[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 208 (Monday, October 28, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 85505-85506]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-24956]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration


Quarterly Update to Annual Listing of Foreign Government 
Subsidies on Articles of Cheese Subject to an In-Quota Rate of Duty

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, 
Department of Commerce.

DATES: Comments must be submitted by December 31, 2024.

ADDRESSES: 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. All 
comments must be submitted through the Federal eRulemaking Portal at 
https://www.regulations.gov, Docket No. ITA-2020-0005. The materials in 
the docket will not be edited to remove identifying or contact 
information, and Commerce cautions against including any information in 
an electronic submission that the submitter does not want publicly 
disclosed. Attachments to electronic comments will be accepted in 
Microsoft Word, Excel, or Adobe PDF formats only.
    All comments should be addressed to Ryan Majerus, Deputy Assistant 
Secretary for Policy and Negotiations, performing the non-exclusive 
functions and duties of the Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and 
Compliance, at the U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution 
Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Samuel Brummitt, 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) 482-7851.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On August 5, 2024 the U.S. 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 January 
1, 2024, through March 31, 2024.\1\ In the First Quarter 2024 Update, 
we requested that any party that had information on foreign government 
subsidy programs that benefited articles of cheese subject to an in-
quota rate of duty submit such information to Commerce.\2\ We received 
no comments, information, or requests for consultation from any party.
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    \1\ See Quarterly Update to Annual Listing of Foreign Government 
Subsidies on Articles of Cheese Subject to an In-Quota Rate of Duty, 
89 FR 63405 (August 5, 2024) (First Quarter 2024 Update).
    \2\ Id.
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    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 April 1, 2024, through June 30, 2024. 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.
    This determination and notice are in accordance with section 702(a) 
of the Act.

    Dated: October 22, 2024.
Abdelali Elouaradia,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.

Appendix
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    \3\ Defined in 19 U.S.C. 1677(5).
    \4\ Defined in 19 U.S.C. 1677(6).
    \5\ The 27 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, and Sweden.

                         Subsidy Programs on Cheese Subject to an In-Quota Rate of Duty
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                                                                            Gross \3\ subsidy   Net \4\ Subsidy
                 Country                             Program(s)                   ($/lb)             ($/lb)
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27 European Union Member States.\5\       European Union Restitution                    $0.00              $0.00
                                           Payments.
Canada..................................  Export Assistance on Certain                   0.47               0.47
                                           Types of Cheese.

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Norway..................................  Indirect (Milk) Subsidy.........               0.00               0.00
                                          Consumer Subsidy................               0.00               0.00
                                          Total...........................               0.00               0.00
Switzerland.............................  Deficiency Payments.............               0.00               0.00
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[FR Doc. 2024-24956 Filed 10-25-24; 8:45 am]
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