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BILLING CODE 3290-F1-P OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE Reallocation of Unused Fiscal Year 2021 WTO Tariff-Rate Quota Volume for Raw Cane 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 country-by-country reallocations of the fiscal year
(FY)2021 in-quota quantity of the World Trade Organization
(WTO)tariff-rate quota
(TRQ)for imported raw cane sugar. DATES: The changes made by this notice are applicable as of July 9, 2021. 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 WTO 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 U.S. Trade Representative under Presidential Proclamation 6763 (60 FR 1007). On July 9, 2020, the Secretary of Agriculture established the FY 2021 TRQ for imported raw cane sugar at the minimum to which the United States is committed pursuant to the WTO Uruguay Round Agreements (1,117,195 metric tons raw value
(MTRV)conversion factor: 1 metric ton = 1.10231125 short tons). On July 22, 2020, USTR provided notice of country-by-country allocations of the FY 2021 in-quota quantity of the WTO TRQ for imported raw cane sugar. *See* 85 FR 44353. Based on consultation with quota holders, the U.S. Trade Representative has determined to reallocate 76,571 MTRV of the original TRQ quantity from those countries that have stated they do not plan to fill their FY 2021 allocated raw cane sugar quantities. The U.S. Trade Representative is allocating the 76,571 MTRV to the following countries in the amounts specified below: Country FY 2021 raw sugar unused reallocation
(MTRV)Argentina 3,962 Australia 7,648 Belize 1,014 Bolivia 737 Brazil 13,361 Colombia 2,211 Costa Rica 1,381 Dominican Republic 16,217 Ecuador 1,014 El Salvador 2,396 Eswatini (Swaziland) 1,474 Fiji 829 Guatemala 4,423 Guyana 1,106 Honduras 921 India 737 Jamaica 1,014 Malawi 921 Mauritius 1,106 Mozambique 1,199 Nicaragua 1,935 Panama 2,672 Peru 3,778 South Africa 2,119 Thailand 1,290 Zimbabwe 1,106 These allocations are based on the countries' historical shipments to the United States. The allocations of the raw cane sugar WTO TRQ to countries that are net importers of sugar are conditioned on receipt of the appropriate verifications of origin. Certificates for quota eligibility must accompany imports from any country for which an allocation has been provided. Greta Peisch, General Counsel, Office of the United States Trade Representative. [FR Doc. 2021-14659 Filed 7-8-21; 8:45 am]
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