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 Department of Agriculture Foreign Agricultural Service
 AGENCY: Foreign Agricultural Service, USDA.
 ACTION: Notice of product coverage and trigger levels for safeguard measures provides for in the World Trade Organization (WTO) Agreement on Agriculture.
 SUMMARY: This notice lists the updated quantity trigger levels for products, which may be subject to additional import duties under the safeguard provisions of the WTO Agreement on Agriculture. This notice also includes the relevant period applicable for the trigger levels on each of the listed products.
 DATES: *Effective Date:*
                         March 23, 2007.
 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lana Bennett, Import and Trade Support Programs Division, Foreign Agricultural Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Stop 1047, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20250-1047, telephone at (202) 720-0638, or e-mail 
                        *itspd@fas.usda.gov*.


SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Article 5 of the WTO Agreement on Agriculture provides that additional import duties may be imposed on imports of products subject to tariffication as a result of the Uruguay Round if certain conditions are met. The agreement permits additional duties to be charged if the price of an individual shipment of imported products falls below the average price for similar goods imported during the years 1986-88 by a specified percentage. It also permits additional duties to be imposed if the volume of imports of an article exceeds the average of the most recent 3 years for which data are available by 5, 10, or 25 percent, depending on the article. These additional duties may not be imposed on quantities for which minimum or current access commitments were made during the Uruguay Round negotiations, and only one type of safeguard, price or quantity, may be applied at any given time to an article. Section 405 of the Uruguay Round Agreements Act requires that the President cause to be published in the 
                    **Federal Register**
                     information regarding the price and quantity safeguards, including the quantity trigger levels, which must be updated annually based upon import levels during the most recent 3 years. The President delegated this duty to the Secretary of Agriculture in Presidential Proclamation No. 6763, dated December 
                    ( print page 13739)
                    23, 1994, 60 FR 1005 (Jan. 4, 1995). The Secretary of Agriculture further delegated the duty to the Administrator of the Foreign Agricultural Service (7 CFR 2.43(a)(2) (2007)). The Annex to this notice contains the updated quantity trigger levels. Additional information on the products subject to safeguards and the additional duties which may apply can be found in subchapter IV of Chapter 99 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (2007) and in the Secretary of Agriculture's Notice of Uruguay Round Agricultural Safeguard Trigger Levels, published in the 
                    **Federal Register**
                     at 60 FR 427, (Jan. 4, 1995). *Notice:*
                     As provided in section 405 of the Uruguay Round Agreements Act, consistent with Article 5 of the Agreement on Agriculture, the safeguard quantity trigger levels previously notified are superceded by the levels indicated in the Annex to this notice. The definitions of these products were provided in the Notice of Uruguay Round Agricultural Safeguard Trigger Levels, published in the 
                    **Federal Register**
                     at 60 FR 427, (Jan. 4, 1995). Dated: March 15, 2007. Michael W. Yost, Administrator, Foreign Agricultural Service.
