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 Department of Agriculture Commodity Credit Corporation
 AGENCY: Commodity Credit Corporation, USDA.
 ACTION: Notice.
 SUMMARY: The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is issuing this notice to: revise fiscal year (FY) 2023 (crop year 2022) State cane sugar allotments and allocations to sugarcane processors; reassign FY 2023 cane sugar marketing allocations to raw cane sugar imports already anticipated; and announce the FY 2024 (crop year 2023) overall sugar marketing allotment quantity (OAQ), State cane sugar allotments, and sugar beet and sugarcane processor allocations. The actions to revise and reassign apply to all domestic cane sugar marketed for human consumption in the United States from October 1, 2022, through September 30, 2023, and the action to announce the allocations applies to all domestic beet and cane sugar marketed for human consumption in the United States from October 1, 2023, through September 30, 2024.
 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kent Lanclos, telephone, (202) 720-0114; or email, 
                        *kent.lanclos@usda.gov.*
                         Individuals who require alternative means of communication should contact the USDA TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and text telephone (TTY)) or dial 711 for Telecommunications Relay Service (both voice and text telephone users can initiate this call from any telephone).


SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Revisions and Reassignments of FY 2023 Sugar Cane Allotments and Allocations The Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938, as amended requires USDA to establish the OAQ at a quantity not less than 85 percent of the estimated quantity of sugar for domestic human consumption for the crop year. On September 30, 2022, USDA announced the initial FY 2023 OAQ, which was established at 10,646,250 short tons, raw value (STRV), equal to 85 percent of 12,525,000 STRV, the estimated quantity of sugar for domestic human consumption for the year as forecast in the September 2022 World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates report (WASDE). The notice was issued in the 
                    **Federal Register**
                     on September 30, 2022 (87 FR 59390-59391). USDA requires that 54.35 percent of the OAQ be distributed among beet processors and 45.65 percent be distributed among the sugarcane States and cane processors. The beet and cane sector allotments were distributed to individual processors according to formulas prescribed by the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 (7 U.S.C. 1359aa-1359jj) and 7 CFR part 1435. In the March 2023 WASDE release, USDA increased the FY 2023 estimate of sugar consumption for food use to 12,600,000 STRV. As a result, USDA increased the FY 2023 OAQ to 10,710,000 STRV, increased the beet sector allotment to 5,820,885 STRV, raised the cane sector allotment to 4,889,115 STRV, and revised beet and cane processor allocations accordingly. This notice was issued in the 
                    **Federal Register**
                     notice on April 11, 2023 (88 FR 21704-21606). In accordance with section 359e of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 (7 U.S.C. 1359ee), after evaluating each sugarcane processor's ability to market its full allocation, USDA is transferring FY 2023 allocations from sugarcane processors with surplus allocation to those with deficit allocation as shown in the table below. USDA has also determined that domestic cane sugar supplies are inadequate to fill the FY 2023 cane sugar marketing allotment. In accordance with 7 U.S.C. 1359ee(b)(2), USDA is reassigning 100,000 STRV of the deficit to raw cane sugar imports already anticipated, given the absence of any Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) stocks of sugar. In 
                    ( print page 70921)
                    Table 1 below, each sugar cane processor's allocation following these changes is shown in the column labeled “Revised Allocations & Allotments” and the amount of change in each cane processor's allocation in the column labeled “Reassignments.” USDA is not reassigning any FY 2023 beet allocations to raw cane sugar imports at this time given the uncertainty about how much beet sugar will be produced from new crop sugar beets in the final 2 months (August-September) of FY 2023. Table 1—Revision of FY 2023 State Allotments, Cane Processor Allocations and Reassignment to Raw Cane Sugar Imports Already Anticipated
Distribution
Initial FY23
                             allotments & 
                             allocations
FY23
                             revisions 
                             4/11/23
Reassignments
Revised
                             allotments & 
                             allocationsBeet Sugar
5,786,237
5,570,885
0
5,570,885Cane Sugar
4,860,013
4,389,115
−100,000
4,289,115Beet Reassign to Raw Cane Sugar Imports

