2018-18568. Adjustment of Appendices Under the Dairy Tariff-Rate Import Quota Licensing Regulation for the 2018 Tariff-Rate Quota Year  

  • Start Preamble

    AGENCY:

    Foreign Agricultural Service, USDA.

    ACTION:

    Notice.

    SUMMARY:

    This notice publishes the document “Articles Subject to: Appendix 1, Historical Licenses; Appendix 2 Non-historical Licenses; and Appendix 3 and 4, Designated Importers Licenses for Quota Year 2018.” The quantities in Appendices 1 and 2 have been revised under the Dairy Tariff-Rate Import Quota Licensing Regulation for the 2018 quota year to reflect 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.

    DATES:

    August 27, 2018.

    ADDRESSES:

    Abdelsalam El-Farra, Dairy Import Licensing Program, Import Policies and Export Reporting Division, Foreign Agricultural Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Stop 1021, 1400 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20250-1021.

    Start Further Info

    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

    Abdelsalam El-Farra, (202) 720-9439, Abdelsalam.El-Farra@fas.usda.gov.

    End Further Info End Preamble Start Supplemental Information

    SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

    The Foreign Agricultural Service, under a delegation of authority from the Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs, administers the Dairy Tariff-Rate Import Quota Licensing Regulation codified at 7 CFR 6.20-6.36 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 (HTS) 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 Export Reporting Division, Foreign Agricultural Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, issues these licenses and, in conjunction with U.S. Customs and Border Protection, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, 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 by notice in the Federal Register. Accordingly, this document sets forth the revised Appendices 1 and 2 for the 2018 tariff-rate quota year below.

    Start Signature

    Issued at Washington, DC, the 6th day of July 2018.

    Ronald Lord,

    Licensing Authority.

    End Signature Start Printed Page 43636

    Articles Subject to: Appendix 1, Historical Licenses; Appendix 2 Non-Historical Licenses; and Appendix 3 and 4, Designated Importers Licenses for Quota Year 2018

    [Quantities in kilograms]

