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[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 247 (Thursday, December 24, 2015)] [Notices] [Pages 80312-80315] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2015-32456] ======================================================================== Notices Federal Register ________________________________________________________________________ This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER contains documents other than rules or proposed rules that are applicable to the public. Notices of hearings and investigations, committee meetings, agency decisions and rulings, delegations of authority, filing of petitions and applications and agency statements of organization and functions are examples of documents appearing in this section. ======================================================================== Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 247 / Thursday, December 24, 2015 / Notices [[Page 80312]] DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Commodity Credit Corporation Domestic Sugar Program: Overall Allotment Quantity and Marketing Allotments AGENCY: Commodity Credit Corporation and Farm Service Agency, USDA. ACTION: Notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The Farm Service Agency (FSA) on behalf of the Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) is issuing this notice to publish the sugar Overall Allotment Quantity (OAQ), beet and cane sugar marketing allotments, and processor allocations for fiscal year (FY) 2016 (October 1, 2015-September 30, 2016), as well as a summary of the OAQ's, sugar marketing allotments, and allocations for FY 2015 and FY 2014. Although the actions in this notice have already been announced through United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) news releases, each determination establishing, adjusting, or suspending sugar marketing allotments issued by the Secretary is required by the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938, as amended, to be published in the Federal Register. DATES: Effective: December 24, 2015. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Barb Fecso, telephone: (202) 720-4146. Persons with disabilities who require alternative means for communication should contact the USDA Target Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice). SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Initial FY 2016 OAQ, State Allotments, and Processor Allocations Section 359c of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 (Pub. L. 75-430), as amended, (7 U.S.C. 1359cc) requires that the OAQ be established at not less than 85 percent of the estimated quantity of sugar for domestic human consumption for the crop year, and that fixed percentages of the OAQ be assigned to the beet sector and cane sector, and further allocated to the States in the cane sector. In a September 29, 2015 news release, CCC established the FY 2016 (2015-crop year) OAQ at the minimum quantity of 10,093,750 short tons, raw value (STRV). CCC distributed the FY 2016 beet sugar allotment of 5,485,953 STRV (54.35 percent of the OAQ) to the beet sugar processors and the cane sugar allotment of 4,607,797 STRV (45.65 percent of the OAQ) to the sugarcane states and processors. The FY 2016 (2015-crop year) beet sugar and cane sugar marketing allotments and allocations to date are listed in the following table: FY 2016 Overall Beet/Cane Allotments and Allocations ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Distribution Initial FY16 ------------------------------------------------ allocations ------------------------ Date of Announcement September 29, 2016 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Beet Sugar..................................... 5,485,953 Cane Sugar..................................... 4,607,797 ------------------------ TOTAL OAQ.................................. 10,093,750 BEET PROCESSORS' MARKETING ALLOCATIONS: Amalgamated Sugar Co....................... 1,174,584 American Crystal Sugar Co.................. 2,017,406 Michigan Sugar Co.......................... 566,565 Minn-Dak Farmers Co-op..................... 380,994 So. Minn Beet Sugar Co-op.................. 740,429 Western Sugar Co........................... 560,041 Wyoming Sugar Growers, LLC................. 45,935 ------------------------ TOTAL BEET SUGAR....................... 5,485,953 STATE CANE SUGAR ALLOTMENTS: Florida.................................... 2,344,636 Louisiana.................................. 1,813,839 Texas...................................... 203,823 Hawaii..................................... 245,499 ------------------------ TOTAL CANE SUGAR....................... 4,607,797 CANE PROCESSORS' MARKETING ALLOCATIONS: Florida: Florida Crystals........................... 965,348 Growers Co-op of FL........................ 421,765 U.S. Sugar Corp............................ 957,522 ------------------------ TOTAL.................................. 2,344,636 Louisiana: Louisiana Sugar Cane Products, Inc......... 1,259,225 [[Page 80313]] M.A. Patout & Sons......................... 554,615 ------------------------ TOTAL.................................. 1,813,839 Texas: Rio Grande Valley.......................... 203,823 Hawaii:.................................... Hawaiian Commercial & Sugar Company........ 