[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 153 (Thursday, August 8, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 38941-38943]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-16933]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Foreign Agricultural Service
Adjustment of Appendices Under the Dairy Tariff-Rate Quota Import
Licensing Regulation for the 2019 Tariff-Rate Quota Year
AGENCY: Foreign Agricultural Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces the transfer of amounts for certain
dairy articles from the historical license category (Appendix 1) to the
lottery (nonhistorical) license category (Appendix 2) pursuant to the
Dairy Tariff-Rate Quota Import Licensing regulations, 7 CFR part 6, for
the 2019 quota year.
DATES: August 8, 2019.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Abdelsalam El-Farra, (202) 720-9439;
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Foreign Agricultural Service, under a
delegation of authority from the Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign
Agricultural Affairs, administers the Dairy Tariff-Rate Import Quota
Licensing Regulation codified at 7 CFR 6.20-6.36 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 (HTS) 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 that whenever a historical
license is permanently surrendered, revoked by the Licensing Authority,
or not issued to an applicant pursuant to the provisions of 6.23, then
the amount of such license will be transferred to Appendix 2. Section
6.34(b) provides that the cumulative annual transfers will be published
by notice in the Federal Register. Accordingly, this document sets
forth the revised Appendices for the 2019 tariff-rate quota year in the
table below. Although there are no changes to the quantities for
designated licenses (Appendix 3 and Appendix 4) nor to the total amount
for each article, those numbers are also included in the table below
for completeness.
Pursuant to the Congressional Review Act (5 U.S.C. 801 et seq.),
the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs designated this rule
as not a major rule, as defined by 5 U.S.C. 804(2).
Dated: August 2, 2019.
Ronald Lord,
Licensing Authority.
Articles Subject to Dairy Import Licenses for Calendar Year 2019
[Kilograms] \1\
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Designated
Designated licenses
Historical Lottery licenses Sum of licenses (Uruguay
licenses (Appendix 2) \3\ Appendix 1 & 2 (Tokyo Round, Round, Total \4\
(Appendix 1) \2\ \4\ Appendix 3) Appendix 4)
\4\ \4\
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Non-cheese articles, notes 6, 7, 8, 12, 14 (appendix
1 reduction)
Butter (Note 6, Commodity Code G) (-1,773 kg)....... 4,301,461 2,675,539 6,977,000 .............. .............. 6,977,000
EU-27........................................... 62,599 33,562 96,161 .............. .............. ..............
New Zealand..................................... 76,503 74,090 150,593 .............. .............. ..............
Other Countries (-1,773 kg)..................... 35,382 38,553 73,935 .............. .............. ..............
Any Country..................................... 4,126,977 2,529,334 6,656,311 .............. .............. ..............
Dried Skim Milk (Note 7, Commodity Code K).......... 0 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, Commodity Code H)......... 0 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, Commodity Code M)... 0 224,981 224,981 .............. .............. 224,981
Canada.......................................... 0 161,161 161,161 .............. .............. ..............
New Zealand..................................... 0 63,820 63,820 .............. .............. ..............
Butter Substitutes Containing Over 45 Percent of 0 6,080,500 6,080,500 .............. .............. 6,080,500
Butterfat and/or Butter Oil (Note 14, Commodity
Code SU)...........................................
Any Country..................................... 0 6,080,500 6,080,500 .............. .............. ..............
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Total: Non-Cheese Articles (-1,773 kg)...... 4,301,461 17,563,320 21,864,781 .............. .............. 21,864,781
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Cheese Articles (Notes 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22,
23, 25):
Cheese and Substitutes for Cheese (Note 16, 17,613,583 13,856,148 31,469,731 9,661,128 7,496,000 48,626,859
Commodity Code OT) (-2,142 kg).....................
Argentina....................................... 0 7,690 7,690 92,310 .............. 100,000
Australia....................................... 535,628 5,542 541,170 758,830 1,750,000 3,050,000
Canada.......................................... 950,162 190,838 1,141,000 .............. .............. 1,141,000
Costa Rica...................................... 0 0 0 .............. 1,550,000 1,550,000
EU-27 (-2,142 kg)............................... 13,932,093 9,335,563 23,267,656 1,132,568 3,446,000 27,846,224
Of which Portugal is:....................... 65,838 63,471 129,309 223,691 .............. 353,000
EU-27 not including Portugal (-2,142 kg)............ 13,866,255 9,272,092 23,138,347 908,877 3,466,000 27,493,224
Israel.......................................... 79,696 0 79,696 593,304 .............. 673,000
Iceland......................................... 29,054 264,946 294,000 29,000 .............. 323,000
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New Zealand..................................... 1,351,000 3,464,472 4,815,472 6,506,528 .............. 11,322,000
Norway.......................................... 122,860 27,140 150,000 .............. .............. 150,000
Switzerland..................................... 512,184 159,228 671,412 548,588 500,000 1,720,000
Uruguay......................................... 0 0 0 .............. 250,000 250,000
Other Countries................................. 100,906 100,729 201,635 .............. .............. 201,635
Any Country..................................... 0 300,000 300,000 .............. .............. 300,000
Blue-Mold Cheese (Note 17, Commodity Code B)........ 1,933,126 547,875 2,481,001 .............. 430,000 2,911,001
Argentina....................................... 2,000 0 2,000 .............. .............. 2,000
EU-27........................................... 1,931,126 547,874 2,479,000 .............. 350,000 2,829,000
Chile........................................... 0 0 0 .............. 80,000 80,000
Other Countries................................. 0 1 1 .............. .............. 1
Cheddar Cheese (Note 18, Commodity Code C)(-4,676 2,300,995 1,982,861 4,283,856 519,033 7,620,000 12,422,889
kg)................................................
