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California dried prune handlers. As
with all Federal marketing order
programs, reports and forms are
periodically reviewed to reduce
information requirements and
duplication by industry and public
sector agencies. AMS has not identified
any relevant Federal rules that
duplicate, overlap, or conflict with this
final rule.
AMS is committed to complying with
the E-Government Act, to promote the
use of the internet and other
information technologies to provide
increased opportunities for citizen
access to Government information and
services, and for other purposes.
A proposed rule concerning this
action was published in the Federal
Register on November 7, 2022 (87 FR
66958). Copies of the proposed rule
were also mailed or sent via email to all
handlers of prunes produced in
California. The proposal was made
available through the internet by AMS
and https://www.regulations.gov. A 30day comment period ending December
7, 2022, was provided for interested
persons to respond to the proposal. One
comment in favor of the proposal was
received. Accordingly, no changes will
be made to the rule as proposed.
A small business guide on complying
with fruit, vegetable, and specialty crop
marketing agreements and orders may
be viewed at: https://
www.ams.usda.gov/rules-regulations/
moa/small-businesses. Any questions
about the compliance guide should be
sent to Richard Lower at the previously
mentioned address in the FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT section.
After consideration of all relevant
material presented, including the
information and recommendations
submitted by the Committee and other
available information, it is hereby found
that this rule will tend to effectuate the
declared policy of the Act.
List of Subjects in 7 CFR Part 993
Marketing agreements, Plum, Prunes,
Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements.
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For the reasons set forth in the
preamble, 7 CFR part 993 is amended as
follows:
PART 993—DRIED PRUNES
PRODUCED IN CALIFORNIA
1. The authority citation for part 993
continues to read as follows:
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Authority: 7 U.S.C. 601–674.
2. Section 993.347 is revised to read
as follows:
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§ 993.347
Assessment rate.
On and after August 1, 2022, an
assessment rate of $0.33 per ton of
salable dried prunes is established for
California dried prunes.
Erin Morris,
Associate Administrator, Agricultural
Marketing Service.
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BILLING CODE 3410–02–P
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Agricultural Marketing Service
7 CFR Part 1222
[Doc. No. AMS–SC–22–0050]
Harmonized Tariff Schedule Numbers
for the Paper and Paper-Based
Packaging Products
Agricultural Marketing Service,
Department of Agriculture (USDA).
ACTION: Final rule.
AGENCY:
This final rule updates the
Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS)
numbers for paper and paper-based
packaging products in the Paper and
Paper-Based Packaging Promotion,
Research, and Information Order
(Order). In addition, this action adds
new language that allows assessment
collection to continue even if HTS
numbers change in the future. The
Paper and Packaging Board (Board)
administers the Order with oversight by
the Agricultural Marketing Service
(AMS).
DATES: Effective March 10, 2023.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Marlene Betts, Marketing Specialist, or
Alexandra Caryl, Branch Chief, MidAtlantic Region Branch, Market
Development Division, Specialty Crops
Program, AMS, USDA, 1400
Independence Avenue SW, Room 1406–
S, Stop 0244, Washington, DC 20250–
0244; Telephone: (202) 720–5057; or
Email: Marlene.Betts@usda.gov or
Alexandra.Caryl@usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This final
rule is issued under the Order (7 CFR
part 1222). The Order is authorized
under the Commodity Promotion,
Research, and Information Act of 1996
(1996 Act) (7 U.S.C. 7411–7425).
SUMMARY:
Executive Orders 12866 and 13563
Executive Orders 12866 and 13563
direct agencies to assess all costs and
benefits of available regulatory
alternatives and, if regulation is
necessary, to select regulatory
approaches that maximize net benefits
(including potential economic,
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environmental, public health and safety
effects, distributive impacts, and
equity). Executive Order 13563
emphasizes the importance of
quantifying both costs and benefits,
reducing costs, harmonizing rules, and
promoting flexibility. This action falls
within a category of regulatory actions
that the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) exempted from Executive
Order 12866 review.
Executive Order 13175
This action has been reviewed in
accordance with the requirements of
Executive Order 13175, Consultation
and Coordination with Indian Tribal
Governments. AMS has assessed the
impact of this final rule on Indian
Tribes and determined that this
rulemaking would not have Tribal
implications that require consultation
under Executive Order 13175. AMS
hosts a quarterly teleconference with
Tribal leaders where matters of mutual
interest regarding the marketing of
agricultural products are discussed.
