88 FR 168 pgs. 60171-60173 - Adjustment of Appendices Under the Dairy Tariff-Rate Quota Import Licensing Regulation
Type: NOTICEVolume: 88Number: 168Pages: 60171 - 60173
Pages: 60171, 60172FR document: [FR Doc. 2023-18900 Filed 8-30-23; 8:45 am]
Agency: Agriculture Department
Sub Agency: Foreign Agricultural Service
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Foreign Agricultural Service
Adjustment of Appendices Under the Dairy Tariff-Rate Quota Import Licensing Regulation
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 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 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.
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| 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 (Appendix 1 reduction): | ||||||
| Butter (Note 6, Commodity Code G) | 4,200,466 | 2,776,534 | 6,977,000 | 6,977,000 | ||
| EU-27 | 53,445 | 28,654 | 82,099 | |||
| New Zealand | 76,503 | 74,090 | 150,593 | |||
| United Kingdom | 7,144 | 6,918 | 14,062 | |||
| Other Countries | 31,863 | 42,072 | 73,935 | |||
| Any Country | 4,031,511 | 2,624,800 | 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 Percent 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 | 4,200,466 | 17,664,315 | 21,864,781 | 21,864,781 | ||
| Cheese Articles (Notes 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 25): | ||||||
| Cheese and Substitutes for Cheese (Note 16, Commodity Code OT) (-346,844 kg) | 16,536,559 | 14,933,172 | 31,469,731 | 9,661,128 | 7,496,000 | 48,626,859 |
| Argentina | 0 | 7,690 | 7,690 | 92,310 | 100,000 | |
| Australia | 13,122 | 528,048 | 541,170 | 758,830 | 1,750,000 | 3,050,000 |
| Canada | 882,039 | 258,961 | 1,141,000 | 1,141,000 | ||
| Costa Rica | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,550,000 | 1,550,000 | |
| EU-27 (not including Portugal) (-136,766 kg) | 12,566,115 | 8,709,452 | 21,275,567 | 835,707 | 3,168,576 | 25,279,850 |
| Portugal | 65,838 | 63,471 | 129,309 | 223,691 | 353,000 | |
| Israel | 79,696 | 0 | 79,696 | 593,304 | 673,000 | |
| Iceland | 29,054 | 0 | 294,000 | 29,000 | 323,000 | |
| New Zealand | 1,314,690 | 3,500,782 | 4,815,472 | 6,506,528 | 11,322,000 | |
| Norway | 122,860 | 27,140 | 150,000 | 150,000 | ||
| Switzerland | 505,880 | 165,532 | 671,412 | 548,588 | 500,000 | 1,720,000 |
| Uruguay | 0 | 0 | 0 | 250,000 | 250,000 | |
| United Kingdom (-210,078 kg) | 875,138 | 987,642 | 1,862,780 | 73,170 | 277,424 | 2,213,374 |
| Other Countries | 82,127 | 119,508 | 201,635 | 201,635 | ||
| Any Country | 0 | 300,000 | 300,000 | 300,000 | ||
| Blue-Mold Cheese (Note 17, Commodity Code B) (-3,324 kg) | 1,919,656 | 561,345 | 2,481,001 | 430,000 | 2,911,001 | |
| Argentina | 2,000 | 0 | 2,000 | 2,000 | ||
| EU-27 (-2,941 kg) | 1,905,316 | 552,989 | 2,458,305 | 347,078 | 2,805,383 | |
| Chile | 0 | 0 | 0 | 80,000 | 80,000 | |
| United Kingdom (-383 kg) | 12,340 | 8,355 | 20,695 | 2,922 | 23,617 | |
| Other Countries | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Cheddar Cheese (Note 18, Commodity Code C) (-10,749 kg) | 2,245,742 | 2,038,114 | 4,283,856 | 519,033 | 7,620,000 | 12,422,889 |
| Australia (-4,676 kg) | 867,866 | 116,633 | 984,499 | 215,501 | 1,250,000 | 2,450,000 |
| Chile | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 220,000 | 220,000 |
| EU-27 (-1,513 kg) | 12,106 | 71,431 | 83,537 | 0 | 333,515 | 417,052 |
| New Zealand (-4,560 kg) | 1,260,510 | 1,535,958 | 2,796,468 | 303,532 | 5,100,000 | 8,200,000 |
| United Kingdom | 26,006 | 153,457 | 179,463 | 0 | 716,485 | 895,948 |
| Other Countries | 79,254 | 60,635 | 139,889 | 139,889 | ||
| Any Country | 0 | 100,000 | 100,000 | 100,000 | ||
| American-Type Cheese (Note 19, Commodity Code A) (-12,766 kg) | 1,124,658 | 2,040,895 | 3,165,553 | 357,003 | 0 | 3,522,556 |
| Australia (-3,696 kg) | 744,943 | 136,055 | 880,998 | 119,002 | 1,000,000 | |
| EU-27 | 131,539 | 222,461 | 354,000 | 354,000 | ||
| New Zealand (-9,070 kg) | 145,120 | 1,616,879 | 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) (-8,629 kg) | 4,230,506 | 1,375,896 | 5,606,402 | 0 | 1,210,000 | 6,816,402 |
| Argentina | 105,418 | 19,582 | 125,000 | 110,000 | 235,000 | |
| EU-27 (-8,629 kg) | 4,009,280 | 1,279,720 | 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) (-2,288 kg) | 5,824,262 | 1,696,285 | 7,520,547 | 795,517 | 5,165,000 | 13,481,064 |
| Argentina | 3,507,548 | 617,935 | 4,125,483 | 367,517 | 1,890,000 | 6,383,000 |
| EU-27 (-2,288 kg) | 2,316,714 | 1,065,286 | 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, Commodity Code GR) (-4,546 kg) | 3,378,368 | 3,272,946 | 6,651,314 | 823,519 | 380,000 | 7,854,833 |
| EU-27 (-4,546 kg) | 2,155,902 | 2,996,092 | 5,151,994 | 393,006 | 380,000 | 5,925,000 |
| Switzerland | 1,211,306 | 208,181 | 1,419,487 | 430,513 | 1,850,000 | |
| Other Countries | 11,160 | 68,673 | 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 Formation (Note 25, Commodity Code SW) (-9,092 kg) | 12,855,263 | 9,442,068 | 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 (-9,092 kg) | 9,635,502 | 6,841,326 | 16,476,828 | 4,003,172 | 2,420,000 | 22,900,000 |
| Iceland | 0 | 149,999 | 149,999 | 150,001 | 300,000 | |
| Israel | 0 | 27,000 | 27,000 | 27,000 | ||
| Norway | 2,207,873 | 1,447,437 | 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 | 42,821 | 42,455 | 85,276 | 85,276 | ||
| Total: Cheese Articles (-398,238 kg) | 49,288,780 | 38,611,863 | 87,900,643 | 22,764,145 | 24,921,000 | 135,585,788 |
| Total: Cheese & Non-Cheese | 53,489,246 | 56,276,178 | 109,765,424 | 22,764,145 | 24,921,000 | 157,450,569 |
| 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 2022 by a total of -398,238 kg. | ||||||
| 3 ?Increased from 2022 by a total of 398,238 kg. | ||||||
| 4 ?No change. | ||||||
[FR Doc. 2023-18900 Filed 8-30-23; 8:45 am]
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