81 FR 31224 - USDA Increases the Fiscal Year 2016 Raw Sugar Tariff-Rate Quota

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Office of the Secretary

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 96 (May 18, 2016)

Page Range		31224-31224
FR Document		2016-11732

The Office of the Secretary of the Department of Agriculture is providing notice of an increase in the fiscal year (FY) 2016 raw cane sugar tariff-rate quota (TRQ) of 127,006 metric tons raw value (MTRV).

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Office of the Secretary


USDA Increases the Fiscal Year 2016 Raw Sugar Tariff-Rate Quota

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, USDA.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Office of the Secretary of the Department of Agriculture 
is providing notice of an increase in the fiscal year (FY) 2016 raw 
cane sugar tariff-rate quota (TRQ) of 127,006 metric tons raw value 
(MTRV).

DATES: Effective May 18, 2016.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Souleymane Diaby, Import Policies and 
Export Reporting Division, Foreign Agricultural Service, Stop 1021, 
U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, DC 20250-1021; or by 
telephone (202) 720-2916; or by fax to (202) 720-8461; or by email to 
Souleymane.Diaby@fas.usda.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Office of the Secretary of the 
Department of Agriculture is providing notice of an increase in the 
fiscal year (FY) 2016 (October 1, 2015-September 30, 2016) raw cane 
sugar tariff-rate quota (TRQ) of 127,006 metric tons raw value (MTRV). 
On June 15, 2015, the Office of the Secretary established the FY 2016 
TRQ for raw cane sugar at 1,117,195 MTRV (1,231,497 short tons raw 
value, STRV *), the minimum to which the United States is committed 
under the World Trade Organization (WTO) Uruguay Round Agreements. (80 
FR 34129). Pursuant to Additional U.S. Note 5 to Chapter 17 of the U.S. 
Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS) and Section 359k of the Agricultural 
Adjustment Act of 1938, as amended, the Secretary of Agriculture gives 
notice of an increase in the quantity of raw cane sugar eligible to 
enter at the lower rate of duty during FY 2016 by 127,006 MTRV (140,000 
STRV). With this increase, the overall FY 2016 raw sugar TRQ is now 
1,244,201 MTRV (1,371,497 STRV). Raw cane sugar under this quota must 
be accompanied by a certificate for quota eligibility and may be 
entered until September 30, 2016. The Office of the U.S. Trade 
Representative will allocate this increase among supplying countries 
and customs areas.
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    * Conversion factor: 1 metric ton = 1.10231125 short tons.
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    This action is being taken after a determination that additional 
supplies of raw cane sugar are required in the U.S. market. USDA will 
closely monitor stocks, consumption, imports and all sugar market and 
program variables on an ongoing basis, and may make further program 
adjustments during FY 2016 if needed.

