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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Foreign Agricultural Service
Assessment of Fees for Dairy Import
Licenses for the 2018 Tariff-Rate
Import Quota Year
Foreign Agricultural Service,
USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
This notice announces a fee of
$300 to be charged for the 2018 tariffrate quota (TRQ) year for each license
issued to a person or firm by the
Department of Agriculture authorizing
the importation of certain dairy articles,
which are subject to tariff-rate quotas set
forth in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule
(HTS) of the United States.
DATES: September 13, 2017.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Abdelsalam El-Farra, Dairy Import
Licensing Program, Import Policies and
Export Reporting Division, STOP 1021,
U.S. Department of Agriculture, 1400
Independence Avenue SW.,
Washington, DC 20250–1021 or
telephone at (202) 720–9439.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Dairy
Tariff-Rate Quota Import Licensing
Regulation promulgated by the
Department of Agriculture and codified
at 7 CFR 6.20–6.36 provides for the
issuance of licenses to import certain
dairy articles that are subject to TRQs
set forth in the HTS. Those dairy articles
may only be entered into the United
States at the in-quota TRQ tariff-rates by
or for the account of a person or firm to
whom such licenses have been issued
and only in accordance with the terms
and conditions of the regulation.
Licenses are issued on a calendar year
basis, and each license authorizes the
license holder to import a specified
quantity and type of dairy article from
a specified country of origin. The use of
such licenses is monitored by the Dairy
Import Licensing Program, Import
Policies and Export Reporting Division,
Foreign Agricultural Service, U.S.
Department of Agriculture, and U.S.
SUMMARY:
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Customs and Border Protection, U.S.
Department of Homeland Security.
The regulation at 7 CFR 6.33(a)
provides that a fee will be charged for
each license issued to a person or firm
by the Licensing Authority in order to
defray the Department of Agriculture’s
costs of administering the licensing
system under this regulation.
The regulation at 7 CFR 6.33(a) also
provides that the Licensing Authority
will announce the annual fee for each
license and that such fee will be set out
in a notice to be published in the
Federal Register. Accordingly, this
notice sets out the fee for the licenses to
be issued for the 2018 calendar year.
Notice: The total cost to the Department of
Agriculture of administering the licensing
system for 2018 has been estimated to be
$749,300.00 and the estimated number of
licenses expected to be issued is 2,500. Of the
total cost, $479,200.00 represents staff and
supervisory costs directly related to
administering the licensing system, and
$270,100.00 represents other miscellaneous
costs, including travel, postage, publications,
forms, and ADP system support.
Accordingly, notice is hereby given
that the fee for each license issued to a
person or firm for the 2018 calendar
year, in accordance with 7 CFR 6.33,
will be $300 per license.
Issued at Washington, DC the 7th day of
September, 2017.
Ronald Lord,
Licensing Authority.
[FR Doc. 2017–19410 Filed 9–12–17; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Foreign Agricultural Service
Adjustment of Appendices Under the
Dairy Tariff-Rate Quota Import
Licensing Regulation for the 2017
Tariff-Rate Quota Year
Foreign Agricultural Service,
USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
This notice announces the
revised appendices under the Dairy
Tariff-Rate Import Quota Licensing
Regulation for the 2017 quota year
reflecting the cumulative annual
transfers from Appendix 1 to Appendix
2 for certain dairy product import
licenses permanently surrendered by
licensees or revoked by the Licensing
Authority.
DATES: September 13, 2017.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Abdelsalam El-Farra, Dairy Import
Licensing Program, Import Policies and
Export Reporting Division, U.S.
Department of Agriculture, at (202) 720–
9439; or by email at: abdelsalam.elfarra@fas.usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Foreign Agricultural Service, under a
delegation of authority from the
Secretary of Agriculture, administers the
Dairy Tariff-Rate Quota Import
Licensing Regulation codified at 7 CFR
6.20–6.36 that provides for the issuance
of licenses to import certain dairy
articles under tariff-rate quotas (TRQs)
SUMMARY:
as set forth in the Harmonized Tariff
Schedule of the United States. These
dairy articles may only be entered into
the United States at the low-tier tariff by
or for the account of a person or firm to
whom such licenses have been issued
and only in accordance with the terms
and conditions of the regulation.
Licenses are issued on a calendar year
basis, and each license authorizes the
license holder to import a specified
quantity and type of dairy article from
a specified country of origin. The Import
Policies and Export Reporting Division,
Foreign Agricultural Service, U.S.
Department of Agriculture, issues these
licenses and, in conjunction with U.S.
Customs and Border Protection, U.S.
Department of Homeland Security,
monitors their use.
The regulation at 7 CFR 6.34(a) states:
‘‘Whenever a historical license
(Appendix 1) is not issued to an
applicant pursuant to the provisions of
§ 6.23, is permanently surrendered or is
revoked by the Licensing Authority, the
amount of such license will be
transferred to Appendix 2.’’ Section
6.34(b) provides that the cumulative
annual transfers will be published by
notice in the Federal Register each year.