Information about the changes to the
regulations will be shared during an
upcoming quarterly call, and Tribal
leaders will be informed about the
revisions to the regulation. AMS will
work with the Office of Tribal Relations
to ensure meaningful consultation is
provided as needed with regards to this
change to the Order.
Executive Order 12988
This final rule has been reviewed
under Executive Order 12988, Civil
Justice Reform. It is not intended to
have retroactive effect. Section 524 of
the 1996 Act (7 U.S.C. 7423) provides
that it shall not affect or preempt any
other Federal or State law authorizing
promotion or research relating to an
agricultural commodity.
Under section 519 of the 1996 Act (7
U.S.C. 7418), a person subject to an
order may file a written petition with
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)
stating that an order, any provision of an
order, or any obligation imposed in
connection with an order, is not
established in accordance with the law,
and request a modification of an order
or an exemption from an order. Any
petition filed challenging an order, any
provision of an order, or any obligation
imposed in connection with an order,
shall be filed within two years after the
effective date of an order, provision, or
obligation subject to challenge in the
petition. The petitioner will have the
opportunity for a hearing on the
petition. Thereafter, USDA will issue a
ruling on the petition. The 1996 Act
provides that the district court of the
United States for any district in which
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the petitioner resides or conducts
business shall have the jurisdiction to
review a final ruling on the petition if
the petitioner files a complaint for that
purpose not later than 20 days after the
date of the entry of USDA’s final ruling.
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Background
The Paper and Paper-Based Packaging
Promotion, Research, and Information
Order (Order) took effect in January
2014 (79 FR 3696), and assessment
collection began in March 2014 for
paper and paper-based packaging. The
program is funded by assessments on
manufacturers and importers of 100,000
short tons or more of paper and paperbased packaging per year. The
assessments are used for projects to
promote paper and paper-based
packaging. This final rule updates the
Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS)
numbers for paper and paper-based
packaging products. This action also
adds verbiage that allows the collection
of assessments to continue even if HTS
numbers change in the future. Updates
to the HTS numbers and the additional
verbiage are necessary to ensure that
importers are being assessed
appropriately.
These changes ensure that importers
are being assessed on the same products
as domestic manufacturers. These
changes were recommended by the
Board at its meeting on June 21, 2022.
The Board was unanimously in favor of
these recommendations. AMS agrees to
update the HTS numbers.
Update HTS Numbers
Sections 1222.46(p) of the Order
allows for the Board to recommend
amendments to the Order as the Board
considers appropriate. The Board
reviewed the current HTS numbers after
noting that several changes made by the
U.S. International Trade Commission
(USITC) are not reflected in the Order’s
current HTS numbers. Therefore, this
action updates the Order’s HTS
numbers, bringing them in-line with the
most current HTS numbers as provided
by the USITC.1 In addition, this action
adds verbiage that allows the collection
of assessments to continue even if HTS
numbers change in the future.
Section 1222.52(e) is updated to
include language that allows the Board
to continue to collect assessments in the
event the USITC makes future changes
to any HTS number by merely replacing
a previous number. In addition, the list
of HTS numbers in the table for
assessments on importers of paper and
paper-based packaging are all updated
in the Order to coincide with the most
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current HTS numbers as provided by
USITC.
Final Regulatory Flexibility Act
Analysis
In accordance with the Regulatory
Flexibility Act (RFA) (5 U.S.C. 601–
612), AMS is required to examine the
impact of the final rule on small
entities. Accordingly, AMS has
considered the economic impact of this
action on such entities.
The purpose of the RFA is to fit
regulatory action to scale of businesses
subject to such action so that small
businesses will not be
disproportionately burdened. The Small
Business Administration defines small
agricultural service firms as those
having annual receipts of no more than
$30 million (13 CFR part 121).
Manufacturers and importers would be
considered agricultural service firms.
According to the Board, there are
approximately 50 manufacturers in the
United States that produce the types of
paper and paper-based packaging
covered under the Order. Using an
average price of $1,165 per short ton,2
a manufacturer who produces less than
about 25,760 short tons of paper and
paper-based packaging per year would
be considered a small entity. The Board
estimates that no manufacturers
produced less than 25,760 short tons in
2021; thus, no domestic manufacturers
would be considered small businesses.
