Quarterly Update to Annual Listing of Foreign Government Subsidies on Articles of Cheese Subject to an In-Quota Rate of Duty, 46978-46979 [E9-22066]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
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Narrow Woven Ribbons With Woven
Selvedge From the People’s Republic
of China: Postponement of Preliminary
Determination in the Countervailing
Duty Investigation
AGENCY: Import Administration,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
EFFECTIVE DATE: September 14, 2009.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Scott Holland or Shelly Atkinson, AD/
CVD Operations, Import
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Administration, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution
Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20230;
telephone: (202) 482–1279 and (202)
482–0166, respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On August 6, 2009, the Department of
Commerce (the ‘‘Department’’) initiated
an investigation of narrow woven
ribbons with woven selvedge from the
People’s Republic of China (‘‘PRC’’). See
Narrow Woven Ribbons With Woven
Selvedge From the People’s Republic of
China: Initiation of Countervailing Duty
Investigation, 74 FR 39298 (August 6,
2009). Currently, the preliminary
determination is due no later than
October 2, 2009.
Postponement of Due Date for
Preliminary Determination
Under section 703(c)(1)(B) of the
Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the
‘‘Act’’), the Department may extend the
period for reaching a preliminary
determination in a countervailing duty
investigation until no later than the
130th day after the date on which the
investigation is initiated, if the
Department determines that the parties
are cooperating and the case is
extraordinarily complicated. The
Department finds that the instant case is
extraordinarily complicated by reason of
the number and complexity of the
alleged countervailable subsidy
practices, the need to determine the
extent to which particular
countervailable subsidies are used by
individual manufacturers, producers,
and exporters, and the number of firms
whose activities must be investigated.
Accordingly, we are fully extending the
due date for the preliminary
determination to no later than 130 days
after the day on which the investigation
was initiated (i.e., December 6, 2009).
As December 6, 2009, is a Sunday, we
will issue the preliminary determination
no later than the next business day (i.e.,
December 7, 2009).
This notice is issued and published
pursuant to section 703(c)(2) of the Act
and 19 CFR 351.205(f)(1).
Dated: September 8, 2009.
Ronald K. Lorentzen,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Import
Administration.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
Quarterly Update to Annual Listing of
Foreign Government Subsidies on
Articles of Cheese Subject to an In–
Quota Rate of Duty
AGENCY: Import Administration,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
EFFECTIVE DATE: September 14, 2009.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Gayle Longest, AD/CVD Operations,
Office 3, Import Administration,
International Trade Administration,
U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th
Street and Constitution Ave., NW,
Washington, DC 20230, telephone: (202)
482–3338.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section
702 of the Trade Agreements Act of
1979 (as amended) (‘‘the Act’’) requires
the Department of Commerce (‘‘the
Department’’) to determine, in
consultation with the Secretary of
Agriculture, whether any foreign
government is providing a subsidy with
respect to any article of cheese subject
to an in–quota rate of duty, as defined
in section 701(c)(1) of the Act, and to
publish an annual list and quarterly
updates to the type and amount of those
subsidies. We hereby provide the
Department’s quarterly update of
subsidies on articles of cheese that were
imported during the period April 1,
2009, through
June 30, 2009.
The Department has developed, in
consultation with the Secretary of
Agriculture, information on subsidies
(as defined in section 702(h)(2) of the
Act and section 771(5) of the Tariff Act
of 1930, as amended (‘‘Tariff Act’’),
being provided either directly or
indirectly by foreign governments on
articles of cheese subject to an in–quota
rate of duty.
The appendix to this notice lists the
country, the subsidy program or
programs, and the gross and net
amounts of each subsidy for which
information is currently available. The
Department will incorporate additional
programs which are found to constitute
subsidies, and additional information
on the subsidy programs listed, as the
information is developed.
The Department encourages any
person having information on foreign
government subsidy programs which
benefit articles of cheese subject to an
in–quota rate of duty to submit such
information in writing to the Assistant
Secretary for Import Administration,
U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th
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Street and Constitution Ave., NW,
Washington, DC 20230.
This determination and notice are in
accordance with section 702(a)(2) of the
Act.
Dated: September 8, 2009.
Ronald K. Lorentzen,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Import
Administration.
APPENDIX
SUBSIDY PROGRAMS ON CHEESE SUBJECT TO AN IN–QUOTA RATE OF DUTY
Country
Gross1 Subsidy ($/lb)
Program(s)
27 European Union Member States3 ............
Canada ..........................................................
European Union Restitution Payments
Export Assistance on Certain Types of
Cheese
Indirect (Milk) Subsidy
Consumer Subsidy Total
Total
Deficiency Payments
Norway ...........................................................
........................................................................
........................................................................
Switzerland ....................................................
Net2 Subsidy ($/lb)
$ 0.00
$ 0.29
$0.00
$ 0.29
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
1 Defined
in 19 U.S.C. 1677(5).
in 19 U.S.C. 1677(6).
27 member states of the European Union are: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France,
Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia,
Spain, Sweden, and the United Kingdom.
2 Defined
3 The
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Foreign-Trade Zones Board
Revised Proposal for Changes to the
Format of Annual Reports Submitted
to the Foreign-Trade Zones Board
Summary: On May 15, 2009, the
Foreign-Trade Zones (FTZ) Board
published a notice seeking comments on
proposed revisions to the format of
annual reports that are submitted by
grantees to the FTZ Board. Based on
comments received, the FTZ Board has
made further revisions to the proposed
annual report format. The most
significant revision is a proposed shift
from reporting on a Federal fiscal year
basis to reporting on a calendar-year
basis. The Board is inviting public
comment on the latest proposal.
Comments and questions regarding the
original proposal are summarized and
addressed below by general topic. The
revised format follows the discussion of
the comments.
