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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
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[Doc. No. AMS–CP–24–0047]
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Erin Morris,
Associate Administrator, Agricultural
Marketing Service.
[FR Doc. 2024–17036 Filed 8–1–24; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Commodity Credit Corporation
Domestic Sugar Program—2023–Crop
Sugar Marketing Allotments and Cane
and Beet Processor Allocations
Commodity Credit Corporation,
U.S. Department of Agriculture.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The United States Department
of Agriculture (USDA) is issuing this
notice to revise fiscal year (FY) 2024
(crop year 2023) State cane sugar
allotments and allocations to sugarcane
processors as well as company
allocations to sugar beet processors.
These actions apply to all domestic beet
and cane sugar marketed for human
SUMMARY:
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consumption in the United States from
October 1, 2023, through September 30,
2024.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Jacob Vuillemin, telephone, (202) 302–
3922; or email, jacob.vuillemin@
usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On
October 13, 2023, USDA announced the
initial fiscal year 2024 (FY24) Overall
Allotment Quantity (OAQ), which was
established at 10,667,500 short tons, raw
value (STRV), equal to 85 percent of the
estimated quantity of sugar for domestic
human consumption for the fiscal year
of 12,550,000 STRV as forecast in the
September 2023 World Agricultural
Supply and Demand Estimates report
(WASDE). The Agricultural Adjustment
Act of 1938, as amended, requires that
54.35 percent of the OAQ be distributed
among beet processors and 45.65
percent be distributed among the
sugarcane States and cane processors.
The beet sector allotment is 5,797,786
STRV and the cane sector allotment is
4,868,714 STRV. The beet and cane
sector allotments are distributed to
individual processors according to
statutory formulas, as shown in the table
below.
In accordance with section 359e of
Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938, as
amended (7 U.S.C. 1359ee), after
evaluating each sugar beet processor’s
ability to market its full allocation,
USDA is transferring FY24 allocations
from sugar beet processors with surplus
allocation to those with deficit
allocation as set out in the table below.
USDA has also determined that
domestic beet sugar supplies are
inadequate to fill the FY24 beet sugar
marketing allotment.
In accordance with section 7 U.S.C.
1359ee, USDA is reassigning 250,000
STRV of this deficit to raw cane sugar
imports already anticipated, given the
absence of any Commodity Credit
Corporation (CCC) stocks of sugar. Each
sugar beet processor’s allocation
following these changes is shown in the
column labeled ‘‘Revised FY24
Allocations’’ and the amount of the
change in each processor’s allocation is
in the column labeled ‘‘Reassignments.’’
In accordance with 7 U.S.C. 1359ee,
after evaluating each sugarcane
processor’s ability to market its full
allocation, USDA is transferring FY24
allocations from sugarcane processors
with surplus allocation to those with
deficit allocation as set out in the table
below. USDA has also determined that
domestic cane sugar supplies are
inadequate to fill the FY24 cane sugar
marketing allotment.
In accordance with 7 U.S.C. 1359ee,
USDA is reassigning 600,000 STRV of
this deficit to raw cane sugar imports
already anticipated, given the absence of
any CCC stocks of sugar. Each sugarcane
processor’s allocation following these
changes is shown in the column labeled
‘‘Revised FY24 Allocations’’ and the
amount of the change in each
processor’s allocation is in the column
labeled ‘‘Reassignments.’’
FY 2024 REVISED BEET AND CANE ALLOTMENTS AND ALLOCATIONS
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[Short tons, raw value]
Distribution
Initial FY24
allotments
&
allocations
Beet Sugar .............................................................................................................................
Cane Sugar ............................................................................................................................
Imports ...................................................................................................................................
5,797,786
4,869,714
..........................
¥250,000
¥600,000
850,000
5,547,786
4,269,714
850,000
Total OAQ .......................................................................................................................
Beet Processors’ Marketing Allocations:
Amalgamated Sugar Co .................................................................................................
American Crystal Sugar Co ............................................................................................
Michigan Sugar Co .........................................................................................................
Minn-Dak Farmers Co-op ...............................................................................................
So. Minn Beet Sugar Co-op ...........................................................................................
Western Sugar Co ..........................................................................................................
Wyoming Sugar Company, LLC .....................................................................................