Based on U.S. Customs and Border
Protection (Customs) data, there were
3,020 importers of paper and paperbased packaging in 2021. Of these, 34
importers, or 1 percent, had annual
receipts of more than $30 million of
paper and paper-based packaging. Thus,
most importers would be considered
small entities.
The final rule updates the Order’s
HTS numbers, bringing them in-line
with the most current HTS numbers as
provided by the USITC. In addition, this
action adds verbiage that allows the
Board to continue to collect assessments
even if HTS numbers change in the
future.
This rulemaking does not impose
additional recordkeeping requirements
on manufacturers and importers of
paper and paper-based packaging. There
are no Federal rules that duplicate,
overlap, or conflict with this final rule.
In accordance with OMB regulations (5
CFR part 1320) that implements the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. Chapter 35), the information
2 No
domestic market pricing information for
paper and paper-based packaging was publicly
available; instead, average prices were estimated
using export data from the U.S. Census Bureau.
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collection and recordkeeping
requirements that are imposed by the
Order have been previously approved
under OMB control number 0581–0093.
This rulemaking does not result in a
change to the information collection and
recordkeeping requirements previously
approved.
Regarding outreach efforts, the Board
discussed this action during Board
meetings in 2022. The Board members
unanimously approved the changes to
the HTS numbers to bring them in
accordance with the USITC numbers
and ensure that assessments on
domestic manufacturers are the same as
assessments on imports. In addition, all
of the Board’s meetings are open to the
public and interested persons are
invited to participate and express their
views.
AMS is committed to complying with
the E-Government Act, to promote the
use of the internet and other
information technologies to provide
increased opportunities or citizen access
to Government information and
services, and for other purposes.
AMS has determined that this final
rule is consistent with and would
effectuate the purpose of the 1996 Act.
A proposed rule concerning this
action was published in the Federal
Register on November 7, 2022 (87 FR
66960). A 30-day comment period
ending December 7, 2022, was provided
to allow interested person to respond to
the proposal. The proposal was made
available through the internet by AMS
and the Office of the Federal Register.
No comments were received.
Accordingly, no changes were made to
the rule as proposed.
List of Subjects in 7 CFR Part 1222
Administrative practice and
procedure, Advertising, Labeling,
Marketing agreements, Reporting and
recordkeeping requirements.
For the reasons set forth in the
preamble, the Agricultural Marketing
Service amends 7 CFR part 1222 as
follows:
PART 1222—PAPER AND PAPERBASED PACKAGING PROMOTION,
RESEARCH, AND INFORMATION
ORDER
1. The authority citation for part 1222
continues to read as follows:
■
Authority: 7 U.S.C. 7411–7425; 7 U.S.C.
7401.
2. In § 1222.52, revise paragraph (e) to
read as follows:
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§ 1222.52
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(e) Each importer of paper and paperbased packaging shall pay through
Customs to the Board an assessment on
the paper and paper-based packaging
imported into the United States
identified in the Harmonized Tariff
Schedule of the United States (HTSUS)
number listed in the following table. In
the event that any HTSUS number
subject to assessment is changed and
such change is merely a replacement of
a previous number and has no impact
on the description of the paper and
paper-based packaging involved,
assessments will continue to be
collected based on the new number.
