Quarterly Update to Annual Listing of Foreign Government Subsidies on Articles of Cheese Subject to an In-Quota Rate of Duty
Department of Commerce International Trade Administration AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. DATES: Comments must be...
Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce.
DATES:
Comments must be submitted by December 31, 2026.
ADDRESSES:
The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) encourages any person having information on foreign government subsidy programs which benefit articles of cheese subject to an in-quota rate of duty to submit such information in writing. All comments must be submitted through the Federal eRulemaking Portal at
www.regulations.gov,
Docket No. ITA-2020-0005. The materials in the docket will not be edited to remove identifying or contact information, and Commerce cautions against including any information in an electronic submission that the submitter does not want publicly disclosed. Attachments to electronic comments will be accepted in Microsoft Word, Excel, or Adobe PDF formats only. All comments should be addressed to Scot Fullerton, Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Operations, at the U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Walter Ankner, AD/CVD Operations, Office III, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230, telephone: (202) 482-8374.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On August 13, 2026, pursuant to section 702(h) of the Trade Agreements Act of 1979, as amended (the Act), Commerce published the quarterly update to the annual listing of foreign government subsidies on articles of cheese subject to an in-quota rate of duty covering the period January 1, 2026, through March 31, 2026.[1]
In the
First Quarter 2026 Update,
we requested that any party that had information on foreign government subsidy programs that benefited articles of cheese subject to an in-quota rate of duty submit such information to Commerce.[2]
We received no comments, information, or requests for consultation from any party.
Pursuant to section 702(h) of the Act, we hereby provide Commerce's update of subsidies on articles of cheese that were imported during the period April 1, 2026, through June 30, 2026. The appendix to this notice lists the country, the subsidy program or programs, and the gross and net amounts of each subsidy for which information is currently available. Commerce will incorporate additional programs which are found to constitute subsidies, and additional information on the subsidy programs listed, as the information is developed.
Notification to Interested Parties
This determination and notice are in accordance with section 702(a) of the Act.
Dated: October 26, 2026.
Scot Fullerton,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Operations.
Appendix
Subsidy Programs on Cheese Subject to an In-Quota Rate of Duty
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The 27 member states of the European Union are: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, and Sweden.
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Footnotes
1.
See Quarterly Update to Annual Listing of Foreign Government Subsidies on Articles of Cheese Subject to an In-Quota Rate of Duty,91 FR 52289 (August 13, 2026) (
First Quarter 2026 Update).
Use this for formal legal and research references to the published document.
91 FR 68111
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“Quarterly Update to Annual Listing of Foreign Government Subsidies on Articles of Cheese Subject to an In-Quota Rate of Duty,” thefederalregister.org (October 29, 2026), https://thefederalregister.org/documents/2026-22103/quarterly-update-to-annual-listing-of-foreign-government-subsidies-on-articles-of-cheese-subject-to-an-in-quota-rate-of-.
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19 U.S.C. 1677(5)