80_FR_21784 80 FR 21709 - Quarterly Update to Annual Listing of Foreign Government Subsidies on Articles of Cheese Subject to an In-Quota Rate of Duty

80 FR 21709 - Quarterly Update to Annual Listing of Foreign Government Subsidies on Articles of Cheese Subject to an In-Quota Rate of Duty

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 75 (April 20, 2015)

Page Range21709-21709
FR Document2015-09030

Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 75 (Monday, April 20, 2015) 
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 75 (Monday, April 20, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 21709]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-09030]


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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: Effective Date: April 20, 2015.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Stephanie Moore, AD/CVD Operations, 
Office III, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and 
Constitution Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20230, telephone: (202) 482-3692.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 702 of the Trade Agreements Act of 
1979 (as amended) (the Act) requires the Department of Commerce (the 
Department) to determine, in consultation with the Secretary of 
Agriculture, whether any foreign government is providing a subsidy with 
respect to any article of cheese subject to an in-quota rate of duty, 
as defined in section 702(h) of the Act, and to publish quarterly 
updates to the type and amount of those subsidies. We hereby provide 
the Department's quarterly update of subsidies on articles of cheese 
that were imported during the periods October 1, 2014 through December 
31, 2014.
    The Department has developed, in consultation with the Secretary of 
Agriculture, information on subsidies, as defined in section 702(h) of 
the Act, being provided either directly or indirectly by foreign 
governments on articles of cheese subject to an in-quota rate of duty. 
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. The Department will incorporate 
additional programs which are found to constitute subsidies, and 
additional information on the subsidy programs listed, as the 
information is developed.
    The Department 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 to the 
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance, U.S. Department of 
Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20230.
    This determination and notice are in accordance with section 702(a) 
of the Act.

    Dated: April 13, 2015.
Paul Piquado,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.

Appendix

Subsidy Programs on Cheese Subject to an In-Quota Rate of Duty

 
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                                                                                  Gross \1\      Net \2\ subsidy
                   Country                              Program(s)             subsidy  ($/lb)       ($/lb)
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28 European Union Member States \3\.........  European Union Restitution                 $0.00             $0.00
                                               Payments.
Canada......................................  Export Assistance on Certain                0.40              0.40
                                               Types of Cheese.
Norway......................................  Indirect (Milk) Subsidy.......              0.00              0.00
                                              Consumer Subsidy Total........              0.00              0.00
                                                                             -----------------------------------
                                              Total.........................              0.00              0.00
Switzerland.................................  Deficiency Payments...........              0.00              0.00
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\1\ Defined in 19 U.S.C. 1677(5).
\2\ Defined in 19 U.S.C. 1677(6).
\3\ The 28 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, Sweden, and the United Kingdom.

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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
DatesEffective Date: April 20, 2015.
ContactStephanie Moore, AD/CVD Operations, Office III, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20230, telephone: (202) 482-3692.
FR Citation80 FR 21709 
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