TABLE 1 TO § 1222.52(e)
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Paper and paper-based
packaging
4802.54.1000
4802.54.3100
4802.54.5000
4802.54.6100
4802.55.1000
4802.55.2000
4802.55.4000
4802.55.6000
4802.55.7020
4802.55.7040
4802.56.1000
4802.56.2000
4802.56.4000
4802.56.6000
4802.56.7020
4802.56.7050
4802.56.7090
4802.57.1000
4802.57.2000
4802.57.4000
4802.57.4020
4802.57.4040
4802.57.4090
4802.58.1000
4802.58.2020
4802.58.2040
4802.58.2080
4802.58.5000
4802.58.6020
4802.58.6040
4802.61.1000
4802.61.2000
4802.61.3110
4802.61.3135
4802.61.3191
4802.61.5000
4802.61.6020
4802.61.6040
4802.62.1000
4802.62.2000
4802.62.3000
4802.62.5000
4802.62.6120
4802.62.6140
4802.69.1000
4802.69.2000
4802.69.3000
4804.11.0000
4804.19.0000
4804.21.0000
4804.29.0000
4804.31.4020
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Assessment
$/kg
$0.000386
0.000386
0.000386
0.000386
0.000386
0.000386
0.000386
0.000386
0.000386
0.000386
0.000386
0.000386
0.000386
0.000386
0.000386
0.000386
0.000386
0.000386
0.000386
0.000386
0.000386
0.000386
0.000386
0.000386
0.000386
0.000386
0.000386
0.000386
0.000386
0.000386
0.000386
0.000386
0.000386
0.000386
0.000386
0.000386
0.000386
0.000386
0.000386
0.000386
0.000386
0.000386
0.000386
0.000386
0.000386
0.000386
0.000386
0.000386
0.000386
0.000386
0.000386
0.000386
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TABLE 1 TO § 1222.52(e)—Continued
Paper and paper-based
packaging
4804.31.4040
4804.31.6000
4804.39.4020
4804.39.4049
4804.39.6020
4804.39.6040
4804.41.2000
4804.41.4000
4804.42.0010
4804.42.0020
4804.42.0030
4804.42.0040
4804.42.0050
4804.49.0000
4804.51.0000
4804.52.0010
4804.52.0020
4804.52.0030
4804.52.0040
4804.52.0050
4804.59.0000
4805.11.0000
4805.12.1000
4805.12.2000
4805.19.1000
4805.19.2000
4805.24.5000
4805.24.7000
4805.24.9000
4805.25.0000
4805.91.1010
4805.91.9000
4805.92.4010
4805.92.4030
4805.93.4010
4805.93.4030
4805.93.4050
4805.93.4060
4807.00.9100
4807.00.9400
4810.13.1120
4810.13.1140
4810.13.1900
4810.13.2010
4810.13.2090
4810.13.5000
4810.13.6000
4810.13.7020
4810.13.7040
4810.14.1120
4810.14.1140
4810.14.1900
4810.14.2010
4810.14.2090
4810.14.5000
4810.14.6000
4810.14.7020
4810.14.7040
4810.19.1100
4810.19.1900
4810.19.2010
4810.19.2090
4810.22.1000
4810.22.5044
4810.22.5080
4810.22.6000
4810.22.7020
4810.22.7040
4810.29.1025
4810.29.1035
4810.29.5000
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TABLE 1 TO § 1222.52(e)—Continued
Assessment
$/kg
0.000386
0.000386
0.000386
0.000386
0.000386
0.000386
0.000386
0.000386
0.000386
0.000386
0.000386
0.000386
0.000386
0.000386
0.000386
0.000386
0.000386
0.000386
0.000386
0.000386
0.000386
0.000386
0.000386
0.000386
0.000386
0.000386
0.000386
0.000386
0.000386
0.000386
0.000386
0.000386
0.000386
0.000386
0.000386
0.000386
0.000386
0.000386
0.000386
0.000386
0.000386
0.000386
0.000386
0.000386
0.000386
0.000386
0.000386
0.000386
0.000386
0.000386
0.000386
0.000386
0.000386
0.000386
0.000386
0.000386
0.000386
0.000386
0.000386
0.000386
0.000386
0.000386
0.000386
0.000386
0.000386
0.000386
0.000386
0.000386
0.000386
0.000386
0.000386
Paper and paper-based
packaging
4810.29.6000
4810.29.7020
4810.29.7025
4810.29.7035
4810.31.1020
4810.31.1040
4810.31.3000
4810.31.6500
4810.32.1020
4810.32.1040
4810.32.1060
4810.32.3000
4810.32.6500
4810.39.1200
4810.39.1400
4810.39.3000
4810.39.6500
4810.92.1225
4810.92.1235
4810.92.6525
4810.92.6535
4810.99.1050
4810.99.6500
4811.51.2010
4811.51.2020
4811.51.2030
4811.59.4020
4811.90.8030
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$/kg
0.000386
0.000386
0.000386
0.000386
0.000386
0.000386
0.000386
0.000386
0.000386
0.000386
0.000386
0.000386
0.000386
0.000386
0.000386
0.000386
0.000386
0.000386
0.000386
0.000386
0.000386
0.000386
0.000386
0.000386
0.000386
0.000386
0.000386
0.000386
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Erin Morris,
Associate Administrator, Agricultural
Marketing Service.
