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the two-year period; and (4) the
requirements at 49 CFR 1105.12
(newspaper publication) and 49 CFR
1152.50(d)(1) (notice to governmental
agencies) have been met.
As a condition to this exemption, any
employee adversely affected by the
discontinuance of service shall be
protected under Oregon Short Line
Railroad—Abandonment Portion
Goshen Branch Between Firth &
Ammon, in Bingham & Bonneville
Counties, Idaho, 360 I.C.C. 91 (1979). To
address whether this condition
adequately protects affected employees,
a petition for partial revocation under
49 U.S.C. 10502(d) must be filed.
Provided no formal expression of
intent to file an offer of financial
assistance (OFA) 2 to subsidize
continued rail service has been
received, this exemption will be
effective on April 25, 2020, unless
stayed pending reconsideration.3
Petitions to stay that do not involve
environmental issues must be filed by
April 3, 2020, and formal expressions of
intent to file an OFA to subsidize
continued rail service under 49 CFR
1152.27(c)(2) 4 must be filed by April 6,
2020.5 Petitions to reopen must be filed
by April 15, 2020, with the Surface
Transportation Board, 395 E Street SW,
Washington, DC 20423–0001. A copy of
any petition filed with the Board should
be sent to CNR’s representative, Thomas
J. Litwiler, Fletcher & Sippel LLC, 29
North Wacker Drive, Suite 800, Chicago,
IL 60606–3208.
If the verified notice contains false or
misleading information, the exemption
is void ab initio.
Board decisions and notices are
available at www.stb.gov.
Decided: March 23, 2020.
By the Board, Allison C. Davis, Director,
Office of Proceedings.
Kenyatta Clay,
Clearance Clerk.
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2 Persons interested in submitting an OFA to
subsidize continued rail service must first file a
formal expression of intent to file an offer
indicating the intent to file an OFA for subsidy and
demonstrating that they are preliminarily
financially responsible. See 49 CFR 1152.27(c)(2)(i).
3 CNR states that it intends to consummate the
discontinuance of its trackage rights on the Line on
April 26, 2020, or upon consummation of the
transaction proposed in Docket No. FD 36347,
whichever is later.
4 The filing fee for OFAs can be found at 49 CFR
1002.2(f)(25).
5 Because this is a discontinuance proceeding and
not an abandonment, interim trail use/rail banking
and public use conditions are not appropriate.
Because there will be an environmental review
during abandonment, this discontinuance does not
require an environmental review.
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OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES
TRADE REPRESENTATIVE
Adjustment to Specialty Sugar TariffRate Quota Tranches and Opening
Dates
Office of the United States
Trade Representative.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The Office of the United
States Trade Representative (USTR) is
providing notice of a change in the
quantity, and opening dates, for the
fourth and fifth tranches of the specialty
sugar tariff-rate quota (TRQ).
DATES: This notice is applicable on
March 30, 2020.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Dylan Daniels, Office of Agricultural
Affairs, at (202) 395–9583 or
Dylan.Daniels@ustr.eop.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant
to Additional U.S. Note 5 to Chapter 17
of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of
the United States (HTSUS), the United
States maintains TRQs for imports of
raw cane and refined sugar.
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 U.S. Trade Representative under
Presidential Proclamations 6763 and
7235 (60 FR 1007 and 64 FR 197).
On July 15, 2019, USTR announced
that the FY2020 specialty sugar TRQ of
171,656 MTRV would be administered
in the following way. See 84 FR 33798.
The first tranche of 1,656 MTRV was to
open October 1, 2019, and all types of
specialty sugars would be eligible for
entry under this tranche. The second
tranche of 50,000 MTRV was to open on
October 9, 2019. The third tranche of
50,000 MTRV was to open on January
22, 2020. The fourth tranche of 35,000
MTRV was to open on April 15, 2020.
The fifth tranche of 35,000 MTRV was
to open on July 15, 2020.
When the third tranche opened on
January 22, 2020, U.S. Customs and
Border Protection allowed the tranche to
be filled in the quantity of 55,000
MTRV, rather than the 50,000 MTRV
intended, based on a typo in the U.S.
