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The regulation at 7 CFR 6.33(a) also 

provides that the Licensing Authority 

will announce the annual fee for each 

license and that such fee will be set out 

in a notice to be published in the 

Federal Register. Accordingly, this 

notice sets out the fee for the licenses to 

be issued for the 2024 calendar year. 

The total cost to the Department of 

Agriculture of administering the 

licensing system for 2024 has been 

estimated to be $936,025.00 and the 

estimated number of licenses expected 

to be issued is 2,674. Of the total cost, 

$503,619.00 represents staff and 

supervisory costs directly related to 

administering the licensing system, and 

$432,406.00 represents other 

miscellaneous costs, including travel, 

publications, forms, and Automatic Data 

Processing (ADP) system support. 

Accordingly, notice is hereby given 

that the fee for each license issued to a 

person or firm for the 2024 calendar 

year, in accordance with 7 CFR 6.33, 

will be $350 per license. 

Aileen Mannix, 

Acting Licensing Authority, Foreign 

Agricultural Service. 

[FR Doc. 2023–18901 Filed 8–30–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–10–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Foreign Agricultural Service 

Adjustment of Appendices Under the 

Dairy Tariff-Rate Quota Import 

Licensing Regulation 

AGENCY: Foreign Agricultural Service, 

USDA. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces the 

transfer of amounts for certain dairy 

articles from the historical license 

category (Appendix 1) to the lottery 

(nonhistorical) license category 

(Appendix 2) pursuant to the Dairy 

Tariff-Rate Quota Import Licensing 

regulations for the 2023 quota year. 

DATES: August 31, 2023. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Elizabeth Riley, (202) 720–6868, 

Elizabeth.riley@usda.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Foreign Agricultural Service, under a 

delegation of authority from the Under 

Secretary for Trade and Foreign 

Agricultural Affairs, administers the 

Dairy Tariff-Rate Import Quota 

Licensing Regulation codified at 7 CFR 

6.20–6.36 that provides for the issuance 

of licenses to import certain dairy 

articles under tariff-rate quotas (TRQs) 

as set forth in the Harmonized Tariff 

Schedule (HTS) of the United States. 

These dairy articles may only be entered 

into the United States at the low-tier 

tariff by or for the account of a person 

or firm to whom such licenses have 

been issued and only in accordance 

with the terms and conditions of the 

regulation. 

Licenses are issued on a calendar year 

basis, and each license authorizes the 

license holder to import a specified 

quantity and type of dairy article from 

a specified country of origin. The 

Imports Program, Foreign Agricultural 

Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 

issues these licenses and, in conjunction 

with U.S. Customs and Border 

Protection, U.S. Department of 

Homeland Security, monitors their use. 

The regulation at 7 CFR 6.34(a) states 

that whenever a historical license 

(Appendix 1) is permanently 

surrendered, revoked by the Licensing 

Authority, or not issued to an applicant 

pursuant to the provisions of § 6.23, 

then the amount of such license will be 

transferred to Appendix 2. Section 

6.34(b) provides that the cumulative 

annual transfers will be published by 

notice in the Federal Register. 

Accordingly, this document sets forth 

the revised Appendices in the table 

below. Although there are no changes to 

the quantities for designated licenses 

(Appendix 3 and Appendix 4), those 

numbers are also included in the table 

below for completeness. 

Aileen Mannix, 

Acting Licensing Authority, Foreign 

Agricultural Service. 

ARTICLES SUBJECT TO DAIRY IMPORT LICENSES

[Kilograms] 1

Historical 

licenses 

(appendix 1) 2

Lottery licenses 

(appendix 2) 3

Sum of 

appendix 1 & 2 4

Designated 

licenses 

(Tokyo round, 

appendix 3) 4

Designated 

licenses 

(Uruguay 

round, 

appendix 4) 4

Total 4

NON-CHEESE ARTICLES, Notes 6, 7, 8, 12, 14 

(Appendix 1 reduction): 

Butter (Note 6, Commodity Code G) ........................ 4,200,466 2,776,534 6,977,000 ........................ ........................ 6,977,000 

EU–27 ................................................................ 53,445 28,654 82,099 ........................ ........................ ........................

