[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 187 (Wednesday, September 27, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 49974]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-23937]
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OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE
Tariff-rate Quota for Refined Sugar (Other Than Specialty Sugar)
AGENCY: Office of the United States Trade Representative; 600 17th
Street NW., Washington, DC 20508.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) is
providing notice that the in-quota quantity of the tariff-rate quota
for imported refined sugar (other than specialty sugars) will be
available on a globalized basis, the certificate of quota eligibility
requirements for this sugar are being suspended, and the quota quantity
reserved for the importation of specialty sugars will be allocated
among supplying countries as provided in this notice.
EFFECTIVE DATE: October 1, 1995.
ADDRESSES: Inquiries may be mailed or delivered to Tom Perkins, Senior
Economist, Office of Agricultural Affairs (Room 421), Office of the
United States Trade Representative, 600 17th Street NW., Washington, DC
20508.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Tom Perkins, 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 a tariff-rate quota for imports of
refined sugar (sugars, syrups and molasses provided for under
subheadings 1701.12.10, 1701.91.10, 1701.99.10, 1702.90.10, and
2106.90.44 of the HTS). The Secretary of Agriculture, by notice in the
Federal Register of August 15, 1995 (60 FR 42142), established the in-
quota quantity of the tariff-rate quota for refined sugar for the
period October 1, 1995-September 30, 1996, at 22,000 metric tons, raw
value, and reserve 1,656 metric tons, raw value, of this amount of the
importation of specialty sugars.
Section 404(d)(3) of the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (19 U.S.C.
3601(d)(3)) authorizes the President to determine the allocation of the
in-quota quantity of a tariff-rate quota for any agricultural product
among supplying countries or customs areas. The President delegated
this authority to the United States Trade Representative under
President Proclamation No. 6763 (60 FR 1007).
Pursuant to section 404(d)(3) of the Uruguay Round Agreements Act
and Additional U.S. Note 5 to chapter 17 of the HTS, I have determined
that the quantity of the 1995-96 tariff-rate quota for refined sugar
that is reserved for the importation of specialty sugars (1,656 metric
tons, raw value) shall be allowed to each of the following countries
and areas, in the amount of 72 metric tons, raw value: Belgium, Burma,
Cameroon, People's Republic of China, Denmark, Federal Republic of
Germany, France, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Kenya,
Republic of Korea, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Netherlands Antilles,
Suriname, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom, Venezuela and Republic
of Yemen.
I have also determined not to allocate the in-quota quantity of the
tariff-rate quota for refined sugar, as provided for in Additional U.S.
Note 5 to chapter 17 of the HTS and established by the Secretary of
Agriculture, among supplying countries, except for the allocation of
the quantity reserved for the importation of specialty sugars.
In addition, I have determined that suspension of the certificate
of quota eligibility (CQE) requirements for sugar entering under the
tariff-rate quota for refined sugar gives due consideration to the
interests in the U.S. sugar market of domestic producers and materially
affected contracting parties to the General Agreement on Tariffs and
Trade. Accordingly, pursuant to 15 CFR 2011.110(a), effective October
1, 1995, the provisions of subpart A of part 2011 of 15 CFR are
suspended with respect to imports of sugar under the refined sugar
tariff-rate quota. The CQE system will remain in place for imports of
raw cane sugar.
Michael Kantor,
United States Trade Representative.
[FR Doc. 95-23937 Filed 9-26-95; 8:45 am]
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