Department of Agriculture’s
announcement of June 27, 2019. See 84
FR 30691. To correct this quantity in
order to limit entries to the total amount
established at 171,656 MTRV, USTR is
reducing the quantity of the fifth
tranche by 5,000 MTRV to 30,000
MTRV. USTR is combining the fourth
tranche of 35,000 MTRV, and the fifth
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tranche of 30,000 MTRV, into a
combined special tranche of 65,000
MTRV, which will open on March 30,
2020.
Gregory Doud,
Chief Agricultural Negotiator, Office of the
United States Trade Representative.
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OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES
TRADE REPRESENTATIVE
Notice of Product Exclusions: China’s
Acts, Policies, and Practices Related to
Technology Transfer, Intellectual
Property, and Innovation
Office of the United States
Trade Representative.
ACTION: Notice of product exclusions.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: In September of 2018, the
U.S. Trade Representative imposed
additional duties on goods of China
with an annual trade value of
approximately $200 billion as part of
the action in the Section 301
investigation of China’s acts, policies,
and practices related to technology
transfer, intellectual property, and
innovation. The U.S. Trade
Representative initiated a product
exclusion process in June 2019, and
interested persons have submitted
requests for the exclusion of specific
products. This notice announces the
U.S. Trade Representative’s
determination to grant certain exclusion
requests, as specified in the Annex to
this notice, and corrects technical errors
in previously announced exclusions.
DATES: The product exclusions
announced in this notice will apply as
of September 24, 2018, the effective date
of the $200 billion action, to August 7,
2020. The amendments announced in
this notice are retroactive to the date the
original exclusions were published.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
general questions about this notice,
contact Assistant General Counsels
Philip Butler or Megan Grimball, or
Director of Industrial Goods Justin
Hoffmann at (202) 395–5725. For
specific questions on customs
classification or implementation of the
product exclusions identified in the
Annex to this notice, contact
traderemedy@cbp.dhs.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
A. Background
For background on the proceedings in
this investigation, please see the prior
notices including 82 FR 40213 (August
24, 2017), 83 FR 14906 (April 6, 2018),
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OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE
Adjustment to Specialty Sugar Tariff-Rate Quota Tranches and
Opening Dates
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 a change in the quantity, and opening dates, for
the fourth and fifth tranches of the specialty sugar tariff-rate quota
(TRQ).
DATES: This notice is applicable on March 30, 2020.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dylan Daniels, Office of Agricultural
Affairs, at (202) 395-9583 or [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to Additional U.S. Note 5 to
Chapter 17 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States
(HTSUS), the United States maintains TRQs for imports of raw cane and
refined sugar.
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 U.S. Trade
Representative under Presidential Proclamations 6763 and 7235 (60 FR
1007 and 64 FR 197).
On July 15, 2019, USTR announced that the FY2020 specialty sugar
TRQ of 171,656 MTRV would be administered in the following way. See 84
FR 33798. The first tranche of 1,656 MTRV was to open October 1, 2019,
and all types of specialty sugars would be eligible for entry under
this tranche. The second tranche of 50,000 MTRV was to open on October
9, 2019. The third tranche of 50,000 MTRV was to open on January 22,
2020. The fourth tranche of 35,000 MTRV was to open on April 15, 2020.
The fifth tranche of 35,000 MTRV was to open on July 15, 2020.
When the third tranche opened on January 22, 2020, U.S. Customs and
Border Protection allowed the tranche to be filled in the quantity of
55,000 MTRV, rather than the 50,000 MTRV intended, based on a typo in
the U.S. Department of Agriculture's announcement of June 27, 2019. See
84 FR 30691. To correct this quantity in order to limit entries to the
total amount established at 171,656 MTRV, USTR is reducing the quantity
of the fifth tranche by 5,000 MTRV to 30,000 MTRV. USTR is combining
the fourth tranche of 35,000 MTRV, and the fifth tranche of 30,000
MTRV, into a combined special tranche of 65,000 MTRV, which will open
on March 30, 2020.
Gregory Doud,
Chief Agricultural Negotiator, Office of the United States Trade
Representative.
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