Adjustment of Appendices Under the Dairy Tariff-Rate Quota Import Licensing Regulation for the 2020 Tariff-Rate Quota Year

Published date26 October 2020
Citation85 FR 67706
Record Number2020-23649
SectionNotices
CourtAgriculture Department,Foreign Agricultural Service
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Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 207 / Monday, October 26, 2020 / Notices
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Foreign Agricultural Service
Adjustment of Appendices Under the
Dairy Tariff-Rate Quota Import
Licensing Regulation for the 2020
Tariff-Rate Quota Year
AGENCY
: Foreign Agricultural Service,
USDA.
ACTION
: Notice.
SUMMARY
: 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, 7 CFR part 6, for the 2020
quota year.
DATES
: October 26, 2020.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
:
Abdelsalam El-Farra, (202) 720–9439;
abdelsalam.el-farra@fas.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 Quota Import
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
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
Multilateral Affairs Division, 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 for the 2020
tariff-rate quota year in the table below.
Although there are no changes to the
quantities for designated licenses
(Appendix 3 and Appendix 4) nor to the
total amount for each article, those
numbers are also included in the table
below for completeness.
Pursuant to the Congressional Review
Act (5 U.S.C. 801 et seq.), the Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs
designated this notice as not a major
rule, as defined by U.S.C. 804(2).
Lori Tortora,
Licensing Authority.
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[Kilograms]
1
Historical
Licenses
(Appendix 1)
2
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
NON-CHEESE ARTICLES, Notes 6, 7, 8, 12, 14 (Ap-
pendix 1 reduction):
BUTTER (NOTE 6, Commodity Code G) (¥76,000 kg) .. 4,225,461 2,751,539 6,977,000 ........................ ........................ 6,977,000
EU–27 ........................................................................ 62,599 33,562 96,161 ........................ ........................ ........................
New Zealand .............................................................. 76,503 74,090 150,593 ........................ ........................ ........................
Other Countries .......................................................... 35,382 38,553 73,935 ........................ ........................ ........................
Any Country (¥76,000 kg) ........................................ 4,050,977 2,605,334 6,656,311 ........................ ........................ ........................
DRIED SKIM MILK (NOTE 7, Commodity Code K) ......... 0 5,261,000 5,261,000 ........................ ........................ 5,261,000
Australia ..................................................................... 0 600,076 600,076 ........................ ........................ ........................
Canada ....................................................................... 0 219,565 219,565 ........................ ........................ ........................
Any Country ............................................................... 0 4,441,359 4,441,359 ........................ ........................ ........................
DRIED WHOLE MILK (NOTE 8, Commodity Code H) .... 0 3,321,300 3,321,300 ........................ ........................ 3,321,300
New Zealand .............................................................. 0 3,175 3,175 ........................ ........................ ........................
Any Country ............................................................... 0 3,318,125 3,318,125 ........................ ........................ ........................
DRIED BUTTERMILK/WHEY (NOTE 12, Commodity
Code M) ......................................................................... 0 224,981 224,981 ........................ ........................ 224,981
Canada ....................................................................... 0 161,161 161,161 ........................ ........................ ........................
New Zealand .............................................................. 0 63,820 63,820 ........................ ........................ ........................
BUTTER SUBSTITUTES CONTAINING OVER 45 PER-
CENT OF BUTTERFAT AND/OR BUTTER OIL
(NOTE 14, Commodity Code SU) ................................. 0 6,080,500 6,080,500 ........................ ........................ 6,080,500
Any Country ............................................................... 0 6,080,500 6,080,500 ........................ ........................ ........................
