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OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES
TRADE REPRESENTATIVES
United States-Chile Free Trade
Agreement: 2005 Annual Product
Review and Tariff Determinations
Office of the United States
Trade Representative.
ACTION: Tariff implementation.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: This notice announces the
results of the 2005 annual product
review and tariff determinations,
regarding Chilean imports of certain
fruits, vegetables and juices, set forth by
the U.S.-Chile Free Trade Agreement
(FTA). This review determines whether
these tariff free products, imported
during calendar year 2005, have
exceeded conditions elaborated in the
FTA thus requiring the U.S. to impose
duties predetermined by its tariff phaseout schedule. The effective date for the
resulting change in tariff treatment is
October 1, 2006.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Andrew Stephens, Director of Bilateral
Affairs at the Office of the United States
Trade Representatives (USTR), 1724 F
Street, NW., Washington, DC 20508,
(202) 395–6127 or
Andrew_Stephens@ustr.eop.gov.
The U.S.Chile FTA authorizes the duty-free
importation of designated products
provided that import values do not meet
or exceed conditions elaborated in
Chapter 3, Annex 3.3 of the U.S. General
Notes under Note 17 and 18. The
conditions are met when products
exceed fifty percent of total U.S imports
for that specific tariff line or the value
of imports from Chile for a specific tariff
line exceeds $110 million. If either
condition is met, the applied
preferential rate shall revert to duties set
forth according to the staging categories
in the Chapter 3, Annex 3.3 of the FTA
Text. The specific products for which
these conditions apply and the location
of the tariff can be found in Chapter 99,
Note 19 and 20 of the 2006 U.S.
Harmonized Tariff Schedule. These
products include cucumbers, gherkins,
strawberries, blackberries, mulberries,
currants, peppers, vegetable mixes,
certain parts of plants, apple puree,
quince puree and pear puree, apricot
pulp and certain fruit and vegetable
juices.
Since implementation of the U.S.Chile FTA in 2004, the U.S. Trade
Representative’s Office has monitored
Chilean imports to ensure that the
provisions of the FTA have been
implemented correctly. The review of
imports made during the calendar year
2005 found that total U.S. imports of
apple, quince and pear pastes and
purees (HTS 2007.99.4800) equaled $2.2
million and imports from Chile
accounted for more than $1.2 million of
that total. Thus total Chilean imports
accounted for 54 percent of the total,
exceeding the aforementioned
conditions allowed for immediate dutyfree imports under U.S.-Chile FTA
provisions.
Accordingly, the tariff treatment set
forth in subheading 9911.77.11 for
goods of Chile, under the terms of
general note 26 to the HTS, is deleted,
effective with respect to goods that are
entered, or withdrawn from warehouse
for consumption, on or after October 1,
2006, and the rate of duty set forth in
subheading 9911.77.12, together with
scheduled staged reductions thereof,
shall apply to eligible entries of the
subject goods as of October 1, 2006.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Column A
HTS
Product
Apple, quince and pear pastes and purees ............................................................................................................
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Product
Column A
HTS
Column B
HTS
This now becomes: ..................................................................................................................................................
And the applicable duty becomes: 7.5% .................................................................................................................
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9911.77.12
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Susan C. Schwab,
United States Trade Representative.
[FR Doc. E6–13500 Filed 8–15–06; 8:45 am]
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PENSION BENEFIT GUARANTY
CORPORATION
Required Interest Rate Assumption for
Determining Variable-Rate Premium for
Single-Employer Plans; Interest
Assumptions for Multiemployer Plan
Valuations Following Mass Withdrawal
Pension Benefit Guaranty
Corporation.
ACTION: Notice of interest rates and
assumptions.
AGENCY:
This notice informs the public
of the interest rates and assumptions to
be used under certain Pension Benefit
Guaranty Corporation regulations. These
rates and assumptions are published
elsewhere (or can be derived from rates
published elsewhere), but are collected
and published in this notice for the
convenience of the public. Interest rates
are also published on the PBGC’s Web
site (https://www.pbgc.gov).
DATES: The required interest rate for
determining the variable-rate premium
SUMMARY:
under part 4006 applies to premium
payment years beginning in August
2006. The interest assumptions for
performing multiemployer plan
valuations following mass withdrawal
under part 4281 apply to valuation dates
occurring in September 2006.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Catherine B. Klion, Manager, Regulatory
and Policy Division, Legislative and
Regulatory Department, Pension Benefit
Guaranty Corporation, 1200 K Street,
NW., Washington, DC 20005, 202–326–
4024. (TTY/TDD users may call the
Federal relay service toll-free at 1–800–
877–8339 and ask to be connected to
202–326–4024.)
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Variable-Rate Premiums
Section 4006(a)(3)(E)(iii)(II) of the
Employee Retirement Income Security
Act of 1974 (ERISA) and § 4006.4(b)(1)
of the PBGC’s regulation on Premium
Rates (29 CFR part 4006) prescribe use
of an assumed interest rate (the
‘‘required interest rate’’) in determining
a single-employer plan’s variable-rate
premium. The required interest rate is
the ‘‘applicable percentage’’ (currently
85 percent) of the annual yield on 30year Treasury securities for the month
preceding the beginning of the plan year
for which premiums are being paid (the
‘‘premium payment year’’). The required
interest rate to be used in determining
variable-rate premiums for premium
payment years beginning in August
2006 is 4.36 percent (i.e., 85 percent of
the 5.13 percent Treasury Securities
Rate for July 2006).
