certain dairy product import licenses permanently surrendered by 
licensees or revoked by the Licensing Authority.

DATES: Effective: August 4, 2015.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Abdelsalam El-Farra, Dairy Import 
Licensing Program, Import Policies and Export Reporting Division, U.S. 
Department of Agriculture, at (202) 720-9439; or by email at: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Foreign Agricultural Service, under a 
delegation of authority from the Secretary of Agriculture, administers 
the Dairy Tariff-Rate Import Quota Licensing Regulation codified at 7 
CFR 6.20-6.37 that provides for the issuance of licenses to import 
certain dairy articles under tariff-rate quotas (TRQs) as set forth in 
the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States. These dairy 
articles may only be entered into the United States at the low-tier 
tariff by or for the account of a person or firm to whom such licenses 
have been issued and only in accordance with the terms and conditions 
of the regulation.
    Licenses are issued on a calendar year basis, and each license 
authorizes the license holder to import a specified quantity and type 
of dairy article from a specified country of origin. The Import 
Policies and Export Reporting Division, Foreign Agricultural Service, 
U.S. Department of Agriculture, issues these licenses and, in 
conjunction with U.S. Customs and Border Protection, U.S. Department of 
Homeland Security, monitors their use.
    The regulation at 7 CFR 6.34(a) states: ``Whenever a historical 
license (Appendix 1) is not issued to an applicant pursuant to the 
provisions of 6.23, is permanently surrendered or is revoked by the 
Licensing Authority, the amount of such license will be transferred to 
Appendix 2.'' Section 6.34(b) provides that the cumulative annual 
transfers will be published in the Federal Register. Accordingly, this 
document sets forth the revised Appendices for the 2015 tariff-rate 
quota year.

List of Subjects in 7 CFR Part 6

    Agricultural commodities, Cheese, Dairy products, Imports, 
Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.

    Issued at Washington, DC, the 16th day of July, 2015.
Ronald Lord,
Licensing Authority.

    Accordingly, 7 CFR part 6 is amended as follows:

PART 6--IMPORT QUOTAS AND FEES

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1. The authority citation for Part 6, Subpart--Dairy Tariff-Rate Import 
Quota Licensing continues to read as follows:

     Authority:  Additional U.S. Notes 6, 7, 8, 12, 14, 16-23 and 25 
to Chapter 4 and General Note 15 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule 
of the United States (19 U.S.C. 1202), Pub. L. 97-258, 96 Stat. 
1051, as amended (31 U.S.C. 9701), and secs. 103 and 404, Pub. L. 
103-465, 108 Stat. 4819 (19 U.S.C. 3513 and 3601).

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2. Appendices 1, 2 and 3 to Subpart--Dairy Tariff-Rate Import Quota 
Licensing are revised to read as follows:

 Articles Subject to: Appendix 1, Historical Licenses; Appendix 2 Non-Historical Licenses; and Appendix 3, Designated Importers Licenses for Quota Year
                                                                          2015
                                                                [Quantities in kilograms]
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                                                                                                    Appendix 3                                  HTS
                                                                              Sum of     --------------------------------                ---------------
           Non-cheese articles              Appendix 1      Appendix 2    appendix 1 & 2                                    Grand total     Chapter  4/
                                                                                             Tokyo R.       Uruguay R.                         2014
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BUTTER (NOTE 6).........................       4,545,013       2,431,987       6,977,000  ..............  ..............       6,977,000       6,977,000
    EU-27...............................          62,599          33,562          96,161
    New Zealand.........................          88,264          62,329         150,593
    Other Countries.....................          39,173          34,762          73,935
    Any Country.........................       4,354,977       2,301,334       6,656,311
DRIED SKIM MILK (NOTE 7)................  ..............       5,261,000       5,261,000  ..............  ..............       5,261,000       5,261,000
    Australia...........................               0         600,076         600,076
    Canada..............................               0         219,565         219,565
    Any Country.........................               0       4,441,359       4,441,359
DRIED WHOLE MILK (NOTE 8)...............               0       3,321,300       3,321,300  ..............  ..............       3,321,300       3,321,300
    New Zealand.........................               0           3,175           3,175
    Any Country.........................               0       3,318,125       3,318,125
DRIED BUTTERMILK/WHEY (NOTE 12).........               0         224,981         224,981  ..............  ..............         224,981         224,981