250,000
0
250,000Cane Reassign to Raw Cane Sugar Imports

500,000
100,000
600,000Total OAQ
10,646,250
10,710,000
0
10,710,00Amalgamated Sugar
1,238,877
1,193,737
0
1,193,737American Crystal Sugar
2,128,113
2,039,915
0
2,039,915Michigan Sugar
597,577
707,281
0
707,281Minn-Dak Farmers Coop
401,848
419,754
0
419,754So Minn Beet Sugar
780,958
650,595
0
650,595Western Sugar
590,415
515,519
0
515,519Wyoming Sugar
48,449
44,085
0
44,085Total Beet Sugar
5,786,237
5,570,885
0
5,570,885Florida
2,612,146
2,152,475
−104,118
2,048,357Louisiana
2,020,789
2,134,997
20,528
2,155,525Texas
227,078
101,643
−16,410
85,233Total Cane Sugar
4,860,013
4,389,115
−100,000
4,289,115Florida:Florida Crystals
1,075,489
772,420
−62,806
709,614Growers Cooperative
469,887
406,257
−6,757
399,501U.S. Sugar
1,066,770
973,798
−34,556
939,242Total Florida
2,612,146
2,152,475
−104,118
2,048,357Louisiana:Sugar Growers and Refiners
1,402,896
1,463,932
20,528
1,484,460M.A. Patout
617,893
671,065
0
671,065Total Louisiana
2,020,789
2,134,997
20,528
2,155,525Texas:Rio Grande Valley
227,078
101,643
−16,410
85,233* Values may not sum to row or column totals due to rounding.
 FY 2024 Overall Sugar Marketing Allotment, Cane Sugar and Beet Sugar Marketing Allotments, and Company Allocations USDA is establishing the initial FY 2024 (crop year 2023) OAQ at 10,667,500 STRV, equal to 85 percent of 12,550,000 STRV, the estimated quantity of sugar for domestic human consumption for FY 2024 as forecast in the September 2023 WASDE. As noted above, 54.35 percent of the OAQ is distributed among beet processors and 45.65 percent is distributed among the sugarcane States and cane processors, with the beet and cane sector allotments distributed to individual processors according to formulas set out in the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 and 7 CFR part 1435. Although the Act directs USDA to assign 325,000 STRV of the cane sector allotment to “offshore States,” CCC has determined that no offshore States exist. While sugar cane was formerly produced in Puerto Rico and Hawaii, CCC has determined that both States have permanently exited sugarcane production. As a result, CCC has allocated the 325,000 STRV of the cane sector allotment previously reserved for offshore States to the mainland sugarcane producing States. The initial FY 2024 sugar marketing State allotments and processor allocations are listed in Table 2 below. Table 2—Initial FY 2024 State Allotments and Beet and Cane Processor Allocations
Distribution
Initial
                             FY 2024 
                             allotments & 
                             allocationsBeet Sugar
5,797,786Cane Sugar
4,869,714Total OAQ
10,667,500Amalgamated Sugar
1,241,350American Crystal Sugar
2,132,371Michigan Sugar
598,769Minn-Dak Farmers Coop
402,650So Minn Beet Sugar
782,517Western Sugar
591,583( print page 70922)Wyoming Sugar
48,546Total Beet Sugar
5,797,786Florida
2,617,360Louisiana
2,024,823Texas
227,531Total Cane Sugar
4,869,714Florida:Florida Crystals
1,077,635Growers Cooperative
470,825U.S. Sugar
1,068,900Total Florida
2,617,360Louisiana:Sugar Growers and Refiners
1,405,697M.A. Patout
619,126Total Louisiana
2,024,823Texas:Rio Grande Valley
227,531* Values may not sum to column totals due to rounding.
 USDA will closely monitor stocks, consumption, imports and all sugar market and program variables on an ongoing basis and may make program adjustments during FY 2024 if needed. USDA Non-Discrimination Policy In accordance with Federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, USDA, its Agencies, offices, and employees, and institutions participating in or administering USDA programs are prohibited from discriminating based on race, color, national origin, religion, sex, gender identity (including gender expression), sexual orientation, disability, age, marital status, family or parental status, income derived from a public assistance program, political beliefs, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity, in any program or activity conducted or funded by USDA (not all bases apply to all programs). Remedies and complaint filing deadlines vary by program or incident. Individuals who require alternative means of communication for program information (for example, braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language, etc.) should contact the responsible Agency or the USDA TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and text telephone (TTY)) or dial 711 for Telecommunications Relay Service (both voice and text telephone users can initiate this call from any telephone). Additionally, program information may be made available in languages other than English. To file a program discrimination complaint, complete the USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form, AD-3027, found online at 
                    *https://www.usda.gov/​oascr/​how-to-file-a-program-discrimination-complaint*
                     and at any USDA office or write a letter addressed to USDA and provide in the letter all the information requested in the form. To request a copy of the complaint form, call (866) 632-9992. Submit your completed form or letter to USDA by: (1) mail to: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, 1400 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20250-9410; (2) fax: (202) 690-7442; or (3) email: 
                    *program.intake@usda.gov.* USDA is an equal opportunity provider, employer, and lender. Zach Ducheneaux, Administrator, Farm Service Agency, and Executive Vice President, Commodity Credit Corporation.


[FR Doc. 2023-22638 Filed 10-12-23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3411-E2-P