[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 147 (Wednesday, August 2, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 36071]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-16288]


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OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE


Fiscal Year 2017 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) 2017 in-quota quantity of the tariff-rate quota (TRQ) for 
imported raw cane sugar as announced by Secretary of Agriculture on 
July 25, 2017.

DATES: This notice is applicable on August 2, 2017.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ronald Baumgarten, Office of 
Agricultural Affairs, (202) 395-9583 or [email protected].

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, January 4, 1995).
    On July 25, 2017 (82 FR 34472), the Secretary of Agriculture 
announced an additional in-quota quantity of the TRQ for raw cane sugar 
for the remainder of FY2017 (ending September 30, 2017) in the amount 
of 244,690 metric tons raw value (MTRV). The conversion factor is 1 
metric ton equals1.10231125 short tons. This quantity is in addition to 
the minimum amount to which the United States is committed under the 
World Trade Organization (WTO) Uruguay Round Agreements (1,117,195 
MTRV). The Department of Agriculture also has determined that all sugar 
entering the United States under the FY2017 raw sugar TRQ will be 
permitted to enter U.S. Customs territory through October 31, 2017, a 
month later than the typical entry date deadline. USTR is allocating 
this total quantity of 244,690 MTRV to the following countries in the 
amounts specified below:

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                                                            FY2017 raw
                                                            cane sugar
                         Country                             increase
                                                              (MTRV)
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Argentina...............................................          15,575
Australia...............................................          30,064
Belize..................................................           3,984
Brazil..................................................          13,962
Colombia................................................           8,693
Costa Rica..............................................           5,433
Ecuador.................................................           3,984
El Salvador.............................................           9,417
Fiji....................................................           3,260
Guatemala...............................................          17,386
Guyana..................................................           4,347
Honduras................................................           3,622
India...................................................           2,898
Jamaica.................................................           3,984
Malawi..................................................           3,622
Mauritius...............................................           4,347
Mozambique..............................................           4,709
Nicaragua...............................................           7,606
Panama..................................................          10,504
Peru....................................................          14,851
Philippines.............................................          48,898
South Africa............................................           8,331
Swaziland...............................................           5,795
Thailand................................................           5,071
Zimbabwe................................................           4,347
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    USTR based these allocations 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.

Sharon E. Bomer Lauritsen,
Assistant U.S. Trade Representative, Agricultural Affairs and Commodity 
Policy.
[FR Doc. 2017-16288 Filed 7-31-17; 11:15 am]
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