Increase in Fiscal Year 2021 Specialty Sugar Tariff-Rate Quota, 36249 [2021-14726]

Download as PDF 36249 Notices Federal Register Vol. 86, No. 129 Friday, July 9, 2021 This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER contains documents other than rules or proposed rules that are applicable to the public. Notices of hearings and investigations, committee meetings, agency decisions and rulings, delegations of authority, filing of petitions and applications and agency statements of organization and functions are examples of documents appearing in this section. this sugar will be permitted beginning July 21, 2021. The sugar entered under this tariff-rate quota is reserved for organic sugar and other specialty sugars not currently produced commercially in the United States or reasonably available from domestic sources. Jason Hafemeister, Acting Deputy Under Secretary, Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs. [FR Doc. 2021–14726 Filed 7–7–21; 4:15 pm] DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE BILLING CODE 3410–10–P Office of the Secretary Increase in Fiscal Year 2021 Specialty Sugar Tariff-Rate Quota Office of the Secretary, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: jbell on DSKJLSW7X2PROD with NOTICES VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:01 Jul 08, 2021 Jkt 253001 Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request July 6, 2021. The Office of the Secretary of the Department of Agriculture (the Secretary) is providing notice of an increase in the fiscal year (FY) 2021 specialty sugar tariff-rate quota (TRQ) of 40,000 metric tons raw value (MTRV). DATES: This notice is applicable on July 9, 2021. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Souleymane Diaby, Multilateral Affairs Division, Trade Policy and Geographic Affairs, Foreign Agricultural Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Stop 1070, 1400 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20250–1070; by telephone (202) 720–2916; or by email Souleymane.Diaby@usda.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On July 9, 2020, USDA announced the establishment of the in-quota quantity of the FY 2021 refined sugar TRQ at 162,000 MTRV for which the sucrose content, by weight in the dry state, must have a polarimeter reading of 99.5 degrees or more (85 FR 41226, July 9, 2020). This amount included the minimum level to which the United States is committed under the WTO Uruguay Round Agreements (22,000 MTRV of which 1,656 MTRV is reserved for specialty sugar) and an additional 140,000 MTRV reserved for specialty sugars. Pursuant to Additional U.S. Note 5 to Chapter 17 of the U.S. Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS) and Section 359k of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938, as amended, the Secretary today increased the overall FY 2021 refined sugar TRQ by 40,000 MTRV to 202,000 MTRV. The increased amount is reserved for specialty sugar. 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This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER contains documents other than rules 
or proposed rules that are applicable to the public. Notices of hearings 
and investigations, committee meetings, agency decisions and rulings, 
delegations of authority, filing of petitions and applications and agency 
statements of organization and functions are examples of documents 
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Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 129 / Friday, July 9, 2021 / 
Notices

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Office of the Secretary


Increase in Fiscal Year 2021 Specialty Sugar Tariff-Rate Quota

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Office of the Secretary of the Department of Agriculture 
(the Secretary) is providing notice of an increase in the fiscal year 
(FY) 2021 specialty sugar tariff-rate quota (TRQ) of 40,000 metric tons 
raw value (MTRV).

DATES: This notice is applicable on July 9, 2021.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Souleymane Diaby, Multilateral Affairs 
Division, Trade Policy and Geographic Affairs, Foreign Agricultural 
Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Stop 1070, 1400 Independence 
Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20250-1070; by telephone (202) 720-2916; or 
by email [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On July 9, 2020, USDA announced the 
establishment of the in-quota quantity of the FY 2021 refined sugar TRQ 
at 162,000 MTRV for which the sucrose content, by weight in the dry 
state, must have a polarimeter reading of 99.5 degrees or more (85 FR 
41226, July 9, 2020). This amount included the minimum level to which 
the United States is committed under the WTO Uruguay Round Agreements 
(22,000 MTRV of which 1,656 MTRV is reserved for specialty sugar) and 
an additional 140,000 MTRV reserved for specialty sugars. Pursuant to 
Additional U.S. Note 5 to Chapter 17 of the U.S. Harmonized Tariff 
Schedule (HTS) and Section 359k of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 
1938, as amended, the Secretary today increased the overall FY 2021 
refined sugar TRQ by 40,000 MTRV to 202,000 MTRV. The increased amount 
is reserved for specialty sugar. Entry of this sugar will be permitted 
beginning July 21, 2021. The sugar entered under this tariff-rate quota 
is reserved for organic sugar and other specialty sugars not currently 
produced commercially in the United States or reasonably available from 
domestic sources.

Jason Hafemeister,
Acting Deputy Under Secretary, Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2021-14726 Filed 7-7-21; 4:15 pm]
BILLING CODE 3410-10-P

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