TOTAL: NON-CHEESE ARTICLES (¥76,000
kg) ................................................................... 4,225,461 17,639,320 21,864,781 ........................ ........................ 21,864,781
CHEESE ARTICLES (Notes 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22,
23, 25) (Appendix 1 reduction):
CHEESE AND SUBSTITUTES FOR CHEESE (NOTE
16, Commodity Code OT) ............................................. 17,613,583 13,856,148 31,469,731 9,661,128 7,496,000 48,626,859
Argentina .................................................................... 0 7,690 7,690 92,310 ........................ 100,000
Australia ..................................................................... 535,628 5,542 541,170 758,830 1,750,000 3,050,000
Canada ....................................................................... 950,162 190,838 1,141,000 ........................ ........................ 1,141,000
Costa Rica ................................................................. 0 0 0 ........................ 1,550,000 1,550,000
EU–27 (not including Portugal) .................................. 13,866,255 9,272,092 23,138,347 908,877 3,446,000 27,493,224
Portugal ...................................................................... 65,838 63,471 129,309 223,691 ........................ 353,000
Israel .......................................................................... 79,696 0 79,696 593,304 ........................ 673,000
Iceland ........................................................................ 29,054 264,946 294,000 29,000 ........................ 323,000
New Zealand .............................................................. 1,351,000 3,464,472 4,815,472 6,506,528 ........................ 11,322,000
Norway ....................................................................... 122,860 27,140 150,000 ........................ ........................ 150,000
Switzerland ................................................................. 512,184 159,228 671,412 548,588 500,000 1,720,000
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[Kilograms]
1
Historical
Licenses
(Appendix 1)
2
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
Uruguay ...................................................................... 0 0 0 ........................ 250,000 250,000
Other Countries .......................................................... 100,906 100,729 201,635 ........................ ........................ 201,635
Any Country ............................................................... 0 300,000 300,000 ........................ ........................ 300,000
BLUE-MOLD CHEESE (NOTE 17, Commodity Code B) 1,933,126 547,875 2,481,001 ........................ 430,000 2,911,001
Argentina .................................................................... 2,000 0 2,000 ........................ ........................ 2,000
EU–27 ........................................................................ 1,931,126 547,874 2,479,000 ........................ 350,000 2,829,000
Chile ........................................................................... 0 0 0 ........................ 80,000 80,000
Other Countries .......................................................... 0 1 1 ........................ ........................ 1
CHEDDAR CHEESE (NOTE 18, Commodity Code C)
(¥4,676 kg) ................................................................... 2,296,319 1,987,537 4,283,856 519,033 7,620,000 12,422,889
Australia (-4,676 kg) .................................................. 881,894 102,605 984,499 215,501 1,250,000 2,450,000
Chile ........................................................................... 0 0 0 ........................ 220,000 220,000
EU–27 ........................................................................ 52,404 210,596 263,000 ........................ 1,050,000 1,313,000
New Zealand .............................................................. 1,265,070 1,531,398 2,796,468 303,532 5,100,000 8,200,000
Other Countries .......................................................... 96,951 42,938 139,889 ........................ ........................ 139,889
Any Country ............................................................... 0 100,000 100,000 ........................ ........................ 100,000
AMERICAN-TYPE CHEESE (NOTE 19, Commodity
Code A) (¥13,693 kg) .................................................. 1,151,434 2,014,119 3,165,553 357,003 0 3,522,556
Australia (¥4,623 kg) ................................................ 753,578 127,420 880,998 119,002 ........................ 1,000,000
EU–27 ........................................................................ 136,075 217,925 354,000 ........................ ........................ 354,000
New Zealand (¥9,070 kg) ......................................... 158,725 1,603,274 1,761,999 238,001 ........................ 2,000,000
Other Countries .......................................................... 103,056 65,500 168,556 ........................ ........................ 168,556