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    Canada..............................               0         161,161         161,161
    New Zealand.........................               0          63,820          63,820
BUTTER SUBSTITUTES CONTAINING OVER 45                  0       6,080,500       6,080,500  ..............  ..............       6,080,500       6,080,500
 PERCENT OF BUTTERFAT AND/OR BUTTER OIL
 (NOTE 14)..............................
    Any Country.........................               0       6,080,500       6,080,500
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        TOTAL: NON-CHEESE ARTICLES......       4,545,013      17,319,768      21,864,781  ..............  ..............      21,864,781      21,864,781
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                                                                              Sum of
             Cheese articles                Appendix 1      Appendix 2    appendix 1 & 2     Tokyo R.       Uruguay R.      Grand total   Chapter 4/2010
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CHEESE AND SUBSTITUTES FOR CHEESE (NOTE       18,385,959      13,083,772      31,469,731       9,661,128       7,496,000      48,626,859      48,626,859
 16)....................................
    Argentina...........................               0           7,690           7,690          92,310  ..............         100,000         100,000
    Australia...........................         535,628           5,542         541,170         758,830       1,750,000       3,050,000       3,050,000
    Canada..............................         977,439         163,561       1,141,000  ..............  ..............       1,141,000       1,141,000
    Costa Rica..........................               0               0               0  ..............       1,550,000       1,550,000       1,550,000
    EU-27...............................      14,342,806       8,924,850      23,267,656       1,132,568       3,446,000      27,846,224      27,493,224
    Of which Portugal is:...............          65,838          63,471         129,309         223,691  ..............         353,000         353,000
    Israel..............................          79,696               0          79,696         593,304  ..............         673,000         673,000
    Iceland.............................          29,054         264,946         294,000          29,000  ..............         323,000         323,000
    New Zealand.........................       1,595,012       3,220,460       4,815,472       6,506,528  ..............      11,322,000      11,322,000
    Norway..............................         122,860          27,140         150,000  ..............  ..............         150,000         150,000
    Switzerland.........................         536,720         134,692         671,412         548,588         500,000       1,720,000       1,720,000
    Uruguay.............................               0               0               0  ..............         250,000         250,000         250,000
    Other Countries.....................         100,906         100,729         201,635  ..............  ..............         201,635         201,635
    Any Country.........................               0         300,000         300,000  ..............  ..............         300,000         300,000
BLUE-MOLD CHEESE (NOTE 17)..............       1,947,512         533,489       2,481,001  ..............         430,000       2,911,001       2,911,001
    Argentina...........................           2,000               0           2,000  ..............  ..............           2,000           2,000
    EU-27...............................       1,945,512         533,488       2,479,000  ..............         350,000       2,829,000       2,829,000
    Chile...............................               0               0               0  ..............          80,000          80,000          80,000
    Other Countries.....................               0               1               1  ..............  ..............               1               1
CHEDDAR CHEESE (NOTE 18)................       2,344,177       1,939,679       4,283,856         519,033       7,620,000      12,422,889      12,422,889
    Australia...........................         897,786          86,713         984,499         215,501       1,250,000       2,450,000       2,450,000
    Chile...............................               0               0               0  ..............         220,000         220,000         220,000
    EU-27...............................          52,404         210,596         263,000  ..............       1,050,000       1,313,000       1,313,000
    New Zealand.........................       1,292,374       1,504,094       2,796,468         303,532       5,100,000       8,200,000       8,200,000
    Other Countries.....................         101,613          38,276         139,889  ..............  ..............         139,889         139,889
    Any Country.........................               0         100,000         100,000  ..............  ..............         100,000         100,000
AMERICAN-TYPE CHEESE (NOTE 19)..........       1,248,043       1,917,510       3,165,553         357,003               0       3,522,556       3,522,556
    Australia...........................         761,890         119,108         880,998         119,002  ..............       1,000,000       1,000,000
    EU-27...............................         140,611         213,389         354,000  ..............  ..............         354,000         354,000
    New Zealand.........................         217,680       1,544,319       1,761,999         238,001  ..............       2,000,000       2,000,000
    Other Countries.....................         127,862          40,694         168,556  ..............  ..............         168,556         168,556
EDAM AND GOUDA CHEESE (NOTE 20).........       4,335,725       1,270,677       5,606,402               0       1,210,000       6,816,402       6,816,402
    Argentina...........................         105,418          19,582         125,000  ..............         110,000         235,000         235,000
    EU-27...............................       4,114,499       1,174,501       5,289,000  ..............       1,100,000       6,389,000       6,389,000
    Norway..............................         111,046          55,954         167,000  ..............  ..............         167,000         167,000
    Other Countries.....................           4,762          20,640          25,402  ..............  ..............          25,402          25,402
ITALIAN-TYPE CHEESES (NOTE 21)..........       6,179,155       1,341,392       7,520,547         795,517       5,165,000      13,481,064      13,481,064
    Argentina...........................       3,762,028         363,455       4,125,483         367,517       1,890,000       6,383,000       6,383,000

