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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Foreign Agricultural Service
WTO Agricultural Quantity-Based
Safeguard Trigger Levels
Foreign Agricultural Service,
Department of Agriculture.
AGENCY:
Notice of product coverage and
trigger levels for safeguard measures
provided for in the World Trade
Organization (WTO) agreement on
agriculture.
ACTION:
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.
SUMMARY:
This notice is applicable on June
16, 2023.
DATES:
Multilateral Affairs
Division, Trade Policy and Geographic
Affairs, Foreign Agricultural Service,
U.S. Department of Agriculture, Stop
ADDRESSES:
1070, 1400 Independence Avenue SW,
Washington, DC 20250–1070.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Sonya Wahi-Miller, 202–649–3870,
sonya.wahi-miller@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 tariffication 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 (2023) 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).
Daniel Whitley,
Administrator, Foreign Agricultural Service.
ANNEX—QUANTITY-BASED SAFEGUARD TRIGGER
2023 Quantity-based safeguard trigger
Product
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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 ..........................................................
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1,756,313
4,143,647
53,297
223,737
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26,189,838
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ANNEX—QUANTITY-BASED SAFEGUARD TRIGGER—Continued
2023 Quantity-based safeguard trigger
Product
Trigger level
Infant Formula Containing Oligosaccharides ...........
Blue Cheese ............................................................
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 ..................................................................
9,621,394
3,819,960
12,221,307
74,528
12,097,071
23,283,445
23,441,766
4,168,160
45,793,590
120,534
4,738
673
5,947
634,554
899,349
280,612
639,299
662
975
22,852
25,111
463
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727
671
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446
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13,415
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747,139
173
163
1,510,045
1,385,381
202
18,752
Raw Cane Sugar 1 ...................................................
..................................................................................
Refined Sugars and Syrup 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 ............................................
Extra Long Staple Cotton .........................................
Medium Staple Cotton .............................................
Cotton Waste 2 .........................................................
Cotton Processed but not Spun 2 ............................
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Jan 1, 2023–Dec 31, 2023.
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Jan 1, 2023–Dec 31, 2023.
Jan 1, 2023–Dec 31, 2023.
Jan 1, 2023–Dec 31, 2023.
Jan 1, 2023–Dec 31, 2023.
April 1, 2022–Mar 31, 2023.
April 1, 2023–Mar 31, 2024.
Oct 1, 2022–Sep 30, 2023.
Oct 1, 2023–Sep 30, 2024.
Oct 1, 2022–Sep 30, 2023.
Oct 1, 2023–Sep 30, 2024.
Oct 1, 2022–Sep 30, 2023.
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Oct 1, 2023–Sep 30, 2024.
Sep 20, 2022–Sep 19, 2023.
Sep 20, 2023–Sep 19, 2024.
Aug 1, 2022–July 31, 2023.
Aug 1, 2023–July 31, 2024.
Aug 1, 2022–July 31, 2023.
Aug 1, 2023–July 31, 2024.
Aug 1, 2022–July 31, 2023.
Aug 1, 2023–July 31, 2024.
Sep 20, 2022–Sep 19, 2023.
Sep 20, 2023–Sep 19, 2024.
Sep 11, 2022–Sep 10, 2023.
Sep 11, 2023–Sep 10, 2024.
change in U.S. consumption.
period from October to September.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
Forest Service Handbook 5509.11,
Chapter 10 Title Claims and
Encroachments
Forest Service, Agriculture
(USDA).
ACTION: Notice of availability for public
comment.
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AGENCY:
The Forest Service (Forest
Service or Agency), United States
Department of Agriculture (USDA), is
revising directives related to Title
Claims and Encroachments (FSH
5509.17 Chapter 10). The contents of the
SUMMARY:
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handbook have been reorganized to
align with the case processing activities
in the Title Claims and Encroachment
Management System Database (TCEMS)
which was deployed in August 2012.
The new directive will include clear
direction on how to process a trespass
case from start to finish, including
exhibits and example letters that should
be used and followed. All trespass and
encroachments will be stored in the
TCEMS database for ease and tracking.
In addition, internal processing steps
were included in the handbook to
provide clarity for Forest Service staff.
Comments must be received in
writing by July 17, 2023.
DATES:
Comments may be
submitted electronically to https://
cara.fs2c.usda.gov/Public/
CommentInput?project=ORMS-3650.
ADDRESSES:
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Nathan Price, Chief Land Surveyor,
Lands and Realty, 201 14th Street SW,
Washington, DC 20024. All timely
received comments, including names
and addresses, will be placed in the
record and will be available for public
inspection and copying. The public may
inspect comments received at https://
cara.fs2c.usda.gov/Public/
ReadingRoom?project=ORMS-3650.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Nathan Price, Chief Land Surveyor, at
202–205–1353 or nathan.price@
usda.gov. Individuals who use
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Foreign Agricultural Service
WTO Agricultural Quantity-Based Safeguard Trigger Levels
AGENCY: Foreign Agricultural Service, 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: This notice is applicable on June 16, 2023.
ADDRESSES: 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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sonya Wahi-Miller, 202-649-3870,
[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 tariffication 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
(2023) 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).
Daniel Whitley,
Administrator, Foreign Agricultural Service.
Annex--Quantity-Based Safeguard Trigger
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2023 Quantity-based safeguard trigger
Product ------------------------------------------------------------------------
Trigger level Unit Period
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Beef................................... 347,198 MT....................... Jan 1, 2023-Dec 31, 2023.
Mutton................................. 4,552 MT....................... Jan 1, 2023-Dec 31, 2023.
