[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 59 (Monday, March 28, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 17193]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-06944]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

U.S. Customs and Border Protection

[CBP Dec. 16-07]


Tuna-Tariff Rate Quota; the Tariff-Rate Quota for Calendar Year 
2016 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 2016.

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SUMMARY: Each year, the tariff-rate quota for tuna described in 
subheading 1604.14.22, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States 
(HTSUS), is calculated as a percentage of the tuna in airtight 
containers entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption during 
the preceding Calendar Year. This document sets forth the tariff-rate 
quota for Calendar Year 2016.

DATES: Effective Dates: The 2016 tariff-rate quota is applicable to 
tuna in airtight containers entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for 
consumption during the period January 1, 2016 through December 31, 
2016.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Headquarters Quota Branch, Interagency 
Collaboration Division, Trade Policy and Programs, Office of 
International Trade, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Washington, DC 
20229-1155, (202) 863-6560.

Background

    It has been determined that 15,350,636 kilograms of tuna in 
airtight containers may be entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for 
consumption at the rate of 6.0 percent ad valorem under subheading 
1604.14.22, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) 
during the Calendar Year 2016. 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withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption during the current calendar 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 23, 2016.
Brenda B. Smith,
Assistant Commissioner, Office of International Trade.
[FR Doc. 2016-06944 Filed 3-25-16; 8:45 am]
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