Adjustment of Appendices to the Dairy Tariff-Rate Import Quota Licensing Regulation for the 2008 Tariff-Rate Quota Year, 50875-50877 [E8-19976]

Download as PDF 50875 Rules and Regulations Federal Register Vol. 73, No. 169 Friday, August 29, 2008 This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER contains regulatory documents having general applicability and legal effect, most of which are keyed to and codified in the Code of Federal Regulations, which is published under 50 titles pursuant to 44 U.S.C. 1510. The Code of Federal Regulations is sold by the Superintendent of Documents. Prices of new books are listed in the first FEDERAL REGISTER issue of each week. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Office of the Secretary 7 CFR Part 6 Adjustment of Appendices to the Dairy Tariff-Rate Import Quota Licensing Regulation for the 2008 Tariff-Rate Quota Year Office of the Secretary, USDA. Final rule. AGENCY: ACTION: SUMMARY: This document sets forth the revised appendices to the Dairy TariffRate Import Quota Licensing Regulation for the 2008 quota year reflecting the cumulative annual transfers from Appendix 1 to Appendix 2 for certain dairy product import licenses permanently surrendered by licensees or revoked by the Licensing Authority. DATES: Effective Date: August 29, 2008. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jorge Martinez, Dairy Import Licensing Program, Import and Trade Support Programs Division, STOP 1021, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20250–1021 or telephone at (202) 720–9439 or e-mail at jorge.martinez@fas.usda.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Foreign Agricultural Service, under a delegation of authority from the Secretary of Agriculture, administers the Dairy Tariff-Rate Import Quota Licensing Regulation codified at 7 CFR 6.20–6.37 that provides for the issuance of licenses to import certain dairy articles under tariff-rate quotas (TRQs) as set forth in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States. These dairy articles may only be entered into the United States at the low-tier tariff by or for the account of a person or firm to whom such licenses have been issued and only in accordance with the terms and conditions of the regulation. Licenses are issued on a calendar year basis, and each license authorizes the license holder to import a specified quantity and type of dairy article from a specified country of origin. The Import and Trade Support Programs Division, Foreign Agricultural Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, issues these licenses and, in conjunction with the U.S. Customs and Border Protection, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, monitors their use. The regulation at 7 CFR 6.34(a) states: ‘‘Whenever a historical license (Appendix 1) is not issued to an applicant pursuant to the provisions of § 6.23, is permanently surrendered or is revoked by the Licensing Authority, the amount of such license will be transferred to Appendix 2.’’ Section 6.34(b) provides that the cumulative annual transfers will be published in the Federal Register. Accordingly, this document sets forth the revised Appendices for the 2008 tariff-rate quota year. List of Subjects in 7 CFR Part 6 Agricultural commodities, Cheese, Dairy products, Imports, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements. Issued at Washington, DC, the 20th day of June 2008. Ronald Lord, Licensing Authority. Accordingly, 7 CFR Part 6 is amended as follows: I PART 6—IMPORT QUOTAS AND FEES 1. The authority citation for Part 6, Subpart—Dairy Tariff-Rate Import Quota Licensing continues to read as follows: I Authority: Additional U.S. Notes 6, 7, 8, 12, 14, 16–23 and 25 to Chapter 4 and General Note 15 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (19 U.S.C. 1202), Pub. L. 97–258, 96 Stat. 1051, as amended (31 U.S.C. 9701), and secs. 103 and 404, Pub. L. 103–465, 108 Stat. 4819 (19 U.S.C. 3513 and 3601). 2. Appendices 1, 2 and 3 to Subpart— Dairy Tariff-Rate Import Quota Licensing are revised to read as follows: I Appendices 1, 2 and 3 to Subpart— Dairy Tariff-Rate Import Quota Licensing ARTICLES SUBJECT TO: APPENDIX 1, HISTORICAL LICENSES; APPENDIX 2, NONHISTORICAL LICENSES; AND APPENDIX 3, DESIGNATED IMPORTER LICENSES FOR QUOTA YEAR 2008 [Quantities in kilograms] Appendix 3 ebenthall on PRODPC60 with RULES Article by Additional U.S. Note Number and Country of Origin Appendix 1 Appendix 2 NON-CHEESE ARTICLES BUTTER (NOTE 6) .......................................................................................... EU–25 ....................................................................................................... New Zealand ............................................................................................ Other Countries ........................................................................................ Any Country .............................................................................................. DRIED SKIM MILK (NOTE 7) .......................................................................... Australia .................................................................................................... Canada ..................................................................................................... Any Country .............................................................................................. DRIED WHOLE MILK (NOTE 8) ..................................................................... New Zealand ............................................................................................ Any Country .............................................................................................. DRIED BUTTERMILK/WHEY (NOTE 12) ....................................................... 5,361,732 75,918 116,998 54,504 5,114,312 ........................ ........................ ........................ ........................ 3,175 3,175 ........................ 12,760 1,615,268 20,243 33,595 19,431 1,541,999 5,261,000 600,076 219,565 4,441,359 3,318,125 ........................ 3,318,125 212,221 VerDate Aug<31>2005 14:42 Aug 28, 2008 Jkt 214001 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 4700 Sfmt 4700 E:\FR\FM\29AUR1.SGM 29AUR1 Tokyo round Uruguay round ........................ ........................ ........................ ........................ ........................ ........................ ........................ ........................ ........................ ........................ ........................ ........................ ........................ ........................ ........................ ........................ ........................ ........................ ........................ ........................ ........................ ........................ ........................ ........................ ........................ ........................ 50876 Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 169 / Friday, August 29, 2008 / Rules and Regulations ARTICLES SUBJECT TO: APPENDIX 1, HISTORICAL LICENSES; APPENDIX 2, NONHISTORICAL LICENSES; AND APPENDIX 3, DESIGNATED IMPORTER LICENSES FOR QUOTA YEAR 2008—Continued [Quantities in kilograms] Appendix 3 Appendix 1 Canada ..................................................................................................... New Zealand ............................................................................................ BUTTER SUBSTITUTES CONTAINING OVER PERCENT OF BUTTERFAT AND/OR BUTTER OIL (NOTE 14) .............................................................. Any Country .............................................................................................. ........................ 12,760 TOTAL: NON-CHEESE ARTICLES .................................................. ebenthall on PRODPC60 with RULES Article by Additional U.S. Note Number and Country of Origin CHEESE ARTICLES CHEESE AND SUBSTITUTES FOR CHEESE (EXCEPT: SOFT RIPENED COW’S MILK CHEESE; CHEESE NOT CONTAINING COW’S MILK; CHEESE (EXCEPT COTTAGE CHEESE) CONTAINING 0.5 PERCENT OR LESS BY WEIGHT OF BUTTERFAT; AND, ARTICLES WITHIN THE SCOPE OF OTHER IMPORT QUOTAS PROVIDED FOR IN THIS SUBCHAPTER) (NOTE 16) ................................................................................ Argentina .................................................................................................. Australia .................................................................................................... Canada ..................................................................................................... Costa Rica ................................................................................................ EU–25 ....................................................................................................... Of which Portugal is: ......................................................................... Israel ......................................................................................................... Iceland ...................................................................................................... New Zealand ............................................................................................ Norway ...................................................................................................... Switzerland ............................................................................................... Uruguay .................................................................................................... Other Countries ........................................................................................ Any Country .............................................................................................. BLUE-MOLD CHEESE (EXCEPT STILTON PRODUCED IN THE UNITED KINGDOM) AND CHEESE AND SUBSTITUTES FOR CHEESE CONTAINING, OR PROCESSED FROM, BLUE-MOLD CHEESE (NOTE 17) .. Argentina .................................................................................................. EU–25 ....................................................................................................... Chile .......................................................................................................... Other Countries ........................................................................................ CHEDDAR CHEESE, AND CHEESE AND SUBSTITUTES FOR CHEESE CONTAINING, OR PROCESSED FROM, CHEDDAR CHEESE (NOTE 18) ................................................................................................................ Australia .................................................................................................... Chile .......................................................................................................... EU–25 ....................................................................................................... New Zealand ............................................................................................ Other Countries ........................................................................................ Any Country .............................................................................................. AMERICAN-TYPE CHEESE, INCLUDING COLBY, WASHED CURD AND GRANULAR CHEESE (BUT NOT INCLUDING CHEDDAR) AND CHEESE AND SUBSTITUTES FOR CHEESE CONTAINING OR PROCESSED FROM SUCH AMERICAN-TYPE CHEESE (NOTE 19) ................. Australia .................................................................................................... EU–25 ....................................................................................................... New Zealand ............................................................................................ Other Countries ........................................................................................ EDAM AND GOUDA CHEESE, AND CHEESE AND SUBSTITUTES FOR CHEESE CONTAINING, OR PROCESSED FROM, EDAM AND GOUDA CHEESE (NOTE 20) .................................................................................... Argentina .................................................................................................. EU–25 ....................................................................................................... Norway ...................................................................................................... Other Countries ........................................................................................ ITALIAN-TYPE CHEESES, MADE FROM COW’S MILK, (ROMANO MADE FROM COW’S MILK, REGGIANO, PARMESAN, PROVOLONE, PROVOLETTI, SBRINZ, AND GOYA—NOT IN ORIGINAL LOAVES) AND CHEESE AND SUBSTITUTES FOR CHEESE CONTAINING, OR PROCESSED FROM, SUCH ITALIAN-TYPE CHEESES, WHETHER OR NOT IN ORIGINAL LOAVES (NOTE 21) .................................................... Argentina .................................................................................................. VerDate Aug<31>2005 14:42 Aug 28, 2008 Jkt 214001 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 4700 Appendix 2 Tokyo round Uruguay round 161,161 51,060 ........................ ........................ ........................ ........................ ........................ ........................ 6,080,500 6,080,500 ........................ ........................ ........................ ........................ 5,377,667 16,487,114 ........................ ........................ 23,345,203 7,690 535,628 1,013,777 ........................ 16,147,453 65,838 79,696 294,000 4,443,558 124,982 597,513 ........................ 100,906 ........................ 8,124,528 ........................ 5,542 127,223 ........................ 7,120,203 63,471 ........................ ........................ 371,914 25,018 73,899 ........................ 100,729 300,000 9,661,128 92,310 758,830 ........................ ........................ 1,132,568 223,691 593,304 29,000 6,506,528 ........................ 548,588 ........................ ........................ ........................ 7,496,000 ........................ 1,750,000 ........................ 1,550,000 3,446,000 ........................ ........................ ........................ ........................ ........................ 500,000 250,000 ........................ ........................ 2,285,947 2,000 2,283,946 ........................ 1 195,054 ........................ 195,054 ........................ ........................ ........................ ........................ ........................ ........................ ........................ 430,000 ........................ 350,000 80,000 ........................ 3,619,547 925,557 ........................ 52,404 2,539,040 102,546 ........................ 664,309 58,942 ........................ 210,596 257,428 37,343 100,000 519,033 215,501 ........................ ........................ 303,532 ........................ ........................ 7,620,000 1,250,000 220,000 1,050,000 5,100,000 ........................ ........................ 2,744,970 789,626 145,148 1,657,689 152,507 420,583 91,372 208,852 104,310 16,049 357,003 119,002 ........................ 238,001 ........................ ........................ ........................ ........................ ........................ ........................ 5,230,565 110,495 5,000,990 114,318 4,762 375,837 14,505 288,010 52,682 20,640 ........................ ........................ ........................ ........................ ........................ 1,210,000 110,000 1,100,000 ........................ ........................ 6,467,087 3,931,157 1,053,460 194,326 795,517 367,517 5,165,000 1,890,000 Sfmt 4700 E:\FR\FM\29AUR1.SGM 29AUR1 50877 Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 169 / Friday, August 29, 2008 / Rules and Regulations ARTICLES SUBJECT TO: APPENDIX 1, HISTORICAL LICENSES; APPENDIX 2, NONHISTORICAL LICENSES; AND APPENDIX 3, DESIGNATED IMPORTER LICENSES FOR QUOTA YEAR 2008—Continued [Quantities in kilograms] Appendix 3 Article by Additional U.S. Note Number and Country of Origin Appendix 1 Appendix 2 EU–25 ....................................................................................................... Romania ................................................................................................... Uruguay .................................................................................................... Other Countries ........................................................................................ SWISS OR EMMENTHALER CHEESE OTHER THAN WITH EYE FORMATION, GRUYERE-PROCESS CHEESE AND CHEESE AND SUBSTITUTES FOR CHEESE CONTAINING, OR PROCESSED FROM, SUCH CHEESES (NOTE 22) ...................................................................... EU–25 ....................................................................................................... Switzerland ............................................................................................... Other Countries ........................................................................................ CHEESE AND SUBSTITUTES FOR CHEESE, CONTAINING 0.5 PERCENT OR LESS BY WEIGHT OF BUTTERFAT (EXCEPT ARTICLES WITHIN THE SCOPE OF OTHER TARIFF-RATE QUOTAS PROVIDED FOR IN THIS SUBCHAPTER), AND MARGARINE CHEESE (NOTE 23) EU–25 ....................................................................................................... Israel ......................................................................................................... New Zealand ............................................................................................ Other Countries ........................................................................................ SWISS OR EMMENTHALER CHEESE WITH EYE FORMATION (NOTE 25) ................................................................................................................ Argentina .................................................................................................. Australia .................................................................................................... Canada ..................................................................................................... EU–25 ....................................................................................................... Iceland ...................................................................................................... Israel ......................................................................................................... Norway ...................................................................................................... Switzerland ............................................................................................... Other Countries ........................................................................................ 2,535,930 ........................ ........................ ........................ TOTAL: CHEESE ARTICLES ........................................................... [FR Doc. E8–19976 Filed 8–28–08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3410–10–M DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Importation of Horses, Ruminants, Swine, and Dogs; Remove Panama From Lists of Regions Where Screwworm Is Considered To Exist Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA. ACTION: Final rule. ebenthall on PRODPC60 with RULES ........................ ........................ 428,000 ........................ 2,025,000 500,000 750,000 ........................ 5,371,777 4,102,587 1,235,692 33,498 1,279,537 1,049,407 183,795 46,335 823,519 393,006 430,513 ........................ 380,000 380,000 ........................ ........................ 1,879,481 1,879,480 ........................ ........................ 1 2,545,437 2,545,437 ........................ ........................ ........................ 1,050,000 ........................ 50,000 1,000,000 ........................ ........................ ........................ ........................ ........................ ........................ 16,078,683 ........................ 209,698 ........................ 11,198,973 149,999 27,000 3,187,264 1,246,164 59,585 6,218,648 9,115 ........................ ........................ 5,277,855 ........................ ........................ 468,046 437,941 25,691 9,557,945 70,885 290,302 70,000 4,003,172 150,001 ........................ 3,227,690 1,745,895 ........................ 2,620,000 ........................ ........................ ........................ 2,420,000 ........................ ........................ ........................ 200,000 ........................ 67,023,260 20,877,393 22,764,145 24,921,000 action will relieve certain screwwormrelated certification and inspection requirements for live animals imported into the United States from Panama. DATES: Effective Date: September 29, 2008. Background AGENCY: SUMMARY: We are amending the regulations regarding the importation of live horses, ruminants, swine, and dogs by removing Panama from the lists of regions where screwworm is considered to exist. We are taking this action because the eradication of screwworm from Panama has been confirmed. This Jkt 214001 846,070 ........................ ........................ 13,064 Dr. Julia Punderson, Regionalization Evaluation Services—Import, Sanitary Trade Issues Team, National Center for Import and Export, VS, APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 38, Riverdale, MD 20737–1231; (301) 734–0757. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: [Docket No. APHIS–2007–0141] 14:42 Aug 28, 2008 Uruguay round FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 9 CFR Part 93 VerDate Aug<31>2005 Tokyo round The regulations in 9 CFR part 93 (referred to below as the regulations), prohibit or restrict the importation of certain animals into the United States to prevent the introduction of pests and diseases of livestock and poultry, including New World screwworm (Cochliomyia hominivorax). Screwworm, a pest native to tropical areas and currently found in South America and the Caribbean, causes extensive damage to livestock and other PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 4700 Sfmt 4700 warm-blooded animals. Subparts C, D, E, and F of the regulations govern the importation of horses, ruminants, swine, and dogs, respectively, and include provisions for the inspection and treatment of these animals if imported from any region of the world where screwworm is considered to exist. Sections 93.301, 93.405, 93.505, and 93.600 list all the regions of the world where screwworm is considered to exist. On May 16, 2008, we published in the Federal Register (73 FR 28382–28385, Docket No. APHIS–2007–0141) a proposal 1 to amend the regulations regarding live horses, ruminants, swine, and dogs by removing Panama from the lists of regions where screwworm is considered to exist in §§ 93.301, 93.405, 93.505, and 93.600. We solicited comments concerning our proposal for 60 days ending July 15, 2008. We received one comment by that 1 To view the proposed rule and the comment we received, go to https://www.regulations.gov/ fdmspublic/component/ main?main=DocketDetail&d=APHIS-2007-0141. E:\FR\FM\29AUR1.SGM 29AUR1

