Fiscal Year 2023 Allocation of Additional Tariff-Rate Quota Volume for Raw Cane Sugar, 46363 [2023-15293]
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Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 137 / Wednesday, July 19, 2023 / Notices
OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES
TRADE REPRESENTATIVE
Fiscal Year 2023 Allocation of
Additional Tariff-Rate Quota Volume
for Raw Cane Sugar
Office of the United States
Trade Representative.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Office of the United
States Trade Representative (USTR) is
providing notice of the allocations of
additional Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 inquota quantities of the World Trade
Organization (WTO) tariff-rate quota
(TRQ) for imported raw cane sugar.
DATES: The changes made by this notice
are applicable as of July 19, 2023.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Erin
Nicholson, Office of Agricultural
Affairs, at 202–395–9419, or
Erin.H.Nicholson@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 WTO 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 (60 FR
1007) and 7235 (64 FR 55611).
On July 10, 2023, the U.S. Department
of Agriculture announced an additional
in-quota quantity of the TRQ for raw
cane sugar for the remainder of FY2023
(ending September 30, 2023) in the
amount of 125,000 metric tons raw
value (MTRV) (conversion factor: 1
metric ton raw value = 1.10231125 short
tons raw value). This quantity is in
addition to the minimum amount to
which the United States is committed
under the World Trade Organization
Agreement (1,117,195 MTRV). USTR is
allocating this additional quantity of
125,000 MTRV to the following
countries in the amounts specified
below:
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SUMMARY:
Country
Australia ................................
Belize ....................................
Bolivia ...................................
Brazil .....................................
Colombia ...............................
Costa Rica ............................
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FY2023
raw sugar
TRQ increase
allocations
(MTRV)
19,356
2,565
1,632
33,815
5,597
3,498
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raw cane sugar and refined sugar.
Pursuant to Additional U.S. Note 8 to
Country
Chapter 17 of the HTSUS, the United
States maintains a TRQ for imports of
sugar-containing products.
Section 404(d)(3) of the Uruguay
Ecuador ................................
2,565
El Salvador ...........................
6,063 Round Agreements Act (19 U.S.C.
Eswatini (Swaziland) ............
3,731 3601(d)(3)) authorizes the President to
Fiji .........................................
2,099 allocate the in-quota quantity of a TRQ
Guatemala ............................
11,194 for any agricultural product among
Honduras ..............................
2,332 supplying countries or customs areas.
India ......................................
700 The President delegated this authority
Mauritius ...............................
2,799
to the U.S. Trade Representative under
Mozambique .........................
3,032
Panama ................................
3,032 Presidential Proclamations 6763 (60 FR
Peru ......................................
9,562 1007) and 7235 (64 FR 55611).
On July 5, 2023, the Administrator of
South Africa ..........................
5,364
Thailand ................................
3,265 the Foreign Agricultural Service of the
Zimbabwe .............................
2,799 U.S. Department of Agriculture
(Administrator) announced the sugar
The allocations of the in-quota
program provisions for FY2024. The
quantities of the raw cane sugar TRQ to
Administrator announced an in-quota
countries that are net importers of sugar quantity of the TRQ for raw cane sugar
are conditioned on receipt of the
for FY2024 of 1,117,195 metric tons raw
appropriate verifications of origin.
value (MTRV) (conversion factor: 1
Certificates of quota eligibility must
metric ton raw value = 1.10231125 short
accompany imports from any country
tons raw value), which is the minimum
for which an allocation has been
amount to which the United States is
provided.
committed under the World Trade
Organization (WTO) Agreement. The
Douglas McKalip,
U.S. Trade Representative is allocating
Chief Agricultural Negotiator, Office of the
this quantity (1,117,195 MTRV) to the
United States Trade Representative.
following countries in the amounts
[FR Doc. 2023–15293 Filed 7–18–23; 8:45 am]
specified below:
FY2023
raw sugar
TRQ increase
allocations
(MTRV)
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OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES
TRADE REPRESENTATIVE
Country
Fiscal Year 2024 Tariff-Rate Quota
Allocations for Raw Cane Sugar,
Refined and Specialty Sugar, and
Sugar-Containing Products
Argentina ................................
