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exchange standard is effective and
efficient?
3. State agencies already have focused
efforts on integrating case management
initiatives in order to better coordinate
assistance for families with complex
service needs across multiple program
areas. What factors should FNS consider
in a future rule to address SNAP data
standardization so as not to adversely
impact ongoing or planned initiatives?
4. In promulgating rules, what Federal
or State laws should FNS be aware of
that either hinder or promote data
exchange standards?
5. What factors should FNS consider
as part of the data exchange
standardization effort to further
strengthen client confidentiality? For
example, should FNS mandate industry
standard security protocols, such as
requirements that Social Security
Numbers (SSN) be encrypted and that
States utilize data masking, or that
States may not use SSN as a unique
client identifier? If so, how can FNS
promote further data interoperability
while maintaining data security?
6. Are there any data standardization
practices in your current data
management process that could apply
here, such as standardizing your data
field names and definitions, including
security classification, and
implementing access policies to ensure
input data cleansing and output data
consistency?
7. Do States provide training to
workers involved in the administration
and enforcement of SNAP about data
sharing?
8. Do States conduct security training
with all staff involved in the
administration and enforcement of the
program that covers the client
confidentiality requirements of the Food
and Nutrition Act of 2008, as well as the
SNAP regulations? If so, please address
additional questions below:
a. What is the frequency of the
training?
b. Does the State maintain a record of
each individual worker’s security
training history?
c. Does the training cover additional
security topics?
9. What factors should FNS consider
regarding the impact data exchange
standards would have on States that
integrate data sources external to the
SNAP State agency?
10. What barriers, if any, should FNS
consider in implementing federally
required data exchanges for SNAP
program administration?
11. What factors should FNS consider
for States that utilize an enterprise data
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warehouse for reporting and analyzing
data in SNAP as well as across
programs?
12. Efforts to promote data
interoperability to improve oversight,
data analysis, and decision-making are
only as good as the quality of the data
itself. What factors should FNS consider
to strengthen SNAP data integrity in
support of data exchange standards?
13. In addition to data exchange
standards, should FNS consider
additional steps related to this effort,
such as providing standardized data
sharing agreements for SNAP data?
14. What other concerns or barriers, if
any, exist in successfully implementing
data exchanges that were not addressed
by any of the previous questions that
FNS should consider?
Dated: May 10, 2016.
Audrey Rowe,
Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Foreign Agricultural Service
WTO Agricultural Quantity-Based
Safeguard Trigger Levels
Foreign Agricultural Service,
U.S. Department of Agriculture.
ACTION: Notice of product coverage and
trigger levels for safeguard measures
provided for in the World Trade
Organization (WTO) Agreement on
Agriculture.
AGENCY:
This notice lists the updated
quantity-based trigger levels for
products which may be subject to
additional import duties under the
safeguard provisions of the WTO
Agreement on Agriculture. This notice
also includes the relevant period
applicable for the trigger levels on each
of the listed products.
DATES: May 25, 2016.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Safeguard Staff, Import Policies and
Export Reporting Division, Office of
Trade Programs, Foreign Agricultural
Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture,
Stop 1020, 1400 Independence Avenue
SW., Washington, DC 20250–1020; by
telephone (202) 720–0638; or by fax
(202) 720–0876.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Article 5
of the WTO Agreement on Agriculture
provides that additional import duties
may be imposed on imports of products
subject to tariffication as a result of the
Uruguay Round, if certain conditions
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are met. The agreement permits
additional duties to be charged if the
price of an individual shipment of
imported products falls below the
average price for similar goods imported
during the years 1986–88 by a specified
percentage. It also permits additional
duties to be imposed if the volume of
imports of an article exceeds the average
of the most recent 3 years for which data
are available by 5, 10, or 25 percent,
depending on the article. These
additional duties may not be imposed
on quantities for which minimum or
current access commitments were made
during the Uruguay Round negotiations,
and only one type of safeguard, price or
quantity, may be applied at any given
time to an article.
Section 405 of the Uruguay Round
Agreements Act requires that the
President cause to be published in the
Federal Register information regarding
the price and quantity safeguards,
including the quantity trigger levels,
which must be updated annually based
upon import levels during the most
recent 3 years. The President delegated
this duty to the Secretary of Agriculture
in Presidential Proclamation No. 6763,
dated December 23, 1994, 60 FR 1005
(Jan. 4, 1995). The Secretary of
Agriculture further delegated this duty,
which lies with the Administrator of the
Foreign Agricultural Service (7 CFR
2.43(a)(2)). The Annex to this notice
contains the updated quantity trigger
levels.
Additional information on the
products subject to safeguards and the
additional duties which may apply can
be found in subchapter IV of Chapter 99
of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of
the United States (2016) and in the
Secretary of Agriculture’s Notice of
Uruguay Round Agricultural Safeguard
Trigger Levels, published in the Federal
Register at 60 FR 427 (Jan. 4, 1995).
