[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 178 (Thursday, September 15, 2022)]
[Notices]
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[FR Doc No: 2022-19951]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Office of the Secretary


Determination of Total Amount of Fiscal Year 2023 WTO Tariff-Rate 
Quota for Certain Sugars, Syrups and Molasses

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, U.S. Department of Agriculture.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Office of the Secretary of the Department of Agriculture 
announces the establishment of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 (October 1, 
2022--September 30, 2023) in-quota aggregate quantity of certain 
sugars, syrups, and molasses (also referred to as refined sugar) at 
222,000 metric tons raw value (MTRV).

DATES: This notice is applicable on September 15, 2022.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Souleymane Diaby, Multilateral Affairs 
Division, Trade Policy and Geographic Affairs, Foreign Agricultural 
Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Stop 1070, 1400 Independence 
Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20250-1070; by telephone (202) 720-2916; or 
by email [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The provisions of paragraph (a)(i) of 
Additional U.S. Note 5, chapter 17 in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of 
the United States (HTS) authorize the Secretary to establish the in-
quota tariff-rate quota (TRQ) amounts (expressed in terms of raw value) 
for imports of raw cane sugar and certain sugars, syrups, and molasses 
that may be entered under the subheadings of the HTS subject to the 
lower tier of duties during each fiscal year. The Office of the U.S. 
Trade Representative (USTR) is responsible for the allocation of these 
quantities among supplying countries and areas.
    Section 359(k) of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938, as 
amended, requires that at the beginning of the quota year the Secretary 
of Agriculture establish the TRQs for raw cane sugar and refined sugars 
at the minimum levels necessary to comply with obligations under 
international trade agreements, with the exception of specialty sugar.
    The Secretary's authority under paragraph (a)(i) of Additional U.S. 
Note 5, chapter 17 in the HTS and section 359(k) of the Agricultural 
Adjustment Act of 1938, as amended, has been delegated to the Under 
Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs (TFAA) (7 CFR 
2.15). That authority, in turn, has been delegated to the Deputy Under 
Secretary for TFAA under certain circumstances (7 CFR 2.600).
    Notice is hereby given that I have determined, in accordance with 
paragraph (a)(i) of Additional U.S. Note 5, chapter 17 in the HTS and 
section 359(k) of the 1938 Act, that an aggregate quantity of 222,000 
MTRV of sugars, syrups, and molasses (refined sugar) may be entered or 
withdrawn from warehouse for consumption during FY 2023. This quantity 
includes the minimum amount to which the United States is committed 
under the WTO Uruguay Round Agreements, 22,000 MTRV, of which 20,344 
MTRV is established for any sugars, syrups and molasses, and 1,656 MTRV 
is reserved for specialty sugar. An additional amount of 200,000 MTRV 
is added to the specialty sugar TRQ for a total of 201,656 MTRV. The 
conversion factor is 1 metric ton raw value equals 1.10231125 short 
tons raw value.
    Because the specialty sugar TRQ is first-come, first-served, 
tranches are needed to allow for orderly marketing throughout the year. 
The FY 2023 specialty sugar TRQ will be opened in five tranches. The 
first tranche, totaling 1,656 MTRV, will open October 3, 2022. All 
specialty sugars are eligible for entry under this tranche. The second 
tranche of 60,000 MTRV will open on October 10, 2022. The third tranche 
of 60,000 MTRV will open on January 20, 2023. The fourth tranche of 
40,000 MTRV will open on April 14, 2023. The fifth tranche of 40,000 
MTRV will open on July 14, 2023. The second, third, fourth, and fifth 
tranches will be reserved for organic sugar and other specialty sugars 
not currently produced commercially in the United States or reasonably 
available from domestic sources.

Jason Hafemeister,
Acting Deputy Under Secretary, Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2022-19951 Filed 9-14-22; 8:45 am]
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