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Download as PDF mstockstill on DSK3G9T082PROD with NOTICES 33200 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 101 / Wednesday, May 25, 2016 / Notices 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 VerDate Sep<11>2014 20:19 May 24, 2016 Jkt 238001 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. [FR Doc. 2016–12262 Filed 5–24–16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3410–30–P 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 SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 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 E:\FR\FM\25MYN1.SGM 25MYN1 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 101 / Wednesday, May 25, 2016 / Notices 33201 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 ..................................... 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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 ......... [FR Doc. 2016–12321 Filed 5–24–16; 8:45 am] mstockstill on DSK3G9T082PROD with NOTICES BILLING CODE 3410–10–P Period DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Forest Service National Advisory Committee for Implementation of the National Forest System Land Management Planning Rule USDA Forest Service. Call for nominations. 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[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 101 (Wednesday, May 25, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 33200-33201]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-12321]


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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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                    Quantity-Based Safeguard Trigger
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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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