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41033 

Vol. 74, No. 156 

Friday, August 14, 2009 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Office of the Secretary 

7 CFR Part 6 

Adjustment of Appendices to the Dairy 

Tariff-Rate Import Quota Licensing 

Regulation for the 2009 Tariff-Rate 

Quota Year 

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, USDA. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: This document sets forth the 

revised appendices to the Dairy TariffRate Import Quota Licensing Regulation 

for the 2009 quota year reflecting the 

cumulative annual transfers from 

Appendix 1 to Appendix 2 for certain 

dairy product import licenses 

permanently surrendered by licensees 

or revoked by the Licensing Authority. 

DATES: Effective Date: August 14, 2009. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Jorge Martinez, Dairy Import Licensing 

Program, Import Policies and Export 

Reporting Division, STOP 1021, U.S. 

Department of Agriculture, 1400 

Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC 20250–1021 or 

telephone at (202) 720–9439 or e-mail at 

jorge.martinez@fas.usda.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS), 

under a delegation of authority from the 

Secretary of Agriculture, administers the 

Dairy Tariff-Rate Import Quota 

Licensing Regulation codified at 7 CFR 

6.20–6.37 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 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 Import 

Policies and Export Reporting Division, 

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: 

‘‘Whenever a historical license 

(Appendix 1) is not issued to an 

applicant pursuant to the provisions of 

§ 6.23, is permanently surrendered or is 

revoked by the Licensing Authority, the 

amount of such license will be 

transferred to Appendix 2.’’ Section 

6.34(b) provides that the cumulative 

annual transfers will be published in the 

Federal Register. Accordingly, this 

document sets forth the revised 

Appendices for the 2009 tariff-rate quota 

year. 

List of Subjects in 7 CFR Part 6 

Agricultural commodities, Cheese, 

Dairy products, Imports, Reporting and 

recordkeeping requirements. 

Issued at Washington, DC, the 13th day of 

July 2009. 

Ronald Lord, 

Licensing Authority. 

■ Accordingly, 7 CFR part 6 is amended 

as follows: 

PART 6—IMPORT QUOTAS AND FEES 

■ 1. The authority citation for Part 6, 

Subpart—Dairy Tariff-Rate Import 

Quota Licensing continues to read as 

follows: 

Authority: Additional U.S. Notes 6, 7, 8, 

12, 14, 16–23 and 25 to Chapter 4 and 

General Note 15 of the Harmonized Tariff 

Schedule of the United States (19 U.S.C. 

1202), Public Law 97–258, 96 Stat. 1051, as 

amended (31 U.S.C. 9701), and secs. 103 and 

404, Public Law 103–465, 108 Stat. 4819 (19 

U.S.C. 3513 and 3601). 

■ 2. Appendices 1, 2 and 3 to Subpart— 

Dairy Tariff-Rate Import Quota 

Licensing are revised to read as follows: 

Appendices 1, 2 and 3 to Subpart— 

Dairy Tariff-Rate Import Quota 

Licensing 

ARTICLES SUBJECT TO: APPENDIX 1, HISTORICAL LICENSES; APPENDIX 2, NONHISTORICAL LICENSES; AND APPENDIX 3, 

DESIGNATED IMPORTER LICENSES FOR QUOTA YEAR 2009 

[Quantities in kilograms] 

Article by additional U.S. note number and country of origin Appendix 1 Appendix 2 

Appendix 3 

Tokyo round Uruguay round 

NON-CHEESE ARTICLES 

BUTTER (NOTE 6) .......................................................................................... 5,278,428 1,698,572 ........................ ........................

EU–25 ....................................................................................................... 75,459 20,702 ........................ ........................

New Zealand ............................................................................................ 111,671 38,922 ........................ ........................

Other Countries ........................................................................................ 52,986 20,949 ........................ ........................

Any Country .............................................................................................. 5,038,312 1,617,999 ........................ ........................

DRIED SKIM MILK (NOTE 7) .......................................................................... ........................ 5,261,000 ........................ ........................

Australia .................................................................................................... ........................ 600,076 ........................ ........................

Canada ..................................................................................................... ........................ 219,565 ........................ ........................

Any Country .............................................................................................. ........................ 4,441,359 ........................ ........................