[FR Doc. 2023–04610 Filed 3–8–23; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3410–02–P
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 71
[Docket No. FAA–2022–0245; Airspace
Docket No. 19–AAL–49]
RIN 2120–AA66
Establishment of United States Area
Navigation (RNAV) Route T–380;
Emmonak, AK
Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Final rule, delay of effective
date.
AGENCY:
This action delays the
effective date of a final rule published
in the Federal Register on November 28,
2022, establishing area navigation
(RNAV) route T–380 in the vicinity of
Emmonak, AK. The FAA is delaying the
effective date to allow sufficient time for
completion of the required flight
inspection of the route.
DATES: The effective date of the final
rule published on November 28, 2022
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Agricultural Marketing Service
7 CFR Part 1222
[Doc. No. AMS-SC-22-0050]
Harmonized Tariff Schedule Numbers for the Paper and Paper-Based
Packaging Products
AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture
(USDA).
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: This final rule updates the Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS)
numbers for paper and paper-based packaging products in the Paper and
Paper-Based Packaging Promotion, Research, and Information Order
(Order). In addition, this action adds new language that allows
assessment collection to continue even if HTS numbers change in the
future. The Paper and Packaging Board (Board) administers the Order
with oversight by the Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS).
DATES: Effective March 10, 2023.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Marlene Betts, Marketing Specialist,
or Alexandra Caryl, Branch Chief, Mid-Atlantic Region Branch, Market
Development Division, Specialty Crops Program, AMS, USDA, 1400
Independence Avenue SW, Room 1406-S, Stop 0244, Washington, DC 20250-
0244; Telephone: (202) 720-5057; or Email: [email protected] or
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This final rule is issued under the Order (7
CFR part 1222). The Order is authorized under the Commodity Promotion,
Research, and Information Act of 1996 (1996 Act) (7 U.S.C. 7411-7425).
Executive Orders 12866 and 13563
Executive Orders 12866 and 13563 direct agencies to assess all
costs and benefits of available regulatory alternatives and, if
regulation is necessary, to select regulatory approaches that maximize
net benefits (including potential economic, environmental, public
health and safety effects, distributive impacts, and equity). Executive
Order 13563 emphasizes the importance of quantifying both costs and
benefits, reducing costs, harmonizing rules, and promoting flexibility.
This action falls within a category of regulatory actions that the
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) exempted from Executive Order
12866 review.
Executive Order 13175
This action has been reviewed in accordance with the requirements
of Executive Order 13175, Consultation and Coordination with Indian
Tribal Governments. AMS has assessed the impact of this final rule on
Indian Tribes and determined that this rulemaking would not have Tribal
implications that require consultation under Executive Order 13175. AMS
hosts a quarterly teleconference with Tribal leaders where matters of
mutual interest regarding the marketing of agricultural products are
discussed. Information about the changes to the regulations will be
shared during an upcoming quarterly call, and Tribal leaders will be
informed about the revisions to the regulation. AMS will work with the
Office of Tribal Relations to ensure meaningful consultation is
provided as needed with regards to this change to the Order.
Executive Order 12988
This final rule has been reviewed under Executive Order 12988,
Civil Justice Reform. It is not intended to have retroactive effect.
Section 524 of the 1996 Act (7 U.S.C. 7423) provides that it shall not
affect or preempt any other Federal or State law authorizing promotion
or research relating to an agricultural commodity.
Under section 519 of the 1996 Act (7 U.S.C. 7418), a person subject
to an order may file a written petition with U.S. Department of
Agriculture (USDA) stating that an order, any provision of an order, or
any obligation imposed in connection with an order, is not established
in accordance with the law, and request a modification of an order or
an exemption from an order. Any petition filed challenging an order,
any provision of an order, or any obligation imposed in connection with
an order, shall be filed within two years after the effective date of
an order, provision, or obligation subject to challenge in the
petition. The petitioner will have the opportunity for a hearing on the
petition. Thereafter, USDA will issue a ruling on the petition. The
1996 Act provides that the district court of the United States for any
district in which
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the petitioner resides or conducts business shall have the jurisdiction
to review a final ruling on the petition if the petitioner files a
complaint for that purpose not later than 20 days after the date of the
entry of USDA's final ruling.
