| Page Range | 31118-31119 | |
| FR Document | 2018-14312 |
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 128 (Tuesday, July 3, 2018)] [Notices] [Pages 31118-31119] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2018-14312] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, [email protected]. 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. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Quantity-based safeguard trigger Product ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Trigger level Unit Period ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. [[Page 31119]] 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] BILLING CODE 3410-10-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 of product coverage and trigger levels for safeguard measures provided for in the World Trade Organization (WTO) Agreement on Agriculture. | |
| Dates | July 3, 2018. | |
| Contact | Souleymane Diaby, (202) 720-0638, [email protected] | |
| FR Citation | 83 FR 31118 |