Summary of Comments Received
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Comments on Terminology
(1) One comment requested that the
term ‘‘inactive’’ be removed from the
report format and replaced with the
terms ‘‘never activated’’ or
‘‘deactivated’’. The comment noted that
this revision would harmonize the
language in the report with that used by
CBP. This change has been made.
(2) Comments were also received on
specific terminology in the section of
the report for oil refinery operators. As
a result, questions regarding indirect
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exports, tank storage capacity and
shipments to affiliated plants have been
modified.
(3) One comment requested that
clarification be added to the FTZ
Board’s Annual Report to Congress on
the treatment of zone-to-zone transfers.
That comment will be considered
separately as the proposal below is
specific to the information submitted to
the Board by grantees.
(4) A comment was received
suggesting that part 1, Question 2 be
modified to remove the phrase
‘‘promotion and marketing’’ and better
reflect the full integration that should
exist between the zone and local
economic development plans. While it
is noted that the zone should be
incorporated into the overall economic
development plan of a region, as written
the question should provide the latitude
that a grantee needs to include all efforts
that have been taken regarding the zone.
Comments on Employment Numbers
(1) One comment requested that
employment numbers be collected for
both approved and activated zone space.
Currently, the annual report requests
information on the number of full-time
equivalent employees within activated
FTZ sites. There are currently a
significant number of approved zone
sites where no FTZ related activity if
occurring, as grantees have sought to
include sites in their zone project where
future zone activity may arise. Including
employment numbers for companies
located within those sites in a report on
FTZ activity would increase the
reporting burden on grantees while not
providing an accurate reflection of the
employment related to FTZ activity
within a zone. For similar reasons, the
movement of merchandise in approved
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zone sites that have no zone activity is
not requested.
(2) One comment included suggested
criteria for calculating the employment
numbers. The suggested criteria would
essentially have defined employees as
those engaged in zone activity with
foreign status merchandise within the
active zone operation. In many
instances, however, companies will
comingle domestic and foreign status
merchandise within the zone, with
employees handling either status of
merchandise, and the percent of foreign
and domestic merchandise changing
throughout the year. As a result,
calculating the suggested employment
criteria could be overly burdensome for
many operations. In addition, although
a portion of the activity may involve
domestic status merchandise, the FTZ
savings could be impacting the viability
of the facility as a whole, and as such,
the employment related to the domestic
status merchandise is then tied to the
use of the zone. On balance, the current
policy of requesting employment
numbers for the active portions of the
zone provides a number that is useful to
the FTZ Board while not overly
burdensome to zone users.
(3) One comment also suggested that
temporary and contract employees be
reported on a full-time equivalent basis.
This clarification on reporting
employment numbers had been
included in part 1, and has now also
been added to Part 2.
Comments on Value-Added
(1) One comment suggested that the
request for value-added activity in part
2 be broken down by each category of
merchandise forwarded (exports, entries
for consumption and zone-to-zone
transfers). The revised annual report
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
Quarterly Update to Annual Listing of Foreign Government
Subsidies on Articles of Cheese Subject to an In-Quota Rate of Duty
AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
EFFECTIVE DATE: September 14, 2009.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gayle Longest, AD/CVD Operations,
Office 3, Import Administration, International Trade Administration,
U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Ave., NW,
Washington, DC 20230, telephone: (202) 482-3338.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 702 of the Trade Agreements Act of
1979 (as amended) (``the Act'') requires the Department of Commerce
(``the Department'') to determine, in consultation with the Secretary
of Agriculture, whether any foreign government is providing a subsidy
with respect to any article of cheese subject to an in-quota rate of
duty, as defined in section 701(c)(1) of the Act, and to publish an
annual list and quarterly updates to the type and amount of those
subsidies. We hereby provide the Department's quarterly update of
subsidies on articles of cheese that were imported during the period
April 1, 2009, through
June 30, 2009.
The Department has developed, in consultation with the Secretary of
Agriculture, information on subsidies (as defined in section 702(h)(2)
of the Act and section 771(5) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended
(``Tariff Act''), being provided either directly or indirectly by
foreign governments on articles of cheese subject to an in-quota rate
of duty.
The appendix to this notice lists the country, the subsidy program
or programs, and the gross and net amounts of each subsidy for which
information is currently available. The Department will incorporate
additional programs which are found to constitute subsidies, and
additional information on the subsidy programs listed, as the
information is developed.
The Department encourages any person having information on foreign
government subsidy programs which benefit articles of cheese subject to
an in-quota rate of duty to submit such information in writing to the
Assistant Secretary for Import Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce, 14th
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Street and Constitution Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20230.
This determination and notice are in accordance with section
702(a)(2) of the Act.
Dated: September 8, 2009.
Ronald K. Lorentzen,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
APPENDIX
SUBSIDY PROGRAMS ON CHEESE SUBJECT TO AN IN-QUOTA RATE OF DUTY
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Country Program(s) Gross\1\ Subsidy ($/lb) Net\2\ Subsidy ($/lb)
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27 European Union Member States\3\........................... European Union Restitution Payments $ 0.00 $0.00
Canada....................................................... Export Assistance on Certain Types of $ 0.29 $ 0.29
Cheese
Norway....................................................... Indirect (Milk) Subsidy $ 0.00 $ 0.00
Consumer Subsidy Total $ 0.00 $ 0.00
Total $ 0.00 $ 0.00
Switzerland.................................................. Deficiency Payments $ 0.00 $ 0.00
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\1\ Defined in 19 U.S.C. 1677(5).
\2\ Defined in 19 U.S.C. 1677(6).
\3\ The 27 member states of the European Union are: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany,
Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, and
the United Kingdom.
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