83_FR_31246 83 FR 31118 - WTO Agricultural Quantity-Based Safeguard Trigger Levels

83 FR 31118 - WTO Agricultural Quantity-Based Safeguard Trigger Levels

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Foreign Agricultural Service

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 128 (July 3, 2018)

Page Range31118-31119
FR Document2018-14312

This notice lists the updated quantity-based trigger levels for products which may be subject to additional import duties under the safeguard provisions of the WTO Agreement on Agriculture. This notice also includes the relevant period applicable for the trigger levels on each of the listed products.

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 128 (Tuesday, July 3, 2018) 
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 128 (Tuesday, July 3, 2018)]
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[FR Doc No: 2018-14312]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Foreign Agricultural Service


WTO Agricultural Quantity-Based Safeguard Trigger Levels

AGENCY: Foreign Agricultural Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture.

ACTION: Notice of product coverage and trigger levels for safeguard 
measures provided for in the World Trade Organization (WTO) Agreement 
on Agriculture.

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SUMMARY: This notice lists the updated quantity-based trigger levels 
for products which may be subject to additional import duties under the 
safeguard provisions of the WTO Agreement on Agriculture. This notice 
also includes the relevant period applicable for the trigger levels on 
each of the listed products.

DATES: July 3, 2018.

ADDRESSES: Safeguard Staff, Import Policies and Export Reporting 
Division, Office of Trade Programs, Foreign Agricultural Service, U.S. 
Department of Agriculture, Stop 1020, 1400 Independence Avenue SW, 
Washington, DC 20250-1020.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Souleymane Diaby, (202) 720-0638, 
Souleymane.Diaby@fas.usda.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Article 5 of the WTO Agreement on 
Agriculture provides that additional import duties may be imposed on 
imports of products subject to tariffication as a result of the Uruguay 
Round, if certain conditions are met. The agreement permits additional 
duties to be charged if the price of an individual shipment of imported 
products falls below the average price for similar goods imported 
during the years 1986-88 by a specified percentage. It also permits 
additional duties when the volume of imports of that product exceeds 
the sum of (1) a base trigger level multiplied by the average of the 
last three years of available import data and (2) the change in yearly 
consumption in the most recent year for which data are available 
(provided that the final trigger level is not less than 105 percent of 
the three-year import average). The base trigger level is set at 105, 
110, or 125 percent of the three-year import average, depending on the 
percentage of domestic consumption that is represented by imports. 
These additional duties may not be imposed on quantities for which 
minimum or current access commitments were made during the Uruguay 
Round negotiations, and only one type of safeguard, price or quantity, 
may be applied at any given time to an article. Section 405 of the 
Uruguay Round Agreements Act requires that the President cause to be 
published in the Federal Register information regarding the price and 
quantity safeguards, including the quantity trigger levels, which must 
be updated annually based upon import levels during the most recent 3 
years. The President delegated this duty to the Secretary of 
Agriculture in Presidential Proclamation No. 6763, dated December 23, 
1994, 60 FR 1005 (Jan. 4, 1995). The Secretary of Agriculture further 
delegated this duty, which lies with the Administrator of the Foreign 
Agricultural Service (7 CFR 2.43(a)(2)). The Annex to this notice 
contains the updated quantity trigger levels, which are set at 125 
percent of the most recent 3-year average level of imports for each 
commodity, consistent with the provisions of Article 5.
    Additional information on the products subject to safeguards and 
the additional duties which may apply can be found in subchapter IV of 
Chapter 99 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States 
(2018) and in the Secretary of Agriculture's Notice of Uruguay Round 
Agricultural Safeguard Trigger Levels, published in the Federal 
Register at 60 FR 427 (Jan. 4, 1995).
    Notice: As provided in Section 405 of the Uruguay Round Agreements 
Act, consistent with Article 5 of the WTO Agreement on Agriculture, the 
safeguard quantity trigger levels previously notified are superseded by 
the levels indicated in the Annex to this notice. The definitions of 
these products were provided in the Notice of Safeguard Action 
published in the Federal Register, at 60 FR 427 (Jan. 4, 1995).

    Issued at Washington, DC, this 18th day of June 2018.
Ken Isley,
Administrator, Foreign Agricultural Service.