Cream.................................. 9,985,720 Liters................... Jan 1, 2023-Dec 31, 2023.
Evaporated or Condensed Milk........... 6,653,570 Kilograms................ Jan 1, 2023-Dec 31, 2023.
Nonfat Dry Milk........................ 1,756,313 Kilograms................ Jan 1, 2023-Dec 31, 2023.
Dried Whole Milk....................... 4,143,647 Kilograms................ Jan 1, 2023-Dec 31, 2023.
Dried Cream............................ 53,297 Kilograms................ Jan 1, 2023-Dec 31, 2023.
Dried Whey/Buttermilk.................. 223,737 Kilograms................ Jan 1, 2023-Dec 31, 2023.
Butter \1\............................. 48,065,758 Kilograms................ Jan 1, 2023-Dec 31, 2023.
Butteroil.............................. 26,189,838 Kilograms................ Jan 1, 2023-Dec 31, 2023.
Chocolate Crumb........................ 12,725,670 Kilograms................ Jan 1, 2023-Dec 31, 2023.
Lowfat Chocolate Crumb................. 829,149 Kilograms................ Jan 1, 2023-Dec 31, 2023.
Animal Feed Containing Milk............ 193,835 Kilograms................ Jan 1, 2023-Dec 31, 2023.
Ice Cream.............................. 14,903,971 Liters................... Jan 1, 2023-Dec 31, 2023.
Dairy Mixtures......................... 24,530,673 Kilograms................ Jan 1, 2023-Dec 31, 2023.
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Infant Formula Containing 9,621,394 Kilograms................ Jan 1, 2023-Dec 31, 2023.
Oligosaccharides.
Blue Cheese............................ 3,819,960 Kilograms................ Jan 1, 2023-Dec 31, 2023.
Cheddar Cheese......................... 12,221,307 Kilograms................ Jan 1, 2023-Dec 31, 2023.
American-Type Cheese................... 74,528 Kilograms................ Jan 1, 2023-Dec 31, 2023.
Edam/Gouda Cheese...................... 12,097,071 Kilograms................ Jan 1, 2023-Dec 31, 2023.
Italian-Type Cheese.................... 23,283,445 Kilograms................ Jan 1, 2023-Dec 31, 2023.
Swiss Cheese with Eye Formation........ 23,441,766 Kilograms................ Jan 1, 2023-Dec 31, 2023.
Gruyere Process Cheese................. 4,168,160 Kilograms................ Jan 1, 2023-Dec 31, 2023.
NSPF Cheese............................ 45,793,590 Kilograms................ Jan 1, 2023-Dec 31, 2023.
Lowfat Cheese.......................... 120,534 Kilograms................ Jan 1, 2023-Dec 31, 2023.
Peanut Butter/Paste.................... 4,738 MT....................... Jan 1, 2023-Dec 31, 2023.
Peanuts \1\............................ 673 MT....................... April 1, 2022-Mar 31,
2023.
5,947 MT....................... April 1, 2023-Mar 31,
2024.
Raw Cane Sugar \1\..................... 634,554 MT....................... Oct 1, 2022-Sep 30, 2023.
899,349 MT....................... Oct 1, 2023-Sep 30, 2024.
Refined Sugars and Syrup \1\........... 280,612 MT....................... Oct 1, 2022-Sep 30, 2023.
639,299 MT....................... Oct 1, 2023-Sep 30, 2024.
Articles over 65% Sugar................ 662 MT....................... Oct 1, 2022-Sep 30, 2023.
975 MT....................... Oct 1, 2023-Sep 30, 2024.
Articles over 10% Sugar................ 22,852 MT....................... Oct 1, 2022-Sep 30, 2023.
25,111 MT....................... Oct 1, 2023-Sep 30, 2024.
Blended Syrups......................... 463 MT....................... Oct 1, 2022-Sep 30, 2023.
965 MT....................... Oct 1, 2023-Sep 30, 2024.
Sweetened Cocoa Powder................. 727 MT....................... Oct 1, 2022-Sep 30, 2023.
671 MT....................... Oct 1, 2023-Sep 30, 2024.
Mixes and Doughs....................... 4,420 MT....................... Oct 1, 2022-Sep 30, 2023.
4,400 MT....................... Oct 1, 2023-Sep 30, 2024.
Mixed Condiments and Seasonings........ 446 MT....................... Oct 1, 2022-Sep 30, 2023.
799 MT....................... Oct 1, 2023-Sep 30, 2024.
Short Staple Cotton \2\................ 18,889 Kilograms................ Sep 20, 2022-Sep 19,
2023.
13,415 Kilograms................ Sep 20, 2023-Sep 19,
2024.
Harsh or Rough Cotton.................. 0 Kilograms................ Aug 1, 2022-July 31,
2023.
0 Kilograms................ Aug 1, 2023-July 31,
2024.
Extra Long Staple Cotton............... 724,706 Kilograms................ Aug 1, 2022-July 31,
2023.
747,139 Kilograms................ Aug 1, 2023-July 31,
2024.
Medium Staple Cotton................... 173 Kilograms................ Aug 1, 2022-July 31,
2023.
163 Kilograms................ Aug 1, 2023-July 31,
2024.
Cotton Waste \2\....................... 1,510,045 Kilograms................ Sep 20, 2022-Sep 19,
2023.
1,385,381 Kilograms................ Sep 20, 2023-Sep 19,
2024.
Cotton Processed but not Spun \2\...... 202 Kilograms................ Sep 11, 2022-Sep 10,
2023.
18,752 Kilograms................ Sep 11, 2023-Sep 10,
2024.
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\1\ Includes change in U.S. consumption.
\2\ 12-month period from October to September.
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