Notice: As provided in Section 405 of
the Uruguay Round Agreements Act,
consistent with Article 5 of the WTO
Agreement on Agriculture, the safeguard
quantity trigger levels previously
notified are superceded by the levels
indicated in the Annex to this notice.
The definitions of these products were
provided in the Notice of Safeguard
Action published in the Federal
Register, at 60 FR 427 (Jan. 4, 1995).
Issued at Washington, DC, this 25th day of
April 2016.
Suzanne Palmieri,
Administrator, Foreign Agricultural Service.
Annex
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QUANTITY-BASED SAFEGUARD TRIGGER
Product
Trigger level
Beef .................................................
Mutton .............................................
Cream ..............................................
Evaporated or Condensed Milk ......
Nonfat Dry Milk ...............................
Dried Whole Milk .............................
Dried Cream ....................................
Dried Whey/Buttermilk ....................
Butter ...............................................
Butter Oil and Butter Substitutes ....
Dairy Mixtures .................................
Blue Cheese ....................................
Cheddar Cheese .............................
American-Type Cheese ..................
Edam/Gouda Cheese ......................
Italian-Type Cheese ........................
Swiss Cheese with Eye Formation
Gruyere Process Cheese ................
NSPF Cheese .................................
Lowfat Cheese ................................
Peanuts ...........................................
317,530 mt .....................................
3,316 mt .........................................
2,789 liters .....................................
1,173,090 kg ..................................
525,441 kg .....................................
3,406,679 kg ..................................
586 kg ............................................
18,198 kg .......................................
13,656,765 kg ................................
6,076,713 kg ..................................
15,718,595 kg ................................
4,865,957 kg ..................................
11,292,096 kg ................................
663,153 kg .....................................
8,161,533 kg ..................................
19,591,643 kg ................................
28,790,738 kg ................................
3,745,854 kg ..................................
52,603,975 kg ................................
153,319 kg .....................................
19,037 mt .......................................
13,106 mt .......................................
3,592 mt .........................................
676,944 mt .....................................
617,282 mt .....................................
177,579 mt .....................................
355,264 mt .....................................
87 mt ..............................................
106 mt ............................................
385 mt ............................................
415 mt ............................................
20,158 mt .......................................
18,930 mt .......................................
86 mt ..............................................
72 mt ..............................................
12,167,560 kg ................................
500,069 kg .....................................
309,726 kg .....................................
January 1, 2016 to December 31, 2016.
January 1, 2016 to December 31, 2016.
January 1, 2016 to December 31, 2016.
January 1, 2016 to December 31, 2016.
January 1, 2016 to December 31, 2016.
January 1, 2016 to December 31, 2016.
January 1, 2016 to December 31, 2016.
January 1, 2016 to December 31, 2016.
January 1, 2016 to December 31, 2016.
January 1, 2016 to December 31, 2016.
January 1, 2016 to December 31, 2016.
January 1, 2016 to December 31, 2016.
January 1, 2016 to December 31, 2016.
January 1, 2016 to December 31, 2016.
January 1, 2016 to December 31, 2016.
January 1, 2016 to December 31, 2016.
January 1, 2016 to December 31, 2016.
January 1, 2016 to December 31, 2016.
January 1, 2016 to December 31, 2016.
January 1, 2016 to December 31, 2016.
April 1, 2015 to March 31, 2016.
April 1, 2016 to March 31, 2017.
January 1, 2016 to December 31, 2016.
October 1, 2015 to September 30, 2016.
October 1, 2016 to September 30, 2017.
October 1, 2015 to September 30, 2016.
October 1, 2016 to September 30, 2017.
October 1, 2015 to September 30, 2016.
October 1, 2016 to September 30, 2017.
October 1, 2015 to September 30, 2016.
October 1, 2016 to September 30, 2017.
October 1, 2015 to September 30, 2016.
October 1, 2016 to September 30, 2017.
October 1, 2015 to September 30, 2016.
October 1, 2016 to September 30, 2017.
January 1, 2016 to December 31, 2016.
January 1, 2016 to December 31, 2016.
January 1, 2016 to December 31, 2016.
230 mt ............................................
234 mt ............................................
961 mt ............................................
894 mt ............................................
2,964,185 liters ..............................
27,792 kg .......................................
2,330,949 kg ..................................
1,363,307 kg ..................................
0 kilograms ....................................
13 kg ..............................................
48,783 kg .......................................
0 kg ................................................
1,505,611 kg ..................................
1,270,096 kg ..................................
793,048 kg .....................................
925,273 kg .....................................
2,058 kg .........................................
51 kg ..............................................
October 1, 2014 to September 30, 2015.
October 1, 2015 to September 30, 2016.