10,667,500
0
10,667,500
1,241,350
2,132,371
598,769
402,650
782,517
591,583
48,546
¥8,117
¥165,360
87,482
¥29,336
¥59,310
¥76,844
1,485
1,233,233
1,967,011
686,251
373,315
723,206
514,739
50,031
Total Beet Sugar .....................................................................................................
State Cane Sugar Allotments:
Florida .............................................................................................................................
Louisiana ........................................................................................................................
Texas ..............................................................................................................................
5,797,786
¥250,000
5,547,786
2,617,360
2,024,823
227,531
¥470,256
34,597
¥164,341
2,147,104
2,059,420
63,190
Total Cane Sugar ....................................................................................................
Cane Processors’ Marketing Allocations:
Florida:
Florida Crystals .......................................................................................................
Growers Co-op. of FL .............................................................................................
U.S. Sugar Corp ......................................................................................................
4,869,714
¥600,000
4,269,714
1,077,635
470,825
1,068,900
¥352,431
3,336
¥121,161
725,204
474,161
947,739
Total Florida ............................................................................................................
Louisiana:
Sugar Growers and Refiners ..................................................................................
M.A. Patout & Sons .................................................................................................
2,617,360
¥470,256
2,147,104
1,405,697
619,126
20,263
14,334
1,425,961
633,459
Total Louisiana .................................................................................................
Texas:
Rio Grande Valley ...................................................................................................
2,024,823
34,597
2,059,420
227,531
¥164,341
63,190
Reassignments
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These FY24 sugar marketing
allotment program actions will not
prevent any domestic sugarcane or sugar
beet processor from marketing all of its
FY24 sugar supply. USDA will closely
monitor stocks, consumption, imports
and all sugar market and program
variables on an ongoing basis and may
make further program adjustments
during FY 24 if needed.
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USDA Non-Discrimination Policy
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Zach Ducheneaux,
Executive Vice President, Commodity Credit
Corporation.
[FR Doc. 2024–17070 Filed 8–1–24; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Bureau of Industry and Security
In accordance with Federal civil
rights law and USDA civil rights
regulations and policies, USDA, its
agencies, offices, and employees, and
institutions participating in or
administering USDA programs are
prohibited from discriminating based on
race, color, national origin, religion, sex,
gender identity (including gender
expression), sexual orientation,
disability, age, marital status, family or
parental status, income derived from a
public assistance program, political
beliefs, or reprisal or retaliation for prior
civil rights activity, in any program or
activity conducted or funded by USDA
(not all bases apply to all programs).
Remedies and complaint filing
deadlines vary by program or incident.
Individuals who require alternative
means of communication for program
information (for example, braille, large
print, audiotape, American Sign
Language, etc.) should contact the
responsible Agency or USDA TARGET
Center at (202) 720–2600 (voice and text
telephone (TTY)) dial 711 for
Telecommunications Relay Service
(both voice and text telephone users can
initiate this call from any telephone).
Additionally, program information may
be made available in languages other
than English.
To file a program discrimination
complaint, complete the USDA Program
Discrimination Complaint Form, AD–
3027, found online at https://
www.usda.gov/oascr/how-to-file-aprogram-discrimination-complaint and
at any USDA office or write a letter
addressed to USDA and provide in the
letter all the information requested in
the form. To request a copy of the
complaint form, call (866) 632–9992.
Submit your completed form or letter to
USDA by: (1) mail to: U.S. Department
of Agriculture, Office of the Assistant
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DC 20250–9410; (2) fax: (202) 690–7442;
or (3) email: program.intake@usda.gov.
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USDA is an equal opportunity
provider, employer, and lender.
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
Review and Approval; Comment
Request; Application for NATO
International Competitive Bidding
The Department of Commerce will
submit the following information
collection request to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and clearance in accordance
with the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995, on or after the date of publication
of this notice. We invite the general
public and other Federal agencies to
comment on proposed, and continuing
information collections, which helps us
assess the impact of our information
collection requirements and minimize
the public’s reporting burden. Public
comments were previously requested
via the Federal Register on March 25,
2024, during a 60-day comment period.
This notice allows for an additional 30
days for public comments.
Agency: Bureau of Industry and
Security, Commerce.
Title: Application for NATO
International Competitive Bidding.
OMB Control Number: 0694–0142.
Form Number(s): BIS–4023P.
Type of Request: Regular submission,
revision of a current information
collection.
Number of Respondents: 70.
Average Hours per Response: 1 hour.
