Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 174 / Thursday, September 10, 2009 / Notices 46559 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Commodity Credit Corporation 

Domestic Sugar Program—2008-Crop 

Cane Sugar and Beet Sugar Marketing 

Allotments and Company Allocations 

AGENCY: Commodity Credit Corporation, 

USDA. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Commodity Credit 

Corporation (CCC) is issuing this notice 

to publish the 2008-crop state sugar 

marketing allotments and company 

allocations to sugarcane and sugar beet 

processors, and changes to allotments 

that have occurred since the 

establishment of the fiscal year 2009 (FY 

2009) overall allotment quantity (OAQ). 

This applies to all domestic sugar 

marketed for human consumption in the 

United States from October 1, 2008 

through September 30, 2009. Although 

CCC already has announced most of the 

information in this notice through 

United States Department of Agriculture 

(USDA) news releases, CCC is required 

to publish the determinations 

establishing, adjusting, or suspending 

sugar marketing allotments. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Barbara Fecso, Dairy and Sweeteners 

Analysis Group, Economic Policy and 

Analysis Staff, Farm Service Agency, 

USDA, 1400 Independence Avenue, 

SW., STOP 0516, Washington, DC 

20250–0516; telephone (202) 720–4146; 

FAX (202) 690–1480; e-mail: 

barbara.fecso@wdc.usda.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Initial FY 2009 State Allotments and 

Company Allocations 

On September 30, 2008, CCC 

announced the distribution of the FY 

2009 beet sugar allotment of 4,850,738 

short tons, raw value (STRV) (54.35 

percent of the OAQ) to sugar beet 

processors. In addition, CCC announced 

the distribution to sugarcane processors 

of the 4,074,262 STRV cane sugar 

allotment (45.65 percent of the OAQ). 

CCC also granted Andino Energy 

Enterprises, L.L.C. (Andino) a FY 2009 

cane sugar allocation of 25,266 STRV. 

This amount represented Andino’s 

expected FY 2009 sugar production 

based on evidence provided to CCC 

demonstrating its ability to process, 

produce, and market 2008-crop raw 

cane sugar at its St. James Factory. CCC 

did not reduce allocations at the other 

Louisiana mills at that time because the 

FY 2009 raw cane sugar allotment was 

expected to be considerably larger than 

the domestic raw cane sugar supply. 

Instead, CCC filled Andino’s allocation 

need with surplus allotment expected 

from Hawaii. CCC will determine the 

permanent allocation level for Andino, 

and subtract allocation shares, on a pro 

rata basis, from the Louisiana mills 

when the time period opens in May for 

growers to request to transfer 

allocations. 

In FY 2004, CCC declared that Puerto 

Rican processors permanently 

terminated operations because no sugar 

had been processed for two complete 

years. Since Puerto Rico is entitled to an 

allocation by law, the allocation of 6,356 

STRV was reassigned to the mainland 

sugarcane-producing states. Hawaii was 

not expected to use all of its current 

cane sugar allotment. Therefore, Hawaii 

received none of the Puerto Rican 

reassignment and CCC reassigned 

25,266 tons of Hawaiian allocation to 

Andino. 

CCC determined that proportionate 

shares were not necessary in Louisiana 

in FY 2009 because the cane sugar 

sector was not expected to fill its 

allotment. 

Additionally, based on the September 

2008 World Agricultural Supply and 

Demand Estimates report (WASDE) 

indicating a FY 2009 ending stocks-touse ratio of 4.6 percent, CCC determined 

that there would be no sugar available 

to implement provisions of the 

Feedstock Flexibility Program (FFP) in 

FY 2009. At this level, the prospect for 

sugar forfeitures in FY 2009, which 

triggers FFP, was determined to be very 

small. 

First FY 2009 Reassignment of State 

Allotments and Company Allocations 

In mid-year, CCC reviewed current 

inventories, estimated production, 

expected marketings, and other factors 

affecting a sugar beet or sugarcane 

processor’s ability to market its full 

allocation. In a May 19, 2009, news 

release, CCC announced the 

reassignment of projected surplus beet 

sugar and cane sugar marketing 

allotments and allocations under the FY 

2009 Sugar Marketing Allotment 

program. The reassignment, which 

transferred allocations from processors 

with inadequate supply to fulfill their 

allocations to processors with 

production in excess of their 

allocations, was expected to 

substantially increase the available 

supplies of domestically produced 

refined beet sugar. 