Australia ..................................
Barbados ................................
Belize ......................................
Bolivia .....................................
Brazil .......................................
Colombia .................................
Congo (Brazzaville) ................
Costa Rica ..............................
Cote d’Ivoire ...........................
Dominican Republic ................
Ecuador ..................................
El Salvador .............................
Eswatini (Swaziland) ..............
Fiji ...........................................
Gabon .....................................
Guatemala ..............................
Guyana ...................................
Haiti .........................................
Honduras ................................
India ........................................
Jamaica ..................................
Madagascar ............................
Malawi .....................................
Mauritius .................................
Mexico ....................................
Mozambique ...........................
Panama ..................................
Papua New Guinea ................
Paraguay ................................
Peru ........................................
Philippines ..............................
South Africa ............................
St. Kitts & Nevis .....................
Office of the United States
Trade Representative.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Office of the United
States Trade Representative is providing
notice of allocations of the Fiscal Year
(FY) 2024 (October 1, 2023 through
September 30, 2024) in-quota quantity
of the tariff-rate quotas (TRQs) for
imported raw cane sugar, certain sugars,
syrups and molasses (also known as
refined sugar), specialty sugar, and
sugar-containing products.
DATES: The changes made by this notice
are applicable as of July 19, 2023.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Erin
Nicholson, Office of Agricultural
Affairs, at 202–395–9419, or
Erin.H.Nicholson@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
SUMMARY:
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FY2024 TRQ
allocations
(metric tons
raw value)
46,260
89,293
7,531
11,834
8,606
155,993
25,819
7,258
16,137
7,258
189,343
11,834
27,971
17,213
9,682
7,258
51,639
12,910
7,258
10,758
8,606
11,834
7,258
10,758
12,910
7,258
13,986
31,199
7,258
7,258
44,108
145,235
24,744
7,258
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[Notices]
[Page 46363]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-15293]
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OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE
Fiscal Year 2023 Allocation of Additional Tariff-Rate Quota
Volume for Raw Cane Sugar
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 the allocations of additional Fiscal Year (FY) 2023
in-quota quantities of the World Trade Organization (WTO) tariff-rate
quota (TRQ) for imported raw cane sugar.
DATES: The changes made by this notice are applicable as of July 19,
2023.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Erin Nicholson, Office of Agricultural
Affairs, at 202-395-9419, 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 WTO 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 (60
FR 1007) and 7235 (64 FR 55611).
On July 10, 2023, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced an
additional in-quota quantity of the TRQ for raw cane sugar for the
remainder of FY2023 (ending September 30, 2023) in the amount of
125,000 metric tons raw value (MTRV) (conversion factor: 1 metric ton
raw value = 1.10231125 short tons raw value). This quantity is in
addition to the minimum amount to which the United States is committed
under the World Trade Organization Agreement (1,117,195 MTRV). USTR is
allocating this additional quantity of 125,000 MTRV to the following
countries in the amounts specified below:
------------------------------------------------------------------------
FY2023 raw
sugar TRQ
Country increase
allocations
(MTRV)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Australia............................................... 19,356
Belize.................................................. 2,565
Bolivia................................................. 1,632
Brazil.................................................. 33,815
Colombia................................................ 5,597
Costa Rica.............................................. 3,498
Ecuador................................................. 2,565
El Salvador............................................. 6,063
Eswatini (Swaziland).................................... 3,731
Fiji.................................................... 2,099
Guatemala............................................... 11,194
Honduras................................................ 2,332
India................................................... 700
Mauritius............................................... 2,799
Mozambique.............................................. 3,032
Panama.................................................. 3,032
Peru.................................................... 9,562
South Africa............................................ 5,364
Thailand................................................ 3,265
Zimbabwe................................................ 2,799
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The allocations of the in-quota quantities of the raw cane sugar
TRQ to countries that are net importers of sugar are conditioned on
receipt of the appropriate verifications of origin. Certificates of
quota eligibility must accompany imports from any country for which an
allocation has been provided.
Douglas McKalip,
Chief Agricultural Negotiator, Office of the United States Trade
Representative.
[FR Doc. 2023-15293 Filed 7-18-23; 8:45 am]
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