[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 163 (Thursday, August 26, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 47703]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-18379]


=======================================================================
-----------------------------------------------------------------------

OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE


Fiscal Year 2021 Allocation of Additional Tariff-Rate Quota 
Volume for Raw Cane Sugar

AGENCY: Office of the United States Trade Representative.

ACTION: Notice.

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

SUMMARY: The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) is 
providing notice of the allocations of additional fiscal year (FY) 2021 
in-quota quantities of the World Trade Organization (WTO) tariff-rate 
quota (TRQ) for imported raw cane sugar as announced by the Secretary 
of Agriculture on August 24, 2021.

DATES: The changes made by this notice are applicable as of August 26, 
2021.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Erin Nicholson, Office of Agricultural 
Affairs, at 202-395-9419 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 August 24, 2021, the Secretary of Agriculture announced an 
additional in-quota quantity of the TRQ for raw cane sugar for the 
remainder of FY 2021 (ending September 30, 2021) in the amount of 
90,100 metric tons raw value (MTRV). The conversion factor is 1 metric 
ton equals 1.10231125 short tons. This quantity is in addition to the 
minimum amount to which the United States is committed under the WTO 
Uruguay Round Agreements (1,117,195 MTRV).
    The Secretary of Agriculture also has determined that all sugar 
entering the United States under the FY 2021 raw sugar TRQ will be 
permitted to enter U.S. Customs territory through October 31, 2021, a 
month later than the usual last entry date. The U.S. Trade 
Representative is allocating this additional quantity of 90,100 MTRV to 
the following countries in the amounts specified below:

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                            FY 2021 raw
                                                             sugar TRQ
                         Country                             increase
                                                            allocations
                                                              (MTRV)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Argentina...............................................           4,662
Australia...............................................           8,999
Belize..................................................           1,193
Bolivia.................................................             867
Brazil..................................................          15,722
Colombia................................................           2,602
Costa Rica..............................................           1,626
Dominican Republic......................................          19,083
Ecuador.................................................           1,193
El Salvador.............................................           2,819
Eswatini (Swaziland)....................................           1,735
Fiji....................................................             976
Guatemala...............................................           5,204
Guyana..................................................           1,301
Honduras................................................           1,084
India...................................................             867
Jamaica.................................................           1,193
Malawi..................................................           1,084
Mauritius...............................................           1,301
Mozambique..............................................           1,410
Nicaragua...............................................           2,277
Panama..................................................           3,144
Peru....................................................           4,445
South Africa............................................           2,494
Thailand................................................           1,518
Zimbabwe................................................           1,301
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    These allocations are based 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. Certificates for quota 
eligibility must accompany imports from any country for which an 
allocation has been provided.

Greta M. Peisch,
General Counsel, Office of the United States Trade Representative.
[FR Doc. 2021-18379 Filed 8-25-21; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3290-F1-P