82 FR 36070 - Reallocation of Unused Fiscal Year 2017 Tariff-Rate Quota Volume for Raw Cane Sugar
OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 147 (August 2, 2017)
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[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 147 (Wednesday, August 2, 2017)] [Notices] [Pages 36070-36071] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2017-16289] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE Reallocation of Unused Fiscal Year 2017 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 reallocations of the fiscal year (FY) 2017 in-quota quantity of the World Trade Organization (WTO) tariff-rate quota (TRQ) for imported raw cane sugar. DATES: This notice is applicable on August 2, 2017. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ronald Baumgarten, Office of Agricultural Affairs, (202) 395-9583 or Ronald_Baumgarten@ustr.eop.gov. 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 WTO 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, January 4, 1995). On May 6, 2016 (81 FR 27390), the Secretary of Agriculture established the FY2017 WTO TRQ for imported raw cane sugar at the minimum to which the United States is committed pursuant to the WTO Uruguay Round Agreements (1,117,195 metric tons raw value (MTRV) conversion factor: 1 metric ton = 1.10231125 short tons.). On May 27, 2016 (81 FR 33729), USTR provided notice of country-by-country allocations of the FY2017 in-quota quantity of the WTO TRQ for imported raw cane sugar. Based on consultation with quota holders, USTR is reallocating 86,495 MTRV of the original TRQ quantity from those countries that are unable to fill their FY2017 allocated raw cane sugar quantities. USTR is allocating the 86,495 MTRV to the following countries in the amounts specified below: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ FY 2017 raw cane sugar Country unused reallocation (MTRV) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Argentina............................................. 4,756 Australia............................................. 9,180 Belize................................................ 1,217 Brazil................................................ 16,038 Colombia.............................................. 2,655 Costa Rica............................................ 1,659 Ecuador............................................... 1,217 El Salvador........................................... 2,876 Fiji.................................................. 995 Guatemala............................................. 5,309 Guyana................................................ 1,327 Honduras.............................................. 1,106 India................................................. 885 Jamaica............................................... 1,217 Malawi................................................ 1,106 Mauritius............................................. 1,327 Mozambique............................................ 1,438 Nicaragua............................................. 2,323 Panama................................................ 3,208 Peru.................................................. 4,535 Philippines........................................... 14,932 South Africa.......................................... 2,544 Swaziland............................................. 1,770 [[Page 36071]] Thailand.............................................. 1,548 Zimbabwe.............................................. 1,327 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ USTR based these allocations on the countries' historical shipments to the United States. The allocations of the raw cane sugar WTO TRQ to countries that are net importers of sugar are conditioned on receipt of the appropriate verifications of origin. Certificates for quota eligibility must accompany imports from any country for which an allocation has been provided. Sharon E. Bomer Lauritsen, Assistant U.S. Trade Representative, Agricultural Affairs and Commodity Policy. [FR Doc. 2017-16289 Filed 7-31-17; 11:15 am] BILLING CODE 3290-F7-P
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exports that would result from removing confidential information must be clearly FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
any foreign trade barrier the comment marked ‘‘BUSINESS CONFIDENTIAL’’ Ronald Baumgarten, Office of
identifies, as well as a description of the on the top of that page. Filers of Agricultural Affairs, (202) 395–9583 or
methodology the commenter used to submissions containing business Ronald_Baumgarten@ustr.eop.gov.
derive the estimate. Commenters should confidential information also must SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant
express estimates within the following submit a public version of their to Additional U.S. Note 5 to Chapter 17
value ranges: Less than $5 million; $5 to comments that we will place in the of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of
$25 million; $25 million to $50 million; docket for public inspection. The file the United States (HTS), the United
$50 million to $100 million; $100 name of the public version should begin States maintains WTO TRQs for imports
million to $500 million; or over $500 with the character ‘‘P’’. The ‘‘BC’’ and of raw cane and refined sugar.
million. These estimates will help USTR ‘‘P’’ should be followed by the name of Section 404(d)(3) of the Uruguay
conduct comparative analyses of a the person or entity submitting the Round Agreements Act (19 U.S.C.
barrier’s effect over a range of comments. Filers submitting comments 3601(d)(3)) authorizes the President to
industries. containing no business confidential allocate the in-quota quantity of a TRQ
information should name their file using for any agricultural product among
4. Requirements for Submissions
the name of the person or entity supplying countries or customs areas.