CCC also announced the 

redistribution of a portion of the 

American Crystal Sugar Company’s 

allocation to the other sugar beet 

processors in response to legal 

proceedings contesting the transfer of 

sugar marketing allocation from the 

Pacific Northwest Sugar Company to the 

American Crystal Sugar Company. The 

redistribution is considered a 

‘‘permanent’’ allotment transfer for 

future years. The legal proceedings 

resulted in an 82,425 ton net decrease 

in American Crystal Sugar’s allocation, 

and a corresponding increase, on a prorata basis, to the other sugar beet 

processors. 

As part of the domestic sugar 

program, CCC is required to reassign 

allocation to raw cane sugar imports if 

it is determined that processors will be 

unable to market their allocations and 

there is no CCC inventory. Data 

supplied by the processors in May 2009 

indicated that the beet sugar sector 

would be unable to market 198,073 tons 

of its current sugar marketing allotment, 

while the raw cane sugar sector would 

be unable to market 561,510 tons of its 

sugar marketing allotment. Hence, the 

allotments were reduced to 4,652,664 

tons for beet sugar and 3,512,752 tons 

for cane sugar, while 759,583 tons were 

reassigned to raw cane sugar imports 

already displayed in the WASDE report. 

It was expected at that time that further 

reassignments would be likely. 

FY 2009 OAQ Increase 

This notice also announces an 

increase in the FY 2009 OAQ to 

9,235,250 million tons, which is 85 

percent of the demand estimate 

published in the August 2009 WASDE 

report. The latest production forecasts 

indicate that the beet sugar sector is 

unable to fill 77,621 tons of its sugar 

marketing allotment, while the cane 

sugar sector is 171,417 tons short of 

filling its sugar marketing allotment. 

The total surplus allotment of 249,039 

tons is reassigned to raw cane sugar 

imports already included in the WASDE 

report. CCC is reassigning the surplus 

allotment to raw sugar imports already 

expected because no additional raw 

sugar imports beyond the level already 

expected are needed at this time. 

The current 2008-crop beet sugar and 

cane sugar marketing allotments to date 

are listed in the following table: 


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46560 Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 174 / Thursday, September 10, 2009 / Notices 

FY 2009 OVERALL BEET SUGAR AND CANE SUGAR ALLOTMENTS AND ALLOCATIONS

Distribution 

9/30/2008 Announcement 5/19/2009 Announcement 9/8/2009 Announcement 

Initial 

allocation 

Redistribution 

of PNW 

Reassignments 

FY 2009 

adjustment 

5/19/2009 

Adjusted OAQ 

due to change 

in food use 

Reassignments 

FY 2009 

adjustment 

9/8/2009 

short tons, raw value 

Beet Sugar ................... 4,850,738 0 ¥198,073 4,652,664 168,621 ¥77,621 4,743,664 

Cane Sugar .................. 4,074,262 0 ¥561,510 3,512,752 141,629 ¥171,417 3,482,964 

Reassignment to Imports .......................... 0 0 759,583 759,583 0 249,039 1,008,622 

Total OAQ ............. 8,925,000 0 0 8,925,000 310,250 0 9,235,250 

Sugar Beet Processors’ 

Allocations: 

Amalgamated 

Sugar Co ........... 1,010,626 27,954 ¥241,742 796,838 36,103 14,722 847,663 

American Crystal 

Sugar Co ........... 1,865,642 ¥82,425 104,646 1,887,863 62,167 ¥62,278 1,887,751 

Michigan Sugar Co 487,479 13,484 127,681 628,643 17,414 9,389 655,446 

Minn-Dak Farmers 

Co-op ................. 302,624 8,371 ¥69,068 241,927 10,811 ¥15,512 237,226 

So. Minn Beet 

Sugar Co-op ...... 637,074 17,621 ¥99,306 555,389 22,758 ¥21,550 556,597 

Western Sugar Co 482,583 13,206 ¥18,494 477,295 17,056 112 494,462 

Wyoming Sugar Co 64,710 1,790 ¥1,790 64,711 2,312 ¥2,504 64,518 

Total Beet 

Sugar .......... 4,850,738 0 ¥198,073 4,652,664 168,621 ¥77,621 4,743,664 

State Cane Sugar Allotments: 