New Zealand ...................................................... 76,503 74,090 150,593 ........................ ........................ ........................

United Kingdom ................................................. 7,144 6,918 14,062 ........................ ........................ ........................

Other Countries .................................................. 31,863 42,072 73,935 ........................ ........................ ........................

Any Country ....................................................... 4,031,511 2,624,800 6,656,311 ........................ ........................ ........................

Dried Skim Milk (Note 7, Commodity Code K) ......... 0 5,261,000 5,261,000 ........................ ........................ 5,261,000 

Australia ............................................................. 0 600,076 600,076 ........................ ........................ ........................

Canada ............................................................... 0 219,565 219,565 ........................ ........................ ........................

Any Country ....................................................... 0 4,441,359 4,441,359 ........................ ........................ ........................

Dried Whole Milk (Note 8, Commodity Code H) ...... 0 3,321,300 3,321,300 ........................ ........................ 3,321,300 

New Zealand ...................................................... 0 3,175 3,175 ........................ ........................ ........................

Any Country ....................................................... 0 3,318,125 3,318,125 ........................ ........................ ........................

Dried Buttermilk/Whey (Note 12, Commodity Code 

M) ........................................................................... 0 224,981 224,981 ........................ ........................ 224,981 

Canada ............................................................... 0 161,161 161,161 ........................ ........................ ........................

New Zealand ...................................................... 0 63,820 63,820 ........................ ........................ ........................

Butter Substitutes Containing Over 45 Percent of 

Butterfat and/or Butter Oil (Note 14, Commodity 

Code SU) ............................................................... 0 6,080,500 6,080,500 ........................ ........................ 6,080,500 

Any Country ....................................................... 0 6,080,500 6,080,500 ........................ ........................ ........................

Total: Non-Cheese Articles ......................... 4,200,466 17,664,315 21,864,781 ........................ ........................ 21,864,781 

Cheese Articles (Notes 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 

23, 25): 


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[Kilograms] 1

Historical 

licenses 

(appendix 1) 2

Lottery licenses 

(appendix 2) 3

Sum of 

appendix 1 & 2 4

Designated 

licenses 

(Tokyo round, 

appendix 3) 4

Designated 

licenses 

(Uruguay 

round, 

appendix 4) 4

Total 4

Cheese and Substitutes for Cheese (Note 16, Commodity Code OT) (¥346,844 kg) .......................... 16,536,559 14,933,172 31,469,731 9,661,128 7,496,000 48,626,859 

Argentina ............................................................ 0 7,690 7,690 92,310 ........................ 100,000 

Australia ............................................................. 13,122 528,048 541,170 758,830 1,750,000 3,050,000 

Canada ............................................................... 882,039 258,961 1,141,000 ........................ ........................ 1,141,000 

Costa Rica ......................................................... 0 0 0 ........................ 1,550,000 1,550,000 

EU–27 (not including Portugal) (¥136,766 kg) 12,566,115 8,709,452 21,275,567 835,707 3,168,576 25,279,850 

Portugal .............................................................. 65,838 63,471 129,309 223,691 ........................ 353,000 

Israel .................................................................. 79,696 0 79,696 593,304 ........................ 673,000

Iceland ................................................................ 29,054 0 294,000 29,000 ........................ 323,000 

New Zealand ...................................................... 1,314,690 3,500,782 4,815,472 6,506,528 ........................ 11,322,000 

Norway ............................................................... 122,860 27,140 150,000 ........................ ........................ 150,000 

Switzerland ......................................................... 505,880 165,532 671,412 548,588 500,000 1,720,000 

Uruguay .............................................................. 0 0 0 ........................ 250,000 250,000 

