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  2019-13415. Reallocation of Unused Fiscal Year 2019 Tariff-Rate Quota Volume for Raw Cane Sugar  

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    AGENCY:

    Office of the United States Trade Representative.

    ACTION:

    Notice.

    SUMMARY:

    The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) is providing notice of country-by-country reallocations of the fiscal year (FY) 2019 in-quota quantity of the World Trade Organization (WTO) tariff-rate quota (TRQ) for imported raw cane sugar.

    DATES:

    This notice is applicable on June 25, 2019.

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    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

    Dylan Daniels, Office of Agricultural Affairs at 202-395-6095 or Dylan.T.Daniels@ustr.eop.gov.

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    SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

    Pursuant to Additional U.S. Note 5 to Chapter 17 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS), the United States maintains WTO 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 June 29, 2018, the Secretary of Agriculture established the FY 2019 TRQ for imported raw cane sugar at the minimum to which the United States committed to pursuant to the World Trade Organization Uruguay Round Agreements (1,117,195 metric tons raw value (MTRV)). On July 18, 2018, USTR provided notice of country-by-country allocations of the FY 2019 in-quota quantity of the WTO TRQ for imported raw cane sugar. Based on consultation with quota holders, USTR has determined to reallocate 100,071 MTRV of the original TRQ quantity from those countries that have stated they do not plan to fill their FY 2019 allocated raw cane sugar quantities. USTR is allocating the 100,071 MTRV to the following countries in the amounts specified below:

    CountryFY 2019 raw sugar unused reallocation (MTRV)
    Argentina6,662
    Australia12,859
    Barbados300
    Belize1,704
    Bolivia1,239
    Brazil22,464
    Colombia3,718
    Costa Rica2,324
    El Salvador4,028
    Fiji1,394
    Guatemala7,437
    Guyana1,859
    Honduras1,549
    India1,239
    Jamaica1,704
    Malawi1,549
    Mauritius1,859
    Mozambique2,014
    Nicaragua3,254
    Panama4,493
    Peru6,352
    South Africa3,563
    Swaziland2,479
    Thailand2,169
    Zimbabwe1,859

    USTR based these allocations on the countries' historical shipments to the United States. The allocations of the raw cane sugar WTO 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.

    Conversion factor: 1 metric ton = 1.10231125 short tons.

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    Gregory Doud,

    Chief Agricultural Negotiator, Office of the United States Trade Representative.

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    [FR Doc. 2019-13415 Filed 6-24-19; 8:45 am]

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Document Information

Published:
06/25/2019
Department:
Trade Representative, Office of United States
Entry Type:
Notice
Action:
Notice.
Document Number:
2019-13415
Dates:
This notice is applicable on June 25, 2019.
Pages:
29927-29927 (1 pages)
PDF File:
2019-13415.pdf
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