Background
The Paper and Paper-Based Packaging Promotion, Research, and
Information Order (Order) took effect in January 2014 (79 FR 3696), and
assessment collection began in March 2014 for paper and paper-based
packaging. The program is funded by assessments on manufacturers and
importers of 100,000 short tons or more of paper and paper-based
packaging per year. The assessments are used for projects to promote
paper and paper-based packaging. This final rule updates the Harmonized
Tariff Schedule (HTS) numbers for paper and paper-based packaging
products. This action also adds verbiage that allows the collection of
assessments to continue even if HTS numbers change in the future.
Updates to the HTS numbers and the additional verbiage are necessary to
ensure that importers are being assessed appropriately.
These changes ensure that importers are being assessed on the same
products as domestic manufacturers. These changes were recommended by
the Board at its meeting on June 21, 2022. The Board was unanimously in
favor of these recommendations. AMS agrees to update the HTS numbers.
Update HTS Numbers
Sections 1222.46(p) of the Order allows for the Board to recommend
amendments to the Order as the Board considers appropriate. The Board
reviewed the current HTS numbers after noting that several changes made
by the U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) are not reflected in
the Order's current HTS numbers. Therefore, this action updates the
Order's HTS numbers, bringing them in-line with the most current HTS
numbers as provided by the USITC.\1\ In addition, this action adds
verbiage that allows the collection of assessments to continue even if
HTS numbers change in the future.
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Section 1222.52(e) is updated to include language that allows the
Board to continue to collect assessments in the event the USITC makes
future changes to any HTS number by merely replacing a previous number.
In addition, the list of HTS numbers in the table for assessments on
importers of paper and paper-based packaging are all updated in the
Order to coincide with the most current HTS numbers as provided by
USITC.
Final Regulatory Flexibility Act Analysis
In accordance with the Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA) (5 U.S.C.
601-612), AMS is required to examine the impact of the final rule on
small entities. Accordingly, AMS has considered the economic impact of
this action on such entities.
The purpose of the RFA is to fit regulatory action to scale of
businesses subject to such action so that small businesses will not be
disproportionately burdened. The Small Business Administration defines
small agricultural service firms as those having annual receipts of no
more than $30 million (13 CFR part 121). Manufacturers and importers
would be considered agricultural service firms.
According to the Board, there are approximately 50 manufacturers in
the United States that produce the types of paper and paper-based
packaging covered under the Order. Using an average price of $1,165 per
short ton,\2\ a manufacturer who produces less than about 25,760 short
tons of paper and paper-based packaging per year would be considered a
small entity. The Board estimates that no manufacturers produced less
than 25,760 short tons in 2021; thus, no domestic manufacturers would
be considered small businesses.
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\2\ No domestic market pricing information for paper and paper-
based packaging was publicly available; instead, average prices were
estimated using export data from the U.S. Census Bureau.
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Based on U.S. Customs and Border Protection (Customs) data, there
were 3,020 importers of paper and paper-based packaging in 2021. Of
these, 34 importers, or 1 percent, had annual receipts of more than $30
million of paper and paper-based packaging. Thus, most importers would
be considered small entities.
The final rule updates the Order's HTS numbers, bringing them in-
line with the most current HTS numbers as provided by the USITC. In
addition, this action adds verbiage that allows the Board to continue
to collect assessments even if HTS numbers change in the future.
This rulemaking does not impose additional recordkeeping
requirements on manufacturers and importers of paper and paper-based
packaging. There are no Federal rules that duplicate, overlap, or
conflict with this final rule. In accordance with OMB regulations (5
CFR part 1320) that implements the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. Chapter 35), the information collection and recordkeeping
requirements that are imposed by the Order have been previously
approved under OMB control number 0581-0093. This rulemaking does not
result in a change to the information collection and recordkeeping
requirements previously approved.
Regarding outreach efforts, the Board discussed this action during
Board meetings in 2022. The Board members unanimously approved the
changes to the HTS numbers to bring them in accordance with the USITC
numbers and ensure that assessments on domestic manufacturers are the
same as assessments on imports. In addition, all of the Board's
meetings are open to the public and interested persons are invited to
participate and express their views.