DRIED WHOLE MILK (NOTE 8) ..................................................................... 3,175 3,318,125 ........................ ........................

New Zealand ............................................................................................ 3,175 ........................ ........................ ........................

Any Country .............................................................................................. ........................ 3,318,125 ........................ ........................

DRIED BUTTERMILK/WHEY (NOTE 12) ....................................................... 11,000 213,981 ........................ ........................

Canada ..................................................................................................... ........................ 161,161 ........................ ........................

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ARTICLES SUBJECT TO: APPENDIX 1, HISTORICAL LICENSES; APPENDIX 2, NONHISTORICAL LICENSES; AND APPENDIX 3, 

DESIGNATED IMPORTER LICENSES FOR QUOTA YEAR 2009—Continued 

[Quantities in kilograms] 

Article by additional U.S. note number and country of origin Appendix 1 Appendix 2 

Appendix 3 

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New Zealand ............................................................................................ 11,000 52,820 ........................ ........................

BUTTER SUBSTITUTES CONTAINING OVER 45 PERCENT OF BUTTERFAT AND/OR BUTTER OIL (NOTE 14) ............................................... ........................ 6,080,500 ........................ ........................

Any Country .............................................................................................. ........................ 6,080,500 ........................ ........................

TOTAL: NON-CHEESE ARTICLES .................................................. 5,292,603 16,572,178 ........................ ........................

CHEESE ARTICLES 

CHEESE AND SUBSTITUTES FOR CHEESE (EXCEPT: SOFT RIPENED 

COW’S MILK CHEESE; CHEESE NOT CONTAINING COW’S MILK; 

CHEESE (EXCEPT COTTAGE CHEESE) CONTAINING 0.5 PERCENT 

OR LESS BY WEIGHT OF BUTTERFAT; AND, ARTICLES WITHIN THE 

SCOPE OF OTHER IMPORT QUOTAS PROVIDED FOR IN THIS SUBCHAPTER) (NOTE 16) ................................................................................ 23,018,053 8,451,678 9,661,128 7,496,000 

Argentina .................................................................................................. 7,690 ........................ 92,310 ........................

Australia .................................................................................................... 535,628 5,542 758,830 1,750,000 

Canada ..................................................................................................... 1,013,777 127,223 ........................ ........................

Costa Rica ................................................................................................ ........................ ........................ ........................ 1,550,000 

EU–25 ....................................................................................................... 15,878,329 7,389,327 1,132,568 3,446,000 

Of which Portugal is .......................................................................... 65,838 63,471 223,691 ........................

Israel ......................................................................................................... 79,696 ........................ 593,304 ........................

Iceland ...................................................................................................... 294,000 ........................ 29,000 ........................

New Zealand ............................................................................................ 4,389,093 426,379 6,506,528 ........................

Norway ...................................................................................................... 124,982 25,018 ........................ ........................

Switzerland ............................................................................................... 593,952 77,460 548,588 500,000 

Uruguay .................................................................................................... ........................ ........................ ........................ 250,000 

Other Countries ........................................................................................ 100,906 100,729 ........................ ........................

Any Country .............................................................................................. ........................ 300,000 ........................ ........................

BLUE-MOLD CHEESE (EXCEPT STILTON PRODUCED IN THE UNITED 

KINGDOM) AND CHEESE AND SUBSTITUTES FOR CHEESE CONTAINING, OR PROCESSED FROM, BLUE-MOLD CHEESE (NOTE 17) .. 2,285,947 195,054 ........................ 430,000 

Argentina .................................................................................................. 2,000 ........................ ........................ ........................

EU–25 ....................................................................................................... 2,283,946 195,054 ........................ 350,000 

Chile .......................................................................................................... ........................ ........................ ........................ 80,000 

Other Countries ........................................................................................ 1 ........................ ........................ ........................

CHEDDAR CHEESE, AND CHEESE AND SUBSTITUTES FOR CHEESE 

CONTAINING, OR PROCESSED FROM, CHEDDAR CHEESE (NOTE 

18) ................................................................................................................ 3,596,515 687,341 519,033 7,620,000 

Australia .................................................................................................... 916,205 68,294 215,501 1,250,000 

Chile .......................................................................................................... ........................ ........................ ........................ 220,000 

EU–25 ....................................................................................................... 52,404 210,596 ........................ 1,050,000 

New Zealand ............................................................................................ 2,525,360 271,108 303,532 5,100,000 

Other Countries ........................................................................................ 102,546 37,343 ........................ ........................

