[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 80 (Tuesday, April 27, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 22095]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-9730]
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Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 80 / Tuesday, April 27, 2010 /
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Office of the Secretary
USDA Reassigns Domestic Cane Sugar Allotments and Increases the
Fiscal Year 2010 Raw Sugar Tariff-Rate Quota
AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Secretary of Agriculture today announced a reassignment of
surplus sugar under domestic cane sugar allotments of 200,000 short
tons raw value (STRV) to imports, and increased the fiscal year (FY)
2010 raw sugar tariff-rate quota (TRQ) by the same amount.
DATES: Effective: April 27, 2010.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Angel F. Gonzalez, Import Policies and
Export Reporting Division, Foreign Agricultural Service, AgStop 1021,
U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, DC 20250-1021; or by
telephone (202) 720-2916; or by fax to (202) 720-0876; or by e-mail to
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: USDA's Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC)
today announced the reassignment of projected surplus cane sugar
marketing allotments and allocations under the FY 2010 (October 1,
2009-September 30, 2010) Sugar Marketing Allotment Program. The FY 2010
cane sector allotment and cane state allotments are larger than can be
fulfilled by domestically-produced cane sugar. This surplus was
reassigned to raw sugar imports as required by law. Upon review of the
domestic sugarcane processors' sugar marketing allocations relative to
their FY 2010 expected raw sugar supplies, CCC determined that all
sugarcane processors had surplus allocation. Therefore, all sugarcane
states' sugar marketing allotments are reduced with this reassignment.
The new cane state allotments are Florida, 1,983,802 STRV; Louisiana,
1,581,306 STRV; Texas, 178,366 STRV; and Hawaii, 272,417 STRV. The FY
2010 sugar marketing allotment program will not prevent any domestic
sugarcane processors from marketing all of their FY 2010 sugar supply.
On September 25, 2009, USDA established the FY 2010 TRQ for raw
cane sugar at 1,231,497 STRV (1,117,195 metric tons raw value, MTRV*),
the minimum to which the United States is committed under the World
Trade Organization Uruguay Round Agreements. Pursuant to Additional
U.S. Note 5 to Chapter 17 of the U.S. Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS)
and Section 359k of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938, as
amended, the Secretary of Agriculture today increased the quantity of
raw cane sugar imports of the HTS subject to the lower tier of duties
during FY 2010 by 200,000 STRV (181,437 MRTV). With this increase, the
overall FY 2010 raw sugar TRQ is now 1,431,497 STRV (1,298,632 MTRV).
Raw cane sugar under this quota must be accompanied by a certificate
for quota eligibility and may be entered under subheading 1701.11.10 of
the HTS until September 30, 2010. The Office of the U.S. Trade
Representative will allocate this increase among supplying countries
and customs areas.
This action is being taken after a determination that additional
supplies of raw cane sugar are required in the U.S. market. USDA will
closely monitor stocks, consumption, imports and all sugar market and
program variables on an ongoing basis, and may make further program
adjustments during FY 2010 if needed.
* Conversion factor: 1 metric ton = 1.10231125 short tons.
Dated: April 19, 2010.
Thomas J. Vilsack,
Secretary of Agriculture.
[FR Doc. 2010-9730 Filed 4-26-10; 8:45 am]
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