Accordingly, this document sets forth
the revised Appendices for the 2017
tariff-rate quota year below.
Issued at Washington, DC on July 21, 2017.
Ronald Lord,
Licensing Authority.
ARTICLES SUBJECT TO: APPENDIX 1, HISTORICAL LICENSES; APPENDIX 2 NON-HISTORICAL LICENSES; AND APPENDIX 3,
DESIGNATED IMPORTERS LICENSES FOR QUOTA YEAR 2017
[Quantities in Kilograms]
Sum of
Appendix 1&2
Appendix 3
Tokyo R.
Appendix 4
Uruguay R.
Grand total
6,977,000
96,161
150,593
73,935
6,656,311
5,261,000
600,076
219,565
4,441,359
3,321,300
3,175
3,318,125
224,981
161,161
63,820
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6,977,000
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5,261,000
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3,321,300
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224,981
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6,080,500
6,080,500
6,080,500
6,080,500
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6,080,500
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17,428,088
21,864,781
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21,864,781
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Non-cheese articles
Appendix 1
BUTTER (NOTE 6) ..................................
EU–27 ......................................................
New Zealand ............................................
Other Countries ........................................
Any Country .............................................
DRIED SKIM MILK (NOTE 7) ..................
Australia ............................................
Canada .............................................
Any Country ......................................
DRIED WHOLE MILK (NOTE 8) .............
New Zealand .....................................
Any Country ......................................
DRIED BUTTERMILK/WHEY (NOTE 12)
Canada .............................................
New Zealand .....................................
BUTTER SUBSTITUTES CONTAINING
OVER 45 PERCENT OF BUTTERFAT
AND/OR BUTTER OIL (NOTE 14) ......
Any Country ......................................
TOTAL: NON-CHEESE ARTICLES ......................................
4,436,693
63,058
76,503
37,155
4,259,977
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0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2,540,307
33,103
74,090
36,780
2,396,334
5,261,000
600,076
219,565
4,441,359
3,321,300
3,175
3,318,125
224,981
161,161
63,820
0
0
4,436,693
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[FR Doc No: 2017-19410]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Foreign Agricultural Service
Assessment of Fees for Dairy Import Licenses for the 2018 Tariff-
Rate Import Quota Year
AGENCY: Foreign Agricultural Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces a fee of $300 to be charged for the 2018
tariff-rate quota (TRQ) year for each license issued to a person or
firm by the Department of Agriculture authorizing the importation of
certain dairy articles, which are subject to tariff-rate quotas set
forth in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS) of the United States.
DATES: September 13, 2017.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Abdelsalam El-Farra, Dairy Import
Licensing Program, Import Policies and Export Reporting Division, STOP
1021, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 1400 Independence Avenue SW.,
Washington, DC 20250-1021 or telephone at (202) 720-9439.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Dairy Tariff-Rate Quota Import Licensing
Regulation promulgated by the Department of Agriculture and codified at
7 CFR 6.20-6.36 provides for the issuance of licenses to import certain
dairy articles that are subject to TRQs set forth in the HTS. Those
dairy articles may only be entered into the United States at the in-
quota TRQ tariff-rates by or for the account of a person or firm to
whom such licenses have been issued and only in accordance with the
terms and conditions of the regulation.
Licenses are issued on a calendar year basis, and each license
authorizes the license holder to import a specified quantity and type
of dairy article from a specified country of origin. The use of such
licenses is monitored by the Dairy Import Licensing Program, Import
Policies and Export Reporting Division, Foreign Agricultural Service,
U.S. Department of Agriculture, and U.S.
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Customs and Border Protection, U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
The regulation at 7 CFR 6.33(a) provides that a fee will be charged
for each license issued to a person or firm by the Licensing Authority
in order to defray the Department of Agriculture's costs of
administering the licensing system under this regulation.
The regulation at 7 CFR 6.33(a) also provides that the Licensing
Authority will announce the annual fee for each license and that such
fee will be set out in a notice to be published in the Federal
Register. Accordingly, this notice sets out the fee for the licenses to
be issued for the 2018 calendar year.
Notice: The total cost to the Department of Agriculture of
administering the licensing system for 2018 has been estimated to be
$749,300.00 and the estimated number of licenses expected to be
issued is 2,500. Of the total cost, $479,200.00 represents staff and
supervisory costs directly related to administering the licensing
system, and $270,100.00 represents other miscellaneous costs,
including travel, postage, publications, forms, and ADP system
support.
Accordingly, notice is hereby given that the fee for each license
issued to a person or firm for the 2018 calendar year, in accordance
with 7 CFR 6.33, will be $300 per license.
Issued at Washington, DC the 7th day of September, 2017.
Ronald Lord,
Licensing Authority.
[FR Doc. 2017-19410 Filed 9-12-17; 8:45 am]
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