AMS is committed to complying with the E-Government Act, to promote
the use of the internet and other information technologies to provide
increased opportunities or citizen access to Government information and
services, and for other purposes.
AMS has determined that this final rule is consistent with and
would effectuate the purpose of the 1996 Act.
A proposed rule concerning this action was published in the Federal
Register on November 7, 2022 (87 FR 66960). A 30-day comment period
ending December 7, 2022, was provided to allow interested person to
respond to the proposal. The proposal was made available through the
internet by AMS and the Office of the Federal Register. No comments
were received. Accordingly, no changes were made to the rule as
proposed.
List of Subjects in 7 CFR Part 1222
Administrative practice and procedure, Advertising, Labeling,
Marketing agreements, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.
For the reasons set forth in the preamble, the Agricultural
Marketing Service amends 7 CFR part 1222 as follows:
PART 1222--PAPER AND PAPER-BASED PACKAGING PROMOTION, RESEARCH, AND
INFORMATION ORDER
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1. The authority citation for part 1222 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 7 U.S.C. 7411-7425; 7 U.S.C. 7401.
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2. In Sec. 1222.52, revise paragraph (e) to read as follows:
Sec. 1222.52 Assessment.
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(e) Each importer of paper and paper-based packaging shall pay
through Customs to the Board an assessment on the paper and paper-based
packaging imported into the United States identified in the Harmonized
Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) number listed in the
following table. In the event that any HTSUS number subject to
assessment is changed and such change is merely a replacement of a
previous number and has no impact on the description of the paper and
paper-based packaging involved, assessments will continue to be
collected based on the new number.
Table 1 to Sec. 1222.52(e)
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Assessment $/
Paper and paper-based packaging kg
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4802.54.1000............................................ $0.000386
4802.54.3100............................................ 0.000386
4802.54.5000............................................ 0.000386
4802.54.6100............................................ 0.000386
4802.55.1000............................................ 0.000386
4802.55.2000............................................ 0.000386
4802.55.4000............................................ 0.000386
4802.55.6000............................................ 0.000386
4802.55.7020............................................ 0.000386
4802.55.7040............................................ 0.000386
4802.56.1000............................................ 0.000386
4802.56.2000............................................ 0.000386
4802.56.4000............................................ 0.000386
4802.56.6000............................................ 0.000386
4802.56.7020............................................ 0.000386
4802.56.7050............................................ 0.000386
4802.56.7090............................................ 0.000386
4802.57.1000............................................ 0.000386
4802.57.2000............................................ 0.000386
4802.57.4000............................................ 0.000386
4802.57.4020............................................ 0.000386
4802.57.4040............................................ 0.000386
4802.57.4090............................................ 0.000386
4802.58.1000............................................ 0.000386
4802.58.2020............................................ 0.000386
4802.58.2040............................................ 0.000386
4802.58.2080............................................ 0.000386
4802.58.5000............................................ 0.000386
4802.58.6020............................................ 0.000386
4802.58.6040............................................ 0.000386
4802.61.1000............................................ 0.000386
4802.61.2000............................................ 0.000386
4802.61.3110............................................ 0.000386
4802.61.3135............................................ 0.000386
4802.61.3191............................................ 0.000386
4802.61.5000............................................ 0.000386
4802.61.6020............................................ 0.000386
4802.61.6040............................................ 0.000386
4802.62.1000............................................ 0.000386
4802.62.2000............................................ 0.000386
4802.62.3000............................................ 0.000386
4802.62.5000............................................ 0.000386
4802.62.6120............................................ 0.000386
4802.62.6140............................................ 0.000386
4802.69.1000............................................ 0.000386
4802.69.2000............................................ 0.000386
4802.69.3000............................................ 0.000386
4804.11.0000............................................ 0.000386
4804.19.0000............................................ 0.000386
4804.21.0000............................................ 0.000386
4804.29.0000............................................ 0.000386
4804.31.4020............................................ 0.000386
4804.31.4040............................................ 0.000386
4804.31.6000............................................ 0.000386
4804.39.4020............................................ 0.000386
4804.39.4049............................................ 0.000386
4804.39.6020............................................ 0.000386
4804.39.6040............................................ 0.000386
4804.41.2000............................................ 0.000386
4804.41.4000............................................ 0.000386