245,499 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ FY 2015 OAQ, State Allotments, and Processor Allocations On September 26, 2014, CCC announced the initial FY 2015 OAQ of 9,987,500 STRV, the distribution of the FY 2015 beet sugar allotment of 5,428,206 STRV (54.35 percent of the OAQ) to sugar beet processors, and the distribution of the 4,559,294 STRV cane sugar allotment (45.65 percent of the OAQ) to sugarcane states and processors. In mid-year, CCC reviewed current inventories, estimated production, expected marketings, and other factors affecting each sugar beet or sugarcane processor's ability to market its full allocation. On May 4, 2015 CCC announced an increase in the FY 2015 OAQ to 10,080,150 STRV, which was 85 percent of the estimate for domestic human consumption published in the April 2015 World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates Report (WASDE). CCC also announced the reassignment of projected surplus beet sugar and cane sugar marketing allotments and allocations under the FY 2015 Sugar Marketing Allotment Program. The reassignment, which transferred allocations from processors with surplus allocation to processors with deficit allocation, was expected to increase the available supply of domestically-produced refined beet sugar. As part of the domestic Sugar Program, CCC is required to reassign allocation to raw cane sugar imports if it is determined that processors will be unable to market their allocations and there is no CCC inventory. Data supplied by the processors in April 2015 indicated that the beet sugar sector would be unable to market 400,000 STRV of its current sugar marketing allotment, while the raw cane sugar sector would be unable to market 600,000 STRV of its sugar marketing allotment. Therefore, the allotments were reduced to 5,078,562 STRV for beet sugar and 4,001,588 STRV for cane sugar, while 1,000,000 STRV was reassigned to raw cane sugar imports already displayed in the WASDE report. This reassignment to imports was merely an accounting effort to comply with Sugar Program requirements as specified in 7 U.S.C. 1359ee and was not an increase in the raw sugar tariff-rate quota. On August 28, 2015, CCC announced a second reassignment of projected FY 2015 surplus beet sugar marketing allocation among beet processors and a reassignment of projected surplus cane sugar marketing allocation among cane processors. CCC transferred beet sugar marketing allocations from beet sugar processors with surplus allocation to another beet processor requiring more allocation to market its record high crop. Similarly, CCC transferred cane sugar marketing allocation from two sugar processors in Florida with surplus allocation to another processor requiring more allocation to market its larger-than-expected crop. The FY 2015 (2014-crop) beet sugar and cane sugar marketing allotments and allocations are listed in the following table: FY 2015 OVERALL BEET/CANE ALLOTMENTS AND ALLOCATIONS -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Change in Initial FY15 OAQ due to Reassignment Reassignment Adjusted Reassignment Reassignment Adjusted Distribution allocations change in among to imports allocations within states among allocations food use processors processors -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Date of Announcement September 26, 2014 May 4, 2015 August 28, 2015; -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Beet Sugar...................... 5,428,206 50,355 0 (400,000) 5,078,562 -- -- 5,078,562 Cane Sugar...................... 4,559,294 42,295 0 (600,000) 4,001,588 -- -- 4,001,588 Reassignment to Raw Cane Sugar 0 0 0 1,000,000 1,000,000 -- -- 1,000,000 Imports........................ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TOTAL OAQ................... 9,987,500 92,650 0 0 10,080,150 -- -- 10,080,150 BEET PROCESSORS' MARKETING ALLOCATIONS: Amalgamated Sugar Co........ 1,162,220 10,781 -29,979 -71,320 1,071,703 -- (2,770) 1,068,933 American Crystal Sugar Co... 1,996,116 18,565 -75,752 -180,217 1,758,711 -- (11,701) 1,747,010 Michigan Sugar Co........... 560,601 5,200 121,322 0 687,124 -- 31,896 719,020 Minn-Dak Farmers Co-op...... 376,983 3,497 44,520 0 425,000 -- (4,025) 420,975 So. Minn Beet Sugar Co-op... 732,635 6,796 -58,187 -138,428 542,816 - (5,319) 537,497 Western Sugar Co............ 554,200 5,093 -4,218 -10,034 545,042 -- (7,555) 537,487 Wyoming Sugar Growers, LLC.. 45,451 422 2,294 0 48,167 -- (527) 47,640 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TOTAL BEET SUGAR........ 5,428,206 50,355 0 -400,000 5,078,562 - - 5,078,562 STATE CANE SUGAR ALLOTMENTS: [[Page 80314]] Florida..................... 2,318,566 22,732 0 -332,253 2,009,046 -- -- 2,009,046 Louisiana................... 1,793,672 17,586 0 -201,973 1,609,285 -- -- 1,609,285 Texas....................... 201,557 1,976 0 -57,275 146,258 -- -- 146,258 Hawaii...................... 245,499 0 0 -8,499 237,000 -- -- 237,000 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TOTAL CANE SUGAR........ 4,559,294 42,295 0 -600,000 4,001,588 -- -- 4,001.588 CANE PROCESSORS' MARKETING ALLOCATIONS: Florida Florida Crystals............ 954,615 9,360 0 -210,252 753,723 (17,376) -- 736,347 Growers Co-op. of FL........ 417,076, 4,089 0 -25,825 395,341 (2,134) -- 393,206 U.S. Sugar Corp............. 946,876 9,284 0 -96,177 859,983 19,510 -- 879,493 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TOTAL................... 2,318,566 22,732 0 -332,253 2,009,046 -- -- 2,009,046 Louisiana Louisiana Sugar Cane 1,245,224 12,209 0 -168,664 1,088,768 -- -- 1,088,768 Products, Inc.............. M.A. Patout & Sons.......... 548,448 5,377 0 -33,308 520,517 -- -- 520,517 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TOTAL................... 1,793,672 17,586 0 -201,973 1,609,285 -- -- 1,609,285 Texas Rio Grande Valley....... 