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Comments will be summarized and
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Signed at Washington, DC, on March 27,
2008.
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Corporation.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Foreign Agricultural Service
WTO Agricultural Safeguard Trigger
Levels
Foreign Agricultural Service,
USDA.
ACTION: Notice of product coverage and
trigger levels for safeguard measures
provided for in the World Trade
Organization (WTO) Agreement on
Agriculture.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: This notice lists the updated
quantity trigger levels for products,
which may be subject to additional
import duties under the safeguard
provisions of the WTO Agreement on
Agriculture. This notice also includes
the relevant period applicable for the
trigger levels on each of the listed
products.
EFFECTIVE DATE: April 2, 2008.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Lana Bennett, Import and Trade Support
Programs Division, Foreign Agricultural
Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture,
Stop 1021, 1400 Independence Avenue,
SW., Washington, DC 20250–1021,
telephone at (202) 720–0638, or e-mail
itspd@fas.usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Article 5
of the WTO Agreement on Agriculture
provides that additional import duties
may be imposed on imports of products
subject to tariffication as a result of the
Uruguay Round if certain conditions are
met. The agreement permits additional
duties to be charged if the price of an
individual shipment of imported
products falls below the average price
for similar goods imported during the
years 1986–88 by a specified percentage.
It also permits additional duties to be
imposed if the volume of imports of an
article exceeds the average of the most
recent 3 years for which data are
available by 5, 10, or 25 percent,
depending on the article. These
additional duties may not be imposed
on quantities for which minimum or
current access commitments were made
during the Uruguay Round negotiations,
and only one type of safeguard, price or
quantity, may be applied at any given
time to an article. Section 405 of the
Uruguay Round Agreements Act
requires that the President cause to be
published in the Federal Register
information regarding the price and
quantity safeguards, including the
quantity trigger levels, which must be
updated annually based upon import
levels during the most recent 3 years.
The President delegated this duty to the
Secretary of Agriculture in Presidential
Proclamation No. 6763, dated December
23, 1994, 60 FR 1005 (Jan. 4, 1995). The
Secretary of Agriculture further
delegated the duty to the Administrator
of the Foreign Agricultural Service (7
CFR 2.43(a)(2)(2007)). The Annex to this
notice contains the updated quantity
trigger levels.
Additional information on the
products subject to safeguards and the
additional duties which may apply can
be found in subchapter IV of Chapter 99
of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of
the United States and in the Secretary
of Agriculture’s Notice of Safeguard
Action, published in the Federal
Register at 60 FR 427, January 4, 1995.
Notice: As provided in section 405 of
the Uruguay Round Agreements Act,
consistent with Article 5 of the
Agreement on Agriculture, the safeguard
quantity trigger levels previously
notified are superceded by the levels
indicated in the Annex to this notice.
The definitions of these products
were provided in the Notice of
Safeguard Action published in the
Federal Register, at 60 FR 427, January
4, 1995.
Issued at Washington, DC this 26th day of
March, 2008.
Michael W. Yost,
Administrator, Foreign Agricultural Service.
ANNEX.—QUANTITY-BASED SAFEGUARD TRIGGER
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Product
Trigger level
Beef ....................................................................
Mutton .................................................................
Cream .................................................................
Evaporated or Condensed Milk ..........................
Nonfat Dry Milk ...................................................
Dried Whole Milk ................................................
Dried Cream .......................................................
Dried Whey/Buttermilk ........................................
Butter ..................................................................
Butter Oil and Butter Substitutes .......................
Dairy Mixtures ....................................................
Blue Cheese .......................................................
Cheddar Cheese ................................................
American-Type Cheese ......................................
Edam/Gouda Cheese .........................................
Italian-Type Cheese ...........................................
Swiss Cheese with Eye Formation ....................
Gruyere Process Cheese ...................................
Lowfat Cheese ...................................................
NSPF Cheese ....................................................
Peanuts ..............................................................
412,848 mt ..................
2,455 mt ......................
1,683,273 liters ...........
6,393,713 kilograms ...
501,702 kilograms ......
3,300,683 kilograms ...
16,575 kilograms ........
57,385 kilograms ........
8,119,255 kilograms ...
7,852,361 kilograms ...
59,001,920 kilograms
5,312,438 kilograms ...
12,878,813 kilograms
8,616,224 kilograms ...
8,348,479 kilograms ...
22,934,090 kilograms
32,795,660 kilograms
7,028,728 kilograms ...
1,519,025 kilograms ...
54,012,829 kilograms
15,634 mt ....................
12,096 mt ....................
3,833 mt ......................
1,411,011 mt ...............
1,462,968 mt ...............
Peanut Butter/Paste ...........................................
Raw Cane Sugar ................................................
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Period
January 1, 2008 to December 31, 2008.
January 1, 2008 to December 31, 2008.