Burden Hours: 70.
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desiring to participate in the NATO
International Competitive Bidding (ICB)
process under the NATO Security
Investment Program (NSIP) must be
certified as technically, financially, and
professionally competent. The U.S.
Department of Commerce provides the
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these firms. Any such firm seeking
certification is required to submit a
completed Form BIS–4023P along with
a current annual financial report and a
resume of past projects in order to
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Consolidated List of Eligible Bidders.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations.
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Frequency: On occasion.
Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary.
Legal Authority: Section 401(10) of
Executive Order 12656 (November 18,
1988), 15 U.S.C. 1512.
This information collection request
may be viewed at www.reginfo.gov.
Follow the instructions to view the
Department of Commerce collections
currently under review by OMB.
Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be
submitted within 30 days of the
publication of this notice on the
following website www.reginfo.gov/
public/do/PRAMain. Find this
particular information collection by
selecting ‘‘Currently under 30-day
Review—Open for Public Comments’’ or
by using the search function and
entering either the title of the collection
or the OMB Control Number 0694–0142.
Sheleen Dumas,
Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of
the Under Secretary for Economic Affairs,
Commerce Department.
[FR Doc. 2024–17128 Filed 8–1–24; 8:45 am]
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Bureau of Industry and Security
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
Review and Approval; Comment
Request; Competitive Enhancement
Needs Assessment Survey Program
The Department of Commerce will
submit the following information
collection request to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and clearance in accordance
with the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995, on or after the date of publication
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2024, during a 60-day comment period.
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Security, Commerce.
Title: Competitive Enhancement
Needs Assessment Survey Program.
OMB Control Number: 0694–0083.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Commodity Credit Corporation
Domestic Sugar Program--2023-Crop Sugar Marketing Allotments and
Cane and Beet Processor Allocations
AGENCY: Commodity Credit Corporation, U.S. Department of Agriculture.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is issuing
this notice to revise fiscal year (FY) 2024 (crop year 2023) State cane
sugar allotments and allocations to sugarcane processors as well as
company allocations to sugar beet processors. These actions apply to
all domestic beet and cane sugar marketed for human
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consumption in the United States from October 1, 2023, through
September 30, 2024.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jacob Vuillemin, telephone, (202) 302-
3922; or email, [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On October 13, 2023, USDA announced the
initial fiscal year 2024 (FY24) Overall Allotment Quantity (OAQ), which
was established at 10,667,500 short tons, raw value (STRV), equal to 85
percent of the estimated quantity of sugar for domestic human
consumption for the fiscal year of 12,550,000 STRV as forecast in the
September 2023 World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates report
(WASDE). The Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938, as amended, requires
that 54.35 percent of the OAQ be distributed among beet processors and
45.65 percent be distributed among the sugarcane States and cane
processors. The beet sector allotment is 5,797,786 STRV and the cane
sector allotment is 4,868,714 STRV. The beet and cane sector allotments
are distributed to individual processors according to statutory
formulas, as shown in the table below.
In accordance with section 359e of Agricultural Adjustment Act of
1938, as amended (7 U.S.C. 1359ee), after evaluating each sugar beet
processor's ability to market its full allocation, USDA is transferring
FY24 allocations from sugar beet processors with surplus allocation to
those with deficit allocation as set out in the table below. USDA has
also determined that domestic beet sugar supplies are inadequate to
fill the FY24 beet sugar marketing allotment.
In accordance with section 7 U.S.C. 1359ee, USDA is reassigning
250,000 STRV of this deficit to raw cane sugar imports already
anticipated, given the absence of any Commodity Credit Corporation
(CCC) stocks of sugar. Each sugar beet processor's allocation following
these changes is shown in the column labeled ``Revised FY24
Allocations'' and the amount of the change in each processor's
allocation is in the column labeled ``Reassignments.''
In accordance with 7 U.S.C. 1359ee, after evaluating each sugarcane
processor's ability to market its full allocation, USDA is transferring
FY24 allocations from sugarcane processors with surplus allocation to
those with deficit allocation as set out in the table below. USDA has
also determined that domestic cane sugar supplies are inadequate to
fill the FY24 cane sugar marketing allotment.
In accordance with 7 U.S.C. 1359ee, USDA is reassigning 600,000
STRV of this deficit to raw cane sugar imports already anticipated,
given the absence of any CCC stocks of sugar. Each sugarcane
processor's allocation following these changes is shown in the column
labeled ``Revised FY24 Allocations'' and the amount of the change in
each processor's allocation is in the column labeled ``Reassignments.''
