Assessment of Fees for Dairy Import Licenses for the 2023 Tariff-Rate Import Quota Year, 47384 [2022-16600]

Download as PDF 47384 Notices Federal Register Vol. 87, No. 148 Wednesday, August 3, 2022 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. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Foreign Agricultural Service Assessment of Fees for Dairy Import Licenses for the 2023 Tariff-Rate Import Quota Year Foreign Agricultural Service, Department of Agriculture (USDA). ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: This notice announces a fee of $350 to be charged for the 2023 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: This notice is applicable on August 3, 2022. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Elizabeth Riley, Dairy Import Licensing Program, Foreign Agricultural Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, at (202) 720–6868; or by email at: Elizabeth.riley@usda.gov. 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 Import Program within the Foreign Agricultural Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, and U.S. Customs and lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:39 Aug 02, 2022 Jkt 256001 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 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 2023 calendar year. The total cost to the Department of Agriculture of administering the licensing system for 2023 has been estimated to be $789,068.00 and the estimated number of licenses expected to be issued is 2,250. Of the total cost, $572,200.00 represents staff and supervisory costs directly related to administering the licensing system, and $216,868.00 represents other miscellaneous costs, including travel, publications, forms, and Automatic Data Processing (ADP) system support. Accordingly, notice is hereby given that the fee for each license issued to a person or firm for the 2023 calendar year, in accordance with 7 CFR 6.33, will be $350 per license. 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Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 148 / Wednesday, August 3, 2022 / 
Notices

[[Page 47384]]



DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Foreign Agricultural Service


Assessment of Fees for Dairy Import Licenses for the 2023 Tariff-
Rate Import Quota Year

AGENCY: Foreign Agricultural Service, Department of Agriculture (USDA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces a fee of $350 to be charged for the 2023 
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: This notice is applicable on August 3, 2022.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Elizabeth Riley, Dairy Import 
Licensing Program, Foreign Agricultural Service, U.S. Department of 
Agriculture, at (202) 720-6868; or by email at: 
[email protected].

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 Import Program within the Foreign 
Agricultural Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, and U.S. 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 
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 2023 calendar year.
    The total cost to the Department of Agriculture of administering 
the licensing system for 2023 has been estimated to be $789,068.00 and 
the estimated number of licenses expected to be issued is 2,250. Of the 
total cost, $572,200.00 represents staff and supervisory costs directly 
related to administering the licensing system, and $216,868.00 
represents other miscellaneous costs, including travel, publications, 
forms, and Automatic Data Processing (ADP) system support.
    Accordingly, notice is hereby given that the fee for each license 
issued to a person or firm for the 2023 calendar year, in accordance 
with 7 CFR 6.33, will be $350 per license.

Aileen Mannix,
Acting Licensing Authority, Foreign Agricultural Service.
[FR Doc. 2022-16600 Filed 8-2-22; 8:45 am]
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