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OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES
TRADE REPRESENTATIVE
Fiscal Year 2015 WTO Tariff-Rate
Quota Allocations for Raw Cane Sugar,
Refined and Specialty Sugar, and
Sugar-Containing Products
Office of the United States
Trade Representative.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Office of the United
States Trade Representative (USTR) is
providing notice of country-by-country
allocations of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2015
(Oct. 1, 2014, through Sept. 30, 2015) inquota quantity of the tariff-rate quotas
(TRQs) for imported raw cane sugar,
refined sugar (syrups and molasses),
specialty sugar, and sugar-containing
products.
DATES: Effective Date: October 1, 2014.
ADDRESSES: Inquiries may be delivered
to Ann Heilman-Dahl, Director of
Agricultural Affairs, Office of
Agricultural Affairs, Office of the United
States Trade Representative, 600 17th
Street NW., Washington, DC 20508.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ann
Heilman-Dahl, Office of Agricultural
Affairs, telephone: 202–395–6127 or
facsimile: 202–395–4579.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant
to Additional U.S. Note 5 to chapter 17
of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of
the United States (HTS), the United
States maintains tariff-rate quotas
(TRQs) for imports of raw cane sugar
and refined sugar. Pursuant to
Additional U.S. Note 8 to Chapter 17 of
the HTS, the United States maintains a
TRQ for imports of sugar-containing
products.
Section 404(d)(3) of the Uruguay
Round Agreements Act (19 U.S.C.
3601(d)(3)) authorizes the President to
allocate the in-quota quantity of a TRQ
for any agricultural product among
supplying countries or customs areas.
The President delegated this authority
to the United States Trade
Representative under Presidential
Proclamation 6763 (60 FR 1007).
On September 2, 2014, the Secretary
of Agriculture (Secretary) announced
the sugar program provisions for fiscal
year (FY) 2015. The Secretary
announced an in-quota quantity of the
TRQ for raw cane sugar for FY 2015 of
1,117,195 metric ton * raw value
(MTRV), which is the minimum amount
to which the United States is committed
under the World Trade Organization
(WTO) Uruguay Round Agreements.
USTR is allocating this quantity
(1,117,195 MTRV) to the following
countries in the amounts specified
below:
SUMMARY:
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Country
Argentina ..............................
Australia ................................
Barbados ..............................
Belize ....................................
Bolivia ...................................
Brazil .....................................
Colombia ...............................
Congo ...................................
Costa Rica ............................
Cote d’Ivoire .........................
Dominican Republic ..............
Ecuador ................................
El Salvador ...........................
Fiji .........................................
Gabon ...................................
Guatemala ............................
Guyana .................................
Haiti .......................................
Honduras ..............................
India ......................................
Jamaica ................................
Madagascar ..........................
Malawi ...................................
Mauritius ...............................
Mexico ..................................
Mozambique .........................
Nicaragua .............................
Panama ................................
Papua New Guinea ..............
Paraguay ..............................
Peru ......................................
Philippines ............................
South Africa ..........................
St. Kitts & Nevis ...................
Swaziland .............................
Taiwan ..................................
Thailand ................................
Trinidad & Tobago ................
Uruguay ................................
Zimbabwe .............................
FY 2015 raw
cane sugar
allocations
(MTRV)
45,281
87,402
7,371
11,584
8,424
152,691
25,273
7,258
15,796
7,258
185,335
11,584
27,379
9,477
7,258
50,546
12,636
7,258
10,530
8,424
11,584
7,258
10,530
12,636
7,258
13,690
22,114
30,538
7,258
7,258
43,175
142,160
24,220
7,258
16,849
12,636
14,743
7,371
7,258
12,636
These allocations are based on the
countries’ historical shipments to the
United States. The allocations of the inquota quantities of the raw cane sugar
TRQ to countries that are net importers
of sugar are conditioned on receipt of
the appropriate verifications of origin,
and certificates for quota eligibility must
accompany imports from any country
for which an allocation has been
provided.