Florida ................... 2,018,559 ........................ ¥427,364 1,591,196 70,369 ¥70,369 1,591,196 

Louisiana ............... 1,586,848 ........................ ¥50,236 1,536,612 54,438 ¥54,438 1,536,612 

Texas .................... 175,477 ........................ ¥21,284 154,193 6,117 ¥6,117 154,193 

Hawaii ................... 293,378 ........................ ¥62,626 230,752 10,705 ¥40,493 200,964 

Total Cane 

Sugar .......... 4,074,262 ........................ ¥561,510 3,512,752 141,629 ¥171,417 3,482,964 

Sugarcane Processors’ 

Allocations: 

Florida: 

Florida Crystals ..... 831,094 ........................ ¥195,131 635,963 28,973 ¥28,973 635,963 

Growers Co-op. of 

FL ...................... 363,109 ........................ ¥61,292 301,817 12,658 ¥12,658 301,817 

U.S. Sugar Corp ... 824,356 ........................ ¥170,941 653,416 28,738 ¥28,738 653,416 

Total ............... 2,018,559 ........................ ¥427,364 1,591,196 70,369 ¥70,369 1,591,196 

Louisiana: 

Alma Plantation ..... 130,959 ........................ 39,847 170,806 4,565 ¥4,565 170,806 

Cajun Sugar Co-op 157,902 ........................ ¥37,601 120,301 5,505 ¥5,505 120,301 

Cora-Texas Mfg. 

Co ...................... 171,921 ........................ 19,644 191,565 5,993 ¥5,993 191,565 

Lafourche Sugars 

Corp ................... 108,896 ........................ ¥12,060 96,837 3,796 ¥3,796 96,837 

Louisiana Sugarcane Co-op ........ 120,075 ........................ 599 120,674 4,186 ¥4,186 120,674 

Lula Westfield, LLC 234,165 ........................ ¥8,554 225,611 8,163 ¥8,163 225,611 

M.A. Patout & 

Sons .................. 478,609 ........................ ¥21,951 456,658 16,685 ¥16,685 456,658 

St. Mary Sugar Coop ...................... 159,055 ........................ ¥21,895 137,160 5,545 ¥5,545 137,160 

Andino Energy ...... 25,266 ........................ ¥8,266 17,000 0 0 17,000 

Total ............... 1,586,848 ........................ ¥50,236 1,536,612 54,438 ¥54,438 1,536,612 

Texas: 

Rio Grande Valley 175,477 ........................ ¥21,284 154,193 6,117 ¥6,117 154,193 

Hawaii: 

Gay & Robinson, 

Inc ...................... 67,345 ........................ ¥5,594 61,751 2,457 ¥8,196 56,013 


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Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 174 / Thursday, September 10, 2009 / Notices 46561 

FY 2009 OVERALL BEET SUGAR AND CANE SUGAR ALLOTMENTS AND ALLOCATIONS—Continued 

Distribution 

9/30/2008 Announcement 5/19/2009 Announcement 9/8/2009 Announcement 

Initial 

allocation 

Redistribution 

of PNW 

Reassignments 

FY 2009 

adjustment 

5/19/2009 

Adjusted OAQ 

due to change 

in food use 

Reassignments 

FY 2009 

adjustment 

9/8/2009 

Hawaiian Commercial & Sugar 

Company ........... 226,033 ........................ ¥57,033 169,000 8,247 ¥32,296 144,951 

Total ............... 293,378 ........................ ¥62,626 230,752 10,705 ¥40,493 200,964 

Signed in Washington, DC on September 2, 

2009. 

Jonathan W. Coppess, 

Executive Vice President, Commodity Credit 

Corporation. 

[FR Doc. E9–21761 Filed 9–9–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–05–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Notice of Meeting; Federal Lands 

Recreation Enhancement Act, (Title 

VIII, Pub. L. 108–447) 

AGENCY: Pacific Northwest Region, 

USDA Forest Service. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Pacific Northwest 

Recreation Resource Advisory 

Committee will meet in Portland, OR. 

