### 33729 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 103 / Friday, May 27, 2016 / Notices

Conversion factor: 1 metric ton = 1.10231125 short tons.

Michael Froman, United States Trade Representative.
[FR Doc. 2016–12496 Filed 5–26–16; 8:45 am]

**BILLING CODE 3290–F6–P**

**OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE** 

**Office of Agricultural Affairs: Fiscal Year 2017 Tariff-Rate Quota**  **Allocations for Raw Cane Sugar, Refined and Specialty Sugar and**  **Sugar-Containing Products**

**AGENCY :**  Office of Agricultural Affairs, 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 allocations of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2017(Oct. 1, 2016 through Sept. 30, 2017) inquota quantity of the tariff-rate quotas for imported raw cane sugar, certain sugars, syrups and molasses (also known as refined sugar), specialty sugar, and sugar-containing products.

**DATES :**  Effective Date: May 27, 2016.

**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT :**  Ronald Baumgarten, Office of Agricultural Affairs, telephone: 202– 395–9583 or facsimile: 202–395–4579.

**SUPPLEMENTARY 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 tariff-rate quotas (TRQs) for imports of raw cane sugar and refined sugar. Pursuant to Additional U.S. Note 8 to Chapter 17 of the HTS, the United States maintains a TRQ for imports of sugar-containing products.

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).

On May 6, 2016 (81 FR 27390), the Secretary of Agriculture (Secretary) announced the sugar program provisions for Fiscal Year (FY) 2017. The Secretary announced an in-quota quantity of the TRQ for raw cane sugar for FY 2017 of 1,117,195 metric tons * raw value (MTRV), which is the minimum amount to which the United States is committed under the World Trade Organization (WTO) Uruguay Round Agreements. USTR is allocating this quantity (1,117,195 MTRV) to the following countries in the amounts specified below:

Country FY 2017 raw cane sugar allocations

(MTRV)

Argentina .............................. 45,281 Australia ................................ 87,402 Barbados .............................. 7,371 Belize .................................... 11,584 Bolivia ................................... 8,424 Brazil ..................................... 152,691 Colombia ............................... 25,273 Congo ................................... 7,258 Costa Rica ............................ 15,796 Cote d’Ivoire ......................... 7,258 Dominican Republic .............. 185,335 Ecuador ................................ 11,584 El Salvador ........................... 27,379 Fiji ......................................... 9,477 Gabon ................................... 7,258 Guatemala ............................ 50,546 Guyana ................................. 12,636 Haiti ....................................... 7,258 Honduras .............................. 10,530 India ...................................... 8,424 Jamaica ................................ 11,584 Madagascar .......................... 7,258 Malawi ................................... 10,530 Mauritius ............................... 12,636 Mexico .................................. 7,258 Mozambique ......................... 13,690 Nicaragua ............................. 22,114 Panama ................................ 30,538 Papua New Guinea .............. 7,258 Paraguay .............................. 7,258 Peru ...................................... 43,175 Philippines ............................ 142,160 South Africa .......................... 24,220 St. Kitts & Nevis ................... 7,258 Swaziland ............................. 16,849 Taiwan .................................. 12,636 Thailand ................................ 14,743 Trinidad & Tobago ................ 7,371 Uruguay ................................ 7,258 Zimbabwe ............................. 12,636

These allocations are based on the countries’ historical shipments to theUnited States. The allocations of the inquota quantities 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.

On May 6, 2016, the Secretary alsoannounced the establishment of the inquota quantity of the FY 2017 refined sugar TRQ at 162,000 MTRV for which the sucrose content, by weight in the dry state, must have a polarimeter reading of 99.5 degrees or more. This amount includes the minimum level to which the United States is committed under the WTO Uruguay Round Agreements (22,000 MTRV of which 1,656 MTRV is reserved for specialty sugar) and an additional 140,000 MTRV for specialty sugars. USTR is allocating the refined sugar TRQ as follows: 10,300 MTRV of refined sugar to Canada, 2,954 MTRV to Mexico, and 7,090 MTRV to beadministered on a first-come, firstserved basis.

Imports of all specialty sugar will beadministered on a first-come, firstserved basis in five tranches. The Secretary has announced that the total in-quota quantity of specialty sugar will be the 1,656 MTRV included in the WTO minimum plus an additional 140,000 MTRV. The first tranche of 1,656 MTRV will open October 3, 2016. All types of specialty sugars are eligible for entry under this tranche. The second tranche of 40,000 MTRV will open on October 26, 2016. The third tranche of 40,000 MTRV will open on January 6, 2017. The fourth and fifth tranches of 30,000 MTRV each will open on April 7, 2017 and July 7, 2017, respectively. The second, third, fourth and fifth tranches will be reserved for organic sugar and other specialty sugars not currently produced commercially in the United States or reasonably available from domestic sources.

With respect to the in-quota quantity of 64,709 MTRV of the TRQ for imports of certain sugar-containing products maintained under Additional U.S. Note 8 to chapter 17 of the HTS, USTR is allocating 59,250 MTRV to Canada. The remainder, 5,459 MTRV, of the in-quota quantity is available for other countries on a first-come, first-served basis.

Raw cane sugar, refined and specialty sugar and sugar-containing products for FY 2017 TRQs may enter the United States as of October 1, 2016.

* Conversion factor: 1 metric ton = 1.10231125 short tons.

