[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 90 (Tuesday, May 11, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 26316-26317]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-11210]
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OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE
Allocation of Additional Fiscal Year (FY) 2010 In-Quota Volume
for Raw Cane Sugar
AGENCY: Office of the United States Trade Representative.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) is
providing notice of country-by-country allocations of additional fiscal
year (FY) 2010 in-quota quantity of the tariff-rate quota (TRQ) for
imported raw cane sugar.
DATES: Effective Date: May 11, 2010.
ADDRESSES: Inquiries may be mailed or delivered to Leslie O'Connor,
Director of Agricultural Affairs, Office of Agricultural Affairs,
Office of the United States Trade Representative, 600 17th Street, NW.,
Washington, DC 20508.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Leslie O'Connor, Office of
Agricultural Affairs, 202-395-6127.
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 April 23, 2010, the Secretary of Agriculture announced an
additional in-quota quantity of the FY 2010 TRQ for imported raw cane
sugar for the remainder of FY 2010 (ending September 30, 2010) in the
amount of 181,437 metric tones \*\ raw value (MTRV). This quantity is
in addition to the minimum amount to which the United States is
committed pursuant to the World Trade Organization (WTO) Uruguay Round
Agreements (1,117,195 MTRV). Based on consultations with quota holders,
USTR is allocating the 181,437 MTRV to the following countries in the
amounts specified below:
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* Conversion factor: 1 metric ton = 1.10231125 short tons.
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Additional FY
Country 2010
allocation
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Argentina............................................... 7,826
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Australia............................................... 15,106
Belize.................................................. 2,002
Bolivia................................................. 1,456
Brazil.................................................. 26,391
Colombia................................................ 4,368
Congo................................................... 7,258
Costa Rica.............................................. 2,730
Dominican Republic...................................... 32,033
Ecuador................................................. 2,002
El Salvador............................................. 4,732
Guatemala............................................... 8,736
Guyana.................................................. 2,184
Honduras................................................ 1,820
India................................................... 1,456
Jamaica................................................. 2,002
Malawi.................................................. 1,820
Mauritius............................................... 2,185
Mozambique.............................................. 2,366
Nicaragua............................................... 3,822
Panama.................................................. 5,278
Peru.................................................... 7,462
Philippines............................................. 24,571
South Africa............................................ 4,186
Swaziland............................................... 2,912
Thailand................................................ 2,548
Zimbabwe................................................ 2,185
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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.
Ronald Kirk,
United States Trade Representative.
[FR Doc. 2010-11210 Filed 5-10-10; 8:45 am]
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