Federal Register: February 28, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 39)
DOCID: FR Doc E6-2737
OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE
Trade Representative, Office of United States
NOTICE: NOTICES
ACTION: Tariff-rate quota amount determinations:
DOCUMENT ACTION: Notice.
SUBJECT CATEGORY:
Revised Fiscal Year 2006 Tariff-rate Quota Allocations for Raw Cane Sugar and Refined Sugar
DATES: Effective Date: February 28, 2006.
DOCUMENT SUMMARY:
The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) is providing notice of additional countrybycountry allocations of the inquota quantity of the tariffrate quotas for imported raw cane sugar and refined sugar for the period October 1, 2005 through September 30, 2006 (FY 2006). In addition, USTR is providing notice of countryby country reallocations of the FY 2006 inquota quantity of the tariff rate quota for imported raw cane sugar.
SUMMARY:
Raw cane sugar and refined sugar; 2006 FY country-by-country allocations,
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION
Pursuant to Additional U.S. Note 5 to chapter 17 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTS), the United States maintains a tariffrate quota for imports of raw cane sugar and refined sugar.
Section 404(d)(3) of the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (19 U.S.C. 3601(d)(3)) authorizes the President to allocate the inquota quantity of a tariffrate quota for any agricultural product among supplying countries or customs areas. The President delegated this authority to the United States Trade Representative under Presidential Proclamation 6763 (60 FR 1007).
On February 2, 2006, the Secretary of Agriculture increased the in
quota quantity of the tariffrate quota for raw cane sugar for FY 2006
by 226,796 metric tons * raw value. USTR is allocating this increased
quantity. Further, USTR is reallocating 35,126 metric tons raw value
of the FY 2006 tariffrate quota allocations that will not be used by
certain countries. The total quantity of the raw sugar allocations
(i.e., the additional allocation and the reallocation) of 261,922
metric tons raw value is being allocated to the following countries:
* Conversion factor: 1 metric ton = 1.10231125 short tons. FY 2006 Additional and ReAllocations
Metric tons
Country raw value
Argentina............................................... 15,461
Australia............................................... 29,844
Belize.................................................. 3,955
Bolivia................................................. 2,877
Brazil.................................................. 52,138
Colombia................................................ 8,630
Costa Rica.............................................. 5,394
Ecuador................................................. 3,955
El Salvador............................................. 9,349
Guatemala............................................... 17,259
Guyana.................................................. 4,315
Honduras................................................ 3,596
Jamaica................................................. 3,955
Malawi.................................................. 3,596
Mauritius............................................... 4,315
Mozambique.............................................. 4,674
Nicaragua............................................... 7,551
Panama.................................................. 10,428
Peru.................................................... 14,742
Philippines............................................. 30,000
South Africa............................................ 8,270
Swaziland............................................... 5,753
Thailand................................................ 5,034
Trinidad & Tobago....................................... 2,517
Zimbabwe................................................ 4,315
These allocations are based on the countries' historical shipments to the United States, excluding countries that are unable to ship additional sugar. The allocations of the raw cane sugar tariffrate quota to countries that are net importers of sugar are conditioned on receipt of the appropriate verifications of origin. All other country raw cane sugar allocations, other than for those countries that are unable to ship additional sugar, remain unchanged from those announced on August 30, 2005 and December 9, 2005.
On February 2, 2006, the Secretary of Agriculture increased the in
quota quantity of the tariffrate quota for refined sugar for FY 2006
by 226,796 metric tons raw value, none of which is for specialty
sugars. A total of 25,000 metric tons raw value is being allocated to
Canada and 59,349 metric tons raw value is being allocated to Mexico.
The remaining 142,447 metric tons raw value of the inquota quantity
may be supplied by any country on a firstcome, firstserved basis,
subject to any other provision of law. The certificate of quota
eligibility is required for sugar entering under the tariffrate quota
for refined sugar that is the product of a country that has been
allocated a share of the tariffrate quota for refined sugar. Rob Portman,
United States Trade Representative.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
Jason Hafemeister, Office of Agricultural Affairs, telephone: 2023956127 or facsimile: 202395 4579.