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Office of the Secretary

7 CFR Part 6


Adjustment of Appendices to the Dairy Tariff-Rate Import Quota 
Licensing Regulation for the 2008 Tariff-Rate Quota Year

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, USDA.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This document sets forth the revised appendices to the Dairy 
Tariff-Rate Import Quota Licensing Regulation for the 2008 quota year 
reflecting the cumulative annual transfers from Appendix 1 to Appendix 
2 for certain dairy product import licenses permanently surrendered by 
licensees or revoked by the Licensing Authority.

DATES: Effective Date: August 29, 2008.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jorge Martinez, Dairy Import Licensing 
Program, Import and Trade Support Programs Division, STOP 1021, U.S. 
Department of Agriculture, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, 
DC 20250-1021 or telephone at (202) 720-9439 or e-mail at 
jorge.martinez@fas.usda.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Foreign Agricultural Service, under a 
delegation of authority from the Secretary of Agriculture, administers 
the Dairy Tariff-Rate Import Quota Licensing Regulation codified at 7 
CFR 6.20-6.37 that provides for the issuance of licenses to import 
certain dairy articles under tariff-rate quotas (TRQs) as set forth in 
the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States. These dairy 
articles may only be entered into the United States at the low-tier 
tariff by or for the account of a person or firm to whom such licenses 
have been issued and only in accordance with the terms and conditions 
of the regulation.
    Licenses are issued on a calendar year basis, and each license 
authorizes the license holder to import a specified quantity and type 
of dairy article from a specified country of origin. The Import and 
Trade Support Programs Division, Foreign Agricultural Service, U.S. 
Department of Agriculture, issues these licenses and, in conjunction 
with the U.S. Customs and Border Protection, U.S. Department of 
Homeland Security, monitors their use.
    The regulation at 7 CFR 6.34(a) states: ``Whenever a historical 
license (Appendix 1) is not issued to an applicant pursuant to the 
provisions of Sec.  6.23, is permanently surrendered or is revoked by 
the Licensing Authority, the amount of such license will be transferred 
to Appendix 2.'' Section 6.34(b) provides that the cumulative annual 
transfers will be published in the Federal Register. Accordingly, this 
document sets forth the revised Appendices for the 2008 tariff-rate 
quota year.

List of Subjects in 7 CFR Part 6

    Agricultural commodities, Cheese, Dairy products, Imports, 
Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.

    Issued at Washington, DC, the 20th day of June 2008.
Ronald Lord,
Licensing Authority.

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Accordingly, 7 CFR Part 6 is amended as follows:

PART 6--IMPORT QUOTAS AND FEES

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1. The authority citation for Part 6, Subpart--Dairy Tariff-Rate Import 
Quota Licensing continues to read as follows:

    Authority: Additional U.S. Notes 6, 7, 8, 12, 14, 16-23 and 25 
to Chapter 4 and General Note 15 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule 
of the United States (19 U.S.C. 1202), Pub. L. 97-258, 96 Stat. 
1051, as amended (31 U.S.C. 9701), and secs. 103 and 404, Pub. L. 
103-465, 108 Stat. 4819 (19 U.S.C. 3513 and 3601).

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2. Appendices 1, 2 and 3 to Subpart--Dairy Tariff-Rate Import Quota 
Licensing are revised to read as follows:

Appendices 1, 2 and 3 to Subpart--Dairy Tariff-Rate Import Quota 
Licensing

    Articles Subject to: Appendix 1, Historical Licenses; Appendix 2, Nonhistorical Licenses; and Appendix 3,
                                Designated Importer Licenses for Quota Year 2008
                                            [Quantities in kilograms]
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                                                                                            Appendix 3
   Article by Additional U.S. Note Number and       Appendix  1     Appendix  2  -------------------------------
                Country of Origin                                                  Tokyo  round   Uruguay  round
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               NON-CHEESE ARTICLES
 
