04-11057. Adjustment of Appendices to the Dairy Tariff-Rate Import Quota Licensing Regulation for the 2004 Tariff-Rate Quota Year
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AGENCY:
Office of the Secretary, USDA.
ACTION:
Final rule.
SUMMARY:
This document sets forth the revised appendices to the Dairy Tariff-Rate Import Quota Licensing Regulation for the 2004 quota year reflecting the cumulative annual transfers from Appendix 1 to Appendix 2 for certain dairy product import licenses permanently surrendered by licensees or revoked by the Licensing Authority.
EFFECTIVE DATE:
May 17, 2004.
Start Further InfoFOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Michael I. Hankin, Dairy Import Quota Manager, Import Policies and Programs Division, STOP 1021, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20250-1021 or telephone at (202) 720-9439.
End Further Info End Preamble Start Supplemental InformationSUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
The Foreign Agricultural Service, under a delegation of authority from the Secretary of Agriculture, administers the Dairy Tariff-Rate Import Quota Licensing Regulation codified at 7 CFR 6.20-6.37 that provides for the issuance of licenses to import certain dairy articles under tariff-rate quotas (TRQs) as set forth in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States. These dairy articles may only be entered into the United States at the low-tier tariff by or for the account of a person or firm to whom such licenses have been issued and only in accordance with the terms and conditions of the regulation.
Licenses are issued on a calendar year basis, and each license authorizes the license holder to import a specified quantity and type of dairy article from a specified country of origin. The Import Policies and Programs Division, Foreign Agricultural Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, issues these licenses and, in conjunction with the U.S. Customs Service, monitors their use.
The regulation at 7 CFR 6.34(a) states: “Whenever a historical license (Appendix 1) is not issued to an applicant pursuant to the provisions of § 6.23, is permanently surrendered or is revoked by the Licensing Authority, the amount of such license will be transferred to Appendix 2.” Section 6.34(b) provides that the cumulative annual transfers will be published in the Federal Register. Accordingly, this document sets forth the revised Appendices for the 2004 tariff-rate quota year.
Start List of SubjectsList of Subjects in 7 CFR Part 6
- Agricultural commodities
- Cheese
- Dairy products
- Imports
- Reporting and record keeping requirements
Start Printed Page 27819End SignatureIssued at Washington, DC the 11th day of May, 2004.
Michael I. Hankin.
Licensing Authority.
Start Amendment PartAccordingly, 7 CFR Part 6 is amended as follows:
End Amendment Part Start PartPART 6—IMPORT QUOTAS AND FEES
Subpart—Dairy Tariff-Rate Import Quota Licensing
End Part Start Amendment Part1. The authority citation for Part 6, Subpart—Dairy Tariff-Rate Import Quota Licensing continues to read as follows:
End Amendment Part Start Amendment Part2. Appendices 1, 2 and 3 to Subpart—Dairy Tariff-Rate Import Quota Licensing are revised to read as follows:
End Amendment PartAppendices 1, 2 and 3 to Subpart—Dairy Tariff-Rate Import Quota Licensing
[Articles Subject to: Appendix 1, Historical Licenses; Appendix 2, Nonhistorical Licenses; and Appendix 3, Designated Importer Licenses for Quota Year 2004 (quantities in kilograms)]
Article by Additional U.S. Note Number and Country of Origin NON-CHEESE ARTICLES Appendix 1 Appendix 2 Appendix 3 Tokyo Round Uruguay Round BUTTER (NOTE 6) 5,421,214 1,555,786 EU-15 75,918 20,243 New Zealand 118,082 32,511 Other Countries 55,902 18,033 Any Country 5,171,312 1,484,999 DRIED SKIM MILK (NOTE 7) 600,076 4,660,924 Australia 600,076 Canada 219,565 Any Country 4,441,359 DRIED WHOLE MILK (NOTE 8) 3,175 3,318,125 New Zealand 3,175 Any Country 3,318,125 DRIED BUTTERMILK/WHEY (NOTE 12) 63,820 161,161 Canada 161,161 New Zealand 63,820 BUTTER SUBSTITUTES CONTAINING OVER 45 PERCENT OF BUTTERFAT AND/OR BUTTER OIL (NOTE 14) 6,080,500 Any Country 6,080,500 TOTAL: NON-CHEESE ARTICLES 6,088,285 15,776,496 Start Printed Page 27821 End Supplemental InformationArticle by Additional U.S. Note Number and Country of Origin