[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 26 (Friday, February 7, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7377-7378]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-02411]


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OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE


Reallocation of Unused Fiscal Year 2020 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 U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) is 
announcing the country-by-country reallocations of the fiscal year (FY) 
2020 in-quota quantity of the World Trade Organization (WTO) tariff-
rate quota (TRQ) for imported raw cane sugar.

DATES: This notice is applicable on February 7, 2020.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dylan Daniels, Office of Agricultural 
Affairs at 202-395-6095 or [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to Additional U.S. Note 5 to 
Chapter 17 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States 
(HTSUS), the United States maintains WTO 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 U.S. Trade 
Representative under Presidential Proclamation 6763 (60 FR 1007).
    On June 27, 2019, the Secretary of Agriculture established the FY 
2020 TRQ for imported raw cane sugar at the minimum to which the United 
States committed pursuant to the WTO Uruguay Round Agreements 
(1,117,195 metric tons raw value (MTRV)). On July 15, 2019, USTR 
provided notice of country-by-country allocations of the FY 2020 in-
quota quantity of the WTO TRQ for imported raw cane sugar. Based on 
consultation with quota holders, USTR has determined to reallocate 
78,071 MTRV of the original TRQ quantity from those countries that 
stated they do not plan to fill their FY 2020 allocated raw cane sugar 
quantities. USTR is allocating the 78,071 MTRV to the following 
countries in the amounts specified below:

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                                                           FY 2020  raw
                                                           sugar  unused
                         Country                           reallocation
                                                              (MTRV)
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Argentina...............................................           4,006
Australia...............................................           7,733
Barbados................................................             652
Belize..................................................           1,025
Bolivia.................................................             745
Brazil..................................................          13,509
Colombia................................................           2,236
Costa Rica..............................................           1,397
Dominican Republic......................................          16,397
Ecuador.................................................           1,025
El Salvador.............................................           2,422
Eswatini (Swaziland)....................................           1,490
Fiji....................................................             838
Guatemala...............................................           4,472
Guyana..................................................           1,118
Honduras................................................             932
India...................................................             745
Jamaica.................................................           1,025
Malawi..................................................             932
Mauritius...............................................           1,118

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Mozambique..............................................           1,211
Nicaragua...............................................           1,956
Panama..................................................           2,702
Peru....................................................           3,820
South Africa............................................           2,143
Thailand................................................           1,304
Zimbabwe................................................           1,118
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    USTR based these allocations on the countries' historical shipments 
to the United States. The allocations of the raw cane sugar WTO 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.
    Conversion factor: 1 metric ton = 1.10231125 short tons.

Gregory Doud,
Chief Agricultural Negotiator, Office of the United States Trade 
Representative.
[FR Doc. 2020-02411 Filed 2-6-20; 8:45 am]
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