[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 172 (Wednesday, September 6, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 46329-46330]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-22031]
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OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE
1995-96 Allocation of the Tariff-rate Quota for Raw Cane Sugar
AGENCY: Office of the United States Trade Representative; 600 17th
Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20508.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) is
providing notice of the country-by-country allocation of the in-quota
quantity of the tariff-rate quota for imported raw cane sugar for the
period that begins October 1, 1995, and ends September 30, 1996.
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
raw sugar. The in-quota quantity of the tariff-rate quota for the
period October 1, 1995-September 30, 1996, has been established by the
Secretary of Agriculture at 1,117,195 metric tons, raw value (1,231,496
short tons).
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 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 paragraph (3) of
Presidential Proclamation No. 6763 (60 FR 1007).
Accordingly, the 1,117,195 metric tons for raw cane sugar are being
allocated to the following countries in metric tons, raw value:
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Country 1996allocation
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Argentina............................................... 45,281
Australia............................................... 87,402
Barbados................................................ 7,371
Belize.................................................. 11,583
Bolivia................................................. 8,424
Brazil.................................................. 152,691
Colombia................................................ 25,273
Congo................................................... 7,258
Cote d'Ivoire........................................... 7,258
Costa Rica.............................................. 15,796
Dominican Republic...................................... 185,335
Eucador................................................. 11,583
El Salvador............................................. 27,379
Fiji.................................................... 9,477
Gabon................................................... 7,258
Guatemala............................................... 50,546
Guyana.................................................. 12,636
Haiti................................................... 7,258
Honduras................................................ 10,530
India................................................... 8,424
Jamaica................................................. 11,583
Madagascar.............................................. 7,258
Malawi.................................................. 10,530
Mauritius............................................... 12,636
Mexico.................................................. 7,258
Mozambique.............................................. 13,690
Nicaragua............................................... 22,114
Panama.................................................. 30,538
Papua New Guinea........................................ 7,258
Paraguay................................................ 7,258
Peru.................................................... 43,175
Philippines............................................. 142,160
South Africa............................................ 24,220
St. Kitts & Nevis....................................... 7,258
Swaziland............................................... 16,849
Taiwan.................................................. 12,636
Thailand................................................ 14,743
Trinidad-Tobago......................................... 7,371
Uruguay................................................. 7,258
Zimbabwe................................................ 12,636
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Total............................................. 1,117,195
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The allocation includes the following minimum quota-holding
countries: Congo, Cote d'Ivoire, Gabon, Haiti, Madagascar, Mexico,
Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, St. Kitts & Nevis, and Uruguay.
Michael Kantor,
United States Trade Representative.
[FR Doc. 95-22031 Filed 9-5-95; 8:45 am]
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