Adjustment of Appendices to the Dairy Tariff-Rate Import Quota Licensing Regulation for the 2013 Tariff-Rate Quota Year

Federal Register, Volume 78 Issue 148 (Thursday, August 1, 2013)

Federal Register Volume 78, Number 148 (Thursday, August 1, 2013)

Rules and Regulations

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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office www.gpo.gov

FR Doc No: 2013-18568

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Office of the Secretary

7 CFR Part 6

Adjustment of Appendices to the Dairy Tariff-Rate Import Quota Licensing Regulation for the 2013 Tariff-Rate Quota Year

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, USDA.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This document sets forth the revised appendices to the Dairy Tariff-Rate Import Quota Licensing Regulation for the 2013 quota year reflecting the cumulative annual transfers from Appendix 1 to Appendix 2 for certain dairy product import licenses permanently surrendered by licensees or revoked by the Licensing Authority.

DATES: Effective Date: August 1, 2013.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Abdelsalam El-Farra, Dairy Import Licensing Program, Import Policies and Export Reporting Division, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 1400 Independence Avenue SW., Stop 1021, Washington, DC 20250-1021; or by telephone at (202) 720-9439; or by email at: abdelsalam.el-farra@fas.usda.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Foreign Agricultural Service, under a delegation of authority from the Secretary of Agriculture, administers the Dairy Tariff-Rate Import Quota Licensing Regulation codified at 7 CFR 6.20-6.37 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 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 Import Policies and Export Reporting 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: ``Whenever a historical license (Appendix 1) is not issued to an applicant pursuant to the provisions of Sec. 6.23, is permanently surrendered or is revoked by the Licensing Authority, the amount of such license will be transferred to Appendix 2.'' Section 6.34(b) provides that the cumulative annual transfers will be published in the Federal Register. Accordingly, this document sets forth the revised Appendices for the 2013 tariff-rate quota year.

List of Subjects in 7 CFR Part 6

Agricultural commodities, Cheese, Dairy products, Imports, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.

Issued at Washington, DC the 3rd day of July, 2013.

Ronald Lord,

Licensing Authority.

Accordingly, 7 CFR part 6 is amended as follows:

PART 6--IMPORT QUOTAS AND FEES

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1. The authority citation for Part 6, Subpart--Dairy Tariff-Rate Import Quota Licensing continues to read as follows:

   Authority: Additional U.S. Notes 6, 7, 8, 12, 14, 16-23 and 25 to Chapter 4 and General Note 15 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (19 U.S.C. 1202), Pub. L. 97-258, 96 Stat. 1051, as amended (31 U.S.C. 9701), and secs. 103 and 404, Pub. L. 103-465, 108 Stat. 4819 (19 U.S.C. 3513 and 3601).

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2. Appendices 1, 2 and 3 to Subpart--Dairy Tariff-Rate Import Quota Licensing are revised to read as follows:

   Articles Subject To: Appendix 1, Historical Licenses; Appendix 2, Non-Historical Licenses; and Appendix 3, Designated Importers Licenses for Quota Year

   2013

   Quantities in kilograms

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   Appendix 3 HTS

   Sum of -------------------------- ------------

   Appendix 1 Appendix 2 Appendix 1 & Grand total Chapter 4/

   2 Tokyo R. Uruguay R. 2010

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   NON-CHEESE ARTICLES:

   BUTTER (NOTE 6)....................................... 4,618,233 2,358,767 6,977,000 ........... ........... 6,977,000 6,977,000

   EU-25............................................. 75,000 21,161 96,161 ........... ........... ........... ...........

   New Zealand....................................... 110,045 40,548 150,593 ........... ........... ........... ...........

   Other Countries................................... 40,211 33,724 73,935 ........... ........... ........... ...........

   Any Country....................................... 4,392,977 2,263,334 6,656,311 ........... ........... ........... ...........

   DRIED SKIM MILK (NOTE 7).............................. ........... 5,261,000 5,261,000 ........... ........... 5,261,000 5,261,000

   Australia......................................... ........... 600,076 600,076 ........... ........... ........... ...........

   Canada............................................ ........... 219,565 219,565 ........... ........... ........... ...........

   Any Country....................................... ........... 4,441,359 4,441,359 ........... ........... ........... ...........

   DRIED WHOLE MILK (NOTE 8)............................. 3,175 3,318,125 3,321,300 ........... ........... 3,321,300 3,321,300

   New Zealand....................................... 3,175 ........... 3,175 ........... ........... ........... ...........

   Any Country....................................... ........... 3,318,125 3,318,125 ........... ........... ........... ...........

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   DRIED BUTTERMILK/WHEY (NOTE 12)....................... ........... 224,981 224,981 ........... ........... 224,981 224,981

   Canada............................................ ........... 161,161 161,161 ........... ........... ........... ...........

   New Zealand....................................... ........... 63,820 63,820 ........... ........... ........... ...........

   BUTTER SUBSTITUTES CONTAINING OVER 45 PERCENT OF ........... 6,080,500 6,080,500 ........... ........... 6,080,500 6,080,500

   BUTTERFAT AND/OR BUTTER OIL (NOTE 14)................

