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submission itself and not as separate 

files. 

Public versions of all documents 

relating to this review will be available 

for review no later than two weeks after 

the due date at http:// 

www.regulations.gov, docket number 

USTR–2011–0009. 

Donald W. Eiss, 

Acting Chair, Trade Policy Staff Committee. 

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OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES 

TRADE REPRESENTATIVE 

Fiscal Year 2012 Tariff-Rate Quota 

Allocations for Raw Cane Sugar, 

Refined and Specialty Sugar and 

Sugar-Containing Products 

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 

allocations of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2012 

in-quota quantity of the tariff-rate quotas 

for imported raw cane sugar, refined 

and specialty sugar and sugarcontaining products. 

DATES: Effective Date: September 1, 

2011. 

ADDRESSES: Inquiries may be mailed or 

delivered to Julie Scott, Office of 

Agricultural Affairs, Office of the United 

States Trade Representative, 600 17th 

Street, NW., Washington, DC 20508. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Julie 

Scott, Office of Agricultural Affairs, 

telephone: 202–395–9582 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 August 1, 2011, the Secretary of 

Agriculture (Secretary) announced the 

sugar program provisions for fiscal year 

(FY) 2012. The Secretary announced an 

in-quota quantity of the TRQ for raw 

cane sugar for FY 2012 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 2012 Raw 

cane sugar 

allocations 

(MTRV) 

Argentina ........................ 46,154 

Australia .......................... 89,087 

Barbados ........................ 7,513 

Belize .............................. 11,807 

Bolivia ............................. 8,587 

Brazil ............................... 155,634 

Colombia ......................... 25,760 

Congo ............................. 7,258 

Costa Rica ...................... 16,100 

Cote d’Ivoire ................... 7,258 

Dominican Republic ........ 188,908 

Ecuador .......................... 11,807 

El Salvador ..................... 27,907 

Fiji ................................... 9,660 

Gabon ............................. 7,258 

Guatemala ...................... 51,520 

Guyana ........................... 12,880 

Haiti ................................. 7,258 

Honduras ........................ 10,733 

India ................................ 8,587 

Jamaica .......................... 11,807 

Madagascar .................... 7,258 

Malawi ............................. 10,733 

Mauritius ......................... 12,880 

Mozambique ................... 13,953 

Nicaragua ....................... 22,540 

Panama .......................... 31,127 

Papua New Guinea ........ 7,258 

Paraguay ........................ 7,258 

Peru ................................ 44,007 

Philippines ...................... 144,901 

South Africa .................... 24,687 

St. Kitts & Nevis ............. 7,258 

Swaziland ....................... 17,174 

Thailand .......................... 15,027 

Trinidad & Tobago .......... 7,513 

Uruguay .......................... 7,258 

Zimbabwe ....................... 12,880 

These allocations are based on the 

countries’ historical shipments to the 

United States and consultations with 

quota-holding countries. The allocations 

of the in-quota 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 August 1, 2011, the Secretary also 

announced the establishment of the inquota quantity of the FY 2012 refined 

sugar TRQ at 112,718 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 90,718 MTRV 

for specialty sugars. Based on 

consultations with quota-holding 

countries, USTR is allocating a total of 

12,050 MTRV of refined sugar to Canada 

and 8,294 MTRV of refined sugar 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 

90,718 MTRV. The first tranche of 1,656 

MTRV will open October 12, 2011. All 

types of specialty sugars are eligible for 

entry under this tranche. The second 

tranche of 33,565 MTRV will open on 

October 26, 2011. The third, fourth, and 

fifth tranches of 19,051 MTRV each will 

open on January 11, 2012, April 11, 

2012 and July 11, 2012, 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 metric tons (MT) 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 MT to 

Canada. The remainder, 5,459 MT, of 

the in-quota quantity is available for 

other countries on a first-come, firstserved basis. 

In response to increased tightness in 

the U.S. raw cane sugar market, USDA 

also announced that it will open its raw 

cane sugar TRQs on September 1, 2011, 

a month earlier than the usual entry 

date of October 1. This early entry date 

does not apply to TRQs for refined and 

specialty sugar and sugar-containing 

products. 

* Conversion factor: 1 metric ton = 

1.10231125 short tons. 

Ronald Kirk, 

United States Trade Representative. 

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