    Dated: May 13, 2016.
Alexis M. Taylor,
Deputy Under Secretary, Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services.
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This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER rate of duty during FY 2016 by 127,006 Commodity boards are those entities
contains documents other than rules or MTRV (140,000 STRV). With this established under a commodity
proposed rules that are applicable to the increase, the overall FY 2016 raw sugar promotion law (as such term is defined
public. Notices of hearings and investigations, TRQ is now 1,244,201 MTRV (1,371,497 under section 501(a) of the Federal
committee meetings, agency decisions and STRV). Raw cane sugar under this quota Agriculture Improvement and Reform
rulings, delegations of authority, filing of
must be accompanied by a certificate for Act of 1996 (7 U.S.C. 7401(a)) or a State
petitions and applications and agency
statements of organization and functions are quota eligibility and may be entered commodity board (or other equivalent
examples of documents appearing in this until September 30, 2016. The Office of State entity). See the ‘‘Supplementary
section. the U.S. Trade Representative will Information’’ section of this Notice
allocate this increase among supplying under the heading ‘‘Eligibility for
countries and customs areas. Submitting Topics’’ for further
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE This action is being taken after a information.
determination that additional supplies If proposed topics are accepted for
Office of the Secretary of raw cane sugar are required in the inclusion in an AFRI RFA after
U.S. market. USDA will closely monitor evaluation by NIFA, they will be
USDA Increases the Fiscal Year 2016 stocks, consumption, imports and all incorporated into AFRI competitive
Raw Sugar Tariff-Rate Quota sugar market and program variables on grants program RFAs. As a condition of
AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, USDA. an ongoing basis, and may make further funding grants in a topic, NIFA will
ACTION: Notice. program adjustments during FY 2016 if require an agreement with the
needed. commodity board to provide funds that
SUMMARY: The Office of the Secretary of Dated: May 13, 2016. are equal to the amount NIFA is
the Department of Agriculture is Alexis M. Taylor, contributing under the agreed upon
providing notice of an increase in the topic.
Deputy Under Secretary, Farm and Foreign
fiscal year (FY) 2016 raw cane sugar Agricultural Services. This Notice invites topic submissions
tariff-rate quota (TRQ) of 127,006 metric from commodity boards as defined
[FR Doc. 2016–11732 Filed 5–17–16; 8:45 am]
tons raw value (MTRV). above, outlines the process NIFA will
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DATES: Effective May 18, 2016. use to evaluate the appropriateness of
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: these topics for inclusion in AFRI RFAs,
Souleymane Diaby, Import Policies and DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE and describes the commitment
Export Reporting Division, Foreign commodity boards will be required to
Agricultural Service, Stop 1021, U.S. National Institute of Food and make in order for NIFA to jointly fund
Department of Agriculture, Washington, Agriculture AFRI applications competitively
DC 20250–1021; or by telephone (202) selected for award within a topic area
720–2916; or by fax to (202) 720–8461; Solicitation of Commodity Board submitted by the commodity boards.
or by email to Souleymane.Diaby@ Topics and Contribution of Funding DATES: Topics may be submitted by
fas.usda.gov. Under the Agriculture and Food commodity boards at any time;
Research Initiative Competitive Grants however, all topics to be considered for
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Office
Program the fiscal year 2017 AFRI RFAs must be
of the Secretary of the Department of
Agriculture is providing notice of an AGENCY: National Institute of Food and received by 5:00 p.m., EDT on July 18,
increase in the fiscal year (FY) 2016 Agriculture, USDA. 2016. Topics submitted by eligible
(October 1, 2015-September 30, 2016) ACTION: Notice of opportunity for
commodity board entities after this date
raw cane sugar tariff-rate quota (TRQ) of commodity boards to submit topics and will be considered for RFAs to be issued
127,006 metric tons raw value (MTRV). contribute funding under the in future years. NIFA will hold a
On June 15, 2015, the Office of the Agriculture and Food Research webinar and workshop to respond to
Secretary established the FY 2016 TRQ Initiative Competitive Grants Program. questions from commodity boards
for raw cane sugar at 1,117,195 MTRV interested in submitting topics. Details
(1,231,497 short tons raw value, SUMMARY: As part of the National including the date and time, and access
STRV *), the minimum to which the Institute of Food and Agriculture’s information will be posted on the NIFA
United States is committed under the (NIFA) strategy to implement section Web site (http://nifa.usda.gov/
World Trade Organization (WTO) 7404 of Public Law 113–79, the commodity-boards/).
Uruguay Round Agreements. (80 FR Agricultural Act of 2014, NIFA is ADDRESSES: You may submit topics,
34129). Pursuant to Additional U.S. soliciting topics from eligible identified by NIFA–2016–0001, by the
Note 5 to Chapter 17 of the U.S. commodity board entities (Federal and following method:
Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS) and State-level commodity boards, as Email: commodityboards@
defined below) which they are willing nifa.usda.gov.
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Section 359k of the Agricultural
Adjustment Act of 1938, as amended, to equally co-fund with NIFA. Such Instructions: Include NIFA–2016–
the Secretary of Agriculture gives notice topics must relate to the established 0001 in the subject line of the message.
of an increase in the quantity of raw priority areas of the Agriculture and The topic submission must be attached
cane sugar eligible to enter at the lower Food Research Initiative Competitive to the email using the template located
Grants Program (AFRI) to be considered at http://nifa.usda.gov/commodity-
* Conversion factor: 1 metric ton = 1.10231125 for inclusion in future AFRI Requests boards/. All topics received must
short tons. for Applications (RFAs). include the agency name and reference

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Action		Notice.
Dates		Effective May 18, 2016.
Contact		Souleymane Diaby, Import Policies and Export Reporting Division, Foreign Agricultural Service, Stop 1021, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, DC 20250-1021; or by telephone (202) 720-2916; or by fax to (202) 720-8461; or by email to [email protected]
FR Citation		81 FR 31224

81 FR 31224 - USDA Increases the Fiscal Year 2016 Raw Sugar Tariff-Rate Quota

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTUREOffice of the Secretary

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 96 (May 18, 2016)

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Office of the Secretary