In order to be assured of submitting the comments. The President delegated this authority
consideration, we must receive your Please do not attach separate cover to the United States Trade
written comments in English by 11:59 letters to electronic submissions; rather, Representative under Presidential
p.m. on October 25, 2017. USTR include any information that might Proclamation 6763 (60 FR 1007, January
strongly encourages commenters to appear in a cover letter in the comments 4, 1995).
make on-line submissions, using the themselves. Similarly, to the extent On May 6, 2016 (81 FR 27390), the
www.regulations.gov Web site. On the possible, please include any exhibits, Secretary of Agriculture established the
first page of the submission, please annexes, or other attachments in the FY2017 WTO TRQ for imported raw
identify it as ‘‘Comments Regarding same file as the submission itself, not as cane sugar at the minimum to which the
Foreign Trade Barriers to U.S. Exports separate files. United States is committed pursuant to
for 2018 Reporting.’’ Commenters As noted, USTR strongly urges the WTO Uruguay Round Agreements
providing information on foreign trade submitters to file comments through (1,117,195 metric tons raw value
barriers in more than one country www.regulations.gov. You must make (MTRV) conversion factor: 1 metric ton
should, whenever possible, provide a any alternative arrangements with = 1.10231125 short tons.). On May 27,
separate submission for each country. Yvonne Jamison in advance of 2016 (81 FR 33729), USTR provided
To submit comments via transmitting a comment. You can notice of country-by-country allocations
www.regulations.gov, enter docket contact Ms. Jamison at (202) 395–3475. of the FY2017 in-quota quantity of the
number USTR–2017–0013 on the home General information concerning USTR WTO TRQ for imported raw cane sugar.
page and click ‘‘search.’’ The site will is available at www.ustr.gov. Based on consultation with quota
provide a search-results page listing all We will post comments in the docket
documents associated with this docket. holders, USTR is reallocating 86,495
for public inspection, except business MTRV of the original TRQ quantity from
Find a reference to this notice and click confidential information. You can view
on the link entitled ‘‘Comment Now!’’ those countries that are unable to fill
comments on the www.regulations.gov their FY2017 allocated raw cane sugar
For further information on using the Web site by entering the relevant docket
www.regulations.gov Web site, please quantities. USTR is allocating the
number in the search field on the home 86,495 MTRV to the following countries
consult the resources provided on the page.
Web site by clicking on ‘‘How to Use in the amounts specified below:
Regulations.gov’’ on the bottom of the Edward Gresser,
Chair, Trade Policy Staff Committee, Office FY 2017 raw
home page. We will not accept hand- cane sugar
delivered submissions. of the United States Trade Representative. Country unused
The www.regulations.gov Web site [FR Doc. 2017–16195 Filed 8–1–17; 8:45 am] reallocation
allows users to submit comments by BILLING CODE 3290–F7–P (MTRV)
filling in a ‘‘Type Comment’’ field or by
Argentina .......................... 4,756
attaching a document using an ‘‘Upload Australia ............................ 9,180
File’’ field. USTR prefers that you OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES
Belize ................................ 1,217
submit comments in an attached TRADE REPRESENTATIVE Brazil ................................. 16,038
document. If you attach a document, Colombia ........................... 2,655
Reallocation of Unused Fiscal Year Costa Rica ........................ 1,659
please identify the name of the country
2017 Tariff-Rate Quota Volume for Raw Ecuador ............................ 1,217
to which the submission pertains in the
Cane Sugar El Salvador ....................... 2,876
‘‘Type Comment’’ field. For example—
Fiji ..................................... 995
‘‘See attached comments with respect to AGENCY: Office of the United States Guatemala ........................ 5,309
(name of country).’’ USTR prefers Trade Representative. Guyana ............................. 1,327
submissions in Microsoft Word (.doc) or ACTION: Notice. Honduras .......................... 1,106
Adobe Acrobat (.pdf). If you use an India .................................. 885
application other than those two, please SUMMARY: The Office of the United Jamaica ............................ 1,217
States Trade Representative (USTR) is Malawi ............................... 1,106
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indicate the name of the application in
the ‘‘Type Comment’’ field. providing notice of country-by-country Mauritius ........................... 1,327
For any comments submitted reallocations of the fiscal year (FY) 2017 Mozambique ..................... 1,438
in-quota quantity of the World Trade Nicaragua ......................... 2,323
electronically containing business Panama ............................ 3,208
confidential information, the file name Organization (WTO) tariff-rate quota Peru .................................. 4,535
of the business confidential version (TRQ) for imported raw cane sugar. Philippines ........................ 14,932
should begin with the characters ‘‘BC’’. DATES: This notice is applicable on South Africa ...................... 2,544
Any page containing business August 2, 2017. Swaziland ......................... 1,770
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On July 25, 2017 (82 FR 34472), the
FY 2017 raw OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES
Secretary of Agriculture announced an
cane sugar TRADE REPRESENTATIVE
Country unused
additional in-quota quantity of the TRQ
reallocation [Docket Number USTR–2017–0011]
for raw cane sugar for the remainder of
(MTRV)
FY2017 (ending September 30, 2017) in Request for Comments and Notice of
Thailand ............................ 1,548 the amount of 244,690 metric tons raw Public Hearing Concerning China’s
Zimbabwe ......................... 1,327 value (MTRV). The conversion factor is Compliance With WTO Commitments
1 metric ton equals1.10231125 short
USTR based these allocations on the tons. This quantity is in addition to the AGENCY: Office of the United States
countries’ historical shipments to the minimum amount to which the United Trade Representative.