    Non-cheese articlesAppendix 1Appendix 2Sum of Appendix 1&2Appendix 3 Tokyo RoundAppendix 4 Uruguay RoundGrand total
    BUTTER (NOTE 6)4,303,2342,673,7666,977,0006,977,000
    EU-2762,59933,56296,161
    New Zealand76,50374,090150,593
    Other Countries37,15536,78073,935
    Any Country4,126,9772,529,3346,656,311
    DRIED SKIM MILK (NOTE 7)05,261,0005,261,0005,261,000
    Australia0600,076600,076
    Canada0219,565219,565
    Any Country04,441,3594,441,359
    DRIED WHOLE MILK (NOTE 8)03,321,3003,321,3003,321,300
    New Zealand03,1753,175
    Any Country03,318,1253,318,125
    DRIED BUTTERMILK/WHEY (NOTE 12)0224,981224,981224,981
    Canada0161,161161,161
    New Zealand063,82063,820
    BUTTER SUBSTITUTES CONTAINING OVER 45 PERCENT OF BUTTERFAT AND/OR BUTTER OIL (NOTE 14)06,080,5006,080,5006,080,500
    Any Country06,080,5006,080,500
    TOTAL: NON-CHEESE ARTICLES4,303,23417,561,54721,864,78121,864,781
    CHEESE AND SUBSTITUTES FOR CHEESE (NOTE 16)17,681,56313,788,16831,469,7319,661,1287,496,00048,626,859
    Argentina07,6907,69092,310100,000
    Australia535,6285,542541,170758,8301,750,0003,050,000
    Canada950,162190,8381,141,0001,141,000
    Costa Rica0001,550,0001,550,000
    EU-2713,934,2359,333,42123,267,6561,132,5683,446,00027,846,224
    Of which Portugal is65,83863,471129,309223,691353,000
    Israel79,696079,696593,304673,000
    Iceland29,054264,946294,00029,000323,000
    New Zealand1,351,0003,464,4724,815,4726,506,52811,322,000
    Norway122,86027,140150,000150,000
    Switzerland512,184159,228671,412548,588500,0001,720,000
    Uruguay000250,000250,000
    Other Countries100,906100,729201,635201,635
    Any Country0300,000300,000300,000
    BLUE-MOLD CHEESE (NOTE 17)1,933,126547,8752,481,001430,0002,911,001
    Argentina2,00002,0002,000
    EU-271,931,126547,8742,479,000350,0002,829,000
    Chile00080,00080,000
    Other Countries0111
    CHEDDAR CHEESE (NOTE 18)2,305,6711,978,1854,283,856519,0337,620,00012,422,889
    Australia891,24693,253984,499215,5011,250,0002,450,000
    Chile000220,000220,000
    EU-2752,404210,596263,0001,050,0001,313,000
    New Zealand1,265,0701,531,3982,796,468303,5325,100,0008,200,000
    Other Countries96,95142,938139,889139,889
    Any Country0100,000100,000100,000
    AMERICAN-TYPE CHEESE (NOTE 19)1,182,5691,982,9843,165,553357,00303,522,556
    Australia761,890119,108880,998119,0021,000,000
    EU-27136,075217,925354,000354,000
    New Zealand176,8651,585,1341,761,999238,0012,000,000
    Other Countries107,73960,817168,556168,556
    EDAM AND GOUDA CHEESE (NOTE 20)4,286,9171,319,4855,606,40201,210,0006,816,402
    Argentina105,41819,582125,000110,000235,000
    EU-274,065,6911,223,3095,289,0001,100,0006,389,000
    Norway111,04655,954167,000167,000
    Other Countries4,76220,64025,40225,402
    ITALIAN-TYPE CHEESES (NOTE 21)6,107,1841,413,3637,520,547795,5175,165,00013,481,064
    Argentina3,692,345433,1384,125,483367,5171,890,0006,383,000
    EU-272,414,839967,1613,382,0002,025,0005,407,000
    Romania000500,000500,000
    Uruguay000428,000750,0001,178,000
    Other Countries013,06413,06413,064
    SWISS OR EMMENTHALER CHEESE (NOTE 22)4,238,0062,413,3086,651,314823,519380,0007,854,833
    EU-272,983,7222,168,2725,151,994393,006380,0005,925,000
    Switzerland1,220,786198,7011,419,487430,5131,850,000
    Other Countries33,49846,33579,83379,833
    CHEESE AND SUBSTITUTES FOR CHEESE (NOTE 23)1,173,7663,251,1424,424,9081,050,00005,474,908
    EU-271,173,7663,251,1414,424,9074,424,907
    Israel00050,00050,000
    New Zealand0001,000,0001,000,000
    Other Countries0111
    SWISS OR EMMENTHALER CHEESE WITH EYE FORMATION (NOTE 25)13,104,9399,192,39222,297,3319,557,9452,620,00034,475,276
    Argentina09,1159,11570,88580,000
    Australia209,6980209,698290,302500,000
    Canada00070,00070,000
    Start Printed Page 43637
    EU-279,775,2906,701,53816,476,8284,003,1722,420,00022,900,000
    Iceland0149,999149,999150,001300,000
    Israel27,000027,00027,000
    Norway2,285,3291,369,9813,655,3103,227,6906,883,000
    Switzerland759,369924,7361,684,1051,745,895200,0003,630,000
    Other Countries48,25337,02385,27685,276
    TOTAL: CHEESE ARTICLES52,013,74135,886,90287,900,64322,764,14524,921,000135,585,788
    TOTAL: CHEESE & NON-CHEESE56,316,97553,448,449109,765,42422,764,14524,921,000157,450,569
    End Supplemental Information

    [FR Doc. 2018-18568 Filed 8-24-18; 8:45 am]

    BILLING CODE 3410-10-P

Document Information

Published:
08/27/2018
Department:
Foreign Agricultural Service
Entry Type:
Notice
Action:
Notice.
Document Number:
2018-18568
Dates:
August 27, 2018.
Pages:
43635-43637 (3 pages)
PDF File:
2018-18568.pdf