201,557 1,976 0 -57,275 146,258 -- -- 146,258 Hawaii Hawaiian Commercial & Sugar 245,499 0 0 -8,499 237,000 -- -- 237,000 Company.................... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FY 2014 OAQ, State Allotments, and Processor Allocations On August 30, 2013, CCC announced the initial FY 2014 OAQ of 9,843,000 STRV, the distribution of the FY 2014 beet sugar allotment of 5,349,671 STRV (54.35 percent of the OAQ) to sugar beet processors, and the distribution of the 4,493,330 STRV cane sugar allotment (45.65 percent of the OAQ) to sugarcane states and processors. In a May 30, 2014 news release, CCC announced the reassignment of projected surplus beet sugar and cane sugar marketing allotments and allocations under the FY 2014 Sugar Marketing Allotment Program. The reassignment, which transferred allocations from processors with surplus allocation to processors with deficit allocation, was expected to increase the supply of domestically-produced sugar. Data supplied by the processors indicated that the beet sugar sector would be unable to market 100,000 STRV of its sugar marketing allotment, while the raw cane sugar sector would be unable to market 550,000 STRV of its sugar marketing allotment. Hence, the allotments were reduced to 5,249,671 STRV for beet sugar and 3,943,330 STRV for cane sugar, while 650,000 STRV was reassigned to raw cane sugar imports already expected in the WASDE report. This reassignment to imports was merely an accounting effort to comply with the Sugar Program requirements as specified in 7 U.S.C. 1359ee and was not an increase in the raw sugar tariff-rate quota. The FY 2014 (2013-crop) beet sugar and cane sugar marketing allotments and allocations are listed in the following table: FY 2014 OVERALL BEET/CANE ALLOTMENTS AND ALLOCATIONS ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Distribution Initial FY14 Reassignments ----------------------------------------------- allocations among processors ---------------------------------- Reassignment Adjusted Date of Announcement August 30, to imports allocations 2013 May 29, 2014 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Beet Sugar.................................... 5,349,671 ................ (100,000) 5,249,671 Cane Sugar.................................... 4,493,330 ................ (550,000) 3,943,330 Reassignment to Imports of Raw Cane Sugar..... .............. ................ 650,000 650,000 ----------------------------------------------------------------- TOTAL OAQ............................. 9,843,000 ................ .............. 9,843,000 BEET PROCESSORS' MARKETING ALLOCATIONS: Amalgamated Sugar Co...................... 1,145,405 (68,408) (37,305) 1,039,693 American Crystal Sugar Co................. 1,967,161 (34,459) (18,791) 1,913,912 Michigan Sugar Co......................... 552,490 107,128 .............. 659,618 Minn-Dak Farmers Co-op.................... 371,529 76,249 .............. 447,778 So. Minn Beet Sugar Co-op................. 722,035 (75,606) (41,230) 605,200 Western Sugar Co.......................... 546,256 (345) (73) 546,050 Wyoming Sugar Growers, LLC................ 44,794 (4,771) (2,602) 37,421 ----------------------------------------------------------------- TOTAL BEET SUGAR...................... 5,349,671 ................ (100,000) 5,249,671 STATE CANE SUGAR ALLOTMENTS: Florida................................... 2,283,112 (22,051) (411,110) 1,849,951 [[Page 80315]] Louisiana................................. 1,766,244 (6,044) (112,681) 1,647,519 Texas..................................... 198,475 (1,406) (26,209) 170,860 Hawaii.................................... 245,499 29,501 .............. 275,000 ----------------------------------------------------------------- TOTAL CANE SUGAR...................... 4,493,330 ................ (550,00) 3,943,330 CANE PROCESSORS' MARKETING ALLOCATIONS: Florida Florida Crystals.......................... 940,017 (12,711) (236,976) 690,330 Growers Co-op of FL....................... 410,698 (3,543) (66,055) 341,100 U.S. Sugar Corp........................... 932,397 (5,797) (108,079) 818,521 ----------------------------------------------------------------- TOTAL................................. 2,283,112 (22,051) (411,110) 1,849,951 Louisiana Louisiana Sugar Cane Products, Inc........ 1,226,182 (4,826) (89,968) 1,131,388 M.A. Patout & Sons........................ 540,061 (1,218) (22,712) 516,131 ----------------------------------------------------------------- TOTAL................................. 1,766,244 (6,044) (112,681) 1,647,519 Texas: Rio Grande Valley......................... 198,475 (1,406) (26,209) 170,860 Hawaii: Hawaiian Commercial & Sugar Company....... 245,499 29,501 .............. 275,000 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Authority: 15 U.S.C. 714b and 7 U.S.C. 1359hh(c). Val Dolcini, Administrator, Farm Service Agency, and Executive Vice President, Commodity Credit Corporation. [FR Doc. 2015-32456 Filed 12-23-15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3410-05-P
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| Collection | Federal Register | |
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| Publisher | Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration | |
| Section | Notices | |
| Action | Notice. | |
| Dates | Effective: December 24, 2015. | |
| Contact | Barb Fecso, telephone: (202) 720-4146. Persons with disabilities who require alternative means for communication should contact the USDA Target Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice). | |
| FR Citation | 80 FR 80312 |