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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 the 

United 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 also 

announced 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 be 

administered on a first-come, firstserved basis. 

Imports of all specialty sugar will be 

administered 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] 

BILLING CODE 3290–F6–P 

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 


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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) being 

changed 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] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

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 issued 

on 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 issued 

on an emergency basis to authorize an additional two years. 


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