BUTTER (NOTE 6).................................       5,361,732       1,615,268  ..............  ..............
    EU-25.......................................          75,918          20,243  ..............  ..............
    New Zealand.................................         116,998          33,595  ..............  ..............
    Other Countries.............................          54,504          19,431  ..............  ..............
    Any Country.................................       5,114,312       1,541,999  ..............  ..............
DRIED SKIM MILK (NOTE 7)........................  ..............       5,261,000  ..............  ..............
    Australia...................................  ..............         600,076  ..............  ..............
    Canada......................................  ..............         219,565  ..............  ..............
    Any Country.................................  ..............       4,441,359  ..............  ..............
DRIED WHOLE MILK (NOTE 8).......................           3,175       3,318,125  ..............  ..............
    New Zealand.................................           3,175  ..............  ..............  ..............
    Any Country.................................  ..............       3,318,125  ..............  ..............
DRIED BUTTERMILK/WHEY (NOTE 12).................          12,760         212,221  ..............  ..............

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    1Canada.....................................  ..............         161,161  ..............  ..............
    New Zealand.................................          12,760          51,060  ..............  ..............
BUTTER SUBSTITUTES CONTAINING OVER PERCENT OF     ..............       6,080,500  ..............  ..............
 BUTTERFAT AND/OR BUTTER OIL (NOTE 14)..........
    Any Country.................................  ..............       6,080,500  ..............  ..............
                                                 ---------------------------------------------------------------
        TOTAL: NON-CHEESE ARTICLES..............       5,377,667      16,487,114  ..............  ..............
 
                 CHEESE ARTICLES
 
CHEESE AND SUBSTITUTES FOR CHEESE (EXCEPT: SOFT       23,345,203       8,124,528       9,661,128       7,496,000
 RIPENED COW'S MILK CHEESE; CHEESE NOT
 CONTAINING COW'S MILK; CHEESE (EXCEPT COTTAGE
 CHEESE) CONTAINING 0.5 PERCENT OR LESS BY
 WEIGHT OF BUTTERFAT; AND, ARTICLES WITHIN THE
 SCOPE OF OTHER IMPORT QUOTAS PROVIDED FOR IN
 THIS SUBCHAPTER) (NOTE 16).....................
    Argentina...................................           7,690  ..............          92,310  ..............
    Australia...................................         535,628           5,542         758,830       1,750,000
    Canada......................................       1,013,777         127,223  ..............  ..............
    Costa Rica..................................  ..............  ..............  ..............       1,550,000
    EU-25.......................................      16,147,453       7,120,203       1,132,568       3,446,000
        Of which Portugal is:...................          65,838          63,471         223,691  ..............
    Israel......................................          79,696  ..............         593,304  ..............
    Iceland.....................................         294,000  ..............          29,000  ..............
    New Zealand.................................       4,443,558         371,914       6,506,528  ..............
    Norway......................................         124,982          25,018  ..............  ..............
    Switzerland.................................         597,513          73,899         548,588         500,000
    Uruguay.....................................  ..............  ..............  ..............         250,000
    Other Countries.............................         100,906         100,729  ..............  ..............
    Any Country.................................  ..............         300,000  ..............  ..............
BLUE-MOLD CHEESE (EXCEPT STILTON PRODUCED IN THE       2,285,947         195,054  ..............         430,000
 UNITED KINGDOM) AND CHEESE AND SUBSTITUTES FOR
 CHEESE CONTAINING, OR PROCESSED FROM, BLUE-MOLD
 CHEESE (NOTE 17)...............................
    Argentina...................................           2,000  ..............  ..............  ..............
    EU-25.......................................       2,283,946         195,054  ..............         350,000
    Chile.......................................  ..............  ..............  ..............          80,000
    Other Countries.............................               1  ..............  ..............  ..............
CHEDDAR CHEESE, AND CHEESE AND SUBSTITUTES FOR         3,619,547         664,309         519,033       7,620,000
 CHEESE CONTAINING, OR PROCESSED FROM, CHEDDAR
 CHEESE (NOTE 18)...............................
    Australia...................................         925,557          58,942         215,501       1,250,000
    Chile.......................................  ..............  ..............  ..............         220,000
    EU-25.......................................          52,404         210,596  ..............       1,050,000
    New Zealand.................................       2,539,040         257,428         303,532       5,100,000
    Other Countries.............................         102,546          37,343  ..............  ..............
    Any Country.................................  ..............         100,000  ..............  ..............
AMERICAN-TYPE CHEESE, INCLUDING COLBY, WASHED          2,744,970         420,583         357,003  ..............
 CURD AND GRANULAR CHEESE (BUT NOT INCLUDING
 CHEDDAR) AND CHEESE AND SUBSTITUTES FOR CHEESE
 CONTAINING OR PROCESSED FROM SUCH AMERICAN-TYPE
 CHEESE (NOTE 19)...............................
    Australia...................................         789,626          91,372         119,002  ..............
    EU-25.......................................         145,148         208,852  ..............  ..............
    New Zealand.................................       1,657,689         104,310         238,001  ..............
    Other Countries.............................         152,507          16,049  ..............  ..............
EDAM AND GOUDA CHEESE, AND CHEESE AND                  5,230,565         375,837  ..............       1,210,000
 SUBSTITUTES FOR CHEESE CONTAINING, OR PROCESSED
 FROM, EDAM AND GOUDA CHEESE (NOTE 20)..........
    Argentina...................................         110,495          14,505  ..............         110,000
    EU-25.......................................       5,000,990         288,010  ..............       1,100,000
    Norway......................................         114,318          52,682  ..............  ..............
    Other Countries.............................           4,762          20,640  ..............  ..............
ITALIAN-TYPE CHEESES, MADE FROM COW'S MILK,            6,467,087       1,053,460         795,517       5,165,000
 (ROMANO MADE FROM COW'S MILK, REGGIANO,
 PARMESAN, PROVOLONE, PROVOLETTI, SBRINZ, AND
 GOYA--NOT IN ORIGINAL LOAVES) AND CHEESE AND
 SUBSTITUTES FOR CHEESE CONTAINING, OR PROCESSED
 FROM, SUCH ITALIAN-TYPE CHEESES, WHETHER OR NOT
 IN ORIGINAL LOAVES (NOTE 21)...................
    Argentina...................................       3,931,157         194,326         367,517       1,890,000