CHEESE ARTICLES Appendix 1 Appendix 2 Appendix 3 Tokyo Round Uruguay Round CHEESE AND SUBSTITUTES FOR CHEESE (EXCEPT: SOFT RIPENED COW'S MILK CHEESE; CHEESE NOT CONTAINING COW'S MILK; CHEESE (EXCEPT COTTAGE CHEESE) CONTAINING 0.5 PERCENT OR LESS BY WEIGHT OF BUTTERFAT; AND, ARTICLES WITHIN THE SCOPE OF OTHER IMPORT QUOTAS PROVIDED FOR IN THIS SUBCHAPTER) (NOTE 16) 23,527,549 7,942,182 9,661,128 7,496,000 Argentina 7,690 92,310 Australia 535,628 5,542 758,830 1,750,000 Canada 1,031,946 109,054 Costa Rica 1,550,000 Czech Republic 200,000 EU-15 15,365,028 6,966,404 1,132,568 2,346,000 Of which Portugal is: 127,536 1,773 223,691 Israel 79,696 593,304 Iceland 294,000 29,000 New Zealand 4,461,713 353,759 6,506,528 Norway 124,982 25,018 Poland 917,497 18,727 300,000 Slovak Republic 600,000 Switzerland 597,513 73,899 548,588 500,000 Uruguay 250,000 Other Countries 111,856 89,779 Any Country 300,000 BLUE-MOLD CHEESE (EXCEPT STILTON PRODUCED IN THE UNITED KINGDOM) AND CHEESE AND SUBSTITUTES FOR CHEESE CONTAINING, OR PROCESSED FROM, BLUE-MOLD CHEESE (NOTE 17) 2,290,547 190,454 430,000 Argentina 2,000 EU-15 2,288,546 190,454 300,000 Chile 80,000 Start Printed Page 27820 Czech Republic 50,000 Other Countries 1 CHEDDAR CHEESE, AND CHEESE AND SUBSTITUTES FOR CHEESE CONTAINING, OR PROCESSED FROM, CHEDDAR CHEESE (NOTE 18) 3,655,039 628,817 519,033 7,620,000 Australia 937,721 46,778 215,501 1,250,000 Chile 220,000 Czech Republic 50,000 EU-15 52,404 210,596 1,000,000 New Zealand 2,539,040 257,428 303,532 5,100,000 Other Countries 125,874 14,015 Any Country 100,000 AMERICAN-TYPE CHEESE, INCLUDING COLBY, WASHED CURD AND GRANULAR CHEESE (BUT NOT INCLUDING CHEDDAR) AND CHEESE AND SUBSTITUTES FOR CHEESE CONTAINING OR PROCESSED FROM SUCH AMERICAN-TYPE CHEESE (NOTE 19) 2,842,435 323,118 357,003 Australia 830,124 50,874 119,002 EU-15 186,222 167,778 New Zealand 1,662,224 99,775 238,001 Other Countries 163,865 4,691 EDAM AND GOUDA CHEESE, AND CHEESE AND SUBSTITUTES FOR CHEESE CONTAINING, OR PROCESSED FROM, EDAM AND GOUDA CHEESE (NOTE 20) 5,252,765 353,637 1,210,000 Argentina 119,003 5,997 110,000 Czech Republic 100,000 EU-15 5,009,619 279,381 1,000,000 Norway 114,318 52,682 Other Countries 9,825 15,577 ITALIAN-TYPE CHEESES, MADE FROM COW'S MILK, (ROMANO MADE FROM COW'S MILK, REGGIANO, PARMESAN, PROVOLONE, PROVOLETTI, SBRINZ, AND GOYA-NOT IN ORIGINAL LOAVES) AND CHEESE AND SUBSTITUTES FOR CHEESE CONTAINING, OR PROCESSED FROM, SUCH ITALIAN-TYPE CHEESES, WHETHER OR NOT IN ORIGINAL LOAVES (NOTE 21) 6,491,099 1,029,448 795,517 5,165,000 Argentina 3,944,769 180,714 367,517 1,890,000 EU-15 2,535,930 846,070 700,000 Poland 1,325,000 Romania 500,000 Uruguay 428,000 750,000 Other Countries 10,400 2,664 SWISS OR EMMENTHALER CHEESE OTHER THAN WITH EYE FORMATION, GRUYERE-PROCESS CHEESE AND CHEESE AND SUBSTITUTES FOR CHEESE CONTAINING, OR PROCESSED FROM, SUCH CHEESES (NOTE 22) 5,676,043 975,271 823,519 380,000 EU-15 4,330,758 821,236 393,006 380,000 Switzerland 1,270,525 148,962 430,513 Other Countries 74,760 5,073 CHEESE AND SUBSTITUTES FOR CHEESE, CONTAINING 0.5 PERCENT OR LESS BY WEIGHT OF BUTTERFAT (EXCEPT ARTICLES WITHIN THE SCOPE OF OTHER TARIFF-RATE QUOTAS PROVIDED FOR IN THIS SUBCHAPTER), AND MARGARINE CHEESE (NOTE 23) 3,037,225 1,387,683 1,050,000 EU-15 3,037,224 1,212,776 Israel 50,000 New Zealand 1,000,000 Poland 174,907 Other Countries 1 SWISS OR EMMENTHALER CHEESE WITH EYE FORMATION (NOTE 25) 18,149,617 4,147,714 9,557,945 2,620,000 Argentina 9,115 70,885 Australia 209,698 290,302 Canada 70,000 Czech Republic 400,000 Hungary 800,000 EU-15 13,190,754 3,286,074 4,003,172 1,220,000 Iceland 149,999 150,001 Israel 27,000 Norway 3,192,843 462,467 3,227,690 Switzerland 1,294,048 390,057 1,745,895 200,000 Other Countries 85,275 1 TOTAL: CHEESE ARTICLES 70,922,319 16,978,324 22,764,145 24,921,000 [FR Doc. 04-11057 Filed 5-14-04; 8:45 am]
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Document Information
- Effective Date:
- 5/17/2004
- Published:
- 05/17/2004
- Department:
- Agriculture Department
- Entry Type:
- Rule
- Action:
- Final rule.
- Document Number:
- 04-11057
- Dates:
- May 17, 2004.
- Pages:
- 27818-27821 (4 pages)
- Topics:
- Agricultural commodities, Cheese, Dairy products, Imports, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements
- PDF File:
- 04-11057.pdf
- CFR: (1)
- 7 CFR 6