[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 90 (Thursday, May 9, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20326-20327]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-09551]


-----------------------------------------------------------------------

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration


Quarterly Update to Annual Listing of Foreign Government 
Subsidies on Articles of Cheese Subject to an In-Quota Rate of Duty

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration 
Department of Commerce.

DATES: Applicable May 9, 2019.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Stephanie Moore, AD/CVD Operations, 
Office III, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Ave. NW, 
Washington, DC 20230, telephone: (202) 482-3692.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On February 20, 2019, the Department of 
Commerce (Commerce), pursuant to section 702(h) of the Trade Agreements 
Act of 1979 (as amended) (the Act), published the quarterly update to 
the annual listing of foreign government subsidies on articles of 
cheese subject to an in-quota rate of duty covering the period July 1, 
2018, through September 30, 2018.\1\ In the Third Quarter 2018 Update, 
we requested that any party that has information on foreign government 
subsidy programs that benefit articles of cheese subject to an in-quote 
rate of duty submit such information to Commerce.\2\ We received no 
comments, information or requests for consultation from any party.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------

    \1\ See Quarterly Update to Annual Listing of Foreign Government 
Subsidies on Articles of Cheese Subject to an In-Quota Rate of Duty, 
84 FR 5056 (February 20, 2019) (Third Quarter 2018 Update).
    \2\ Id.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Pursuant to section 702(h) of the Act, we hereby provide Commerce's 
update of subsidies on articles of cheese that were imported during the 
period October 1, 2018, through December 31, 2018. The appendix to this 
notice lists the country, the subsidy program or

[[Page 20327]]

programs, and the gross and net amounts of each subsidy for which 
information is currently available.
    Commerce will incorporate additional programs which are found to 
constitute subsidies, and additional information on the subsidy 
programs listed, as the information is developed. Commerce encourages 
any person having information on foreign government subsidy programs 
which benefit articles of cheese subject to an in-quota rate of duty to 
submit such information in writing to the Assistant Secretary for 
Enforcement and Compliance, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 
Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20230.
    This determination and notice are in accordance with section 702(a) 
of the Act.

    Dated: May 1, 2019.
Jeffrey I. Kessler,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.

Appendix 3 4 5
---------------------------------------------------------------------------

    \3\ Defined in 19 U.S.C. 1677(5).
    \4\ Defined in 19 U.S.C. 1677(6).
    \5\ The 28 member states of the European Union are: Austria, 
Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, 
Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, 
Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, 
Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, and the United Kingdom.

                         Subsidy Programs on Cheese Subject to an In-Quota Rate of Duty
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                     Gross \3\
                    Country                                Program(s)              >Subsidy ($/       Net \4\
                                                                                        lb)       Subsidy ($/lb)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
28 European Union Member States \5\...........  European Union Restitution                  0.00            0.00
                                                 Payments.
Canada........................................  Export Assistance on Certain                0.46            0.46
                                                 Types of Cheese.
Norway........................................  Indirect (Milk) Subsidy.........            0.00            0.00
                                                Consumer Subsidy................            0.00            0.00
rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
    Total.....................................  ................................            0.00            0.00
Switzerland...................................  Deficiency Payments.............            0.00            0.00
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


[FR Doc. 2019-09551 Filed 5-8-19; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 3510-DS-P