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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 30, 2019.
ADDRESSES: 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.
SUMMARY:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Souleymane Diaby, (202) 720–2916,
Souleymane.Diaby@fas.usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Article 5
of the WTO Agreement on Agriculture
provides that additional import duties
may be imposed on imports of products
subject to tarification 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 when the volume of imports of
that product exceeds the sum of (1) a
base trigger level multiplied by the
average of the last three years of
available import data and (2) the change
in yearly consumption in the most
recent year for which data are available
(provided that the final trigger level is
not less than 105 percent of the threeyear import average). The base trigger
level is set at 105, 110, or 125 percent
of the three-year import average,
depending on the percentage of
domestic consumption that is
represented by imports. 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 1007
(Jan. 4, 1995). The Secretary of
Agriculture further delegated this duty,
which lies with the Administrator of the
Foreign Agricultural Service (7 CFR
2.601(a)(42)). The Annex to this notice
contains the updated quantity trigger
levels, consistent with the provisions of
Article 5.
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 (2019) 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 superseded 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 14th day of
May 2019.
Ken Isley,
Administrator, Foreign Agricultural Service.
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Beef ...........................................................................................
Mutton .......................................................................................
Cream .......................................................................................
Evaporated or Condensed Milk ................................................
Nonfat Dry Milk .........................................................................
Dried Whole Milk .......................................................................
Dried Cream ..............................................................................
Dried Whey/Buttermilk ..............................................................
Butter 1 ......................................................................................
Butteroil .....................................................................................
Chocolate Crumb ......................................................................
Lowfat Chocolate Crumb ..........................................................
Animal Feed Containing Milk ....................................................
Ice Cream .................................................................................
Dairy Mixtures ...........................................................................
Infant Formula Containing Oligosaccharides ............................
Blue Cheese .............................................................................
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Cheddar Cheese .......................................................................
American-Type Cheese ............................................................
Edam/Gouda Cheese ...............................................................
Italian-Type Cheese ..................................................................
Swiss Cheese with Eye Formation ...........................................
Gruyere Process Cheese .........................................................
NSPF Cheese ...........................................................................
Lowfat Cheese ..........................................................................
Peanut Butter/Paste ..................................................................
Peanuts 1 ...................................................................................
Raw Cane Sugar 1 ....................................................................
Refined Sugars and Syrups 1 ...................................................
Articles over 65% Sugar ...........................................................
Articles over 10% Sugar ...........................................................
Blended Syrups ........................................................................
Sweetened Cocoa Powder .......................................................
Mixes and Doughs ....................................................................
Mixed Condiments and Seasonings .........................................
Short Staple Cotton 2 ................................................................
Harsh or Rough Cotton .............................................................
Medium Staple Cotton ..............................................................
Extra Long Staple Cotton .........................................................
Cotton Waste 2 ..........................................................................
Cotton Processed but not Spun 2 .............................................
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457,283
9,108,231
21,377,716
28,612,344
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Sep 11, 2019–Sep 10, 2020.
change in U.S. consumption.
period from October to September.
2 12-month
existing Forest Plan; identifies where a
Preliminary Draft Forest Plan (detailed
proposed action) can be obtained;
provides information concerning public
participation and collaboration,
including the process for submitting
comments; provides an estimated
schedule for the planning process,
including the time available for
comments, and includes the names and
addresses of agency contacts who can
provide additional information.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
Lincoln National Forest; Lincoln,
Otero, Eddy and Chaves Counties,
New Mexico; Revision of the Land
Management Plan for the Lincoln
National Forest
The USDA Forest Service is
revising the Land Management Plan
(Forest Plan) for the Lincoln National
Forest and preparing an environmental
impact statement (EIS). This notice
describes the documents available for
review and how to obtain them;
summarizes the needs for change to the
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Comments concerning the needs
for change and the Proposed Action
provided in this notice will be most
useful in the development of the revised
plan and draft EIS if received by July 31,
2019. The draft revised Forest Plan and
draft EIS are expected summer 2020,
and the final revised Forest Plan and
final EIS are expected late 2021.
