Adjustment of Appendices to the Dairy Tariff-Rate Import Quota Licensing Regulation for the 2009 Tariff-Rate Quota Year, 41033-41035 [E9-19529]

Download as PDF 41033 Rules and Regulations Federal Register Vol. 74, No. 156 Friday, August 14, 2009 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 2009 Tariff-Rate Quota Year Office of the Secretary, USDA. ACTION: Final rule. AGENCY: SUMMARY: This document sets forth the revised appendices to the Dairy TariffRate Import Quota Licensing Regulation for the 2009 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 14, 2009. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jorge Martinez, Dairy Import Licensing Program, Import Policies and Export Reporting 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 (FAS), 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 Policies and Export Reporting Division, Foreign Agricultural Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, issues these licenses and, in conjunction with 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 2009 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 13th day of July 2009. Ronald Lord, Licensing Authority. Accordingly, 7 CFR part 6 is amended as follows: ■ 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: ■ 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), Public Law 97–258, 96 Stat. 1051, as amended (31 U.S.C. 9701), and secs. 103 and 404, Public Law 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: ■ 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 2009 [Quantities in kilograms] Appendix 3 Article by additional U.S. note number and country of origin Appendix 1 Appendix 2 mstockstill on DSKH9S0YB1PROD with RULES Tokyo round 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) ....................................................... Canada ..................................................................................................... VerDate Nov<24>2008 16:09 Aug 13, 2009 Jkt 217001 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 4700 5,278,428 75,459 111,671 52,986 5,038,312 ........................ ........................ ........................ ........................ 3,175 3,175 ........................ 11,000 ........................ Sfmt 4700 1,698,572 20,702 38,922 20,949 1,617,999 5,261,000 600,076 219,565 4,441,359 3,318,125 ........................ 3,318,125 213,981 161,161 E:\FR\FM\14AUR1.SGM 14AUR1 Uruguay round ........................ ........................ ........................ ........................ ........................ ........................ ........................ ........................ ........................ ........................ ........................ ........................ ........................ ........................ ........................ ........................ ........................ ........................ ........................ ........................ ........................ ........................ ........................ ........................ ........................ ........................ ........................ ........................ 41034 Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 156 / Friday, August 14, 2009 / Rules and Regulations ARTICLES SUBJECT TO: APPENDIX 1, HISTORICAL LICENSES; APPENDIX 2, NONHISTORICAL LICENSES; AND APPENDIX 3, DESIGNATED IMPORTER LICENSES FOR QUOTA YEAR 2009—Continued [Quantities in kilograms] Appendix 3 Article by additional U.S. note number and country of origin Appendix 1 Appendix 2 Tokyo round Uruguay round 11,000 52,820 ........................ ........................ ........................ ........................ 6,080,500 6,080,500 ........................ ........................ ........................ ........................ TOTAL: NON-CHEESE ARTICLES .................................................. mstockstill on DSKH9S0YB1PROD with RULES New Zealand ............................................................................................ BUTTER SUBSTITUTES CONTAINING OVER 45 PERCENT OF BUTTERFAT AND/OR BUTTER OIL (NOTE 14) ............................................... Any Country .............................................................................................. 5,292,603 16,572,178 ........................ ........................ 23,018,053 7,690 535,628 1,013,777 ........................ 15,878,329 65,838 79,696 294,000 4,389,093 124,982 593,952 ........................ 100,906 ........................ 8,451,678 ........................ 5,542 127,223 ........................ 7,389,327 63,471 ........................ ........................ 426,379 25,018 77,460 ........................ 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 ........................ 3,596,515 916,205 ........................ 52,404 2,525,360 102,546 ........................ 687,341 68,294 ........................ 210,596 271,108 37,343 100,000 519,033 215,501 ........................ ........................ 303,532 ........................ ........................ 7,620,000 1,250,000 220,000 1,050,000 5,100,000 ........................ ........................ 2,720,253 780,380 145,148 1,644,084 150,641 445,300 100,618 208,852 117,915 17,915 357,003 119,002 ........................ 238,001 ........................ ........................ ........................ ........................ ........................ ........................ 5,135,020 110,495 4,905,445 114,318 4,762 471,382 14,505 383,555 52,682 20,640 ........................ ........................ ........................ ........................ ........................ 