Australia (-4,676 kg)........................... 886,570 97,929 984,499 215,501 1,250,000 2,450,000
Chile........................................... 0 0 0 .............. 220,000 220,000
EU-27........................................... 52,404 210,596 263,000 .............. 1,050,000 1,313,000
New Zealand..................................... 1,265,070 1,531,398 2,796,468 303,532 5,100,000 8,200,000
Other Countries................................. 96,951 42,938 139,889 .............. .............. 139,889
Any Country..................................... 0 100,000 100,000 .............. .............. 100,000
American-Type Cheese (Note 19, Commodity Code A) (- 1,165,127 2,000,426 3,165,553 357,003 0 3,522,556
17,442 kg).........................................
Australia (-3,689 kg)........................... 758,201 122,797 880,998 119,002 .............. 1,000,000
EU-27........................................... 136,075 217,925 354,000 .............. .............. 354,000
New Zealand (-9,070 kg)......................... 167,795 1,594,204 1,761,999 238,001 .............. 2,000,000
Other Countries (-4,683 kg)..................... 103,056 65,500 168,556 .............. .............. 168,556
Edam and Gouda Cheese (Note 20, Commodity Code E)... 4,286,917 1,319,485 5,606,402 0 1,210,000 6,816,402
Argentina....................................... 105,418 19,582 125,000 .............. 110,000 235,000
EU-27........................................... 4,065,691 1,223,309 5,289,000 .............. 1,100,000 6,389,000
Norway.......................................... 111,046 55,954 167,000 .............. .............. 167,000
Other Countries................................. 4,762 20,640 25,402 .............. .............. 25,402
Italian-Type Cheeses (Note 21, Commodity Code D)(- 6,104,896 1,415,651 7,520,547 795,517 5,165,000 13,481,064
2,288 kg)..........................................
Argentina....................................... 3,692,345 433,138 4,125,483 367,517 1,890,000 6,383,000
EU-27 (-2,288 kg)............................... 2,412,551 969,449 3,382,000 .............. 2,025,000 5,407,000
Romania......................................... 0 0 0 .............. 500,000 500,000
Uruguay......................................... 0 0 0 428,000 750,000 1,178,000
Other Countries................................. 0 13,064 13,064 .............. .............. 13,064
Swiss or Emmenthaler Cheese (Note 22, Commodity Code 4,238,006 2,413,308 6,651,314 823,519 380,000 7,854,833
GR)................................................
EU-27........................................... 2,983,722 2,168,272 5,151,994 393,006 380,000 5,925,000
Switzerland..................................... 1,220,786 198,701 1,419,487 430,513 .............. 1,850,000
Other Countries................................. 33,498 46,335 79,833 .............. .............. 79,833
Lowfat Cheese (Note 23, Commodity Code LF).......... 1,173,766 3,251,142 4,424,908 1,050,000 0 5,474,908
EU-27........................................... 1,173,766 3,251,141 4,424,907 .............. .............. 4,424,907
Israel.......................................... 0 0 0 50,000 .............. 50,000
New Zealand..................................... 0 0 0 1,000,000 .............. 1,000,000
Other Countries................................. 0 1 1 .............. .............. 1
Swiss or Emmenthaler Cheese With Eye Formation (Note 13,091,848 9,205,483 22,297,331 9,557,945 2,620,000 34,475,276
25, SW) (-13,091 kg)...............................
Argentina....................................... 0 9,115 9,115 70,885 .............. 80,000
Australia....................................... 209,698 0 209,698 290,302 .............. 500,000
Canada.......................................... 0 0 0 70,000 .............. 70,000
EU-27 (-13,091 kg).............................. 9,762,199 6,714,629 16,476,828 4,003,172 2,420,000 22,900,000
Iceland......................................... 0 149,999 149,999 150,001 .............. 300,000
Israel.......................................... 27,000 0 27,000 .............. .............. 27,000
Norway.......................................... 2,285,329 1,369,981 3,655,310 3,227,690 .............. 6,883,000
Switzerland..................................... 759,369 924,736 1,684,105 1,745,895 200,000 3,630,000
Other Countries................................. 48,253 37,023 85,276 .............. .............. 85,276
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Total: Cheese Articles (-39,639 kg)......... 51,908,264 35,992,379 87,900,643 22,764,145 24,921,000 135,585,788
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Total: Cheese & Non-Cheese (-41,412 kg). 56,209,725 53,555,699 109,765,424 22,764,145 24,921,000 157,450,569
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\1\ Source of the total TRQs is the U.S. Harmonized Tariff Schedule, Chapter 4, in the corresponding Additional U.S. Notes.
\2\ Reduced from 2018 by total of 107,200 KG.
\3\ Increased from 2018 by total of 107,200 KG.
\4\ No change.
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