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             Product              ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                    Trigger level          Unit                          Period
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Beef.............................         298,248  MT.................  Jan 1, 2018-Dec 31, 2018.
Mutton...........................           5,103  MT.................  Jan 1, 2018-Dec 31, 2018.
Cream............................       1,323,021  Liters.............  Jan 1, 2018-Dec 31, 2018.
Evaporated or Condensed Milk.....       3,867,417  Kilograms..........  Jan 1, 2018-Dec 31, 2018.
Nonfat Dry Milk..................       1,267,208  Kilograms..........  Jan 1, 2018-Dec 31, 2018.
Dried Whole Milk.................      12,116,875  Kilograms..........  Jan 1, 2018-Dec 31, 2018.
Dried Cream......................          10,167  Kilograms..........  Jan 1, 2018-Dec 31, 2018.
Dried Whey/Buttermilk............         245,833  Kilograms..........  Jan 1, 2018-Dec 31, 2018.
Butter \1\.......................      29,959,300  Kilograms..........  Jan 1, 2018-Dec 31, 2018.
Butteroil........................       8,183,833  Kilograms..........  Jan 1, 2018-Dec 31, 2018.
Chocolate Crumb..................      10,487,292  Kilograms..........  Jan 1, 2018-Dec 31, 2018.
Lowfat Chocolate Crumb...........         163,000  Kilograms..........  Jan 1, 2018-Dec 31, 2018.
Animal Feed Containing Milk......       1,154,583  Kilograms..........  Jan 1, 2018-Dec 31, 2018.
Ice Cream........................       5,925,091  Liters.............  Jan 1, 2018-Dec 31, 2018.
Dairy Mixtures...................      18,623,423  Kilograms..........  Jan 1, 2018-Dec 31, 2018.
Infant Formula Containing               3,909,000  Kilograms..........  Jan 1, 2018-Dec 31, 2018.
 Oligosaccharides.
Blue Cheese......................       4,179,292  Kilograms..........  Jan 1, 2018-Dec 31, 2018.
Cheddar Cheese...................      11,799,917  Kilograms..........  Jan 1, 2018-Dec 31, 2018.

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American-Type Cheese.............       1,121,250  Kilograms..........  Jan 1, 2018-Dec 31, 2018.
Edam/Gouda Cheese................       8,804,167  Kilograms..........  Jan 1, 2018-Dec 31, 2018.
Italian-Type Cheese..............      21,480,750  Kilograms..........  Jan 1, 2018-Dec 31, 2018.
Swiss Cheese with Eye Formation..      29,604,667  Kilograms..........  Jan 1, 2018-Dec 31, 2018.
Gruyere Process Cheese...........       3,801,292  Kilograms..........  Jan 1, 2018-Dec 31, 2018.
NSPF Cheese......................      52,789,750  Kilograms..........  Jan 1, 2018-Dec 31, 2018.
Lowfat Cheese....................         443,875  Kilograms..........  Jan 1, 2018-Dec 31, 2018.
Peanut Butter/Paste..............           4,314  MT.................  Jan 1, 2018-Dec 31, 2018.
Peanuts \1\......................          14,577  MT.................  April 1, 2017-Mar 31, 2018.
                                           40,078  MT.................  April 1, 2018-Mar 31, 2019.
Raw Cane Sugar \1\...............         723,461  MT.................  Oct 1, 2017-Sept 30, 2018.
                                          574,933  MT.................  Oct 1, 2018-Sept 30, 2019.
Refined Sugars and Syrups \1\....         444,126  MT.................  Oct 1, 2017-Sept 30, 2018.
                                          396,386  MT.................  Oct 1, 2018-Sept 30, 2019.
Articles over 65% Sugar..........             451  MT.................  Oct 1, 2017-Sept 30, 2018.
                                              405  MT.................  Oct 1, 2018-Sept 30, 2019.
Articles over 10% Sugar..........          15,540  MT.................  Oct 1, 2017-Sept 30, 2018.
                                            8,028  MT.................  Oct 1, 2018-Sept 30, 2019.
Blended Syrups...................             233  MT.................  Oct 1, 2017-Sept 30, 2018.
                                              362  MT.................  Oct 1, 2018-Sept 30, 2019.
Sweetened Cocoa Powder...........              81  MT.................  Oct 1, 2017-Sept 30, 2018.
                                              111  MT.................  Oct 1, 2018-Sept 30, 2019.
Mixes and Doughs.................             234  MT.................  Oct 1, 2017-Sept 30, 2018.
                                              243  MT.................  Oct 1, 2018-Sept 30, 2019.
Mixed Condiments and Seasonings..             692  MT.................  Oct 1, 2017-Sept 30, 2018.
                                              473  MT.................  Oct 1, 2018-Sept 30, 2019.
Short Staple Cotton \2\..........       3,376,608  Kilograms..........  Sep 20, 2017-Sep 19, 2018.
                                        2,592,880  Kilograms..........  Sep 20, 2018-Sep 19, 2019.
Harsh or Rough Cotton............              13  Kilograms..........  Aug 1, 2017-July 31, 2018.
                                           32,958  Kilograms..........  Aug 1, 2018-July 31, 2019.
Medium Staple Cotton.............               0  Kilograms..........  Aug 1, 2017-July 31, 2018.
                                            8,333  Kilograms..........  Aug 1, 2018-July 31, 2019.
Extra Long Staple Cotton.........       1,219,841  Kilograms..........  Aug 1, 2017-July 31, 2018.
                                          722,750  Kilograms..........  Aug 1, 2018-July 31, 2019.
Cotton Waste \2\.................       1,232,012  Kilograms..........  Sep 20, 2017-Sep 19, 2018.
                                        1,019,017  Kilograms..........  Sep 20, 2018-Sep 19, 2019.
Cotton, Processed, Not Spun \2\..          23,004  Kilograms..........  Sep 11, 2017-Sep 10, 2018.
                                          198,226  Kilograms..........  Sep 11, 2018-Sep 10, 2019.
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\1\ Includes change in U.S. consumption.
\2\ 12-month period from October to September.