1,210,000 110,000 1,100,000 ........................ ........................ 6,411,744 3,915,276 2,496,468 ........................ 1,108,803 210,207 885,532 ........................ 795,517 367,517 ........................ ........................ 5,165,000 1,890,000 2,025,000 500,000 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 .................................................................................................. EU–25 ....................................................................................................... Romania ................................................................................................... VerDate Nov<24>2008 16:09 Aug 13, 2009 Jkt 217001 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 4700 Sfmt 4700 E:\FR\FM\14AUR1.SGM 14AUR1 41035 Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 156 / Friday, August 14, 2009 / Rules and Regulations ARTICLES SUBJECT TO: APPENDIX 1, HISTORICAL LICENSES; APPENDIX 2, NONHISTORICAL LICENSES; AND APPENDIX 3, DESIGNATED IMPORTER LICENSES FOR QUOTA YEAR 2009—Continued [Quantities in kilograms] Appendix 3 Article by additional U.S. note number and country of origin Appendix 1 Appendix 2 Tokyo round Uruguay round 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 ........................................................................................ ........................ ........................ ........................ 13,064 428,000 ........................ 750,000 ........................ 5,341,056 4,071,866 1,235,692 33,498 1,310,258 1,080,128 183,795 46,335 823,519 393,006 430,513 ........................ 380,000 380,000 ........................ ........................ 1,867,826 1,867,825 ........................ ........................ 1 2,557,092 2,557,092 ........................ ........................ ........................ 1,050,000 ........................ 50,000 1,000,000 ........................ ........................ ........................ ........................ ........................ ........................ 15,999,980 ........................ 209,698 ........................ 11,188,057 149,999 27,000 3,187,264 1,178,377 59,585 6,297,351 9,115 ........................ ........................ 5,288,771 ........................ ........................ 468,046 505,728 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 ........................ TOTAL: CHEESE ARTICLES ........................................................... 66,376,394 21,524,259 22,764,145 24,921,000 [FR Doc. E9–19529 Filed 8–13–09; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3410–10–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Bureau of Economic Analysis 15 CFR Part 801 DATES: This final rule will be effective. September 14, 2009. [Docket No. 0807311007–91137–02] RIN 0691–AA69 International Services Surveys: BE– 140, Benchmark Survey of Insurance Transactions by U.S. Insurance Companies with Foreign Persons mstockstill on DSKH9S0YB1PROD with RULES AGENCY: Bureau of Economic Analysis, Commerce. ACTION: Final rule. SUMMARY: This final rule amends the Bureau of Economic Analysis’ (BEA) regulations to set forth the reporting requirements for a new mandatory Benchmark Survey of Insurance Transactions by U.S. Insurance Companies with Foreign Persons. The survey will collect data on cross-border reinsurance and other insurance transactions from U.S. insurance VerDate Nov<24>2008 16:09 Aug 13, 2009 Jkt 217001 companies. The BE–140 survey will be conducted every five years with the first survey covering calendar year 2008. The BE–140 survey data will be used by BEA to estimate the insurance services component of the U.S. International Transactions Accounts (ITAs) and other economic accounts compiled by BEA. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Chris Emond, Chief, Special Surveys Branch, Balance of Payments Division, (BE–50) Bureau of Economic Analysis, U.S. Department of Commerce, Washington, DC 20230; e-mail; or phone (202) 606–9826. In the April 10, 2009 Federal Register (74 FR 16337), BEA published a notice of proposed rulemaking to amend 15 CFR 801.9(a) to set forth the reporting requirements for a new mandatory survey entitled BE–140, Benchmark Survey of Insurance Transactions by U.S. Insurance Companies with Foreign Persons. No comments were received on the proposed rule. Thus, the proposed rule is adopted without change. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 4700 Sfmt 4700 Description of Changes The BE–140 survey is a mandatory survey and will be conducted by BEA every five years, with the first survey covering calendar year 2008, pursuant to the authority provided in the International Investment and Trade in Services Survey Act (22 U.S.C. 3101– 3108), hereinafter, ‘‘the Act.’’ For the initial survey, BEA will send the survey to potential respondents in September of 2009; responses will be due by December 1, 2009. The BE–140 survey will collect information from U.S. insurance companies on the following covered transactions: Reinsurance assumed from or ceded to insurance companies resident abroad, primary insurance sold to foreign persons, and receipts and payments of auxiliary insurance services. The specific data that will be collected on the survey are: (1) Premiums earned, and (2) losses, on reinsurance assumed; (3) premiums incurred, and (4) losses, on reinsurance ceded; (5) premiums earned, and (6) losses, on primary insurance sold; (7) sales of, and (8) purchases of, auxiliary insurance services. The exemption level for the survey is $2 million based on E:\FR\FM\14AUR1.SGM 14AUR1

