USDA Reassigns Domestic Cane Sugar Allotments and Increases the Fiscal Year 2010 Raw Sugar Tariff-Rate Quota, 22095 [2010-9730]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Office of the Secretary
USDA Reassigns Domestic Cane
Sugar Allotments and Increases the
Fiscal Year 2010 Raw Sugar Tariff-Rate
Quota
Office of the Secretary, USDA.
Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Secretary of Agriculture
today announced a reassignment of
surplus sugar under domestic cane
sugar allotments of 200,000 short tons
raw value (STRV) to imports, and
increased the fiscal year (FY) 2010 raw
sugar tariff-rate quota (TRQ) by the same
amount.
DATES: Effective: April 27, 2010.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Angel F. Gonzalez, Import Policies and
Export Reporting Division, Foreign
Agricultural Service, AgStop 1021, U.S.
Department of Agriculture, Washington,
DC 20250–1021; or by telephone (202)
720–2916; or by fax to (202) 720–0876;
or by e-mail to
angel.f.gonzalez@fas.usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: USDA’s
Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC)
today announced the reassignment of
projected surplus cane sugar marketing
allotments and allocations under the FY
2010 (October 1, 2009–September 30,
2010) Sugar Marketing Allotment
Program. The FY 2010 cane sector
allotment and cane state allotments are
larger than can be fulfilled by
domestically-produced cane sugar. This
surplus was reassigned to raw sugar
imports as required by law. Upon
review of the domestic sugarcane
processors’ sugar marketing allocations
relative to their FY 2010 expected raw
sugar supplies, CCC determined that all
sugarcane processors had surplus
allocation. Therefore, all sugarcane
states’ sugar marketing allotments are
reduced with this reassignment. The
new cane state allotments are Florida,
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1,983,802 STRV; Louisiana, 1,581,306
STRV; Texas, 178,366 STRV; and
Hawaii, 272,417 STRV. The FY 2010
sugar marketing allotment program will
not prevent any domestic sugarcane
processors from marketing all of their
FY 2010 sugar supply.
On September 25, 2009, USDA
established the FY 2010 TRQ for raw
cane sugar at 1,231,497 STRV (1,117,195
metric tons raw value, MTRV*), the
minimum to which the United States is
committed under the World Trade
Organization Uruguay Round
Agreements. Pursuant to Additional
U.S. Note 5 to Chapter 17 of the U.S.
Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS) and
Section 359k of the Agricultural
Adjustment Act of 1938, as amended,
the Secretary of Agriculture today
increased the quantity of raw cane sugar
imports of the HTS subject to the lower
tier of duties during FY 2010 by 200,000
STRV (181,437 MRTV). With this
increase, the overall FY 2010 raw sugar
TRQ is now 1,431,497 STRV (1,298,632
MTRV). Raw cane sugar under this
quota must be accompanied by a
certificate for quota eligibility and may
be entered under subheading 1701.11.10
of the HTS until September 30, 2010.
The Office of the U.S. Trade
Representative will allocate this
increase among supplying countries and
customs areas.
This action is being taken after a
determination that additional supplies
of raw cane sugar are required in the
U.S. market. USDA will closely monitor
stocks, consumption, imports and all
sugar market and program variables on
an ongoing basis, and may make further
program adjustments during FY 2010 if
needed.
* Conversion factor: 1 metric ton =
1.10231125 short tons.
Dated: April 19, 2010.
Thomas J. Vilsack,
Secretary of Agriculture.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Office of the Secretary
USDA Reassigns Domestic Cane Sugar Allotments and Increases the
Fiscal Year 2010 Raw Sugar Tariff-Rate Quota
AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Secretary of Agriculture today announced a reassignment of
surplus sugar under domestic cane sugar allotments of 200,000 short
tons raw value (STRV) to imports, and increased the fiscal year (FY)
2010 raw sugar tariff-rate quota (TRQ) by the same amount.
DATES: Effective: April 27, 2010.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Angel F. Gonzalez, Import Policies and
Export Reporting Division, Foreign Agricultural Service, AgStop 1021,
U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, DC 20250-1021; or by
telephone (202) 720-2916; or by fax to (202) 720-0876; or by e-mail to
angel.f.gonzalez@fas.usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: USDA's Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC)
today announced the reassignment of projected surplus cane sugar
marketing allotments and allocations under the FY 2010 (October 1,
2009-September 30, 2010) Sugar Marketing Allotment Program. The FY 2010
cane sector allotment and cane state allotments are larger than can be
fulfilled by domestically-produced cane sugar. This surplus was
reassigned to raw sugar imports as required by law. Upon review of the
domestic sugarcane processors' sugar marketing allocations relative to
their FY 2010 expected raw sugar supplies, CCC determined that all
sugarcane processors had surplus allocation. Therefore, all sugarcane
states' sugar marketing allotments are reduced with this reassignment.
The new cane state allotments are Florida, 1,983,802 STRV; Louisiana,
1,581,306 STRV; Texas, 178,366 STRV; and Hawaii, 272,417 STRV. The FY
2010 sugar marketing allotment program will not prevent any domestic
sugarcane processors from marketing all of their FY 2010 sugar supply.
On September 25, 2009, USDA established the FY 2010 TRQ for raw
cane sugar at 1,231,497 STRV (1,117,195 metric tons raw value, MTRV*),
the minimum to which the United States is committed under the World
Trade Organization Uruguay Round Agreements. Pursuant to Additional
U.S. Note 5 to Chapter 17 of the U.S. Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS)
and Section 359k of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938, as
amended, the Secretary of Agriculture today increased the quantity of
raw cane sugar imports of the HTS subject to the lower tier of duties
during FY 2010 by 200,000 STRV (181,437 MRTV). With this increase, the
overall FY 2010 raw sugar TRQ is now 1,431,497 STRV (1,298,632 MTRV).
Raw cane sugar under this quota must be accompanied by a certificate
for quota eligibility and may be entered under subheading 1701.11.10 of
the HTS until September 30, 2010. The Office of the U.S. Trade
Representative will allocate this increase among supplying countries
and customs areas.
This action is being taken after a determination that additional
supplies of raw cane sugar are required in the U.S. market. USDA will
closely monitor stocks, consumption, imports and all sugar market and
program variables on an ongoing basis, and may make further program
adjustments during FY 2010 if needed.
* Conversion factor: 1 metric ton = 1.10231125 short tons.
Dated: April 19, 2010.
Thomas J. Vilsack,
Secretary of Agriculture.
[FR Doc. 2010-9730 Filed 4-26-10; 8:45 am]
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