The Pension Funding Equity Act of
2004 (‘‘PFEA’’)—under which the
required interest rate is 85 percent of the
annual rate of interest determined by
the Secretary of the Treasury on
amounts invested conservatively in
long-term investment grade corporate
bonds for the month preceding the
beginning of the plan year for which
premiums are being paid—applies only
for premium payment years beginning
in 2004 or 2005. Congress has passed
legislation that would extend the PFEA
rate for two more years. When that
legislation is signed into law, the PBGC
will promptly publish a Federal
Register notice with the rate for August
2006, as well as the rates for January
through July 2006.
The following table lists the required
interest rates to be used in determining
variable-rate premiums for premium
payment years beginning between
September 2005 and August 2006.
The required
interest rate is:
For premium payment years beginning in:
September 2005 ..................................................................................................................................................................................
October 2005 .......................................................................................................................................................................................
November 2005 ...................................................................................................................................................................................
December 2005 ...................................................................................................................................................................................
January 2006 .......................................................................................................................................................................................
February 2006 .....................................................................................................................................................................................
March 2006 ..........................................................................................................................................................................................
April 2006 .............................................................................................................................................................................................
May 2006 .............................................................................................................................................................................................
June 2006 ............................................................................................................................................................................................
July 2006 .............................................................................................................................................................................................
August 2006 .........................................................................................................................................................................................
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Multiemployer Plan Valuations
Following Mass Withdrawal
The PBGC’s regulation on Duties of
Plan Sponsor Following Mass
Withdrawal (29 CFR part 4281)
prescribes the use of interest
assumptions under the PBGC’s
regulation on Allocation of Assets in
Single-Employer Plans (29 CFR part
4044). The interest assumptions
applicable to valuation dates in
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September 2006 under part 4044 are
contained in an amendment to part 4044
published elsewhere in today’s Federal
Register. Tables showing the
assumptions applicable to prior periods
are codified in appendix B to 29 CFR
part 4044.
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4.62
4.83
4.91
3.95
3.90
3.89
4.02
4.30
4.42
4.39
4.36
Issued in Washington, DC, on this 8th day
of August 2006.
Vincent K. Snowbarger,
Acting Executive Director, Pension Benefit
Guaranty Corporation.
[FR Doc. 06–6959 Filed 8–15–06; 8:45 am]
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OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVES
United States-Chile Free Trade Agreement: 2005 Annual Product
Review and Tariff Determinations
AGENCY: Office of the United States Trade Representative.
ACTION: Tariff implementation.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces the results of the 2005 annual product
review and tariff determinations, regarding Chilean imports of certain
fruits, vegetables and juices, set forth by the U.S.-Chile Free Trade
Agreement (FTA). This review determines whether these tariff free
products, imported during calendar year 2005, have exceeded conditions
elaborated in the FTA thus requiring the U.S. to impose duties
predetermined by its tariff phase-out schedule. The effective date for
the resulting change in tariff treatment is October 1, 2006.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Andrew Stephens, Director of Bilateral
Affairs at the Office of the United States Trade Representatives
(USTR), 1724 F Street, NW., Washington, DC 20508, (202) 395-6127 or
Andrew--Stephens@ustr.eop.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The U.S.-Chile FTA authorizes the duty-free
importation of designated products provided that import values do not
meet or exceed conditions elaborated in Chapter 3, Annex 3.3 of the
U.S. General Notes under Note 17 and 18. The conditions are met when
products exceed fifty percent of total U.S imports for that specific
tariff line or the value of imports from Chile for a specific tariff
line exceeds $110 million. If either condition is met, the applied
preferential rate shall revert to duties set forth according to the
staging categories in the Chapter 3, Annex 3.3 of the FTA Text. The
specific products for which these conditions apply and the location of
the tariff can be found in Chapter 99, Note 19 and 20 of the 2006 U.S.
Harmonized Tariff Schedule. These products include cucumbers, gherkins,
strawberries, blackberries, mulberries, currants, peppers, vegetable
mixes, certain parts of plants, apple puree, quince puree and pear
puree, apricot pulp and certain fruit and vegetable juices.
Since implementation of the U.S.-Chile FTA in 2004, the U.S. Trade
Representative's Office has monitored Chilean imports to ensure that
the provisions of the FTA have been implemented correctly. The review
of imports made during the calendar year 2005 found that total U.S.
imports of apple, quince and pear pastes and purees (HTS 2007.99.4800)
equaled $2.2 million and imports from Chile accounted for more than
$1.2 million of that total. Thus total Chilean imports accounted for 54
percent of the total, exceeding the aforementioned conditions allowed
for immediate duty-free imports under U.S.-Chile FTA provisions.
Accordingly, the tariff treatment set forth in subheading
9911.77.11 for goods of Chile, under the terms of general note 26 to
the HTS, is deleted, effective with respect to goods that are entered,
or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after October 1,
2006, and the rate of duty set forth in subheading 9911.77.12, together
with scheduled staged reductions thereof, shall apply to eligible
entries of the subject goods as of October 1, 2006.
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Product Column A HTS Column B HTS
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Apple, quince and pear pastes and purees 2007.99.48 9911.77.11
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This now becomes:....................... .............. 9911.77.12
And the applicable duty becomes: 7.5%... .............. ..............
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Susan C. Schwab,
United States Trade Representative.
[FR Doc. E6-13500 Filed 8-15-06; 8:45 am]
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