   Any Country....................................... ........... 6,080,500 6,080,500 ........... ........... ........... ...........

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   TOTAL: NON-CHEESE ARTICLES............................ 4,621,408 17,243,373 21,864,781 ........... ........... 21,864,781 21,864,781

   CHEESE ARTICLES:

   CHEESE AND SUBSTITUTES FOR CHEESE (EXCEPT: SOFT 21,290,334 10,179,397 31,469,731 9,661,128 7,496,000 48,626,859 48,626,859

   RIPENED COW'S MILK CHEESE; CHEESE NOT CONTAINING

   COW'S MILK; CHEESE (EXCEPT COTTAGE CHEESE) CONTAINING

   0.5 PERCENT OR LESS BY WEIGHT OF BUTTERFAT; AND,

   ARTICLES WITHIN THE SCOPE OF OTHER IMPORT QUOTAS

   PROVIDED FOR IN THIS SUBCHAPTER) (OT--NOTE 16).......

   Argentina......................................... 7,690 0 7,690 92,310 ........... 100,000 100,000

   Australia......................................... 535,628 5,542 541,170 758,830 1,750,000 3,050,000 3,050,000

   Canada............................................ 977,439 163,561 1,141,000 ........... ........... 1,141,000 1,141,000

   Costa Rica........................................ ........... 0 0 ........... 1,550,000 1,550,000 1,550,000

   EU-25............................................. 15,609,021 7,658,635 23,267,656 1,132,568 3,446,000 27,846,224 27,493,224

   Of which Portugal is:......................... 65,838 63,471 129,309 223,691 ........... 353,000 353,000

   Israel............................................ 79,696 0 79,696 593,304 ........... 673,000 673,000

   Iceland........................................... 294,000 0 294,000 29,000 ........... 323,000 323,000

   New Zealand....................................... 2,910,180 1,905,292 4,815,472 6,506,528 ........... 11,322,000 11,322,000

   Norway............................................ 124,982 25,018 150,000 ........... ........... 150,000 150,000

   Switzerland....................................... 584,954 86,458 671,412 548,588 500,000 1,720,000 1,720,000

   Uruguay........................................... ........... 0 0 ........... 250,000 250,000 250,000

   Other Countries................................... 100,906 100,729 201,635 ........... ........... 201,635 201,635

   Any Country....................................... ........... 300,000 300,000 ........... ........... 300,000 300,000

   BLUE-MOLD CHEESE (EXCEPT STILTON PRODUCED IN THE 2,278,657 202,344 2,481,001 ........... 430,000 2,911,001 2,911,001

   UNITED KINGDOM) AND CHEESE AND SUBSTITUTES FOR CHEESE

   CONTAINING, OR PROCESSED FROM, BLUE-MOLD CHEESE (B--

   NOTE 17).............................................

   Argentina......................................... 2,000 0 2,000 ........... ........... 2,000 2,000

   EU-25............................................. 2,276,657 202,343 2,479,000 ........... 350,000 2,829,000 2,829,000

   Chile............................................. ........... ........... 0 ........... 80,000 80,000 80,000

   Other Countries................................... ........... 1 1 ........... ........... 1 1

   CHEDDAR CHEESE, AND CHEESE AND SUBSTITUTES FOR CHEESE 2,775,728 1,508,128 4,283,856 519,033 7,620,000 12,422,889 12,422,889

   CONTAINING, OR PROCESSED FROM, CHEDDAR CHEESE (C--

   NOTE 18).............................................

   Australia......................................... 897,786 86,713 984,499 215,501 1,250,000 2,450,000 2,450,000

   Chile............................................. ........... 0 0 ........... 220,000 220,000 220,000

   EU-25............................................. 52,404 210,596 263,000 ........... 1,050,000 1,313,000 1,313,000

   New Zealand....................................... 1,723,925 1,072,543 2,796,468 303,532 5,100,000 8,200,000 8,200,000

   Other Countries................................... 101,613 38,276 139,889 ........... ........... 139,889 139,889

   Any Country....................................... ........... 100,000 100,000 ........... ........... 100,000 100,000

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   AMERICAN-TYPE CHEESE, INCLUDING COLBY, WASHED CURD AND 2,665,482 500,071 3,165,553 357,003 0 3,522,556 3,522,556

   GRANULAR CHEESE (BUT NOT INCLUDING CHEDDAR) AND

   CHEESE AND SUBSTITUTES FOR CHEESE CONTAINING OR

   PROCESSED FROM SUCH AMERICAN-TYPE CHEESE (A--NOTE 19)

   Australia......................................... 761,890 119,108 880,998 119,002 ........... 1,000,000 1,000,000

   EU-25............................................. 145,147 208,853 354,000 ........... ........... 354,000 354,000

   New Zealand....................................... 1,607,804 154,195 1,761,999 238,001 ........... 2,000,000 2,000,000

   Other Countries................................... 150,641 17,915 168,556 ........... ........... 168,556 168,556

   EDAM AND GOUDA CHEESE, AND CHEESE AND SUBSTITUTES FOR 4,795,823 810,579 5,606,402 0 1,210,000 6,816,402 6,816,402

   CHEESE CONTAINING, OR PROCESSED FROM, EDAM AND GOUDA

   CHEESE (E--NOTE 20)..................................

