[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 168 (Thursday, August 31, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60170-60171]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-18901]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Foreign Agricultural Service


Assessment of Fees for Dairy Import Licenses for the 2024 Tariff-
Rate Import Quota Year

AGENCY: Foreign Agricultural Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces a fee of $350 to be charged for the 2024 
tariff-rate quota (TRQ) year for each license issued to a person or 
firm by the Department of Agriculture authorizing the importation of 
certain dairy articles, which are subject to tariff-rate quotas set 
forth in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS) of the United States.

DATES: This notice is applicable on August 31, 2023.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Elizabeth Riley, Dairy Import 
Licensing Program, Foreign Agricultural Service, U.S. Department of 
Agriculture, at (202) 720-6868; or by email at: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Dairy Tariff-Rate Quota Import Licensing 
Regulation promulgated by the Department of Agriculture and codified at 
7 CFR 6.20-6.36 provides for the issuance of licenses to import certain 
dairy articles that are subject to TRQs set forth in the HTS. Those 
dairy articles may only be entered into the United States at the in-
quota TRQ tariff-rates by or for the account of a person or firm to 
whom such licenses have been issued and only in accordance with the 
terms and conditions of the regulation.
    Licenses are issued on a calendar year basis, and each license 
authorizes the license holder to import a specified quantity and type 
of dairy article from a specified country of origin. The use of such 
licenses is monitored by the Import Program within the Foreign 
Agricultural Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, and U.S. Customs 
and Border Protection, U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
    The regulation at 7 CFR 6.33(a) provides that a fee will be charged 
for each license issued to a person or firm by the Licensing Authority 
to defray the Department of Agriculture's costs of administering the 
licensing system under this regulation.

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    The regulation at 7 CFR 6.33(a) also provides that the Licensing 
Authority will announce the annual fee for each license and that such 
fee will be set out in a notice to be published in the Federal 
Register. Accordingly, this notice sets out the fee for the licenses to 
be issued for the 2024 calendar year.
    The total cost to the Department of Agriculture of administering 
the licensing system for 2024 has been estimated to be $936,025.00 and 
the estimated number of licenses expected to be issued is 2,674. Of the 
total cost, $503,619.00 represents staff and supervisory costs directly 
related to administering the licensing system, and $432,406.00 
represents other miscellaneous costs, including travel, publications, 
forms, and Automatic Data Processing (ADP) system support.
    Accordingly, notice is hereby given that the fee for each license 
issued to a person or firm for the 2024 calendar year, in accordance 
with 7 CFR 6.33, will be $350 per license.

Aileen Mannix,
Acting Licensing Authority, Foreign Agricultural Service.
[FR Doc. 2023-18901 Filed 8-30-23; 8:45 am]
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