United Kingdom (¥210,078 kg) ........................ 875,138 987,642 1,862,780 73,170 277,424 2,213,374 

Other Countries .................................................. 82,127 119,508 201,635 ........................ ........................ 201,635 

Any Country ....................................................... 0 300,000 300,000 ........................ ........................ 300,000 

Blue-Mold Cheese (Note 17, Commodity Code B) 

(¥3,324 kg) ........................................................... 1,919,656 561,345 2,481,001 ........................ 430,000 2,911,001 

Argentina ............................................................ 2,000 0 2,000 ........................ ........................ 2,000 

EU–27 (¥2,941 kg) ........................................... 1,905,316 552,989 2,458,305 ........................ 347,078 2,805,383 

Chile ................................................................... 0 0 0 ........................ 80,000 80,000 

United Kingdom (¥383 kg) ............................... 12,340 8,355 20,695 ........................ 2,922 23,617 

Other Countries .................................................. 0 1 1 ........................ ........................ 1 

Cheddar Cheese (Note 18, Commodity Code C) 

(¥10,749 kg) ......................................................... 2,245,742 2,038,114 4,283,856 519,033 7,620,000 12,422,889 

Australia (¥4,676 kg) ........................................ 867,866 116,633 984,499 215,501 1,250,000 2,450,000 

Chile ................................................................... 0 0 0 0 220,000 220,000 

EU–27 (¥1,513 kg) ........................................... 12,106 71,431 83,537 0 333,515 417,052 

New Zealand (¥4,560 kg) ................................. 1,260,510 1,535,958 2,796,468 303,532 5,100,000 8,200,000 

United Kingdom ................................................. 26,006 153,457 179,463 0 716,485 895,948 

Other Countries .................................................. 79,254 60,635 139,889 ........................ ........................ 139,889 

Any Country ....................................................... 0 100,000 100,000 ........................ ........................ 100,000 

American-Type Cheese (Note 19, Commodity Code 

A) (¥12,766 kg) .................................................... 1,124,658 2,040,895 3,165,553 357,003 0 3,522,556 

Australia (¥3,696 kg) ........................................ 744,943 136,055 880,998 119,002 ........................ 1,000,000 

EU–27 ................................................................ 131,539 222,461 354,000 ........................ ........................ 354,000 

New Zealand (¥9,070 kg) ................................. 145,120 1,616,879 1,761,999 238,001 ........................ 2,000,000 

Other Countries .................................................. 103,056 65,500 168,556 ........................ ........................ 168,556 

Edam and Gouda Cheese (Note 20, Commodity 

Code D) (¥8,629 kg) ............................................ 4,230,506 1,375,896 5,606,402 0 1,210,000 6,816,402 

Argentina ............................................................ 105,418 19,582 125,000 ........................ 110,000 235,000 

EU–27 (¥8,629 kg) ........................................... 4,009,280 1,279,720 5,289,000 ........................ 1,100,000 6,389,000 

Norway ............................................................... 111,046 55,954 167,000 ........................ ........................ 167,000 

Other Countries .................................................. 4,762 20,640 25,402 ........................ ........................ 25,402 

Italian-Type Cheeses (Note 21, Commodity Code 

D) (¥2,288 kg) ...................................................... 5,824,262 1,696,285 7,520,547 795,517 5,165,000 13,481,064 

Argentina ............................................................ 3,507,548 617,935 4,125,483 367,517 1,890,000 6,383,000 

EU–27 (¥2,288 kg) ........................................... 2,316,714 1,065,286 3,382,000 ........................ 2,025,000 5,407,000 

Romania ............................................................. 0 0 0 ........................ 500,000 500,000 

Uruguay .............................................................. 0 0 0 428,000 750,000 1,178,000 

Other Countries .................................................. 0 13,064 13,064 ........................ ........................ 13,064 

Swiss or Emmenthaler Cheese (Note 22, Commodity Code GR) (¥4,546 kg) ............................. 3,378,368 3,272,946 6,651,314 823,519 380,000 7,854,833 