4804.42.0010............................................ 0.000386
4804.42.0020............................................ 0.000386
4804.42.0030............................................ 0.000386
4804.42.0040............................................ 0.000386
4804.42.0050............................................ 0.000386
4804.49.0000............................................ 0.000386
4804.51.0000............................................ 0.000386
4804.52.0010............................................ 0.000386
4804.52.0020............................................ 0.000386
4804.52.0030............................................ 0.000386
4804.52.0040............................................ 0.000386
4804.52.0050............................................ 0.000386
4804.59.0000............................................ 0.000386
4805.11.0000............................................ 0.000386
4805.12.1000............................................ 0.000386
4805.12.2000............................................ 0.000386
4805.19.1000............................................ 0.000386
4805.19.2000............................................ 0.000386
4805.24.5000............................................ 0.000386
4805.24.7000............................................ 0.000386
4805.24.9000............................................ 0.000386
4805.25.0000............................................ 0.000386
4805.91.1010............................................ 0.000386
4805.91.9000............................................ 0.000386
4805.92.4010............................................ 0.000386
4805.92.4030............................................ 0.000386
4805.93.4010............................................ 0.000386
4805.93.4030............................................ 0.000386
4805.93.4050............................................ 0.000386
4805.93.4060............................................ 0.000386
4807.00.9100............................................ 0.000386
4807.00.9400............................................ 0.000386
4810.13.1120............................................ 0.000386
4810.13.1140............................................ 0.000386
4810.13.1900............................................ 0.000386
4810.13.2010............................................ 0.000386
4810.13.2090............................................ 0.000386
4810.13.5000............................................ 0.000386
4810.13.6000............................................ 0.000386
4810.13.7020............................................ 0.000386
4810.13.7040............................................ 0.000386
4810.14.1120............................................ 0.000386
4810.14.1140............................................ 0.000386
4810.14.1900............................................ 0.000386
4810.14.2010............................................ 0.000386
4810.14.2090............................................ 0.000386
4810.14.5000............................................ 0.000386
4810.14.6000............................................ 0.000386
4810.14.7020............................................ 0.000386
4810.14.7040............................................ 0.000386
4810.19.1100............................................ 0.000386
4810.19.1900............................................ 0.000386
4810.19.2010............................................ 0.000386
4810.19.2090............................................ 0.000386
4810.22.1000............................................ 0.000386
4810.22.5044............................................ 0.000386
4810.22.5080............................................ 0.000386
4810.22.6000............................................ 0.000386
4810.22.7020............................................ 0.000386
4810.22.7040............................................ 0.000386
4810.29.1025............................................ 0.000386
4810.29.1035............................................ 0.000386
4810.29.5000............................................ 0.000386
4810.29.6000............................................ 0.000386
4810.29.7020............................................ 0.000386
4810.29.7025............................................ 0.000386
4810.29.7035............................................ 0.000386
4810.31.1020............................................ 0.000386
4810.31.1040............................................ 0.000386
4810.31.3000............................................ 0.000386
4810.31.6500............................................ 0.000386
4810.32.1020............................................ 0.000386
4810.32.1040............................................ 0.000386
4810.32.1060............................................ 0.000386
4810.32.3000............................................ 0.000386
4810.32.6500............................................ 0.000386
4810.39.1200............................................ 0.000386
4810.39.1400............................................ 0.000386
4810.39.3000............................................ 0.000386
4810.39.6500............................................ 0.000386
4810.92.1225............................................ 0.000386
4810.92.1235............................................ 0.000386
4810.92.6525............................................ 0.000386
4810.92.6535............................................ 0.000386
4810.99.1050............................................ 0.000386
4810.99.6500............................................ 0.000386
4811.51.2010............................................ 0.000386
4811.51.2020............................................ 0.000386
4811.51.2030............................................ 0.000386
4811.59.4020............................................ 0.000386
4811.90.8030............................................ 0.000386
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Erin Morris,
Associate Administrator, Agricultural Marketing Service.
[FR Doc. 2023-04610 Filed 3-8-23; 8:45 am]
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