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31118 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 128 / Tuesday, July 3, 2018 / Notices individual listed under FOR FURTHER ADDRESSES: Safeguard Staff, Import published in the Federal Register INFORMATION CONTACT. Policies and Export Reporting Division, information regarding the price and The EA has been prepared in Office of Trade Programs, Foreign quantity safeguards, including the accordance with: (1) The National Agricultural Service, U.S. Department of quantity trigger levels, which must be Environmental Policy Act of 1969 Agriculture, Stop 1020, 1400 updated annually based upon import (NEPA), as amended (42 U.S.C. 4321 et Independence Avenue SW, Washington, levels during the most recent 3 years. seq.), (2) regulations of the Council on DC 20250–1020. The President delegated this duty to the Environmental Quality for FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Secretary of Agriculture in Presidential implementing the procedural provisions Souleymane Diaby, (202) 720–0638, Proclamation No. 6763, dated December of NEPA (40 CFR parts 1500–1508), (3) Souleymane.Diaby@fas.usda.gov. 23, 1994, 60 FR 1005 (Jan. 4, 1995). The USDA regulations implementing NEPA SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Article 5 Secretary of Agriculture further (7 CFR part 1b), and (4) APHIS’ NEPA of the WTO Agreement on Agriculture delegated this duty, which lies with the Implementing Procedures (7 CFR part provides that additional import duties Administrator of the Foreign 372). may be imposed on imports of products Agricultural Service (7 CFR 2.43(a)(2)). Done in Washington, DC, this 27th day of subject to tariffication as a result of the The Annex to this notice contains the June 2018. Uruguay Round, if certain conditions updated quantity trigger levels, which Kevin Shea, are met. The agreement permits are set at 125 percent of the most recent Administrator, Animal and Plant Health additional duties to be charged if the 3-year average level of imports for each Inspection Service. price of an individual shipment of commodity, consistent with the [FR Doc. 2018–14307 Filed 7–2–18; 8:45 am] imported products falls below the provisions of Article 5. BILLING CODE 3410–34–P average price for similar goods imported during the years 1986–88 by a specified Additional information on the percentage. It also permits additional products subject to safeguards and the DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE duties when the volume of imports of additional duties which may apply can that product exceeds the sum of (1) a be found in subchapter IV of Chapter 99 Foreign Agricultural Service base trigger level multiplied by the of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of average of the last three years of the United States (2018) and in the WTO Agricultural Quantity-Based available import data and (2) the change Secretary of Agriculture’s Notice of Safeguard Trigger Levels in yearly consumption in the most Uruguay Round Agricultural Safeguard AGENCY: Foreign Agricultural Service, recent year for which data are available Trigger Levels, published in the Federal U.S. Department of Agriculture. (provided that the final trigger level is Register at 60 FR 427 (Jan. 4, 1995). ACTION: Notice of product coverage and not less than 105 percent of the three- Notice: As provided in Section 405 of trigger levels for safeguard measures year import average). The base trigger the Uruguay Round Agreements Act, provided for in the World Trade level is set at 105, 110, or 125 percent consistent with Article 5 of the WTO Organization (WTO) Agreement on of the three-year import average, Agreement on Agriculture, the safeguard Agriculture. depending on the percentage of quantity trigger levels previously domestic consumption that is notified are superseded by the levels SUMMARY: This notice lists the updated represented by imports. These indicated in the Annex to this notice. quantity-based trigger levels for additional duties may not be imposed The definitions of