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 Department of Commerce International Trade Administration
 AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce.
 DATES: Applicable August 8, 2018.
 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Stephanie Moore, AD/CVD Operations, Office III, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20230, telephone: (202) 482-3692.


SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On April 25, 2018, the Department of Commerce (Commerce), pursuant to section 702(h) of the Trade Agreements Act of 1979 (as amended) (the Act), published the quarterly update to the annual listing of foreign government subsidies on articles of cheese subject to an in-quota rate of duty covering the period October 1, 2017, through December 31, 2017.[1]
                    
                     In the 
                    *Fourth Quarter 2017 Update,*
                     we requested that any party, that has information on foreign government subsidy programs that benefit articles of cheese subject to an in-quote rate of duty, to submit such information to Commerce.[2]
                    
                     We received no comments, information or requests for consultation from any party. Pursuant to section 702(h) of the Act, we hereby provide Commerce's update of subsidies on articles of cheese that were imported during the period January 1, 2018, through March 31, 2018. The appendix to this notice lists the country, the subsidy program or programs, and the gross and net amounts of each subsidy for which information is currently available. Commerce will incorporate additional programs which are found to constitute subsidies, and additional information on the subsidy programs listed, as the information is developed. Commerce encourages any person having information on foreign government subsidy programs which benefit articles of cheese subject to an in-quota rate of duty to submit such information in writing to the Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20230. This determination and notice are in accordance with section 702(a) of the Act. Dated: July 31, 2018. Gary Taverman, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Operations, performing the non-exclusive functions and duties of the Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
 Appendix Subsidy Programs on Cheese Subject to an In-Quota Rate of Duty
Country
Program(s)
Gross 3
                              
                             subsidy  
                             ($/lb)
Net 4
                              
                             subsidy  
                             ($/lb)28 European Union Member States 5
European Union Restitution Payments
$0.00
$0.00Canada
Export Assistance on Certain Types of Cheese
0.44
0.44Norway
Indirect (Milk) Subsidy
0.00
0.00Consumer Subsidy
0.00
0.00Total
0.00
0.00Switzerland
Deficiency Payments
0.00
0.00


# Footnotes

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                        *See Quarterly Update to Annual Listing of Foreign Government Subsidies on Articles of Cheese Subject to an In-Quota Rate of Duty,*83 FR 18000 (April 25, 2018) (
                        *Fourth Quarter 2017 Update*). Back to Citation
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                        *Id.* Back to Citation
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                         Defined in 19 U.S.C. 1677(5). 4.
    
                         Defined in 19 U.S.C. 1677(6). 5.
    
                         The 28 member states of the European Union are: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, and the United Kingdom. Back to Citation


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