On September 2, 2014, the Secretary
also announced the establishment of the
in-quota quantity of the FY 2015 refined
sugar TRQ at 127,000 MTRV for which
the sucrose content, by weight in the
dry state, must have a polarimeter
reading of 99.5 degrees or more. This
amount includes the minimum level to
which the United States is committed
under the WTO Uruguay Round
Agreements (22,000 MTRV of which
1,656 MTRV is reserved for specialty
sugar) and an additional 105,000 MTRV
for specialty sugars. USTR is allocating
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the refined sugar TRQ as follows: 10,300
MTRV of refined sugar to Canada, 2,954
MTRV to Mexico, and 7.090 MTRV to be
administered on a first-come, firstserved basis.
Imports of all specialty sugar will be
administered on a first-come, firstserved basis in five tranches. The
Secretary has announced that the total
in-quota quantity of specialty sugar will
be the 1,656 MTRV included in the
WTO minimum plus an additional
105,000 MTRV. The first tranche of
1,656 MTRV will open October 10,
2014. All types of specialty sugars are
eligible for entry under this tranche. The
second tranche of 38,850 MTRV will
open on October 24, 2014. The third,
fourth, and fifth tranches of 22,050
MTRV each will open on January 9,
2015, April 10, 2015 and July 10, 2015,
respectively. The second, third, fourth
and fifth tranches will be reserved for
organic sugar and other specialty sugars
not currently produced commercially in
the United States or reasonably
available from domestic sources.
With respect to the in-quota quantity
of 64,709 metric tons (MT) of the TRQ
for imports of certain sugar-containing
products maintained under Additional
U.S. Note 8 to chapter 17 of the HTS,
USTR is allocating 59,250 MT to
Canada. The remainder of the in-quota
quantity, 5,459 MT, is available for
other countries on a first-come, firstserved basis.
Raw cane sugar, refined and specialty
sugar and sugar-containing products for
FY 2015 TRQs may enter the United
States as of October 1, 2014.
* Conversion factor: 1 metric ton =
1.10231125 short tons.
Michael Froman,
United States Trade Representative.
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Agency Information Collection
Activities: Requests for Comments;
Clearance of Renewed Approval of
Information Collection: Special
Awareness Training for the
Washington DC Metropolitan Area
Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, FAA
invites public comments about our
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intention to request the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB)
approval to renew an information
collection. This collection of
information is required of persons who
must receive training and testing under
14 CFR 91.161 in order to fly within 60
nautical miles (NM) of the Washington,
DC omni-directional range/distance
measuring equipment (DCA VOR/DME).
DATES: Written comments should be
submitted by November 10, 2014.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Kathy DePaepe at (405) 954–9362, or by
email at: Kathy.DePaepe@faa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Control Number: 2120–0734.
Title: Special Awareness Training for
the Washington DC Metropolitan Area
Form Numbers: There are no FAA
forms associated with this collection.
Type of Review: Renewal of an
information collection.
Background: The final rule containing
this information collection requirement
was published on August 12, 2008 (73
FR 46797). The collection of
information is solicited by the FAA in
order to maintain a National database
registry for those persons who are
required to receive training and be
tested for flying in the airspace that is
within 60 NM of the DCA VOR/DME.
This National database registry provides
the FAA with information on how many
persons and the names of those who
have completed this training.
Respondents: Approximately 366
pilots.
Frequency: Information is collected
on occasion.
Estimated Average Burden per
Response: 1 hour.
Estimated Total Annual Burden: 122
hours.
ADDRESSES: Send comments to the FAA
at the following address: Ms. Kathy
DePaepe, Room 126B, Federal Aviation
Administration, ASP–110, 6500 S.
MacArthur Blvd., Oklahoma City, OK
73169.
