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enables respondents to enter short 

comments or attach a file containing 

lengthier comments. 

• Email: Shane.Danielson@

USDA.gov. Include OMB Control 

Number 0551–0035 in the subject line of 

the message. 

• Mail, Courier, or Hand Delivery: 

Shane Danielson, Senior Director, 

International Food Assistance Division, 

Foreign Agricultural Service, U.S. 

Department of Agriculture, Stop 1034, 

Washington, DC 20250–1034. 

Instructions: All submissions must be 

identified by the OMB Control Number 

0551–0035 and include the name of the 

agency, the Foreign Agricultural 

Service. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Shane Danielson, Senior Director, 

International Food Assistance Division, 

Foreign Agricultural Service, U.S. 

Department of Agriculture, Stop 1034, 

Washington, DC 20250–1034; or by 

email at Shane.Danielson@USDA.gov; 

or by telephone at (202) 720–1230. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Foreign Donation of 

Agricultural Commodities (section 

416(b) and Food for Progress programs) 

and McGovern-Dole International Food 

for Education and Child Nutrition 

Program. 

OMB Number: 0551–0035. 

Expiration Date of Approval: April 30, 

2024. 

Type of Request: Extension of a 

currently approved information 

collection. 

Abstract: Under the section 416(b) 

and Food for Progress programs (the 

‘‘Foreign Donation Programs’’) and the 

McGovern-Dole International Food for 

Education and Child Nutrition 

(‘‘McGovern-Dole’’) Program, 

information will be gathered from 

applicants desiring to receive federal 

awards under the programs to determine 

the viability of requests for resources to 

implement activities in foreign 

countries. Recipients of awards under 

the programs must submit compliance 

reports and other information until 

activities carried out with donated 

commodities or funds, or local 

currencies generated from the sale of 

donated commodities, are completed. 

Recipients that use the services of 

freight forwarders must submit 

certifications from the freight forwarders 

regarding their activities and 

affiliations. Documents are used to 

develop effective grant and cooperative 

agreements for awards under the 

programs and assure that statutory 

requirements and objectives are met. 

Estimate of Burden: The public 

reporting burden for each respondent 

resulting from information collections 

under the Foreign Donation Programs or 

the McGovern-Dole Program varies in 

direct relation to the number and type 

of agreements entered into by such 

respondent. The estimated average 

reporting burden for the Foreign 

Donation Programs is 45.74 hours per 

response and for the McGovern-Dole 

Program is 45.74 hours per response. 

Respondents: Private voluntary 

organizations, cooperatives, colleges 

and universities, foreign governments, 

intergovernmental organizations, freight 

forwarders, ship owners and brokers, 

and survey companies. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 61 

per annum. 

Estimated Number of Responses per 

Respondent: 32 per annum. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden: 

89,284.5 hours. 

Copies of this information collection 

may be obtained from Dacia Rogers, the 

Agency Information Collection 

Coordinator, at Dacia.Rogers@usda.gov. 

Request for Comments: Send 

comments regarding (a) whether the 

information to be collected is necessary 

for the proper performance of the 

functions of the agency, including 

whether the information will have 

practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the 

agency’s estimate of the burden of the 

collection of information, including the 

validity of the methodology and 

assumptions used; (c) ways to enhance 

the quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information to be collected; and (d) 

ways to minimize the burden of the 

collection of information on those who 

are to respond, including through the 

use of automated, electronic, 

mechanical, or other technological 

collection techniques, or other forms of 

information technology. 

All comments received in response to 

this notice, including names and 

addresses when provided, will be a 

matter of public record. Comments will 

be made available without change, 

including any personal information 

provided, for inspection online at http:// 

www.regulations.gov and at 1400 

Independence Avenue SW, Room 6648, 

Washington, DC 20250, between 8:00 

a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday through 

Friday, except holidays. Comments will 

be summarized and included in the 

submission for OMB approval. 

Persons with disabilities who require 

an alternative means for communication 

of information (Braille, large print, 

audiotape, etc.) should contact 

RARequest@usda.gov. 

Daniel Whitley, 

Administrator, Foreign Agricultural Service. 

[FR Doc. 2023–18773 Filed 8–30–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–10–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Foreign Agricultural Service 

Assessment of Fees for Dairy Import 

Licenses for the 2024 Tariff-Rate 

Import Quota Year 

AGENCY: Foreign Agricultural Service, 

USDA. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces a fee of 

$350 to be charged for the 2024 tariffrate quota (TRQ) year for each license 

issued to a person or firm by the 

Department of Agriculture authorizing 

the importation of certain dairy articles, 

which are subject to tariff-rate quotas set 

forth in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule 

(HTS) of the United States. 

DATES: This notice is applicable on 

August 31, 2023. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Elizabeth Riley, Dairy Import Licensing 

Program, Foreign Agricultural Service, 

U.S. Department of Agriculture, at (202) 

720–6868; or by email at: 

Elizabeth.riley@usda.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Dairy 

Tariff-Rate Quota Import Licensing 

Regulation promulgated by the 

Department of Agriculture and codified 

at 7 CFR 6.20–6.36 provides for the 

issuance of licenses to import certain 

dairy articles that are subject to TRQs 

set forth in the HTS. Those dairy articles 

may only be entered into the United 

States at the in-quota TRQ tariff-rates 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 use of 

such licenses is monitored by the 

Import Program within the Foreign 

Agricultural Service, U.S. Department of 

Agriculture, and U.S. Customs and 

Border Protection, U.S. Department of 

Homeland Security. 

The regulation at 7 CFR 6.33(a) 

provides that a fee will be charged for 

each license issued to a person or firm 

by the Licensing Authority to defray the 

Department of Agriculture’s costs of 

administering the licensing system 

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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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