January 1, 2008 to December 31, 2008.
January 1, 2008 to December 31, 2008.
January 1, 2008 to December 31, 2008.
January 1, 2008 to December 31, 2008.
January 1, 2008 to December 31, 2008.
January 1, 2008 to December 31, 2008.
January 1, 2008 to December 31, 2008.
January 1, 2008 to December 31, 2008.
January 1, 2008 to December 31, 2008.
January 1, 2008 to December 31, 2008.
January 1, 2008 to December 31, 2008.
January 1, 2008 to December 31, 2008.
January 1, 2008 to December 31, 2008.
January 1, 2008 to December 31, 2008.
January 1, 2008 to December 31, 2008.
January 1, 2008 to December 31, 2008.
January 1, 2008 to December 31, 2008.
January 1, 2008 to December 31, 2008.
April 1, 2007 to March 31, 2008.
April 1, 2008 to March 31, 2009.
January 1, 2008 to December 31, 2008.
October 1, 2007 to September 30, 2008.
October 1, 2008 to September 30, 2009.
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ANNEX.—QUANTITY-BASED SAFEGUARD TRIGGER—Continued
Product
Trigger level
Refined Sugar and Syrups .................................
158,544 mt ..................
175,217 mt ..................
29 mt ...........................
72 mt ...........................
593 mt .........................
669 mt .........................
17,655 mt ....................
16,759 mt ....................
1,083 mt ......................
1,329 mt ......................
9,137,158 kilograms ...
321,752 kilograms ......
21,932 kilograms ........
111 mt .........................
243 mt .........................
126 mt .........................
128 mt .........................
2,228,293 liters ...........
29,683 kilograms ........
128,095 kilograms ......
669,917 kilograms ......
0 kilograms .................
0 kilograms .................
2,113,814 kilograms ...
1,723,796 kilograms ...
7,045,601 kilograms ...
4,416,936 kilograms ...
5,128 kilograms ..........
70,768 kilograms ........
19,473 kilograms ........
10,205 kilograms ........
Blended Syrups ..................................................
Articles Over 65% Sugar ....................................
Articles Over 10% Sugar ....................................
Sweetened Cocoa Powder .................................
Chocolate Crumb ...............................................
Lowfat Chocolate Crumb ....................................
Infant Formula Containing Oligosaccharides .....
Mixes and Doughs .............................................
Mixed Condiments and Seasonings ...................
Ice Cream ...........................................................
Animal Feed Containing Milk .............................
Short Staple Cotton ............................................
Harsh or Rough Cotton ......................................
Medium Staple Cotton ........................................
Extra Long Staple Cotton ...................................
Cotton Waste ......................................................
Cotton, Processed, Not Spun ............................
Period
October 1, 2007 to September 30, 2008.
October 1, 2008 to September 30, 2009.
October 1, 2007 to September 30, 2008.
October 1, 2008 to September 30, 2009.
October 1, 2007 to September 30, 2008.
October 1, 2008 to September 30, 2009.
October 1, 2007 to September 30, 2008.
October 1, 2008 to September 30, 2009.
October 1, 2007 to September 30, 2008.
October 1, 2008 to September 30, 2009.
January 1, 2008 to December 31, 2008.
January 1, 2008 to December 31, 2008.
January 1, 2008 to December 31, 2008.
October 1, 2007 to September 30, 2008.
October 1, 2008 to September 30, 2009.
October 1, 2007 to September 30, 2008.
October 1, 2008 to September 30, 2009.
January 1, 2008 to December 31, 2008.
January 1, 2008 to December 31, 2008.
September 20, 2007 to September 19, 2008.
September 20, 2008 to September 19, 2009.
August 1, 2007 to July 31, 2008.
August 1, 2008 to July 31, 2009.
August 1, 2007 to July 31, 2008.
August 1, 2008 to July 31, 2009.
August 1, 2007 to July 31, 2008.
August 1, 2008 to July 31, 2009.
September 20, 2007 to September 19, 2008.
September 20, 2008 to September 19, 2009.
September 11, 2007 to September 10, 2008.
September 11, 2008 to September 10, 2009.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
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Requests for additional information or
copies of the information collection
instrument and instructions should be
directed to Larry Hall, BIS ICB Liaison,
(202) 482–4896, lhall@bis.doc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Control Number: 0694–0083.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Review: Business or other forprofit organizations.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
3,000.
Estimated Time Per Response: 30
minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 1,500.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to
Public: $0.
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Bureau of Industry and Security
Proposed Information Collection;
Comment Request; Competitive
Enhancement Needs Assessment
Survey Program
I. Abstract
Bureau of Industry and
Security, Commerce.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Department of
Commerce, as part of its continuing
effort to reduce paperwork and
respondent burden, invites the general
public and other Federal agencies to
take this opportunity to comment on
proposed and/or continuing information
collections, as required by the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
DATES: Written comments must be
submitted on or before June 2, 2008.
ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments
to Diana Hynek, Departmental
Paperwork Clearance Officer,
Department of Commerce, Room 6625,
14th and Constitution Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20230 (or via the
Internet at dHynek@doc.gov).
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The Defense Production Act of 1950,
as amended, and Executive Order
12919, authorizes the Secretary of
Commerce to assess the capabilities of
the defense industrial base to support
the national defense. They also develop
policy alternatives to improve the
international competitiveness of specific
domestic industries and their abilities to
meet defense program needs. The
information collected from voluntary
surveys will be used to assist small- and
medium-sized firms in defense
transition and in gaining access to
advanced technologies and
manufacturing processes available from
Federal Laboratories. The goal is to
improve regions of the country
adversely affected by cutbacks in
defense spending and military base
closures.
II. Method of Collection
Surveys will be electronically
submitted.
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Comments are invited on: (a) Whether
the proposed collection of information
is necessary for the proper performance
of the functions of the agency, including
whether the information shall have
practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of the burden
(including hours and cost) of the
proposed collection of information; (c)
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and (d) ways to minimize the
burden of the collection of information
on respondents, including through the
use of automated collection techniques
or other forms of information
technology.
Comments submitted in response to
this notice will be summarized and/or
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Foreign Agricultural Service
WTO Agricultural Safeguard Trigger Levels
AGENCY: Foreign Agricultural Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice of product coverage and trigger levels for safeguard
measures provided for in the World Trade Organization (WTO) Agreement
on Agriculture.
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SUMMARY: This notice lists the updated quantity trigger levels for
products, which may be subject to additional import duties under the
safeguard provisions of the WTO Agreement on Agriculture. This notice
also includes the relevant period applicable for the trigger levels on
each of the listed products.
EFFECTIVE DATE: April 2, 2008.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lana Bennett, Import and Trade Support
Programs Division, Foreign Agricultural Service, U.S. Department of
Agriculture, Stop 1021, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC
20250-1021, telephone at (202) 720-0638, or e-mail itspd@fas.usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Article 5 of the WTO Agreement on
Agriculture provides that additional import duties may be imposed on
imports of products subject to tariffication as a result of the Uruguay
Round if certain conditions are met. The agreement permits additional
duties to be charged if the price of an individual shipment of imported
products falls below the average price for similar goods imported
during the years 1986-88 by a specified percentage. It also permits
additional duties to be imposed if the volume of imports of an article
exceeds the average of the most recent 3 years for which data are
available by 5, 10, or 25 percent, depending on the article. These
additional duties may not be imposed on quantities for which minimum or
current access commitments were made during the Uruguay Round
negotiations, and only one type of safeguard, price or quantity, may be
applied at any given time to an article. Section 405 of the Uruguay
Round Agreements Act requires that the President cause to be published
in the Federal Register information regarding the price and quantity
safeguards, including the quantity trigger levels, which must be
updated annually based upon import levels during the most recent 3
years. The President delegated this duty to the Secretary of
Agriculture in Presidential Proclamation No. 6763, dated December 23,
1994, 60 FR 1005 (Jan. 4, 1995). The Secretary of Agriculture further
delegated the duty to the Administrator of the Foreign Agricultural
Service (7 CFR 2.43(a)(2)(2007)). The Annex to this notice contains the
updated quantity trigger levels.
Additional information on the products subject to safeguards and
the additional duties which may apply can be found in subchapter IV of
Chapter 99 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States and
in the Secretary of Agriculture's Notice of Safeguard Action, published
in the Federal Register at 60 FR 427, January 4, 1995.
Notice: As provided in section 405 of the Uruguay Round Agreements
Act, consistent with Article 5 of the Agreement on Agriculture, the
safeguard quantity trigger levels previously notified are superceded by
the levels indicated in the Annex to this notice.
The definitions of these products were provided in the Notice of
Safeguard Action published in the Federal Register, at 60 FR 427,
January 4, 1995.
Issued at Washington, DC this 26th day of March, 2008.
Michael W. Yost,
Administrator, Foreign Agricultural Service.
Annex.--Quantity-Based Safeguard Trigger
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Product Trigger level Period
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Beef.................................... 412,848 mt................. January 1, 2008 to December 31, 2008.
Mutton.................................. 2,455 mt................... January 1, 2008 to December 31, 2008.
Cream................................... 1,683,273 liters........... January 1, 2008 to December 31, 2008.
Evaporated or Condensed Milk............ 6,393,713 kilograms........ January 1, 2008 to December 31, 2008.
Nonfat Dry Milk......................... 501,702 kilograms.......... January 1, 2008 to December 31, 2008.
Dried Whole Milk........................ 3,300,683 kilograms........ January 1, 2008 to December 31, 2008.
