[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 243 (Wednesday, December 22, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 72574-72575]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-27766]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Commodity Credit Corporation


Domestic Sugar Program--2022-Crop Overall Sugar Marketing 
Allotment, Cane Sugar and Beet Sugar Marketing Allotments and Company 
Allocations

AGENCY: Commodity Credit Corporation, USDA.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is issuing 
this notice to increase the fiscal year (FY) 2022 overall sugar 
marketing allotment quantity (OAQ), State cane sugar allotments, and 
revise company allocations to sugar beet and sugar cane processors, 
which apply to all domestic beet and cane sugar marketed for human 
consumption in the United States from October 1, 2021, through 
September 30, 2022.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kent Lanclos, telephone, (202) 720-
0114; or email, [email protected]. Persons with disabilities who 
require alternative means for communication should contact the USDA 
Target Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On September 30, 2021, USDA announced the 
initial fiscal year 2022 OAQ, which was established at 10,370,000 short 
tons, raw value, (STRV) equal to 85 percent of the estimated quantity 
of sugar for domestic human consumption for the fiscal year of 
12,200,000 STRV as forecast in the September 2021 World Agricultural 
Supply and Demand Estimates report. The Agricultural Adjustment Act of 
1938, as amended, requires that 54.35 percent of the OAQ be distributed 
among beet processors and 45.65 percent be distributed among the 
sugarcane States and cane processors.
    Some beet processors anticipate that their FY 2022 beet sugar 
supplies will exceed their FY 2022 marketing allocation, a phenomenon 
known as ``blocked stocks.'' Given the expected large amount of blocked 
beet sugar stocks and current high sugar prices, USDA is increasing the 
FY 2022 OAQ to 10,802,657 STRV. The revised beet sector allotment is 
5,871,244 STRV (an increase of 235,149) and the revised cane sector 
allotment is 4,931,413 STRV (an increase of 197,508). The revised beet 
and cane sector allotments are distributed to individual processors 
according to formulas contained in the authorizing legislation for the 
Sugar Program,\1\ as shown in the Table below (see the column titled 
``Preliminary Adjusted Allocation'').
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    \1\ The authority for the Sugar Program is in 7 U.S.C. 1359aa-
1359jj, 7272, and 8110; and 15 U.S.C. 714b and 714c.

                              FY 2022 Overall Beet/Cane Allotments and Allocations
                                            [Short tons, raw values]
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                                                 Increase in OAQ                          Reassignments
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                                                                                                   Adjusted FY
          Distribution             Initial FY       Amount of      Preliminary     Reassigned    2022 allocation
                                      2022         allocation       adjusted         amount       as of December
                                   allocation       increase       allocation                          2021
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Beet Sugars....................       5,636,095         235,149       5,871,244               0        5,871,244
Cane Sugar.....................       4,733,905         197,508       4,931,413               0        4,931,413
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    Total OAQ..................      10,370,000         432,657      10,802,657               0       10,802,657
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Beet Processors Marketing
 Allocations:
    Amalgamated Sugar Co.......       1,206,731          50,347       1,257,078          30,761        1,287,839
    American Crystal Sugar Co..       2,072,759          86,480       2,159,239         -86,480        2,072,759
    Michigan Sugar Co..........         582,071          24,285         606,356         107,669          714,025
    Minn-Dak Farmers Co-op.....         391,421          16,331         407,752          64,580          472,332
    So. Minn Beet Sugar Co-op..         760,693          31,738         792,431         -77,422          715,009
    Western Sugar Co...........         575,228          24,000         599,228         -47,840          551,388
    Wyoming Sugar Co. LLC......          47,192           1,969          49,161           8,732           57,893
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        Total Beet Sugar.......       5,636,095         235,149       5,871,244               0        5,871,244
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State Cane Sugar Allotments:
    Florida....................       2,544,366         106,156       2,650,522               0        2,650,522
    Louisiana..................       1,968,353          82,124       2,050,477               0        2,050,477
    Texas......................         221,186           9,228         230,414               0          230,414
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        Total Cane Sugar.......       4,733,905         197,508       4,931,413               0        4,931,413
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Cane Processors' Marketing
 Allocation:

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Florida
    Florida Crystals...........       1,047,582          43,707       1,091,290               0        1,091,290
    Growers Co-op of FL........         457,694          19,096         476,790               0          476,790
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    U.S. Sugar Crop............       1,039,090          43,353       1,082,443               0         1082,443
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        Total..................       2,544,366         106,156       2,650,522               0        2,650,522
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Louisiana
    Louisiana Sugar Cane              1,366,493          57,013       1,423,506               0        1,423,506
     Products, Inc.............
    M.A. Patout & Sons.........         601,860          25,111         626,971               0          626,971
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        Total..................       1,968,353          82,124       2,050,477               0        2,050,477
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Texas
    Rio Grande Valley..........         221,186           9,228         230,414               0          230,414
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    In accordance with section 359e of the Agricultural Adjustment Act 
of 1938, as amended, after evaluating each sugar beet processor's 
ability to market its full allocation after the OAQ increase, USDA is 
transferring allocations from beet sugar processors with surplus 
allocation to those with deficit allocation as shown in the Table 
above, in the column titled ``Adjusted FY 2022 Allocations as of 
December 2021.''
    These actions will result in a transfer of 304,674 STRV of 
allocation to beet processors with a deficit allocation, an amount 
sufficient to allow them to market their entire FY 2022 beet sugar 
supply. USDA has determined that no reassignment of allotments among 
sugarcane States and allocations among cane processors is necessary at 
this time.
    USDA will closely monitor stocks, consumption, imports and all 
sugar market and program variables on an ongoing basis and may make 
further program adjustments during FY 2022 if needed.

USDA Non-Discrimination Policy

    In accordance with Federal civil rights law and USDA civil rights 
regulations and policies, USDA, its Agencies, offices, and employees, 
and institutions participating in or administering USDA programs are 
prohibited from discriminating based on race, color, national origin, 
religion, sex, gender identity (including gender expression), sexual 
orientation, disability, age, marital status, family or parental 
status, income derived from a public assistance program, political 
beliefs, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity, in 
any program or activity conducted or funded by USDA (not all bases 
apply to all programs). Remedies and complaint filing deadlines vary by 
program or incident.
    Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of 
communication for program information (for example, braille, large 
print, audiotape, American Sign Language, etc.) should contact the 
responsible Agency or USDA TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and 
TTY) or (844) 433-2774 (toll-free nationwide). Additionally, program 
information may be made available in languages other than English.
    To file a program discrimination complaint, complete the USDA 
Program Discrimination Complaint Form, AD-3027, found online at https://www.usda.gov/oascr/how-to-file-a-program-discrimination-complaint and 
at any USDA office or write a letter addressed to USDA and provide in 
the letter all the information requested in the form. To request a copy 
of the complaint form, call (866) 632-9992. Submit your completed form 
or letter to USDA by mail to: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Office of 
the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, 1400 Independence Avenue SW, 
Washington, DC 20250-9410 or email: [email protected].
    USDA is an equal opportunity provider, employer, and lender.

Robert Ibarra,
Acting Executive Vice President, Commodity Credit Corporation.
[FR Doc. 2021-27766 Filed 12-21-21; 8:45 am]
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