Public Comments Invited: You are
asked to comment on any aspect of this
information collection, including (a)
Whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for FAA’s
performance; (b) the accuracy of the
estimated burden; (c) ways for FAA to
enhance the quality, utility and clarity
of the information collection; and (d)
ways that the burden could be
minimized without reducing the quality
of the collected information. The agency
will summarize and/or include your
comments in the request for OMB’s
clearance of this information collection.
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2014.
Albert R. Spence,
FAA Assistant Information Collection
Clearance Officer, IT Enterprises Business
Services Division, ASP–110.
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Agency Information Collection
Activities: Requests for Comments;
Clearance of Renewed Approval of
Information Collection: Reporting of
Information Using Special
Airworthiness Information Bulletin
Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, FAA
invites public comments about our
intention to request the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB)
approval for to renew an information
collection. The FAA issues Special
Airworthiness Information Bulletins
(SAIBs) to alert, educate, and make
recommendations to the aviation
community and individual aircraft
owners/operators on ways to improve
products. They may include requests for
reporting of results from requested
actions/inspections.
DATES: Written comments should be
submitted by November 10, 2014.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Kathy DePaepe at (405) 954–9362, or by
email at: Kathy.DePaepe@faa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Control Number: 2120–0731.
Title: Reporting of Information Using
Special Airworthiness Information
Bulletin.
Form Numbers: There are no FAA
forms associated with this collection.
Type of Review: Renewal of an
information collection.
Background: A special airworthiness
information bulletin (SAIB) is an
important tool that helps the FAA to
gather information to determine
whether an airworthiness directive is
necessary. An SAIB alerts, educates, and
make recommendations to the aviation
community and individual aircraft
owners and operators about ways to
improve the safety of a product. It
contains non-regulatory information and
guidance that is advisory and may
include recommended actions or
inspections with a request for voluntary
reporting of inspection results.
SUMMARY:
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OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE
Fiscal Year 2015 WTO Tariff-Rate Quota Allocations for Raw Cane
Sugar, Refined and Specialty Sugar, and Sugar-Containing Products
AGENCY: Office of the United States Trade Representative.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) is
providing notice of country-by-country allocations of the Fiscal Year
(FY) 2015 (Oct. 1, 2014, through Sept. 30, 2015) in-quota quantity of
the tariff-rate quotas (TRQs) for imported raw cane sugar, refined
sugar (syrups and molasses), specialty sugar, and sugar-containing
products.
DATES: Effective Date: October 1, 2014.
ADDRESSES: Inquiries may be delivered to Ann Heilman-Dahl, Director of
Agricultural Affairs, Office of Agricultural Affairs, Office of the
United States Trade Representative, 600 17th Street NW., Washington, DC
20508.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ann Heilman-Dahl, Office of
Agricultural Affairs, telephone: 202-395-6127 or facsimile: 202-395-
4579.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to Additional U.S. Note 5 to
chapter 17 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States
(HTS), the United States maintains tariff-rate quotas (TRQs) for
imports of raw cane sugar and refined sugar. Pursuant to Additional
U.S. Note 8 to Chapter 17 of the HTS, the United States maintains a TRQ
for imports of sugar-containing products.
Section 404(d)(3) of the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (19 U.S.C.
3601(d)(3)) authorizes the President to allocate the in-quota quantity
of a TRQ for any agricultural product among supplying countries or
customs areas. The President delegated this authority to the United
States Trade Representative under Presidential Proclamation 6763 (60 FR
1007).