 Annex Quantity-Based Safeguard Trigger
Product
Trigger level
PeriodBeef
469,450 mt
January 1, 2007 to December 31, 2007.Mutton
2,919 mt
January 1, 2007 to December 31, 2007.Cream
3,005,322 liters
January 1, 2007 to December 31, 2007.Evaporated or Condensed Milk
6,890,725 kilograms
January 1, 2007 to December 31, 2007.Nonfat Dry Milk
585,072 kilograms
January 1, 2007 to December 31, 2007.Dried Whole Milk
3,872,863 kilograms
January 1, 2007 to December 31, 2007.Dried Cream
22,149 kilograms
January 1, 2007 to December 31, 2007.Dried Whey/Buttermilk
48,044 kilograms
January 1, 2007 to December 31, 2007.Butter
11,501,939 kilograms
January 1, 2007 to December 31, 2007.Butter Oil and Butter Substitutes
8,426,033 kilograms
January 1, 2007 to December 31, 2007.Dairy Mixtures
52,446,272 kilograms
January 1, 2007 to December 31, 2007.Blue Cheese
5,151,516 kilograms
January 1, 2007 to December 31, 2007.Cheddar Cheese
12,656,523 kilograms
January 1, 2007 to December 31, 2007.American-Type Cheese
12,208,739 kilograms
January 1, 2007 to December 31, 2007.Edam/Gouda Cheese
8,526,313 kilograms
January 1, 2007 to December 31, 2007.Italian-Type Cheese
23,435,224 kilograms
January 1, 2007 to December 31, 2007.Swiss Cheese with Eye Formation
33,850,685 kilograms
January 1, 2007 to December 31, 2007.Gruyere Process Cheese
7,783,826 kilograms
January 1, 2007 to December 31, 2007.Lowfat Cheese
2,554,432 kilograms
January 1, 2007 to December 31, 2007.NSPF Cheese
55,415,198 kilograms
January 1, 2007 to December 31, 2007.Peanuts
15,699 mt
April 1, 2006 to March 31, 2007.15,634 mt
April 1, 2007 to March 31, 2008.Peanut Butter/Paste
3,738 mt
January 1, 2007 to December 31, 2007.Raw Cane Sugar
1,172,199 mt
October 1, 2006 to September 30, 2007.1,411,011 mt
October 1, 2007 to September 30, 2008.Refined Sugar and Syrups
73,889 mt
October 1, 2006 to September 30, 2007.158,544 mt
October 1, 2007 to September 30, 2008.Blended Syrups
36 mt
October 1, 2006 to September 30, 2007.29 mt
October 1, 2007 to September 30, 2008.Articles Over 65% Sugar
358 mt
October  1, 2006 to September 30, 2007.593 mt
October 1, 2007 to September 30, 2008.Articles Over 10% Sugar
18,297 mt
October 1, 2006 to September 30, 2007.17,655 mt
October 1, 2007 to September 30, 2008.Sweetened Cocoa Powder
1,008 mt
October 1, 2006 to September 30, 2007.1,083 mt
October 1, 2007 to September 30, 2008.Chocolate Crumb
8,391,217 kilograms
January 1, 2007 to December 31, 2007.Lowfat Chocolate Crumb
274,366 kilograms
January 1, 2007 to December 31, 2007.Infant Formula Containing Oligosaccharides
33,896 kilograms
January 1, 2007 to December 31, 2007.Mixes and Doughs
101 mt
October  1, 2006 to September 30, 2007.111 mt
October 1, 2007 to September 30, 2008.Mixed Condiments and Seasonings
0 mt
October 1, 2006 to September 30, 2007.0 mt
October 1, 2007 to September 30, 2008.Ice Cream
1,700,229 liters
January 1, 2007 to December 31, 2007.Animal Feed Containing Milk
71,519 kilograms
January 1, 2007 to December 31, 2007.Short Staple Cotton
29,945 kilograms
September 20, 2006 to September 19, 2007.128,095 kilograms
September 20, 2007 to September 19, 2008.Harsh or Rough Cotton
0 kilograms
August 1, 2006 to July 31, 2007.0 kilograms
August 1, 2007 to July 31, 2008.Medium Staple Cotton
2,361,931 kilograms
August 1, 2006 to July 31, 2007.2,113,814 kilograms
August 1, 2007 to July 31, 2008.Extra Long Staple Cotton
8,109,615 kilograms
August 1, 2006 to July 31, 2007.7,045,601 kilograms
August 1, 2007 to July 31, 2008.Cotton Waste
7,692 kilograms
September 20, 2006 to September 19, 2007.5,128 kilograms
September 20, 2007 to September 19, 2008.Cotton, Processed, Not Spun
26,833 kilograms
September 11, 2006 to September 10, 2007.19,473 kilograms
September 11, 2007 to September 10, 2008.


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