Dried Cream............................. 16,575 kilograms........... January 1, 2008 to December 31, 2008.
Dried Whey/Buttermilk................... 57,385 kilograms........... January 1, 2008 to December 31, 2008.
Butter.................................. 8,119,255 kilograms........ January 1, 2008 to December 31, 2008.
Butter Oil and Butter Substitutes....... 7,852,361 kilograms........ January 1, 2008 to December 31, 2008.
Dairy Mixtures.......................... 59,001,920 kilograms....... January 1, 2008 to December 31, 2008.
Blue Cheese............................. 5,312,438 kilograms........ January 1, 2008 to December 31, 2008.
Cheddar Cheese.......................... 12,878,813 kilograms....... January 1, 2008 to December 31, 2008.
American-Type Cheese.................... 8,616,224 kilograms........ January 1, 2008 to December 31, 2008.
Edam/Gouda Cheese....................... 8,348,479 kilograms........ January 1, 2008 to December 31, 2008.
Italian-Type Cheese..................... 22,934,090 kilograms....... January 1, 2008 to December 31, 2008.
Swiss Cheese with Eye Formation......... 32,795,660 kilograms....... January 1, 2008 to December 31, 2008.
Gruyere Process Cheese.................. 7,028,728 kilograms........ January 1, 2008 to December 31, 2008.
Lowfat Cheese........................... 1,519,025 kilograms........ January 1, 2008 to December 31, 2008.
NSPF Cheese............................. 54,012,829 kilograms....... January 1, 2008 to December 31, 2008.
Peanuts................................. 15,634 mt.................. April 1, 2007 to March 31, 2008.
12,096 mt.................. April 1, 2008 to March 31, 2009.
Peanut Butter/Paste..................... 3,833 mt................... January 1, 2008 to December 31, 2008.
Raw Cane Sugar.......................... 1,411,011 mt............... October 1, 2007 to September 30, 2008.
1,462,968 mt............... October 1, 2008 to September 30, 2009.
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Refined Sugar and Syrups................ 158,544 mt................. October 1, 2007 to September 30, 2008.
175,217 mt................. October 1, 2008 to September 30, 2009.
Blended Syrups.......................... 29 mt...................... October 1, 2007 to September 30, 2008.
72 mt...................... October 1, 2008 to September 30, 2009.
Articles Over 65% Sugar................. 593 mt..................... October 1, 2007 to September 30, 2008.
669 mt..................... October 1, 2008 to September 30, 2009.
Articles Over 10% Sugar................. 17,655 mt.................. October 1, 2007 to September 30, 2008.
16,759 mt.................. October 1, 2008 to September 30, 2009.
Sweetened Cocoa Powder.................. 1,083 mt................... October 1, 2007 to September 30, 2008.
1,329 mt................... October 1, 2008 to September 30, 2009.
Chocolate Crumb......................... 9,137,158 kilograms........ January 1, 2008 to December 31, 2008.
Lowfat Chocolate Crumb.................. 321,752 kilograms.......... January 1, 2008 to December 31, 2008.
Infant Formula Containing 21,932 kilograms........... January 1, 2008 to December 31, 2008.
Oligosaccharides.
Mixes and Doughs........................ 111 mt..................... October 1, 2007 to September 30, 2008.
243 mt..................... October 1, 2008 to September 30, 2009.
Mixed Condiments and Seasonings......... 126 mt..................... October 1, 2007 to September 30, 2008.
128 mt..................... October 1, 2008 to September 30, 2009.
Ice Cream............................... 2,228,293 liters........... January 1, 2008 to December 31, 2008.
Animal Feed Containing Milk............. 29,683 kilograms........... January 1, 2008 to December 31, 2008.
Short Staple Cotton..................... 128,095 kilograms.......... September 20, 2007 to September 19, 2008.
669,917 kilograms.......... September 20, 2008 to September 19, 2009.
Harsh or Rough Cotton................... 0 kilograms................ August 1, 2007 to July 31, 2008.
0 kilograms................ August 1, 2008 to July 31, 2009.
Medium Staple Cotton.................... 2,113,814 kilograms........ August 1, 2007 to July 31, 2008.
1,723,796 kilograms........ August 1, 2008 to July 31, 2009.
Extra Long Staple Cotton................ 7,045,601 kilograms........ August 1, 2007 to July 31, 2008.
4,416,936 kilograms........ August 1, 2008 to July 31, 2009.
Cotton Waste............................ 5,128 kilograms............ September 20, 2007 to September 19, 2008.
70,768 kilograms........... September 20, 2008 to September 19, 2009.
Cotton, Processed, Not Spun............. 19,473 kilograms........... September 11, 2007 to September 10, 2008.
10,205 kilograms........... September 11, 2008 to September 10, 2009.
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