[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 103 (Friday, May 27, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 33728-33729]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-12496]


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OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE


Office of Agricultural Affairs; Fiscal Year 2016 Allocation of 
Additional Tariff-Rate 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 additional Fiscal 
Year (FY) 2016 in-quota quantity of the tariff-rate quota (TRQ) for 
imported raw cane sugar as announced by Secretary of Agriculture on May 
18, 2016.

DATES: Effective Date: May 27, 2016.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ronald Baumgarten, Office of 
Agricultural Affairs, telephone: 202-395-9583 or facsimile: 202-395-
4579.

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 May 18, 2016, the Secretary of Agriculture announced an 
additional in-quota quantity of the TRQ for raw cane sugar for the 
remainder of FY 2016 (ending September 30, 2016) in the amount of 
127,006 metric tons, raw value (MTRV). This quantity is in addition to 
the minimum amount to which the United States has already committed to 
pursuant to the World Trade Organization (WTO) Uruguay Round Agreements 
(1,117,195 MTRV, as announced by Federal Register notice on June 15, 
2015, 80 FR 34129). USTR is allocating this total quantity of 127,006 
MTRV to the following countries in the amounts specified below:

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                                                            FY 2016 raw
                                                            cane sugar
                         Country                             increase
                                                              (MTRV)
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Argentina...............................................           6,159
Australia...............................................          11,888
Belize..................................................           1,576
Brazil..................................................          20,768
Colombia................................................           3,437
Costa Rica..............................................           2,148
Dominican Republic......................................          15,000
Ecuador.................................................           1,576
El Salvador.............................................           3,724
Fiji....................................................           1,289
Guatemala...............................................           6,875
Guyana..................................................           1,719
Honduras................................................           1,432
India...................................................           1,146
Jamaica.................................................           1,576
Malawi..................................................           1,432
Mauritius...............................................           1,719
Mozambique..............................................           1,862
Nicaragua...............................................           3,008
Panama..................................................           4,154
Peru....................................................           5,872
Philippines.............................................          19,336
South Africa............................................           3,294
Swaziland...............................................           2,292
Thailand................................................           2,005
Zimbabwe................................................           1,719
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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.

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    Conversion factor: 1 metric ton = 1.10231125 short tons.

Michael Froman,
United States Trade Representative.
[FR Doc. 2016-12496 Filed 5-26-16; 8:45 am]
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