[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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