DATES:
Forest Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare an
environmental impact statement.
AGENCY:
Send written comments to
Lincoln National Forest, Attn: Forest
Plan, 3463 Las Palomas Rd.,
ADDRESSES:
PO 00000
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Alamogordo, New Mexico 88310 or via
email to: lnf_fpr_comments@fs.fed.us.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Diane Prather, Forest Planner, Lincoln
National Forest, 3463 Las Palomas Road,
Alamogordo, New Mexico 88310, 575–
434–7200.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Nature of the Decision To Be Made
The Lincoln National Forest is
preparing an EIS to revise the existing
Forest Plan. The EIS process is meant to
inform the Forest Supervisor so he can
decide which alternative best maintains
and restores National Forest System
terrestrial and aquatic resources while
providing ecosystem services and
multiple uses, as required by the
National Forest Management Act and
the Multiple Use Sustained Yield Act.
The revised Forest Plan will describe
the strategic intent of managing the
Forest for the next 10 to 15 years and
will address the identified needs for
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or proposed rules that are applicable to the public. Notices of hearings
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delegations of authority, filing of petitions and applications and agency
statements of organization and functions are examples of documents
appearing in this section.
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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.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
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 30, 2019.
ADDRESSES: 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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Souleymane Diaby, (202) 720-2916,
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Article 5 of the WTO Agreement on
Agriculture provides that additional import duties may be imposed on
imports of products subject to tarification 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 when the volume of imports of that product exceeds
the sum of (1) a base trigger level multiplied by the average of the
last three years of available import data and (2) the change in yearly
consumption in the most recent year for which data are available
(provided that the final trigger level is not less than 105 percent of
the three-year import average). The base trigger level is set at 105,
110, or 125 percent of the three-year import average, depending on the
percentage of domestic consumption that is represented by imports.
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 1007 (Jan. 4, 1995). The Secretary of
Agriculture further delegated this duty, which lies with the
Administrator of the Foreign Agricultural Service (7 CFR 2.601(a)(42)).
The Annex to this notice contains the updated quantity trigger levels,
consistent with the provisions of Article 5.
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
(2019) 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 superseded 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 14th day of May 2019.
Ken Isley,
Administrator, Foreign Agricultural Service.
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Product ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Trigger level Unit Period
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Beef............................. 283,562 MT................. Jan 1, 2019-Dec 31, 2019.
Mutton........................... 5,173 MT................. Jan 1, 2019-Dec 31, 2019.
Cream............................ 1,775,302 Liters............. Jan 1, 2019-Dec 31, 2019.
Evaporated or Condensed Milk..... 5,107,390 Kilograms.......... Jan 1, 2019-Dec 31, 2019.
Nonfat Dry Milk.................. 1,338,088 Kilograms.......... Jan 1, 2019-Dec 31, 2019.
Dried Whole Milk................. 11,375,584 Kilograms.......... Jan 1, 2019-Dec 31, 2019.
Dried Cream...................... 15,550 Kilograms.......... Jan 1, 2019-Dec 31, 2019.
Dried Whey/Buttermilk............ 190,021 Kilograms.......... Jan 1, 2019-Dec 31, 2019.
Butter \1\....................... 52,867,302 Kilograms.......... Jan 1, 2019-Dec 31, 2019.
Butteroil........................ 11,186,023 Kilograms.......... Jan 1, 2019-Dec 31, 2019.
Chocolate Crumb.................. 10,418,615 Kilograms.......... Jan 1, 2019-Dec 31, 2019.
Lowfat Chocolate Crumb........... 111,129 Kilograms.......... Jan 1, 2019-Dec 31, 2019.
Animal Feed Containing Milk...... 1,203,666 Kilograms.......... Jan 1, 2019-Dec 31, 2019.
Ice Cream........................ 8,729,991 Liters............. Jan 1, 2019-Dec 31, 2019.
Dairy Mixtures................... 15,957,596 Kilograms.......... Jan 1, 2019-Dec 31, 2019.
Infant Formula Containing 4,277,333 Kilograms.......... Jan 1, 2019-Dec 31, 2019.
Oligosaccharides.