   Argentina......................................... 110,495 14,505 125,000 ........... 110,000 235,000 235,000

   EU-25............................................. 4,569,520 719,480 5,289,000 ........... 1,100,000 6,389,000 6,389,000

   Norway............................................ 111,046 55,954 167,000 ........... ........... 167,000 167,000

   Other Countries................................... 4,762 20,640 25,402 ........... ........... 25,402 25,402

   ITALIAN-TYPE CHEESES, MADE FROM COW'S MILK, (ROMANO 6,386,711 1,133,836 7,520,547 795,517 5,165,000 13,481,064 13,481,064

   MADE FROM COW'S MILK, REGGIANO, PARMESAN, PROVOLONE,

   PROVOLETTI, SBRINZ, AND GOYA--NOT IN ORIGINAL LOAVES)

   AND CHEESE AND SUBSTITUTES FOR CHEESE CONTAINING, OR

   PROCESSED FROM, SUCH ITALIAN-TYPE CHEESES, WHETHER OR

   NOT IN ORIGINAL LOAVES (D--NOTE 21)..................

   Argentina......................................... 3,899,395 226,088 4,125,483 367,517 1,890,000 6,383,000 6,383,000

   EU-25............................................. 2,487,316 894,684 3,382,000 ........... 2,025,000 5,407,000 5,407,000

   Romania........................................... ........... 0 0 ........... 500,000 500,000 500,000

   Uruguay........................................... ........... 0 0 428,000 750,000 1,178,000 1,178,000

   Other Countries................................... ........... 13,064 13,064 ........... ........... 13,064 13,064

   SWISS OR EMMENTHALER CHEESE OTHER THAN WITH EYE 5,254,360 1,396,954 6,651,314 823,519 380,000 7,854,833 7,854,833

   FORMATION, GRUYERE-PROCESS CHEESE AND CHEESE AND

   SUBSTITUTES FOR CHEESE CONTAINING, OR PROCESSED FROM,

   SUCH CHEESES (GR--NOTE 22)...........................

   EU-25............................................. 3,986,207 1,165,787 5,151,994 393,006 380,000 5,925,000 5,925,000

   Switzerland....................................... 1,234,655 184,832 1,419,487 430,513 ........... 1,850,000 1,850,000

   Other Countries................................... 33,498 46,335 79,833 ........... ........... 79,833 79,833

   CHEESE AND SUBSTITUTES FOR CHEESE, CONTAINING 0.5 1,840,852 2,584,056 4,424,918 1,050,000 0 5,474,908 5,474,908

   PERCENT OR LESS BY WEIGHT OF BUTTERFAT (EXCEPT

   ARTICLES WITHIN THE SCOPE OF OTHER TARIFF-RATE QUOTAS

   PROVIDED FOR IN THIS SUBCHAPTER), AND MARGARINE

   CHEESE (LF--NOTE 23).................................

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   EU-25............................................. 1,840,852 2,584,055 4,424,907 ........... ........... 4,424,907 4,424,907

   Israel............................................ ........... 0 0 50,000 ........... 50,000 50,000

   New Zealand....................................... ........... 0 0 1,000,000 ........... 1,000,000 1,000,000

   Other Countries................................... ........... 1 1 ........... ........... 1 1

   SWISS OR EMMENTHALER CHEESE WITH EYE FORMATION (SW-- 15,337,670 6,959,661 22,297,331 9,557,945 2,620,000 34,475,276 34,475,276

   NOTE 25).............................................

   Argentina......................................... ........... 9,115 9,115 70,885 ........... 80,000 80,000

   Australia......................................... 209,698 0 209,698 290,302 ........... 500,000 500,000

   Canada............................................ ........... 0 0 70,000 ........... 70,000 70,000

   EU-25............................................. 10,979,785 5,497,043 16,476,828 4,003,172 2,420,000 22,900,000 22,900,000

   Iceland........................................... 149,999 0 149,999 150,001 ........... 300,000 300,000

   Israel............................................ 27,000 0 27,000 ........... ........... 27,000 27,000

   Norway............................................ 3,159,885 495,425 3,655,310 3,227,690 ........... 6,883,000 6,883,000

   Switzerland....................................... 763,050 921,055 1,684,105 1,745,895 200,000 3,630,000 3,630,000

   Other Countries................................... 48,253 37,023 85,276 ........... ........... 85,276 85,276

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   TOTAL: CHEESE ARTICLES................................ 62,625,617 25,275,026 87,900,653 22,764,145 24,921,000 135,585,788 135,585,788

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   TOTAL: CHEESE & NON-CHEESE............................ 67,247,025 42,518,399 109,765,434 22,764,145 24,921,000 157,450,569 157,450,569

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