EU–27 (¥4,546 kg) ........................................... 2,155,902 2,996,092 5,151,994 393,006 380,000 5,925,000 

Switzerland ......................................................... 1,211,306 208,181 1,419,487 430,513 ........................ 1,850,000 

Other Countries .................................................. 11,160 68,673 79,833 ........................ ........................ 79,833 

Lowfat Cheese (Note 23, Commodity Code LF) ...... 1,173,766 3,251,142 4,424,908 1,050,000 0 5,474,908 

EU–27 ................................................................ 1,173,766 3,251,141 4,424,907 ........................ ........................ 4,424,907 

Israel .................................................................. 0 0 0 50,000 ........................ 50,000 

New Zealand ...................................................... 0 0 0 1,000,000 ........................ 1,000,000 

Other Countries .................................................. 0 1 1 ........................ ........................ 1 

Swiss or Emmenthaler Cheese With Eye Formation 

(Note 25, Commodity Code SW) (¥9,092 kg) ..... 12,855,263 9,442,068 22,297,331 9,557,945 2,620,000 34,475,276 

Argentina ............................................................ 0 9,115 9,115 70,885 ........................ 80,000 

Australia ............................................................. 209,698 0 209,698 290,302 ........................ 500,000

Canada ............................................................... 0 0 0 70,000 ........................ 70,000 

EU–27 (¥9,092 kg) ........................................... 9,635,502 6,841,326 16,476,828 4,003,172 2,420,000 22,900,000 

Iceland ................................................................ 0 149,999 149,999 150,001 ........................ 300,000 

Israel .................................................................. 0 27,000 27,000 ........................ ........................ 27,000 

Norway ............................................................... 2,207,873 1,447,437 3,655,310 3,227,690 ........................ 6,883,000 

Switzerland ......................................................... 759,369 924,736 1,684,105 1,745,895 200,000 3,630,000 

Other Countries .................................................. 42,821 42,455 85,276 ........................ ........................ 85,276 

Total: Cheese Articles (¥398,238 kg) ....... 49,288,780 38,611,863 87,900,643 22,764,145 24,921,000 135,585,788 


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ARTICLES SUBJECT TO DAIRY IMPORT LICENSES—Continued 

[Kilograms] 1

Historical 

licenses 

(appendix 1) 2

Lottery licenses 

(appendix 2) 3

Sum of 

appendix 1 & 2 4

Designated 

licenses 

(Tokyo round, 

appendix 3) 4

Designated 

licenses 

(Uruguay 

round, 

appendix 4) 4

Total 4

Total: Cheese & Non-Cheese ............. 53,489,246 56,276,178 109,765,424 22,764,145 24,921,000 157,450,569 

1Source of the total TRQs is the U.S. Harmonized Tariff Schedule, Chapter 4, in the corresponding Additional U.S. Notes. 

2 Reduced from 2022 by a total of -398,238 kg. 

3 Increased from 2022 by a total of 398,238 kg. 

4 No change. 

[FR Doc. 2023–18900 Filed 8–30–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–10–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

National Institute of Food and 

Agriculture 

Notice of Intent To Extend and Revise 

a Currently Approved Information 

Collection 

AGENCY: National Institute of Food and 

Agriculture, U.S. Department of 

Agriculture (USDA). 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 and 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) regulations, this notice 

announces the National Institute of 

Food and Agriculture’s (NIFA) intention 

to extend and revise a currently 

approved information collection 

entitled, ‘‘Reporting Requirements for 

State Plans of Work for Agricultural 

Research and Extension Formula 

Funds.’’ NIFA is proposing to change 

the collection title to ‘‘NIFA Reporting 

System (NRS)’’, include a new financial 

reporting module, modify existing 

reports in order to request digital 

persistent identifiers, and allow 

respondents to provide information on 

Co-Project Director(s) when applicable. 