these products were products which may be subject to on quantities for which minimum or provided in the Notice of Safeguard additional import duties under the current access commitments were made Action published in the Federal safeguard provisions of the WTO during the Uruguay Round negotiations, Register, at 60 FR 427 (Jan. 4, 1995). Agreement on Agriculture. This notice and only one type of safeguard, price or also includes the relevant period quantity, may be applied at any given Issued at Washington, DC, this 18th day of applicable for the trigger levels on each time to an article. Section 405 of the June 2018. of the listed products. Uruguay Round Agreements Act Ken Isley, DATES: July 3, 2018. requires that the President cause to be Administrator, Foreign Agricultural Service. Quantity-based safeguard trigger Product Trigger Unit Period level Beef ........................................................................................... 298,248 MT ........................................... Jan 1, 2018–Dec 31, 2018. Mutton ....................................................................................... 5,103 MT ........................................... Jan 1, 2018–Dec 31, 2018. Cream ....................................................................................... 1,323,021 Liters ....................................... Jan 1, 2018–Dec 31, 2018. Evaporated or Condensed Milk ................................................ 3,867,417 Kilograms ................................ Jan 1, 2018–Dec 31, 2018. Nonfat Dry Milk ......................................................................... 1,267,208 Kilograms ................................ Jan 1, 2018–Dec 31, 2018. Dried Whole Milk ....................................................................... 12,116,875 Kilograms ................................ Jan 1, 2018–Dec 31, 2018. Dried Cream .............................................................................. 10,167 Kilograms ................................ Jan 1, 2018–Dec 31, 2018. Dried Whey/Buttermilk .............................................................. 245,833 Kilograms ................................ Jan 1, 2018–Dec 31, 2018. Butter 1 ...................................................................................... 29,959,300 Kilograms ................................ Jan 1, 2018–Dec 31, 2018. Butteroil ..................................................................................... 8,183,833 Kilograms ................................ Jan 1, 2018–Dec 31, 2018. sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES Chocolate Crumb ...................................................................... 10,487,292 Kilograms ................................ Jan 1, 2018–Dec 31, 2018. Lowfat Chocolate Crumb .......................................................... 163,000 Kilograms ................................ Jan 1, 2018–Dec 31, 2018. Animal Feed Containing Milk .................................................... 1,154,583 Kilograms ................................ Jan 1, 2018–Dec 31, 2018. Ice Cream ................................................................................. 5,925,091 Liters ....................................... Jan 1, 2018–Dec 31, 2018. Dairy Mixtures ........................................................................... 18,623,423 Kilograms ................................ Jan 1, 2018–Dec 31, 2018. Infant Formula Containing Oligosaccharides ............................ 3,909,000 Kilograms ................................ Jan 1, 2018–Dec 31, 2018. Blue Cheese ............................................................................. 4,179,292 Kilograms ................................ Jan 1, 2018–Dec 31, 2018. Cheddar Cheese ....................................................................... 11,799,917 Kilograms ................................ Jan 1, 2018–Dec 31, 2018. VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:07 Jul 02, 2018 Jkt 244001 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\03JYN1.SGM 03JYN1

Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 128 / Tuesday, July 3, 2018 / Notices 31119 Quantity-based safeguard trigger Product Trigger Unit Period level American-Type Cheese ............................................................ 1,121,250 Kilograms ................................ Jan 1, 2018–Dec 31, 2018. Edam/Gouda Cheese ............................................................... 8,804,167 Kilograms ................................ Jan 1, 2018–Dec 31, 2018. Italian-Type Cheese .................................................................. 21,480,750 Kilograms ................................ Jan 1, 2018–Dec 31, 2018. Swiss Cheese with Eye Formation ........................................... 29,604,667 Kilograms ................................ Jan 1, 2018–Dec 31, 2018. Gruyere Process Cheese ......................................................... 3,801,292 Kilograms ................................ Jan 1, 2018–Dec 31, 2018. NSPF Cheese ........................................................................... 52,789,750 Kilograms ................................ Jan 1, 2018–Dec 31, 2018. Lowfat Cheese .......................................................................... 443,875 Kilograms ................................ Jan 1, 2018–Dec 31, 2018. Peanut Butter/Paste .................................................................. 4,314 MT ........................................... Jan 1, 2018–Dec 31, 2018. Peanuts 1 ................................................................................... 14,577 MT ........................................... April 1, 2017–Mar 31, 2018. 40,078 MT ........................................... April 1, 2018–Mar 31, 2019. Raw Cane Sugar 1 .................................................................... 723,461 MT ........................................... Oct 1, 2017–Sept 30, 2018. 574,933 MT ........................................... Oct 1, 2018–Sept 30, 2019. Refined Sugars and Syrups 1 ................................................... 444,126 MT ........................................... Oct 1, 2017–Sept 30, 2018. 396,386 MT ........................................... Oct 1, 2018–Sept 30, 2019. Articles over 65% Sugar ........................................................... 451 MT ........................................... Oct 1, 2017–Sept 30, 2018. 405 MT ........................................... Oct 1, 2018–Sept 30, 2019. Articles over 10% Sugar ........................................................... 15,540 MT ........................................... Oct 1, 2017–Sept 30, 2018. 8,028 MT ........................................... Oct 1, 2018–Sept 30, 2019. Blended Syrups ........................................................................ 233 MT ........................................... Oct 1, 2017–Sept 30, 2018. 362 MT ........................................... Oct 1, 2018–Sept 30, 2019. Sweetened Cocoa Powder ....................................................... 81 MT ........................................... Oct 1, 2017–Sept 30, 2018. 111 MT ........................................... Oct 1, 2018–Sept 30, 2019. Mixes and Doughs .................................................................... 234 MT ........................................... Oct 1, 2017–Sept 30, 2018. 243 MT ........................................... Oct 1, 2018–Sept 30, 2019. Mixed Condiments and Seasonings ......................................... 692 MT ........................................... Oct 1, 2017–Sept 30, 2018. 473 MT ........................................... Oct 1, 2018–Sept 30, 2019. Short Staple Cotton 2 ................................................................ 3,376,608 Kilograms ................................ Sep 20, 2017–Sep 19, 2018. 2,592,880 Kilograms ................................ Sep 20, 2018–Sep 19, 2019. Harsh or Rough Cotton ............................................................. 13 Kilograms ................................ Aug 1, 2017–July 31, 2018. 32,958 Kilograms ................................ Aug 1, 2018–July 31, 2019. Medium Staple Cotton .............................................................. 0 Kilograms ................................ Aug 1, 2017–July 31, 2018. 8,333 Kilograms ................................ Aug 1, 2018–July 31, 2019. Extra Long Staple Cotton ......................................................... 1,219,841 Kilograms ................................ Aug 1, 2017–July 31, 2018. 722,750 Kilograms ................................ Aug 1, 2018–July 31, 2019. Cotton Waste 2 .......................................................................... 1,232,012 Kilograms ................................ Sep 20, 2017–Sep 19, 2018. 1,019,017 Kilograms ................................ Sep 20, 2018–Sep 19, 2019. Cotton, Processed, Not Spun 2 ................................................. 23,004 Kilograms ................................ Sep 11, 2017–Sep 10, 2018. 198,226 Kilograms ................................ Sep 11, 2018–Sep 10, 2019. 1 Includes change in U.S. consumption. 2 12-month period from October to September. [FR Doc. 2018–14312 Filed 7–2–18; 8:45 am] EST. Public Call Information: Dial: 888– line connections to the toll-free BILLING CODE 3410–10–P 417–8465, Conference ID: 7051072. telephone number. Persons with hearing FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jeff impairments may also follow the Hinton, DFO, at jhinton@usccr.gov. proceedings by first calling the Federal Relay Service at 1–800–877–8339 and SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Members COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS providing the Service with the of the public can listen to the conference call number and conference Notice of Public Meeting of the Florida discussion. This meeting is available to ID number. 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ActionNotice of product coverage and trigger levels for safeguard measures provided for in the World Trade Organization (WTO) Agreement on Agriculture.
DatesJuly 3, 2018.
ContactSouleymane Diaby, (202) 720-0638, [email protected]
FR Citation83 FR 31118 
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