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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 2009 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 2009 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 14, 2009.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jorge Martinez, Dairy Import Licensing 
Program, Import Policies and Export Reporting 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 (FAS), 
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 
Policies and Export Reporting Division, Foreign Agricultural Service, 
U.S. Department of Agriculture, issues these licenses and, in 
conjunction with 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 2009 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 13th day of July 2009.
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), Public Law 97-258, 96 Stat. 
1051, as amended (31 U.S.C. 9701), and secs. 103 and 404, Public Law 
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 2009
                                            [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).................................       5,278,428       1,698,572  ..............  ..............
    EU-25.......................................          75,459          20,702  ..............  ..............
    New Zealand.................................         111,671          38,922  ..............  ..............
    Other Countries.............................          52,986          20,949  ..............  ..............
    Any Country.................................       5,038,312       1,617,999  ..............  ..............
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).................          11,000         213,981  ..............  ..............
    Canada......................................  ..............         161,161  ..............  ..............

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    New Zealand.................................          11,000          52,820  ..............  ..............
BUTTER SUBSTITUTES CONTAINING OVER 45 PERCENT OF  ..............       6,080,500  ..............  ..............
 BUTTERFAT AND/OR BUTTER OIL (NOTE 14)..........
    Any Country.................................  ..............       6,080,500  ..............  ..............
                                                 ---------------------------------------------------------------
        TOTAL: NON-CHEESE ARTICLES..............       5,292,603      16,572,178  ..............  ..............
 
                 CHEESE ARTICLES
CHEESE AND SUBSTITUTES FOR CHEESE (EXCEPT: SOFT       23,018,053       8,451,678       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.......................................      15,878,329       7,389,327       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.................................       4,389,093         426,379       6,506,528  ..............
    Norway......................................         124,982          25,018  ..............  ..............
    Switzerland.................................         593,952          77,460         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         3,596,515         687,341         519,033       7,620,000
 CHEESE CONTAINING, OR PROCESSED FROM, CHEDDAR
 CHEESE (NOTE 18)...............................
    Australia...................................         916,205          68,294         215,501       1,250,000
    Chile.......................................  ..............  ..............  ..............         220,000
    EU-25.......................................          52,404         210,596  ..............       1,050,000
    New Zealand.................................       2,525,360         271,108         303,532       5,100,000
    Other Countries.............................         102,546          37,343  ..............  ..............
    Any Country.................................  ..............         100,000  ..............  ..............
AMERICAN-TYPE CHEESE, INCLUDING COLBY, WASHED          2,720,253         445,300         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...................................         780,380         100,618         119,002  ..............
    EU-25.......................................         145,148         208,852  ..............  ..............
    New Zealand.................................       1,644,084         117,915         238,001  ..............
    Other Countries.............................         150,641          17,915  ..............  ..............
EDAM AND GOUDA CHEESE, AND CHEESE AND                  5,135,020         471,382  ..............       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.......................................       4,905,445         383,555  ..............       1,100,000
    Norway......................................         114,318          52,682  ..............  ..............
    Other Countries.............................           4,762          20,640  ..............  ..............
ITALIAN-TYPE CHEESES, MADE FROM COW'S MILK,            6,411,744       1,108,803         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...................................       3,915,276         210,207         367,517       1,890,000
    EU-25.......................................       2,496,468         885,532  ..............       2,025,000
    Romania.....................................  ..............  ..............  ..............         500,000

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    Uruguay.....................................  ..............  ..............         428,000         750,000
    Other Countries.............................  ..............          13,064  ..............  ..............
SWISS OR EMMENTHALER CHEESE OTHER THAN WITH EYE        5,341,056       1,310,258         823,519         380,000
 FORMATION, GRUYERE-PROCESS CHEESE AND CHEESE
 AND SUBSTITUTES FOR CHEESE CONTAINING, OR
 PROCESSED FROM, SUCH CHEESES (NOTE 22).........
    EU-25.......................................       4,071,866       1,080,128         393,006         380,000
    Switzerland.................................       1,235,692         183,795         430,513  ..............
    Other Countries.............................          33,498          46,335  ..............  ..............
CHEESE AND SUBSTITUTES FOR CHEESE, CONTAINING          1,867,826       2,557,092       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.......................................       1,867,825       2,557,092  ..............  ..............
    Israel......................................  ..............  ..............          50,000  ..............
    New Zealand.................................  ..............  ..............       1,000,000  ..............
    Other Countries.............................               1  ..............  ..............  ..............
SWISS OR EMMENTHALER CHEESE WITH EYE FORMATION        15,999,980       6,297,351       9,557,945       2,620,000
 (NOTE 25)......................................
    Argentina...................................  ..............           9,115          70,885  ..............
    Australia...................................         209,698  ..............         290,302  ..............
    Canada......................................  ..............  ..............          70,000  ..............
    EU-25.......................................      11,188,057       5,288,771       4,003,172       2,420,000
    Iceland.....................................         149,999  ..............         150,001  ..............
    Israel......................................          27,000  ..............  ..............  ..............
    Norway......................................       3,187,264         468,046       3,227,690  ..............
    Switzerland.................................       1,178,377         505,728       1,745,895         200,000
    Other Countries.............................          59,585          25,691  ..............  ..............
                                                 ---------------------------------------------------------------
        TOTAL: CHEESE ARTICLES..................      66,376,394      21,524,259      22,764,145      24,921,000
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[FR Doc. E9-19529 Filed 8-13-09; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3410-10-P
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