[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 156 (Tuesday, August 15, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55438-55439]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-17452]


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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 August 15, 2023.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jonathan Hall-Eastman, 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) 482-1468.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On May 8, 2023, the U.S. 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 October 
1, 2022, through December 31, 2022.\1\ In the Fourth Quarter 2022 
Update, we requested that any party that had information on foreign 
government subsidy programs that benefited 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, 
88 FR 29631 (May 8, 2023) (Fourth Quarter 2022 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 January 1, 2023, through March 31, 2023. 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 https://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 Avenue 
NW, Washington, DC 20230.

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    This determination and notice are in accordance with section 702(a) 
of the Act.
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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.

    Dated: August 9, 2023.
Lisa W. Wang,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.

Appendix

                         Subsidy Programs on Cheese Subject to an In-Quota Rate of Duty
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                                                                                     Gross \3\        Net \4\
                  Country                                 Program(s)              subsidy ($/lb)  subsidy ($/lb)
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27 European Union Member States \5\........  European Union Restitution Payments            0.00            0.00
Canada.....................................  Export Assistance on Certain Types             0.47            0.47
                                              of Cheese.
Norway.....................................  Indirect (Milk) Subsidy Consumer               0.00          $ 0.00
                                              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. 2023-17452 Filed 8-14-23; 8:45 am]
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