Assessment of Fees for Dairy Import Licenses for the 2024 Tariff-Rate Import Quota Year, 60170-60171 [2023-18901]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Foreign Agricultural Service
Assessment of Fees for Dairy Import
Licenses for the 2024 Tariff-Rate
Import Quota Year
Foreign Agricultural Service,
USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
This notice announces a fee of
$350 to be charged for the 2024 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 31, 2023.
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
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.
SUMMARY:
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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 2024 calendar year.
The total cost to the Department of
Agriculture of administering the
licensing system for 2024 has been
estimated to be $936,025.00 and the
estimated number of licenses expected
to be issued is 2,674. Of the total cost,
$503,619.00 represents staff and
supervisory costs directly related to
administering the licensing system, and
$432,406.00 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 2024 calendar
year, in accordance with 7 CFR 6.33,
will be $350 per license.
Aileen Mannix,
Acting Licensing Authority, Foreign
Agricultural Service.
[FR Doc. 2023–18901 Filed 8–30–23; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Foreign Agricultural Service
Adjustment of Appendices Under the
Dairy Tariff-Rate Quota Import
Licensing Regulation
Foreign Agricultural Service,
USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
This notice announces the
transfer of amounts for certain dairy
articles from the historical license
category (Appendix 1) to the lottery
(nonhistorical) license category
(Appendix 2) pursuant to the Dairy
Tariff-Rate Quota Import Licensing
regulations for the 2023 quota year.
DATES: August 31, 2023.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Elizabeth Riley, (202) 720–6868,
Elizabeth.riley@usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Foreign Agricultural Service, under a
delegation of authority from the Under
Secretary for Trade and Foreign
Agricultural Affairs, administers the
Dairy Tariff-Rate Import Quota
Licensing Regulation codified at 7 CFR
6.20–6.36 that provides for the issuance
of licenses to import certain dairy
articles under tariff-rate quotas (TRQs)
as set forth in the Harmonized Tariff
Schedule (HTS) of the United States.
These dairy articles may only be entered
into the United States at the low-tier
SUMMARY:
tariff 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
Imports Program, Foreign Agricultural
Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture,
issues these licenses and, in conjunction
with U.S. Customs and Border
Protection, U.S. Department of
Homeland Security, monitors their use.
The regulation at 7 CFR 6.34(a) states
that whenever a historical license
(Appendix 1) is permanently
surrendered, revoked by the Licensing
Authority, or not issued to an applicant
pursuant to the provisions of § 6.23,
then the amount of such license will be
transferred to Appendix 2. Section
6.34(b) provides that the cumulative
annual transfers will be published by
notice in the Federal Register.
Accordingly, this document sets forth
the revised Appendices in the table
below. Although there are no changes to
the quantities for designated licenses
(Appendix 3 and Appendix 4), those
numbers are also included in the table
below for completeness.
Aileen Mannix,
Acting Licensing Authority, Foreign
Agricultural Service.
ARTICLES SUBJECT TO DAIRY IMPORT LICENSES
[Kilograms] 1
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Historical
licenses
(appendix 1) 2
NON-CHEESE ARTICLES, Notes 6, 7, 8, 12, 14
(Appendix 1 reduction):
Butter (Note 6, Commodity Code G) ........................
EU–27 ................................................................
New Zealand ......................................................
United Kingdom .................................................
Other Countries ..................................................
Any Country .......................................................
Dried Skim Milk (Note 7, Commodity Code K) .........
Australia .............................................................
Canada ...............................................................
Any Country .......................................................
Dried Whole Milk (Note 8, Commodity Code H) ......
New Zealand ......................................................
Any Country .......................................................
Dried Buttermilk/Whey (Note 12, Commodity Code
M) ...........................................................................
Canada ...............................................................
New Zealand ......................................................
Butter Substitutes Containing Over 45 Percent of
Butterfat and/or Butter Oil (Note 14, Commodity
Code SU) ...............................................................
Any Country .......................................................
Total: Non-Cheese Articles .........................
Lottery licenses
(appendix 2) 3
Sum of
appendix 1 & 2 4
Designated
licenses
(Tokyo round,
appendix 3) 4
Designated
licenses
(Uruguay
round,
appendix 4) 4
Total 4
4,200,466
53,445
76,503
7,144
31,863
4,031,511
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2,776,534
28,654
74,090
6,918
42,072
2,624,800
5,261,000
600,076
219,565
4,441,359
3,321,300
3,175
3,318,125
6,977,000
82,099
150,593
14,062
73,935
6,656,311
5,261,000
600,076
219,565
4,441,359
3,321,300
3,175
3,318,125
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6,977,000
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5,261,000
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3,321,300
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0
0
0
224,981
161,161
63,820
224,981
161,161
63,820
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224,981
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0
0
6,080,500
6,080,500
6,080,500
6,080,500
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6,080,500
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4,200,466
17,664,315
21,864,781
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21,864,781
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[FR Doc No: 2023-18901]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Foreign Agricultural Service
Assessment of Fees for Dairy Import Licenses for the 2024 Tariff-
Rate Import Quota Year
AGENCY: Foreign Agricultural Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces a fee of $350 to be charged for the 2024
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 31, 2023.
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.
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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 2024 calendar year.
The total cost to the Department of Agriculture of administering
the licensing system for 2024 has been estimated to be $936,025.00 and
the estimated number of licenses expected to be issued is 2,674. Of the
total cost, $503,619.00 represents staff and supervisory costs directly
related to administering the licensing system, and $432,406.00
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 2024 calendar year, in accordance
with 7 CFR 6.33, will be $350 per license.
Aileen Mannix,
Acting Licensing Authority, Foreign Agricultural Service.
[FR Doc. 2023-18901 Filed 8-30-23; 8:45 am]
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