Quarterly Update to Annual Listing of Foreign Government Subsidies on Articles of Cheese Subject to an In-Quota Rate of Duty
| Published date | 20 February 2019 |
| Citation | 84 FR 5056 |
| Record Number | 2019-02785 |
| Section | Notices |
| Court | Commerce Department,International Trade Administration |
Federal Register, Volume 84 Issue 34 (Wednesday, February 20, 2019)
[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 34 (Wednesday, February 20, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Page 5056]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-02785]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
Quarterly Update to Annual Listing of Foreign Government
Subsidies on Articles of Cheese Subject to an In-Quota Rate of Duty
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration
Department of Commerce.
DATES: Applicable February 20, 2019.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Stephanie Moore, AD/CVD Operations,
Office III, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Ave. NW,
Washington, DC 20230, telephone: (202) 482-3692.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On October 18, 2018, the Department of
Commerce (Commerce), pursuant to section 702(h) of the Trade Agreements
Act of 1979 (as amended) (the Act), published the quarterly update to
the annual listing of foreign government subsidies on articles of
cheese subject to an in-quota rate of duty covering the period April 1,
2018, through June 30, 2018.\1\ In the Second Quarter 2018 Update, we
requested that any party that has information on foreign government
subsidy programs that benefit articles of cheese subject to an in-quote
rate of duty submit such information to Commerce.\2\ We received no
comments, information or requests for consultation from any party.
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\1\ See Quarterly Update to Annual Listing of Foreign Government
Subsidies on Articles of Cheese Subject to an In-Quota Rate of Duty,
83 FR 52808 (October 18, 2018) (Second Quarter 2018 Update).
\2\ Id.
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Pursuant to section 702(h) of the Act, we hereby provide Commerce's
update of subsidies on articles of cheese that were imported during the
period July 1, 2018, through September 30, 2018. The appendix to this
notice lists the country, the subsidy program or programs, and the
gross and net amounts of each subsidy for which information is
currently available.
Commerce will incorporate additional programs which are found to
constitute subsidies, and additional information on the subsidy
programs listed, as the information is developed. Commerce encourages
any person having information on foreign government subsidy programs
which benefit articles of cheese subject to an in-quota rate of duty to
submit such information in writing to the Assistant Secretary for
Enforcement and Compliance, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401
Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20230.
This determination and notice are in accordance with section 702(a)
of the Act.
Dated: February 13, 2019.
Gary Taverman,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Operations, performing the non-exclusive functions and duties of the
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
Appendix
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\3\ Defined in 19 U.S.C. 1677(5).
\4\ Defined in 19 U.S.C. 1677(6).
\5\ The 28 member states of the European Union are: Austria,
Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark,
Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy,
Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal,
Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, and the United Kingdom.
Subsidy Programs on Cheese Subject to an In-Quota Rate of Duty
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Gross \3\ Net \4\
Country Program(s) subsidy ($/lb) subsidy ($/lb)
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28 European Union Member States \5\ European Union Restitution $0.00 $0.00
Payments.
Canada........................................ Export Assistance on Certain 0.46 0.46
Types of Cheese.
Norway........................................ Indirect (Milk) Subsidy......... 0.00 0.00
Consumer Subsidy................ 0.00 0.00
Total........................ 0.00 0.00
Switzerland................................... Deficiency Payments............. 0.00 0.00
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[FR Doc. 2019-02785 Filed 2-19-19; 8:45 am]
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