EDAM AND GOUDA CHEESE (NOTE 20, Commodity
Code D) ......................................................................... 4,286,917 1,319,485 5,606,402 0 1,210,000 6,816,402
Argentina .................................................................... 105,418 19,582 125,000 ........................ 110,000 235,000
EU–27 ........................................................................ 4,065,691 1,223,309 5,289,000 ........................ 1,100,000 6,389,000
Norway ....................................................................... 111,046 55,954 167,000 ........................ ........................ 167,000
Other Countries .......................................................... 4,762 20,640 25,402 ........................ ........................ 25,402
ITALIAN-TYPE CHEESES (NOTE 21, Commodity Code
D) (¥4,538 kg) .............................................................. 6,100,358 1,420,189 7,520,547 795,517 5,165,000 13,481,064
Argentina (¥4,538 kg) ............................................... 3,687,807 437,676 4,125,483 367,517 1,890,000 6,383,000
EU–27 ........................................................................ 2,412,551 969,449 3,382,000 ........................ 2,025,000 5,407,000
Romania ..................................................................... 0 0 0 ........................ 500,000 500,000
Uruguay ...................................................................... 0 0 0 428,000 750,000 1,178,000
Other Countries .......................................................... 0 13,064 13,064 ........................ ........................ 13,064
SWISS OR EMMENTHALER CHEESE (NOTE 22, Com-
modity Code GR) (¥13,657 kg) ................................... 4,224,349 2,426,965 6,651,314 823,519 380,000 7,854,833
EU–27 (¥8,917 kg) ................................................... 2,974,805 2,177,189 5,151,994 393,006 380,000 5,925,000
Switzerland (¥4,740 kg) ........................................... 1,216,046 203,441 1,419,487 430,513 ........................ 1,850,000
Other Countries .......................................................... 33,498 46,335 79,833 ........................ ........................ 79,833
LOWFAT CHEESE (NOTE 23, Commodity Code LF) ..... 1,173,766 3,251,142 4,424,908 1,050,000 0 5,474,908
EU–27 ........................................................................ 1,173,766 3,251,141 4,424,907 ........................ ........................ 4,424,907
Israel .......................................................................... 0 0 0 50,000 ........................ 50,000
New Zealand .............................................................. 0 0 0 1,000,000 ........................ 1,000,000
Other Countries .......................................................... 0 1 1 ........................ ........................ 1
SWISS OR EMMENTHALER CHEESE WITH EYE FOR-
MATION (NOTE 25, Commodity Code SW) ................. 13,091,848 9,205,483 22,297,331 9,557,945 2,620,000 34,475,276
Argentina .................................................................... 0 9,115 9,115 70,885 ........................ 80,000
Australia ..................................................................... 209,698 0 209,698 290,302 ........................ 500,000
Canada ....................................................................... 0 0 0 70,000 ........................ 70,000
EU–27 ........................................................................ 9,762,199 6,714,629 16,476,828 4,003,172 2,420,000 22,900,000
Iceland ........................................................................ 0 149,999 149,999 150,001 ........................ 300,000
Israel .......................................................................... 27,000 0 27,000 ........................ ........................ 27,000
Norway ....................................................................... 2,285,329 1,369,981 3,655,310 3,227,690 ........................ 6,883,000
Switzerland ................................................................. 759,369 924,736 1,684,105 1,745,895 200,000 3,630,000
Other Countries .......................................................... 48,253 37,023 85,276 ........................ ........................ 85,276
TOTAL: CHEESE ARTICLES (¥36,564 kg) ..... 51,871,700 36,028,943 87,900,643 22,540,454 24,921,000 135,362,097
TOTAL: CHEESE & NON-CHEESE
(¥112,564 kg) ......................................... 56,097,161 53,668,263 109,765,424 22,540,454 24,921,000 157,226,878
1
Source of the total TRQs is the U.S. Harmonized Tariff Schedule, Chapter 4, in the corresponding Additional U.S. Notes.
2
Reduced from 2019 by total of 112,564 KG.
3
Increased from 2019 by total of 112,564 KG.
4
No change.
[FR Doc. 2020–23649 Filed 10–23–20; 8:45 am]
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TIME AND DATE
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STATUS
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