[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 173 (Thursday, September 7, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 46636-46637]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-21945]
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE
Country-by-Country Reallocations of the Tariff-Rate Quota for
Sugar
AGENCY: Office of the United States Trade Representatives.
ACTION: Notice.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
SUMMARY: The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) is
providing notice of two sets of country-by-country reallocations of
part of the in-quota quantity of the tariff-rate quota for imported
sugar for the period that ends September 30, 1995.
EFFECTIVE DATES: June 13 and July 13, 1995, respectively.
ADDRESSES: Inquiries may be mailed or delivered to Tom Perkins, Senior
Economist, Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, 600 17th Street
N.W., Office of Agricultural Affairs (Room 421), Washington, DC 20508.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Tom Perkins, Office of Agricultural Affairs, 202-395-6127.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On June 13, 1995, and again on July 13,
1995, the United States Trade Representative determined and announced
that countries to which an allocation had been made of the in-quota
quantity under the sugar tariff-rate quota (TRQ) provided for in
Additional U.S. Note 5 to chapter 17 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule
of the United States (HTS) would not be filling their allocations and
that the amount of this shortfall would be reallocated to other
supplying countries or areas. This notice documents these earlier
announcements. Following is information on the quota shortfall and
reallocation amounts for the June 13 and July 13 announcements,
respectively.
June 13, 1995, Reallocation
On June 13, 1995, the United States Trade Representative determined
and announced that five countries would not be filling their
allocations under the tariff-rate quota for sugar. These countries are:
Barbados, Congo, Gabon, Papua New Guinea, and St. Kitts & Nevis. The
amount of the total shortfall is 92,427 metric tons (101,883 short
tons). The shortfall amount for each country is: Barbados 23,763 MT,
Congo 14,584 MT, Gabon 21,840 MT, Papua New Guinea 13,999 MT, and St.
Kitts & Nevis 18,241 MT.
This amount has been reallocated among supplying countries in the
following amounts (metric tons, raw value):
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Reallocated
Country amount
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Argentina.................................................. 4,035
Australia.................................................. 7,788
Belize..................................................... 1,032
Bolivia.................................................... 750
Brazil..................................................... 13,606
Colombia................................................... 2,252
Costa Rica................................................. 1,407
Dominican Republic......................................... 16,515
Ecuador.................................................... 1,032
El Salvador................................................ 2,440
Fiji....................................................... 845
Guatemala.................................................. 4,504
Guyana..................................................... 1,126
Honduras................................................... 938
India...................................................... 750
Jamaica.................................................... 1,032
Malawi..................................................... 938
Mauritius.................................................. 1,126
Mozambique................................................. 1,220
Nicaragua.................................................. 1,971
Panama..................................................... 2,721
Peru....................................................... 3,848
Philippines................................................ 12,668
South Africa............................................... 2,158
Swaziland.................................................. 1,502
Taiwan..................................................... 1,126
Thailand................................................... 1,314
Trinidad-Tobago............................................ 657
Zimbabwe................................................... 1,126
------------
Total................................................ 92,427
------------------------------------------------------------------------
July 13, 1995, Reallocation
On July 13, 1995, the United States Trade Representative determined
and announced that five countries would not be filling their
allocations of the tariff-rate quota for sugar, including the amounts
reallocated to them in the June 13, 1995, reallocation announcement.
Accordingly, their remaining quota balances are being reallocated. This
is in addition to the reallocation announced on June 13, 1995.
The five countries which will not utilize their remaining quota
balances are: India, Madagascar, the Philippines, Taiwan, and Thailand.
The total amount of the 1994/1995 sugar TRQ reallocated for purposes of
the July 13 reallocation is 17,923 metric tons (19,757 short tons). The
following amounts are reallocated from each country (in MT raw value):
India, 750 MT; Madagascar, 2,066 MT; the Philippines, 12,668 MT;
Taiwan, 1,126 MT; and Thailand, 1,314 MT.
This amount has been reallocated among supplying countries in the
following amounts (metric tons, raw value):
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Reallocated
Country amount
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Argentina.................................................. 522
Australia.................................................. 1,009
Belize..................................................... 134
Bolivia.................................................... 97
Brazil..................................................... 1,762
Columbia................................................... 292
Costa Rica................................................. 183
Dominican Republic......................................... 2,139
Ecuador.................................................... 134
El Salvador................................................ 316
Fiji....................................................... 109
Guatemala.................................................. 583
Guyana..................................................... 146
Honduras................................................... 121
Jamaica.................................................... 134
Malawi..................................................... 121
Mauritius.................................................. 146
Mozambique................................................. 158
Nicaragua.................................................. 255
Panama..................................................... 353
Papua New Guinea........................................... 8,005
Peru....................................................... 499
South Africa............................................... 279
Swaziland.................................................. 195
Trinidad-Tobago............................................ 85
Zimbabwe................................................... 146
------------
Total................................................ 17,923
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Barbados, India, Madagascar, Philippines, Taiwan and Thailand were
also excluded from this reallocation based on reported lack of shipment
intentions for the June 13 reallocation quantity.
The reallocation of the 17,923 MT includes reinstating to Papua New
Guinea 8,005 MT of the 13,999 MT reallocated from it in the June 13
announcement. This amount was reinstated due to a confirmed delivery
contract for quota entry into the United States by September 30, 1995.
[[Page 46637]]
Note: In both announcements, the reallocation amount is zero for
the ten minimum quota-holding countries including: Congo, Cote
d'Ivoire, Gabon, Haiti, Madagascar, Mexico, Papua New Guinea,
Paraguay, St. Kitts & Nevis, and Uruguay, since the previously
announced minimum allocation for these countries already exceeds the
base import quota plus any reallocation adjustment.
Both reallocations apply to the period ending September 30, 1995,
only.
Jennifer A. Hillman,
Acting United States Trade Representative.
[FR Doc. 95-21945 Filed 9-6-95; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3190-01-M