Michael Froman, United States Trade Representative.
[FR Doc. 2016–12495 Filed 5–26–16; 8:45 am]

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**DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION**

**Federal Aviation Administration**

**Notice of Request To Release Airport Property** 

**AGENCY :**  Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

**ACTION :**  Notice of intent to rule on request to release airport property at The Eastern Iowa Airport, Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

**SUMMARY :**  The FAA proposes to rule and invites public comment on the release of land at The Eastern Iowa Airport, Cedar


### 33730 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 103 / Friday, May 27, 2016 / Notices

Rapids, Iowa, under the provisions of 49 U.S.C. 47107(h)(2).

**DATES :**  Comments must be received on or before June 27, 2016.

**ADDRESSES :**  Comments on this application may be mailed or delivered to the FAA at the following address: Lynn D. Martin, Airports Compliance Specialist, Federal Aviation Administration, Airports Division, ACE–610C, 901 Locust, Room 364, Kansas City, MO 64106.

In addition, one copy of any comments submitted to the FAA must be mailed or delivered to: Donald D. Swanson, Director of Finance & Administration, 2515 Arthur Collins Parkway SW., Cedar Rapids, IA 52404– 8952, (319) 362–3131.

**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT :**  Lynn D. Martin, Airports Compliance Specialist, Federal Aviation Administration, Airports Division, ACE–610C, 901 Locust, Room 364, Kansas City, MO 64106, (816) 329–2644, lynn.martin@faa.gov.

The request to release property may be reviewed, by appointment, in person at this same location.

**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION :**  The FAA invites public comment on the request to release approximately 46.8± acres of airport property at The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID) under the provisions of 49 U.S.C. 47107(h)(2). On March 3, 2016, the Director of Finance and Administration at The Eastern Iowa Airport requested from the FAA that approximately 46.8± acres of property be released for sale to Nordstrom, Inc. for use as a fulfillment center and employee parking or other purposes consistent with the zoning ordinances of the City. On May 18, 2016, the FAA determined that the request to release property at The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID) submitted by the Sponsor meets the procedural requirements of the Federal Aviation Administration and the release of the property does not and will not impact future aviation needs at the airport. The FAA may approve the request, in whole or in part, no sooner than thirty days after the publication of this notice.

The following is a brief overview of the request:

The Eastern Iowa (CID) is proposing the release of airport property totaling 46.8 acres, more or less. This land is to be used for a fulfillment center with employee parking lot. The release of land is necessary to comply with Federal Aviation Administration Grant Assurances that do not allow federally acquired airport property to be used for non-aviation purposes. The sale of the subject property will result in the land at The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID) beingchanged from aeronautical to nonaeronautical use and release the lands from the conditions of the Airport Improvement Program Grant Agreement Grant Assurances. In accordance with 49 U.S.C. 47107(c)(2)(B)(i) and (iii), the airport will receive fair market value for the property, which will be subsequently reinvested in another eligible airport improvement project for general aviation facilities at The Eastern Iowa Airport.

Any person may inspect, by appointment, the request in person at the FAA office listed above under **FOR**
**FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT**. In addition, any person may, upon appointment and request, inspect the application, notice and other documents determined by the FAA to be related to the application in person at The Eastern Iowa Airport. Issued in Kansas City, MO, on May 18,
2016. Jim A. Johnson, Manager, Airports Division.
[FR Doc. 2016–12635 Filed 5–26–16; 8:45 am]

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**DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION**

**Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration** 

**Hazardous Materials: Actions on Special Permit Applications** 

**AGENCY :**  Office of Hazardous Materials Safety, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), DOT.

**ACTION :**  Notice of actions on special permit applications.

**SUMMARY :**  In accordance with the procedures governing the application for, and the processing of, special permits from the Department of Transportation’s Hazardous Material Regulations (49 CFR part 107, Subpart B), notice is hereby given of the actions on special permits applications in (October to October 2014). The mode of transportation involved are identified by a number in the ‘‘Nature of Application’’ portion of the table below as follows: 1—Motor vehicle, 2—Rail freight, 3—Cargo vessel, 4—Cargo aircraft only, 5—Passenger-carrying aircraft. Application numbers prefixed by the letters EE represent applications for Emergency Special Permits. It should be noted that some of the sections cited were those in effect at the time certain special permits were issued.

Issued in Washington, DC, on May 12,
2016. Donald Burger, Chief, Special Permits and Approvals Branch.

S.P. No. Applicant Regulation(s) Nature of special permit thereof

**MODIFICATION SPECIAL PERMIT GRANTED**

15628–M ... Chemours Company FC, LLC, Wilmington, DE. 49 CFR 179.100–12(c) ................................... To modify the special permit to authorize an additional hazardous material. 16510–M ... Apple, Inc., Cupertino, CA ............ 49 CFR Subparts C through H of Part 172, 173.185(f). To modify the special permit originally issuedon an emergency basis to authorize an additional two years. 13213–M ... Washington State Ferries, Seattle, WA. 49 CFR 172.101(10a) ..................................... To modify the special permit to increase the quantity of Petroleum gases, liquefied or Liquefied Petroleum Gas from 100 lbs to 143 lbs. 16566–M ... Sunset Helicopters, Inc., Aurora, OR. 49 CFR 172.200, 172.300, 172.400, 173.27, 173.220(b)(1), 173.220(g), 175.30, 175.33, 175.75. To modify the special permit originally issuedon an emergency basis to authorize an additional two years.