October 1, 2015 to September 30, 2016.
October 1, 2016 to September 30, 2017.
January 1, 2016 to December 31, 2016.
January 1, 2016 to December 31, 2016.
September 20, 2015 to September 19, 2016.
September 20, 2016 to September 19, 2017.
August 1, 2015 to July 31, 2016.
August 1, 2016 to July 31, 2017.
August 1, 2015 to July 31, 2016.
August 1, 2016 to July 31, 2017.
August 1, 2015 to July 31, 2016.
August 1, 2016 to July 31, 2017.
September 20, 2015 to September 19, 2016.
September 20, 2016 to September 19, 2017.
September 20, 2015 to September 19, 2016.
September 20, 2016 to September 19, 2017.
Peanut Butter/Paste ........................
Raw Cane Sugar .............................
Refined Sugar and Syrups ..............
Blended Syrups ...............................
Articles Over 65% Sugar ................
Articles Over 10% Sugar ................
Sweetened Cocoa Powder .............
Chocolate Crumb ............................
Lowfat Chocolate Crumb ................
Infant
Formula
Containing
Oligosaccharides.
Mixes and Doughs ..........................
Mixed Condiments and Seasonings
Ice Cream ........................................
Animal Feed Containing Milk ..........
Short Staple Cotton .........................
Harsh or Rough Cotton ...................
Medium Staple Cotton ....................
Extra Long Staple Cotton ................
Cotton Waste ..................................
Cotton, Processed, Not Spun .........
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Foreign Agricultural Service
WTO Agricultural Quantity-Based Safeguard Trigger Levels
AGENCY: Foreign Agricultural Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture.
ACTION: Notice of product coverage and trigger levels for safeguard
measures provided for in the World Trade Organization (WTO) Agreement
on Agriculture.
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SUMMARY: This notice lists the updated quantity-based trigger levels
for products which may be subject to additional import duties under the
safeguard provisions of the WTO Agreement on Agriculture. This notice
also includes the relevant period applicable for the trigger levels on
each of the listed products.
DATES: May 25, 2016.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Safeguard Staff, Import Policies and
Export Reporting Division, Office of Trade Programs, Foreign
Agricultural Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Stop 1020, 1400
Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20250-1020; by telephone (202)
720-0638; or by fax (202) 720-0876.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Article 5 of the WTO Agreement on
Agriculture provides that additional import duties may be imposed on
imports of products subject to tariffication as a result of the Uruguay
Round, if certain conditions are met. The agreement permits additional
duties to be charged if the price of an individual shipment of imported
products falls below the average price for similar goods imported
during the years 1986-88 by a specified percentage. It also permits
additional duties to be imposed if the volume of imports of an article
exceeds the average of the most recent 3 years for which data are
available by 5, 10, or 25 percent, depending on the article. These
additional duties may not be imposed on quantities for which minimum or
current access commitments were made during the Uruguay Round
negotiations, and only one type of safeguard, price or quantity, may be
applied at any given time to an article.
Section 405 of the Uruguay Round Agreements Act requires that the
President cause to be published in the Federal Register information
regarding the price and quantity safeguards, including the quantity
trigger levels, which must be updated annually based upon import levels
during the most recent 3 years. The President delegated this duty to
the Secretary of Agriculture in Presidential Proclamation No. 6763,
dated December 23, 1994, 60 FR 1005 (Jan. 4, 1995). The Secretary of
Agriculture further delegated this duty, which lies with the
Administrator of the Foreign Agricultural Service (7 CFR 2.43(a)(2)).
The Annex to this notice contains the updated quantity trigger levels.
Additional information on the products subject to safeguards and
the additional duties which may apply can be found in subchapter IV of
Chapter 99 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States
(2016) and in the Secretary of Agriculture's Notice of Uruguay Round
Agricultural Safeguard Trigger Levels, published in the Federal
Register at 60 FR 427 (Jan. 4, 1995).
Notice: As provided in Section 405 of the Uruguay Round Agreements
Act, consistent with Article 5 of the WTO Agreement on Agriculture, the
safeguard quantity trigger levels previously notified are superceded by
the levels indicated in the Annex to this notice. The definitions of
these products were provided in the Notice of Safeguard Action
published in the Federal Register, at 60 FR 427 (Jan. 4, 1995).
Issued at Washington, DC, this 25th day of April 2016.
Suzanne Palmieri,
Administrator, Foreign Agricultural Service.
Annex
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Product Trigger level Period
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Beef.......................... 317,530 mt....... January 1, 2016 to
December 31, 2016.
Mutton........................ 3,316 mt......... January 1, 2016 to
December 31, 2016.
Cream......................... 2,789 liters..... January 1, 2016 to
December 31, 2016.
Evaporated or Condensed Milk.. 1,173,090 kg..... January 1, 2016 to
December 31, 2016.