Any Country .............................................................................................. ........................ 100,000 ........................ ........................

AMERICAN-TYPE CHEESE, INCLUDING COLBY, WASHED CURD AND 

GRANULAR CHEESE (BUT NOT INCLUDING CHEDDAR) AND 

CHEESE AND SUBSTITUTES FOR CHEESE CONTAINING OR PROCESSED FROM SUCH AMERICAN-TYPE CHEESE (NOTE 19) ................. 2,720,253 445,300 357,003 ........................

Australia .................................................................................................... 780,380 100,618 119,002 ........................

EU–25 ....................................................................................................... 145,148 208,852 ........................ ........................

New Zealand ............................................................................................ 1,644,084 117,915 238,001 ........................

Other Countries ........................................................................................ 150,641 17,915 ........................ ........................

EDAM AND GOUDA CHEESE, AND CHEESE AND SUBSTITUTES FOR 

CHEESE CONTAINING, OR PROCESSED FROM, EDAM AND GOUDA 

CHEESE (NOTE 20) .................................................................................... 5,135,020 471,382 ........................ 1,210,000 

Argentina .................................................................................................. 110,495 14,505 ........................ 110,000 

EU–25 ....................................................................................................... 4,905,445 383,555 ........................ 1,100,000 

Norway ...................................................................................................... 114,318 52,682 ........................ ........................

Other Countries ........................................................................................ 4,762 20,640 ........................ ........................

ITALIAN-TYPE CHEESES, MADE FROM COW’S MILK, (ROMANO MADE 

FROM COW’S MILK, REGGIANO, PARMESAN, PROVOLONE, 

PROVOLETTI, SBRINZ, AND GOYA—NOT IN ORIGINAL LOAVES) 

AND CHEESE AND SUBSTITUTES FOR CHEESE CONTAINING, OR 

PROCESSED FROM, SUCH ITALIAN-TYPE CHEESES, WHETHER OR 

NOT IN ORIGINAL LOAVES (NOTE 21) .................................................... 6,411,744 1,108,803 795,517 5,165,000 

Argentina .................................................................................................. 3,915,276 210,207 367,517 1,890,000 

EU–25 ....................................................................................................... 2,496,468 885,532 ........................ 2,025,000 

Romania ................................................................................................... ........................ ........................ ........................ 500,000 

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ARTICLES SUBJECT TO: APPENDIX 1, HISTORICAL LICENSES; APPENDIX 2, NONHISTORICAL LICENSES; AND APPENDIX 3, 

DESIGNATED IMPORTER LICENSES FOR QUOTA YEAR 2009—Continued 

[Quantities in kilograms] 

Article by additional U.S. note number and country of origin Appendix 1 Appendix 2 

Appendix 3 

Tokyo round Uruguay round 

Uruguay .................................................................................................... ........................ ........................ 428,000 750,000 

Other Countries ........................................................................................ ........................ 13,064 ........................ ........................

SWISS OR EMMENTHALER CHEESE OTHER THAN WITH EYE FORMATION, GRUYERE-PROCESS CHEESE AND CHEESE AND SUBSTITUTES FOR CHEESE CONTAINING, OR PROCESSED FROM, 

SUCH CHEESES (NOTE 22) ...................................................................... 5,341,056 1,310,258 823,519 380,000

EU–25 ....................................................................................................... 4,071,866 1,080,128 393,006 380,000 

Switzerland ............................................................................................... 1,235,692 183,795 430,513 ........................

Other Countries ........................................................................................ 33,498 46,335 ........................ ........................

CHEESE AND SUBSTITUTES FOR CHEESE, CONTAINING 0.5 PERCENT OR LESS BY WEIGHT OF BUTTERFAT (EXCEPT ARTICLES 

WITHIN THE SCOPE OF OTHER TARIFF-RATE QUOTAS PROVIDED 

FOR IN THIS SUBCHAPTER), AND MARGARINE CHEESE (NOTE 23) 1,867,826 2,557,092 1,050,000 ........................