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    EU-27...............................       2,417,127         964,873       3,382,000  ..............       2,025,000       5,407,000       5,407,000
    Romania.............................               0               0               0  ..............         500,000         500,000         500,000
    Uruguay.............................               0               0               0         428,000         750,000       1,178,000       1,178,000
    Other Countries.....................               0          13,064          13,064  ..............  ..............          13,064          13,064
SWISS OR EMMENTHALER CHEESE (NOTE 22)...       5,182,610       1,468,704       6,651,314         823,519         380,000       7,854,833       7,854,833
    EU-27...............................       3,918,461       1,233,533       5,151,994         393,006         380,000       5,925,000       5,925,000
    Switzerland.........................       1,230,651         188,836       1,419,487         430,513  ..............       1,850,000       1,850,000
    Other Countries.....................          33,498          46,335          79,833  ..............  ..............          79,833          79,833
CHEESE AND SUBSTITUTES FOR CHEESE (NOTE        1,837,206       2,587,702       4,424,908       1,050,000               0       5,474,908       5,474,908
 23)....................................
    EU-27...............................       1,837,206       2,587,701       4,424,907  ..............  ..............       4,424,907       4,424,907
    Israel..............................               0               0               0          50,000  ..............          50,000          50,000
    New Zealand.........................               0               0               0       1,000,000  ..............       1,000,000       1,000,000
    Other Countries.....................               0               1               1  ..............  ..............               1               1
SWISS OR EMMENTHALER CHEESE WITH EYE          13,609,024       8,688,307      22,297,331       9,557,945       2,620,000      34,475,276      34,475,276
 FORMATION (NOTE 25)....................
    Argentina...........................               0           9,115           9,115          70,885  ..............          80,000          80,000
    Australia...........................         209,698               0         209,698         290,302  ..............         500,000         500,000
    Canada..............................               0               0               0          70,000  ..............          70,000          70,000
    EU-27...............................      10,081,002       6,395,826      16,476,828       4,003,172       2,420,000      22,900,000      22,900,000
    Iceland.............................               0         149,999         149,999         150,001  ..............         300,000         300,000
    Israel..............................          27,000               0          27,000  ..............  ..............          27,000          27,000
    Norway..............................       2,480,021       1,175,289       3,655,310       3,227,690  ..............       6,883,000       6,883,000
    Switzerland.........................         763,050         921,055       1,684,105       1,745,895         200,000       3,630,000       3,630,000
    Other Countries.....................          48,253          37,023          85,276  ..............  ..............          85,276          85,276
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        TOTAL: CHEESE ARTICLES..........      55,069,411      32,831,232      87,900,643      22,764,145      24,921,000     135,585,788     135,585,788
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        TOTAL: CHEESE & NON-CHEESE......      59,614,424      50,151,000     109,765,424      22,764,145      24,921,000     157,450,569     157,450,569
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