Blue Cheese...................... 4,187,603 Kilograms.......... Jan 1, 2019-Dec 31, 2019.
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Cheddar Cheese................... 10,185,298 Kilograms.......... Jan 1, 2019-Dec 31, 2019.
American-Type Cheese............. 457,283 Kilograms.......... Jan 1, 2019-Dec 31, 2019.
Edam/Gouda Cheese................ 9,108,231 Kilograms.......... Jan 1, 2019-Dec 31, 2019.
Italian-Type Cheese.............. 21,377,716 Kilograms.......... Jan 1, 2019-Dec 31, 2019.
Swiss Cheese with Eye Formation.. 28,612,344 Kilograms.......... Jan 1, 2019-Dec 31, 2019.
Gruyere Process Cheese........... 3,808,613 Kilograms.......... Jan 1, 2019-Dec 31, 2019.
NSPF Cheese...................... 49,699,313 Kilograms.......... Jan 1, 2019-Dec 31, 2019.
Lowfat Cheese.................... 417,180 Kilograms.......... Jan 1, 2019-Dec 31, 2019.
Peanut Butter/Paste.............. 4,327 MT................. Jan 1, 2019-Dec 31, 2019.
Peanuts \1\...................... 40,078 MT................. April 1, 2018-Mar 31, 2019.
29,060 MT................. April 1, 2019-Mar 31, 2020.
Raw Cane Sugar \1\............... 574,933 MT................. Oct 1, 2018-Sept 30, 2019.
891,834 MT................. Oct 1, 2019-Sept 30, 2020.
Refined Sugars and Syrups \1\.... 396,386 MT................. Oct 1, 2018-Sept 30, 2019.
185,800 MT................. Oct 1, 2019-Sept 30, 2020.
Articles over 65% Sugar.......... 405 MT................. Oct 1, 2018-Sept 30, 2019.
429 MT................. Oct 1, 2019-Sept 30, 2020.
Articles over 10% Sugar.......... 8,028 MT................. Oct 1, 2018-Sept 30, 2019.
9,189 MT................. Oct 1, 2019-Sept 30, 2020.
Blended Syrups................... 362 MT................. Oct 1, 2018-Sept 30, 2019.
403 MT................. Oct 1, 2019-Sept 30, 2020.
Sweetened Cocoa Powder........... 111 MT................. Oct 1, 2019-Sept 30, 2020.
261 MT................. Oct 1, 2018-Sept 30, 2019.
Mixes and Doughs................. 243 MT................. Oct 1, 2018-Sept 30, 2019.
436 MT................. Oct 1, 2019-Sept 30, 2020.
Mixed Condiments and Seasonings.. 473 MT................. Oct 1, 2018-Sept 30, 2019.
353 MT................. Oct 1, 2019-Sept 30, 2020.
Short Staple Cotton \2\.......... 2,592,880 Kilograms.......... Sep 20, 2018-Sep 19, 2019.
2,210,629 Kilograms.......... Sep 20, 2019-Sep 19, 2020.
Harsh or Rough Cotton............ 32,958 Kilograms.......... Aug 1, 2018-July 31, 2019.
32,968 Kilograms.......... Aug 1, 2019-July 31, 2020.
Medium Staple Cotton............. 8,333 Kilograms.......... Aug 1, 2018-July 31, 2019.
8,404 Kilograms.......... Aug 1, 2019-July 31, 2020.
Extra Long Staple Cotton......... 722,750 Kilograms.......... Aug 1, 2018-July 31, 2019.
700,495 Kilograms.......... Aug 1, 2019-July 31, 2020.
Cotton Waste \2\................. 1,019,017 Kilograms.......... Sep 20, 2018-Sep 19, 2019.
1,050,003 Kilograms.......... Sep 20, 2019-Sep 19, 2020.
Cotton Processed but not Spun \2\ 198,226 Kilograms.......... Sep 11, 2018-Sep 10, 2019.
211,509 Kilograms.......... Sep 11, 2019-Sep 10, 2020.
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\1\ Includes change in U.S. consumption.
\2\ 12-month period from October to September.
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