Nonfat Dry Milk............... 525,441 kg....... January 1, 2016 to
December 31, 2016.
Dried Whole Milk.............. 3,406,679 kg..... January 1, 2016 to
December 31, 2016.
Dried Cream................... 586 kg........... January 1, 2016 to
December 31, 2016.
Dried Whey/Buttermilk......... 18,198 kg........ January 1, 2016 to
December 31, 2016.
Butter........................ 13,656,765 kg.... January 1, 2016 to
December 31, 2016.
Butter Oil and Butter 6,076,713 kg..... January 1, 2016 to
Substitutes. December 31, 2016.
Dairy Mixtures................ 15,718,595 kg.... January 1, 2016 to
December 31, 2016.
Blue Cheese................... 4,865,957 kg..... January 1, 2016 to
December 31, 2016.
Cheddar Cheese................ 11,292,096 kg.... January 1, 2016 to
December 31, 2016.
American-Type Cheese.......... 663,153 kg....... January 1, 2016 to
December 31, 2016.
Edam/Gouda Cheese............. 8,161,533 kg..... January 1, 2016 to
December 31, 2016.
Italian-Type Cheese........... 19,591,643 kg.... January 1, 2016 to
December 31, 2016.
Swiss Cheese with Eye 28,790,738 kg.... January 1, 2016 to
Formation. December 31, 2016.
Gruyere Process Cheese........ 3,745,854 kg..... January 1, 2016 to
December 31, 2016.
NSPF Cheese................... 52,603,975 kg.... January 1, 2016 to
December 31, 2016.
Lowfat Cheese................. 153,319 kg....... January 1, 2016 to
December 31, 2016.
Peanuts....................... 19,037 mt........ April 1, 2015 to
March 31, 2016.
13,106 mt........ April 1, 2016 to
March 31, 2017.
Peanut Butter/Paste........... 3,592 mt......... January 1, 2016 to
December 31, 2016.
Raw Cane Sugar................ 676,944 mt....... October 1, 2015 to
September 30, 2016.
617,282 mt....... October 1, 2016 to
September 30, 2017.
Refined Sugar and Syrups...... 177,579 mt....... October 1, 2015 to
September 30, 2016.
355,264 mt....... October 1, 2016 to
September 30, 2017.
Blended Syrups................ 87 mt............ October 1, 2015 to
September 30, 2016.
106 mt........... October 1, 2016 to
September 30, 2017.
Articles Over 65% Sugar....... 385 mt........... October 1, 2015 to
September 30, 2016.
415 mt........... October 1, 2016 to
September 30, 2017.
Articles Over 10% Sugar....... 20,158 mt........ October 1, 2015 to
September 30, 2016.
18,930 mt........ October 1, 2016 to
September 30, 2017.
Sweetened Cocoa Powder........ 86 mt............ October 1, 2015 to
September 30, 2016.
72 mt............ October 1, 2016 to
September 30, 2017.
Chocolate Crumb............... 12,167,560 kg.... January 1, 2016 to
December 31, 2016.
Lowfat Chocolate Crumb........ 500,069 kg....... January 1, 2016 to
December 31, 2016.
Infant Formula Containing 309,726 kg....... January 1, 2016 to
Oligosaccharides. December 31, 2016.
Mixes and Doughs.............. 230 mt........... October 1, 2014 to
September 30, 2015.
234 mt........... October 1, 2015 to
September 30, 2016.
Mixed Condiments and 961 mt........... October 1, 2015 to
Seasonings. September 30, 2016.
894 mt........... October 1, 2016 to
September 30, 2017.
Ice Cream..................... 2,964,185 liters. January 1, 2016 to
December 31, 2016.
Animal Feed Containing Milk... 27,792 kg........ January 1, 2016 to
December 31, 2016.
Short Staple Cotton........... 2,330,949 kg..... September 20, 2015 to
September 19, 2016.
1,363,307 kg..... September 20, 2016 to
September 19, 2017.
Harsh or Rough Cotton......... 0 kilograms...... August 1, 2015 to
July 31, 2016.
13 kg............ August 1, 2016 to
July 31, 2017.
Medium Staple Cotton.......... 48,783 kg........ August 1, 2015 to
July 31, 2016.
0 kg............. August 1, 2016 to
July 31, 2017.
Extra Long Staple Cotton...... 1,505,611 kg..... August 1, 2015 to
July 31, 2016.
1,270,096 kg..... August 1, 2016 to
July 31, 2017.
Cotton Waste.................. 793,048 kg....... September 20, 2015 to
September 19, 2016.
925,273 kg....... September 20, 2016 to
September 19, 2017.
Cotton, Processed, Not Spun... 2,058 kg......... September 20, 2015 to
September 19, 2016.
51 kg............ September 20, 2016 to
September 19, 2017.
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