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OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE
Trade Representative, Office of United States
NOTICE: NOTICES
DOCUMENT ACTION: Notice.
SUBJECT CATEGORY: Revised Fiscal Year 2008 Tariff-Rate Quota Allocations for Refined Sugar
DATES: Effective Date: August 13, 2008.
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 refined sugar for the period August 14, 2008 through December 31, 2008 (FY 2008).
SUMMARY: Revised Fiscal Year 2008 Tariff-rate Quota Allocations for Refined Sugar,
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 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 August 6, 2008, the Secretary of Agriculture increased the in
quota quantity of the tariffrate quota for refined sugar for FY 2008
by 272,155 metric tons raw value, none of which is for specialty
sugars. A total of 40,000 metric tons raw value is being allocated to
Canada. A total of 68,278 metric tons raw value is being allocated to
Mexico. The remaining 163,877 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. Susan C. Schwab,
United States Trade Representative.
[FR Doc. E818769 Filed 81208; 8:45 am]
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT Leslie O'Connor, Office of Agricultural Affairs, telephone: 2023956127 or facsimile: 202395 4579.
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