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    EU-25.......................................       2,535,930         846,070  ..............       2,025,000
    Romania.....................................  ..............  ..............  ..............         500,000
    Uruguay.....................................  ..............  ..............         428,000         750,000
    Other Countries.............................  ..............          13,064  ..............  ..............
SWISS OR EMMENTHALER CHEESE OTHER THAN WITH EYE        5,371,777       1,279,537         823,519         380,000
 FORMATION, GRUYERE-PROCESS CHEESE AND CHEESE
 AND SUBSTITUTES FOR CHEESE CONTAINING, OR
 PROCESSED FROM, SUCH CHEESES (NOTE 22).........
    EU-25.......................................       4,102,587       1,049,407         393,006         380,000
    Switzerland.................................       1,235,692         183,795         430,513  ..............
    Other Countries.............................          33,498          46,335  ..............  ..............
CHEESE AND SUBSTITUTES FOR CHEESE, CONTAINING          1,879,481       2,545,437       1,050,000  ..............
 0.5 PERCENT OR LESS BY WEIGHT OF BUTTERFAT
 (EXCEPT ARTICLES WITHIN THE SCOPE OF OTHER
 TARIFF-RATE QUOTAS PROVIDED FOR IN THIS
 SUBCHAPTER), AND MARGARINE CHEESE (NOTE 23)....
    EU-25.......................................       1,879,480       2,545,437  ..............  ..............
    Israel......................................  ..............  ..............          50,000  ..............
    New Zealand.................................  ..............  ..............       1,000,000  ..............
    Other Countries.............................               1  ..............  ..............  ..............
SWISS OR EMMENTHALER CHEESE WITH EYE FORMATION        16,078,683       6,218,648       9,557,945       2,620,000
 (NOTE 25)......................................
    Argentina...................................  ..............           9,115          70,885  ..............
    Australia...................................         209,698  ..............         290,302  ..............
    Canada......................................  ..............  ..............          70,000  ..............
    EU-25.......................................      11,198,973       5,277,855       4,003,172       2,420,000
    Iceland.....................................         149,999  ..............         150,001  ..............
    Israel......................................          27,000  ..............  ..............  ..............
    Norway......................................       3,187,264         468,046       3,227,690  ..............
    Switzerland.................................       1,246,164         437,941       1,745,895         200,000
    Other Countries.............................          59,585          25,691  ..............  ..............
                                                 ---------------------------------------------------------------
        TOTAL: CHEESE ARTICLES..................      67,023,260      20,877,393      22,764,145      24,921,000
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[FR Doc. E8-19976 Filed 8-28-08; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3410-10-M
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