[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 215 (Thursday, November 5, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 70586-70587]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-24565]


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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 November 5, 2020.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John Hoffner, AD/CVD Operations, 
Office III, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401

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Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20230, telephone: (202) 482-3315.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On July 17, 2020, 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 January 1, 2020 
through March 31, 2020.\1\ In the First Quarter 2020 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.
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    \1\ See Quarterly Update to Annual Listing of Foreign Government 
Subsidies on Articles of Cheese Subject to an In-Quota Rate of Duty, 
85 FR 43537 (July 17, 2020) (First Quarter 2020 Update).
    \2\ Id.
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    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 April 1, 2020 through June 30, 2020. The appendix to this notice 
lists the country, the subsidy program or 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 through the Federal eRulemaking 
Portal at http://www.regulations.gov, Docket No. ITA-2020-0005, 
``Quarterly Update to Cheese Subject to an In-Quota Rate of Duty.'' The 
materials in the docket will not be edited to remove identifying or 
contact information, and Commerce cautions against including any 
information in an electronic submission that the submitter does not 
want publicly disclosed. Attachments to electronic comments will be 
accepted in Microsoft Word, Excel, or Adobe PDF formats only. All 
comments should be addressed 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: October 30, 2020.
Jeffrey I. Kessler,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.

Appendix
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    \3\ Defined in 19 U.S.C. 1677(5).
    \4\ Defined in 19 U.S.C. 1677(6).
    \5\ The 27 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, and Sweden.

                         Subsidy Programs on Cheese Subject to an In-Quota Rate of Duty
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                                                                            Gross \3\ subsidy   Net \4\ subsidy
                 Country                             Program(s)                   ($/lb)             ($/lb)
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27 European.............................  European Union Restitution......              $0.00              $0.00
Union Member States \5\.................  Payments........................
Canada..................................  Export Assistance on Certain                   0.47               0.47
                                           Types of Cheese.
Norway..................................  Indirect (Milk) Subsidy.........               0.00               0.00
                                          Consumer Subsidy................               0.00               0.00
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                                             Total........................               0.00               0.00
Switzerland.............................  Deficiency Payments.............               0.00               0.00
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[FR Doc. 2020-24565 Filed 11-4-20; 8:45 am]
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