FY 2024 Revised Beet and Cane Allotments and Allocations
[Short tons, raw value]
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Initial FY24
Distribution allotments & Reassignments Revised FY24
allocations allocations
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Beet Sugar................................................... 5,797,786 -250,000 5,547,786
Cane Sugar................................................... 4,869,714 -600,000 4,269,714
Imports...................................................... ............... 850,000 850,000
--------------------------------------------------
Total OAQ................................................ 10,667,500 0 10,667,500
Beet Processors' Marketing Allocations:
Amalgamated Sugar Co..................................... 1,241,350 -8,117 1,233,233
American Crystal Sugar Co................................ 2,132,371 -165,360 1,967,011
Michigan Sugar Co........................................ 598,769 87,482 686,251
Minn-Dak Farmers Co-op................................... 402,650 -29,336 373,315
So. Minn Beet Sugar Co-op................................ 782,517 -59,310 723,206
Western Sugar Co......................................... 591,583 -76,844 514,739
Wyoming Sugar Company, LLC............................... 48,546 1,485 50,031
--------------------------------------------------
Total Beet Sugar..................................... 5,797,786 -250,000 5,547,786
State Cane Sugar Allotments:
Florida.................................................. 2,617,360 -470,256 2,147,104
Louisiana................................................ 2,024,823 34,597 2,059,420
Texas.................................................... 227,531 -164,341 63,190
--------------------------------------------------
Total Cane Sugar..................................... 4,869,714 -600,000 4,269,714
Cane Processors' Marketing Allocations:
Florida:
Florida Crystals..................................... 1,077,635 -352,431 725,204
Growers Co-op. of FL................................. 470,825 3,336 474,161
U.S. Sugar Corp...................................... 1,068,900 -121,161 947,739
--------------------------------------------------
Total Florida........................................ 2,617,360 -470,256 2,147,104
Louisiana:
Sugar Growers and Refiners........................... 1,405,697 20,263 1,425,961
M.A. Patout & Sons................................... 619,126 14,334 633,459
--------------------------------------------------
Total Louisiana.................................. 2,024,823 34,597 2,059,420
Texas:
Rio Grande Valley.................................... 227,531 -164,341 63,190
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Values may not sum to column total due to rounding.
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These FY24 sugar marketing allotment program actions will not
prevent any domestic sugarcane or sugar beet processor from marketing
all of its FY24 sugar supply. USDA will closely monitor stocks,
consumption, imports and all sugar market and program variables on an
ongoing basis and may make further program adjustments during FY 24 if
needed.
USDA Non-Discrimination Policy
In accordance with Federal civil rights law and USDA civil rights
regulations and policies, USDA, its agencies, offices, and employees,
and institutions participating in or administering USDA programs are
prohibited from discriminating based on race, color, national origin,
religion, sex, gender identity (including gender expression), sexual
orientation, disability, age, marital status, family or parental
status, income derived from a public assistance program, political
beliefs, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity, in
any program or activity conducted or funded by USDA (not all bases
apply to all programs). Remedies and complaint filing deadlines vary by
program or incident.
Individuals who require alternative means of communication for
program information (for example, braille, large print, audiotape,
American Sign Language, etc.) should contact the responsible Agency or
USDA TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and text telephone (TTY))
dial 711 for Telecommunications Relay Service (both voice and text
telephone users can initiate this call from any telephone).
Additionally, program information may be made available in languages
other than English.
To file a program discrimination complaint, complete the USDA
Program Discrimination Complaint Form, AD-3027, found online at https://www.usda.gov/oascr/how-to-file-a-program-discrimination-complaint and
at any USDA office or write a letter addressed to USDA and provide in
the letter all the information requested in the form. To request a copy
of the complaint form, call (866) 632-9992. Submit your completed form
or letter to USDA by: (1) mail to: U.S. Department of Agriculture,
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, 1400 Independence
Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20250-9410; (2) fax: (202) 690-7442; or (3)
email: [email protected].
USDA is an equal opportunity provider, employer, and lender.
Zach Ducheneaux,
Executive Vice President, Commodity Credit Corporation.
[FR Doc. 2024-17070 Filed 8-1-24; 8:45 am]
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