EU–25 ....................................................................................................... 1,867,825 2,557,092 ........................ ........................

Israel ......................................................................................................... ........................ ........................ 50,000 ........................

New Zealand ............................................................................................ ........................ ........................ 1,000,000 ........................

Other Countries ........................................................................................ 1 ........................ ........................ ........................

SWISS OR EMMENTHALER CHEESE WITH EYE FORMATION (NOTE 

25) ................................................................................................................ 15,999,980 6,297,351 9,557,945 2,620,000 

Argentina .................................................................................................. ........................ 9,115 70,885 ........................

Australia .................................................................................................... 209,698 ........................ 290,302 ........................

Canada ..................................................................................................... ........................ ........................ 70,000 ........................

EU–25 ....................................................................................................... 11,188,057 5,288,771 4,003,172 2,420,000 

Iceland ...................................................................................................... 149,999 ........................ 150,001 ........................

Israel ......................................................................................................... 27,000 ........................ ........................ ........................

Norway ...................................................................................................... 3,187,264 468,046 3,227,690 ........................

Switzerland ............................................................................................... 1,178,377 505,728 1,745,895 200,000 

Other Countries ........................................................................................ 59,585 25,691 ........................ ........................

TOTAL: CHEESE ARTICLES ........................................................... 66,376,394 21,524,259 22,764,145 24,921,000 

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BILLING CODE 3410–10–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Bureau of Economic Analysis 

15 CFR Part 801 

[Docket No. 0807311007–91137–02] 

RIN 0691–AA69 

International Services Surveys: BE– 

140, Benchmark Survey of Insurance 

Transactions by U.S. Insurance 

Companies with Foreign Persons 

AGENCY: Bureau of Economic Analysis, 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: This final rule amends the 

Bureau of Economic Analysis’ (BEA) 

regulations to set forth the reporting 

requirements for a new mandatory 

Benchmark Survey of Insurance 

Transactions by U.S. Insurance 

Companies with Foreign Persons. The 

survey will collect data on cross-border 

reinsurance and other insurance 

transactions from U.S. insurance 

companies. The BE–140 survey will be 

conducted every five years with the first 

survey covering calendar year 2008. The 

BE–140 survey data will be used by BEA 

to estimate the insurance services 

component of the U.S. International 

Transactions Accounts (ITAs) and other 

economic accounts compiled by BEA. 

DATES: This final rule will be effective. 

September 14, 2009. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Chris Emond, Chief, Special Surveys 

Branch, Balance of Payments Division, 

(BE–50) Bureau of Economic Analysis, 

U.S. Department of Commerce, 

Washington, DC 20230; e-mail; or phone 

(202) 606–9826. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the 

April 10, 2009 Federal Register (74 FR 

16337), BEA published a notice of 

proposed rulemaking to amend 15 CFR 

801.9(a) to set forth the reporting 

requirements for a new mandatory 

survey entitled BE–140, Benchmark 

Survey of Insurance Transactions by 

U.S. Insurance Companies with Foreign 

Persons. No comments were received on 

the proposed rule. Thus, the proposed 

rule is adopted without change. 

Description of Changes 

The BE–140 survey is a mandatory 

survey and will be conducted by BEA 

every five years, with the first survey 

covering calendar year 2008, pursuant 

to the authority provided in the 

International Investment and Trade in 

Services Survey Act (22 U.S.C. 3101– 

3108), hereinafter, ‘‘the Act.’’ For the 

initial survey, BEA will send the survey 

to potential respondents in September 

of 2009; responses will be due by 

December 1, 2009. 

The BE–140 survey will collect 

information from U.S. insurance 

companies on the following covered 

transactions: Reinsurance assumed from 

or ceded to insurance companies 

resident abroad, primary insurance sold 

to foreign persons, and receipts and 

payments of auxiliary insurance 

services. The specific data that will be 

collected on the survey are: (1) 

Premiums earned, and (2) losses, on 

reinsurance assumed; (3) premiums 

incurred, and (4) losses, on reinsurance 

ceded; (5) premiums earned, and (6) 

losses, on primary insurance sold; (7) 

sales of, and (8) purchases of, auxiliary 

insurance services. The exemption level 

for the survey is $2 million based on 

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