The purpose of the meeting is to review 

and provide recommendations on 

recreation fee proposals for facilities 

and services offered on lands managed 

by the Forest Service and Bureau of 

Land Management in Oregon and 

Washington, under the Federal Lands 

Recreation Enhancement Act of 2004. 

DATES: The meeting will be held on 

October 30, 2009, from 8:30 a.m.–5 p.m. 

A public input session will be provided 

at 10:30 a.m. on October 30, 2009. 

Comments will be limited to three 

minutes per person. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be at the 

Residence Inn by Marriot, Lloyd Center, 

1710 NE Multnomah St., Portland, 

Oregon 97232. Send written comments 

to Dan Harkenrider, Designated Federal 

Official for the Pacific Northwest 

Recreation RAC, 902 Wasco Street, Suite 

200, Hood River, OR 97031, 541–308– 

1700 or dharkenrider@fs.fed.us. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dan 

Harkenrider, Designated Federal 

Official, 902 Wasco Street, Suite 200, 

Hood River, OR 97031, 541–308–1700. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

meeting is open to the public. 

Recreation RAC discussion is limited to 

Forest Service and Bureau of Land 

Management staff and Recreation RAC 

members. However, persons who wish 

to bring recreation fee matters to the 

attention of the Committee may file 

written statements with the Committee 

staff before or after the meeting. A 

public input session will be provided 

and individuals who have made written 

requests by October 26, 2009, to the 

Designated Federal Official will have 

the opportunity to address the 

Committee during the meeting on 

October 30, 2009, at 10:30 a.m. 

The Recreation RAC is authorized by 

the Federal Land Recreation 

Enhancement Act, which was signed 

into law by President Bush in December 

2004. 

Dated: September 1, 2009. 

Mary Wagner, 

Regional Forester, Pacific Northwest Region. 

[FR Doc. E9–21686 Filed 9–9–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–11–M 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Tehama County Resource Advisory 

Committee 

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Tehama County Resource 

Advisory Committee (RAC) will meet in 

Red Bluff, California. Agenda items to 

be covered include: (1) Introductions, 

(2) Approval of Minutes, (3) Public 

Comment, (4) Chairman’s Perspective, 

(5) FY09 RAC Proposal Presentations, 

(6) FY09 RAC Proposal Voting, (7) Next 

Agenda. 

DATES: The meeting will be held on 

September 17, 2009 from 9 a.m. and end 

at approximately 12 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the Lincoln Street School, Pine Room, 

1135 Lincoln Street, Red Bluff, CA. 

Individuals wishing to speak or propose 

agenda items must send their names and 

proposals to Randy Jero, Committee 

Coordinator, 825 N. Humboldt Ave., 

Willows, CA 95988. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Randy Jero, Committee Coordinator, 

USDA, Mendocino National Forest, 

Grindstone Ranger District, 825 N. 

Humboldt Ave., Willows, CA 95988. 

(530) 934–1269; e-mail rjero@fs.fed.us. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

meeting is open to the public. 

Committee discussion is limited to 

Forest Service staff and Committee 

members. However, persons who wish 

to bring matters to the attention of the 

Committee may file written statements 

with the Committee staff before or after 

the meeting. Public input sessions will 

be provided and individuals who made 

written requests by September 14, 2009 

will have the opportunity to address the 

committee at those sessions. 

Dated: September 1, 2009. 

Eduardo Olmedo, 

Designated Federal Official. 

[FR Doc. E9–21630 Filed 9–9–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–11–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Lake Tahoe Basin Federal Advisory 

Committee 

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Lake Tahoe Basin Federal 

Advisory Committee will hold a 

meeting on September 18, 2009 at the 

US Forest Service Office, 35 College 

Drive, South Lake Tahoe, CA 96150. 

This Committee, established by the 

Secretary of Agriculture on December 

15, 1998 (64 FR 2876), is chartered to 

provide advice to the Secretary on 

implementing the terms of the Federal 

Interagency Partnership on the Lake 

Tahoe Region and other matters raised 

by the Secretary. 

DATES: The meetings will be held 

September 18, 2009, beginning at 9 a.m. 

and ending at 12 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the US Forest Service Office, 35 College 

Drive, South Lake Tahoe, CA 96150. 


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