[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 13 (Thursday, January 20, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3080-3081]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-01045]
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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 January 20, 2022.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John Hoffner, AD/CVD Operations,
Office III, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Ave. NW,
Washington, DC 20230, telephone: (202) 482-3315.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On October 22, 2021, 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
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annual listing of foreign government subsidies on articles of cheese
subject to an in-quota rate of duty covering the period April 1, 2021,
through June 30, 2021.\1\ In the Second Quarter 2021 Update, we
requested that any party that has information on foreign government
subsidy programs that benefit articles of cheese subject to an in-quota
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,
86 FR 58639 (October 22, 2021) (Second Quarter 2021 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 July 1, 2021, through September 30, 2021. 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: January 13, 2022.
Lisa W. Wang,
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\ Net \4\
Country Program(s) subsidy ($/ subsidy ($/
lb) lb)
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27 European Union Member European Union $0.00 $0.00
States \5\. Restitution
Payments.
Canada....................... Export 0.44 0.44
Assistance on
Certain Types
of Cheese.
Norway....................... Indirect (Milk) 0.00 0.00
Subsidy. 0.00 0.00
Consumer
Subsidy.
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Total....... 0.00 0.00
Switzerland.................. Deficiency 0.00 0.00
Payments.
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[FR Doc. 2022-01045 Filed 1-19-22; 8:45 am]
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