United States. The allocations of the raw States is committed under the World ACTION: Request for comments and
cane sugar WTO TRQ to countries that Trade Organization (WTO) Uruguay notice of public hearing.
are net importers of sugar are Round Agreements (1,117,195 MTRV).
conditioned on receipt of the The Department of Agriculture also has SUMMARY: The interagency Trade Policy
appropriate verifications of origin. determined that all sugar entering the Staff Committee (TPSC) is seeking
Certificates for quota eligibility must United States under the FY2017 raw comments and will convene a public
accompany imports from any country sugar TRQ will be permitted to enter hearing to assist the Office of the United
for which an allocation has been U.S. Customs territory through October States Trade Representative (USTR) to
provided. 31, 2017, a month later than the typical prepare its annual report to Congress on
entry date deadline. USTR is allocating China’s compliance with the
Sharon E. Bomer Lauritsen, commitments made in connection with
this total quantity of 244,690 MTRV to
Assistant U.S. Trade Representative, its accession to the World Trade
Agricultural Affairs and Commodity Policy.
the following countries in the amounts
specified below: Organization (WTO).
[FR Doc. 2017–16289 Filed 7–31–17; 11:15 am]
DATES: September 20, 2017: Deadline for
BILLING CODE 3290–F7–P FY2017 raw filing requests to appear and a summary
cane sugar of expected testimony at the October 4,
Country increase 2017 public hearing, and for filing pre-
OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES (MTRV)
hearing briefs, statements, or comments
TRADE REPRESENTATIVE concerning China’s compliance with
Argentina .............................. 15,575
Fiscal Year 2017 Allocation of Australia ................................ 30,064 WTO commitments.
Additional Tariff-Rate Quota Volume Belize .................................... 3,984 October 4, 2017: The TPSC will
for Raw Cane Sugar Brazil ..................................... 13,962 convene a public hearing in
Colombia ............................... 8,693 Washington, DC concerning China’s
AGENCY: Office of the United States Costa Rica ............................ 5,433 compliance with WTO commitments.
Trade Representative. Ecuador ................................ 3,984
ADDRESSES: USTR strongly prefers
El Salvador ........................... 9,417
ACTION: Notice. electronic submissions made through
Fiji ......................................... 3,260
Guatemala ............................ 17,386 the Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://
SUMMARY: The Office of the United www.regulations.gov. Follow the
Guyana ................................. 4,347
States Trade Representative (USTR) is instructions for submitting comments in
Honduras .............................. 3,622
providing notice of country-by-country India ...................................... 2,898 section 3 below. The docket number is
allocations of additional Fiscal Year Jamaica ................................ 3,984 USTR–2017–0011. For alternatives to
(FY) 2017 in-quota quantity of the tariff- Malawi ................................... 3,622 on-line submissions, please contact
rate quota (TRQ) for imported raw cane Mauritius ............................... 4,347 Yvonne Jamison, Trade Policy Staff
sugar as announced by Secretary of Mozambique ......................... 4,709 Committee, at (202) 395–3475.
Agriculture on July 25, 2017. Nicaragua ............................. 7,606
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
DATES: This notice is applicable on Panama ................................ 10,504
Peru ...................................... 14,851 procedural questions concerning written
August 2, 2017. comments or participation in the public
Philippines ............................ 48,898
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: South Africa .......................... 8,331 hearing, contact Yvonne Jamison at
Ronald Baumgarten, Office of Swaziland ............................. 5,795 (202) 395–3475. Direct all other
Agricultural Affairs, (202) 395–9583 or Thailand ................................ 5,071 questions to Terrence J. McCartin,
Ronald_Baumgarten@ustr.eop.gov. Zimbabwe ............................. 4,347 Acting Assistant United States Trade
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant Representative for China Affairs, at
to Additional U.S. Note 5 to Chapter 17 USTR based these allocations on the (202) 395–3900, or Philip D. Chen, Chief
of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of countries’ historical shipments to the Counsel for China Enforcement, at (202)
the United States (HTS), the United United States. The allocations of the raw 395–3150.
States maintains TRQs for imports of cane sugar TRQ to countries that are net SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
raw cane and refined sugar. importers of sugar are conditioned on
Section 404(d)(3) of the Uruguay 1. Background
receipt of the appropriate verifications
Round Agreements Act (19 U.S.C. of origin, and certificates for quota China became a Member of the WTO
3601(d)(3)) authorizes the President to eligibility must accompany imports on December 11, 2001. In accordance
allocate the in-quota quantity of a TRQ with section 421 of the U.S.-China
sradovich on DSKBCFCHB2PROD with NOTICES
from any country for which an
for any agricultural product among allocation has been provided. Relations Act of 2000 (Pub. L. 106–286),
supplying countries or customs areas. by December 11th of each year USTR
The President delegated this authority Sharon E. Bomer Lauritsen, has to submit a report to Congress on
to the United States Trade Assistant U.S. Trade Representative, China’s compliance with commitments
Representative under Presidential Agricultural Affairs and Commodity Policy. made in connection with its accession
Proclamation 6763 (60 FR 1007, January [FR Doc. 2017–16288 Filed 7–31–17; 11:15 am] to the WTO, including both multilateral
4, 1995). BILLING CODE 3290–F7–P commitments and any bilateral
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