Page Range | 33728-33729 | |
FR Document | 2016-12496 |
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 103 (Friday, May 27, 2016)] [Notices] [Pages 33728-33729] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2016-12496] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE Office of Agricultural Affairs; Fiscal Year 2016 Allocation of Additional Tariff-Rate Quota Volume for Raw Cane Sugar AGENCY: Office of the United States Trade Representative. ACTION: Notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) is providing notice of country-by-country allocations of additional Fiscal Year (FY) 2016 in-quota quantity of the tariff-rate quota (TRQ) for imported raw cane sugar as announced by Secretary of Agriculture on May 18, 2016. DATES: Effective Date: May 27, 2016. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ronald Baumgarten, Office of Agricultural Affairs, telephone: 202-395-9583 or facsimile: 202-395- 4579. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to Additional U.S. Note 5 to Chapter 17 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTS), the United States maintains TRQs for imports of raw cane and refined sugar. Section 404(d)(3) of the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (19 U.S.C. 3601(d)(3)) authorizes the President to allocate the in- quota quantity of a TRQ for any agricultural product among supplying countries or customs areas. The President delegated this authority to the United States Trade Representative under Presidential Proclamation 6763 (60 FR 1007). On May 18, 2016, the Secretary of Agriculture announced an additional in-quota quantity of the TRQ for raw cane sugar for the remainder of FY 2016 (ending September 30, 2016) in the amount of 127,006 metric tons, raw value (MTRV). This quantity is in addition to the minimum amount to which the United States has already committed to pursuant to the World Trade Organization (WTO) Uruguay Round Agreements (1,117,195 MTRV, as announced by Federal Register notice on June 15, 2015, 80 FR 34129). USTR is allocating this total quantity of 127,006 MTRV to the following countries in the amounts specified below: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ FY 2016 raw cane sugar Country increase (MTRV) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Argentina............................................... 6,159 Australia............................................... 11,888 Belize.................................................. 1,576 Brazil.................................................. 20,768 Colombia................................................ 3,437 Costa Rica.............................................. 2,148 Dominican Republic...................................... 15,000 Ecuador................................................. 1,576 El Salvador............................................. 3,724 Fiji.................................................... 1,289 Guatemala............................................... 6,875 Guyana.................................................. 1,719 Honduras................................................ 1,432 India................................................... 1,146 Jamaica................................................. 1,576 Malawi.................................................. 1,432 Mauritius............................................... 1,719 Mozambique.............................................. 1,862 Nicaragua............................................... 3,008 Panama.................................................. 4,154 Peru.................................................... 5,872 Philippines............................................. 19,336 South Africa............................................ 3,294 Swaziland............................................... 2,292 Thailand................................................ 2,005 Zimbabwe................................................ 1,719 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ These allocations are based on the countries' historical shipments to the United States. The allocations of the raw cane sugar TRQ to countries that are net importers of sugar are conditioned on receipt of the appropriate verifications of origin, and certificates for quota eligibility must accompany imports from any country for which an allocation has been provided. [[Page 33729]] Conversion factor: 1 metric ton = 1.10231125 short tons. Michael Froman, United States Trade Representative. [FR Doc. 2016-12496 Filed 5-26-16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3290-F6-P
Category | Regulatory Information | |
Collection | Federal Register | |
sudoc Class | AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: | |
Publisher | Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration | |
Section | Notices | |
Action | Notice. | |
Dates | Effective Date: May 27, 2016. | |
Contact | Ronald Baumgarten, Office of Agricultural Affairs, telephone: 202-395-9583 or facsimile: 202-395- 4579. | |
FR Citation | 81 FR 33728 |