On September 2, 2014, the Secretary of Agriculture (Secretary)
announced the sugar program provisions for fiscal year (FY) 2015. The
Secretary announced an in-quota quantity of the TRQ for raw cane sugar
for FY 2015 of 1,117,195 metric ton * raw value (MTRV), which is the
minimum amount to which the United States is committed under the World
Trade Organization (WTO) Uruguay Round Agreements. USTR is allocating
this quantity (1,117,195 MTRV) to the following countries in the
amounts specified below:
------------------------------------------------------------------------
FY 2015 raw
cane sugar
Country allocations
(MTRV)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Argentina............................................... 45,281
Australia............................................... 87,402
Barbados................................................ 7,371
Belize.................................................. 11,584
Bolivia................................................. 8,424
Brazil.................................................. 152,691
Colombia................................................ 25,273
Congo................................................... 7,258
Costa Rica.............................................. 15,796
Cote d'Ivoire........................................... 7,258
Dominican Republic...................................... 185,335
Ecuador................................................. 11,584
El Salvador............................................. 27,379
Fiji.................................................... 9,477
Gabon................................................... 7,258
Guatemala............................................... 50,546
Guyana.................................................. 12,636
Haiti................................................... 7,258
Honduras................................................ 10,530
India................................................... 8,424
Jamaica................................................. 11,584
Madagascar.............................................. 7,258
Malawi.................................................. 10,530
Mauritius............................................... 12,636
Mexico.................................................. 7,258
Mozambique.............................................. 13,690
Nicaragua............................................... 22,114
Panama.................................................. 30,538
Papua New Guinea........................................ 7,258
Paraguay................................................ 7,258
Peru.................................................... 43,175
Philippines............................................. 142,160
South Africa............................................ 24,220
St. Kitts & Nevis....................................... 7,258
Swaziland............................................... 16,849
Taiwan.................................................. 12,636
Thailand................................................ 14,743
Trinidad & Tobago....................................... 7,371
Uruguay................................................. 7,258
Zimbabwe................................................ 12,636
------------------------------------------------------------------------
These allocations are based on the countries' historical shipments
to the United States. The allocations of the in-quota quantities of the
raw cane sugar TRQ to countries that are net importers of sugar are
conditioned on receipt of the appropriate verifications of origin, and
certificates for quota eligibility must accompany imports from any
country for which an allocation has been provided.
On September 2, 2014, the Secretary also announced the
establishment of the in-quota quantity of the FY 2015 refined sugar TRQ
at 127,000 MTRV for which the sucrose content, by weight in the dry
state, must have a polarimeter reading of 99.5 degrees or more. This
amount includes the minimum level to which the United States is
committed under the WTO Uruguay Round Agreements (22,000 MTRV of which
1,656 MTRV is reserved for specialty sugar) and an additional 105,000
MTRV for specialty sugars. USTR is allocating
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the refined sugar TRQ as follows: 10,300 MTRV of refined sugar to
Canada, 2,954 MTRV to Mexico, and 7.090 MTRV to be administered on a
first-come, first-served basis.
Imports of all specialty sugar will be administered on a first-
come, first-served basis in five tranches. The Secretary has announced
that the total in-quota quantity of specialty sugar will be the 1,656
MTRV included in the WTO minimum plus an additional 105,000 MTRV. The
first tranche of 1,656 MTRV will open October 10, 2014. All types of
specialty sugars are eligible for entry under this tranche. The second
tranche of 38,850 MTRV will open on October 24, 2014. The third,
fourth, and fifth tranches of 22,050 MTRV each will open on January 9,
2015, April 10, 2015 and July 10, 2015, respectively. The second,
third, fourth and fifth tranches will be reserved for organic sugar and
other specialty sugars not currently produced commercially in the
United States or reasonably available from domestic sources.
With respect to the in-quota quantity of 64,709 metric tons (MT) of
the TRQ for imports of certain sugar-containing products maintained
under Additional U.S. Note 8 to chapter 17 of the HTS, USTR is
allocating 59,250 MT to Canada. The remainder of the in-quota quantity,
5,459 MT, is available for other countries on a first-come, first-
served basis.
Raw cane sugar, refined and specialty sugar and sugar-containing
products for FY 2015 TRQs may enter the United States as of October 1,
2014.
* Conversion factor: 1 metric ton = 1.10231125 short tons.
Michael Froman,
United States Trade Representative.
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