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BILLING CODE 8026-03-P OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE Fiscal Year 2020 Allocation of Additional Tariff-Rate Quota Volume for Raw Cane Sugar and Refined Sugar AGENCY: Office of the United States Trade Representative. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: The Office of the United States Trade Representative
(USTR)is providing notice of the allocations of additional Fiscal Year
(FY)2020 in-quota quantities of the tariff-rate quotas
(TRQ)for imported raw cane and refined sugars as announced by the Secretary of Agriculture on April 3, 2020. DATES: This notice is applicable on April 9, 2020. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Erin Nicholson, Office of Agricultural Affairs, at
(202)395-9419 or *Erin.H.Nicholson@ustr.eop.gov.* SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to Additional U.S. Note 5 to Chapter 17 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS), the United States maintains TRQs for imports of raw cane 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 in-quota quantity of a TRQ 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, January 4, 1995). On April 3, 2020, the Secretary of Agriculture announced an additional in-quota quantity of the TRQ for raw cane sugar for the remainder of FY 2020 (ending September 30, 2020) in the amount of 317,515 metric tons raw value (MTRV). *See* 85 FR 18913. The conversion factor is 1 metric ton equals 1.10231125 short tons. This quantity is in addition to the minimum amount to which the United States is committed under the World Trade Organization Uruguay Round Agreements (1,117,195 MTRV). USTR is allocating this additional quantity of 317,515 MTRV to the following countries in the amounts specified below: Country FY 2020 raw sugar TRQ increase allocation
(MTRV)Argentina 19,185 Australia 37,032 Barbados 3,123 Belize 4,908 Bolivia 3,569 Brazil 64,694 Colombia 10,708 Costa Rica 6,692 DR 30,000 Ecuador 4,908 El Salvador 11,600 Eswatini (Swaziland) 7,139 Fiji 4,015 Guatemala 21,417 Guyana 5,354 Honduras 4,462 India 3,569 Malawi 4,462 Mauritius 5,354 Mozambique 5,800 Nicaragua 9,369 Panama 10,000 Peru 18,293 South Africa 10,262 Thailand 6,246 Zimbabwe 5,354 Total 317,515 USTR based these allocations on the countries' historical shipments to the United States. The allocations of the raw cane sugar TRQ to countries that are net importers of sugar are conditioned on receipt of the appropriate verifications of origin, and certificates for quota eligibility must accompany imports from any country for which an allocation has been provided. The Secretary of Agriculture also announced an increase in the FY 2020 refined sugar TRQ of 181,437 MTRV. USTR is allocating 5,000 MTRV of the additional quantity to Canada and the rest of the increase (176,437 MTRV) to the global tariff-rate quota, which may be supplied by any country on a first-come, first-served basis in seven tranches as follows: Month Day FY 2020 refined sugar TRQ increased allocation
(MTRV)April 13 95,000 April 27 20,000 May 11 15,000 May 18 12,000 June 1 12,000 June 15 12,000 June 29 10,437 No certificate for quota eligibility is required for sugar entering under the global TRQ for refined sugar. Gregory Doud, Chief Agricultural Negotiator. Office of the United States Trade Representative. [FR Doc. 2020-07502 Filed 4-8-20; 8:45 am]
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