DATES: Written comments on this notice 

must be received by October 30, 2023 to 

be assured of consideration. Comments 

received after that date will be 

considered to the extent practicable. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

through the Federal eRulemaking Portal: 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

Instructions: All comments received 

will be posted without change to 

www.regulations.gov, including any 

personal information provided. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Laura Givens, 816–527–5379, 

Laura.Givens@usda.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title of Collection: NIFA Reporting 

System (NRS). 

OMB Control Number: 0524–0036. 

Expiration Date of Current Approval: 

10/31/2025. 

Type of Request: Notice of intent to 

extend and revise a currently approved 

information collection. 

Abstract: The ‘‘NIFA Reporting 

System’’ (NRS), provides data 

management and reporting for capacity 

funded research projects and extension 

programs. NRS currently contains the 

Agricultural Research, Extension, and 

Education Reform Act of 1998 

(AREERA) (7 U.S.C. 7601 et seq.) Plans 

of Work, Annual Reports of 

Accomplishments, and other capacity 

grant data for research projects and 

extension programs. The programs are 

authorized pursuant to the authorities 

contained in the McIntire-Stennis 

Cooperative Forestry Act of 1962 (16 

U.S.C. 582a et seq.), the Hatch Act of 

1887 and the Hatch Multistate Research 

Fund (7 U.S.C. 361a and 361c), the 

Agricultural Extension at 1890 LandGrant Institutions (7 U.S.C. 3221), 

Agricultural research at 1890 land-grant 

colleges (7 U.S.C. 3222), Animal Health 

and Disease Research (7 U.S.C. 3195), 

Renewable Resources Extension Act of 

1978 (16 U.S.C. 1674), District of 

Columbia Public Post-secondary 

Education Reorganization Act (DC ST 

Section 38–1202.09), and the SmithLever Act (7 U.S.C. 341). 

NIFA proposes to add a new financial 

module within NRS comprised of two 

separate forms: the Financial Report 

form and the Office of Grants and 

Financial Management (OGFM) 

supplemental information form. 

The Financial Report form will 

capture expenditures for individual 

research projects and extension 

programs and will allow for both 

individual and bulk data entry options. 

This reporting would include NIFA, 

other federal, state, and other funding 

expenditures and Full Time Equivalents 

(FTE) supporting the project/program 

during the fiscal year of reporting. 

The OGFM Supplemental Information 

Form will collect information on 

required target percentages for 

integrated and extension programs 

required to submit this information as 

part of AREERA reporting requirements. 

NIFA plans to prepopulate some of the 

fields in the form so that the response 

will be limited to total expenditures of 

three types (Hatch (Regular and 

Multistate) integrated, Smith-Lever 

multistate, and Smith-Lever extension 

activities), any carryover used, and 

information for a waiver (if applicable). 

NIFA also proposes to modify the 

Project/Program Initiation report to 

include a new optional field for CoProject Directors. 

Finally, NIFA also seeks to modify the 

Project/Program Results report to 

include a new field for digital persistent 

identifiers associated with products 

resulting from capacity funded research 

projects and extension programs. 

Total Estimate of the Burden: The 

estimated annual reporting burden for 

the NRS collection is as follows: 

I. Plan of Work 

The total annual estimated burden for 

this information collection is 4,800 

hours. This includes the time needed for 

participant education; data entry, 

aggregation, and reporting; and 

preparation, review, and submission of 

program plans and budgetary 

information. There are four components 

of the Plan of Work: Executive 

Summary, Merit and Scientific Peer 

Review Processes, Stakeholder Input, 

and Critical Issues. 

Estimate of Burden: 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 75 

per year. 

Estimated Number of Responses per 

Respondent: 1. 

Estimated Burden per Response: 64 

hours. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 4,800 hours. 

Frequency of Responses: Annually. 

II. Annual Report of Accomplishments 

and Results 

The total annual estimated burden for 

this information collection is 4,800 

hours. This includes the time needed for 

participant education; data entry, 


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