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21047

Vol. 66, No. 82

Friday, April 27, 2001

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Office of the Secretary

7 CFR Part 6

Adjustment of Appendices to the Dairy

Tariff-Rate Import Quota Licensing

Regulation for the 2001 Tariff-Rate

Quota Year

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, USDA.

ACTION: Final rule.

SUMMARY: This document sets forth the

revised appendices to the Dairy TariffRate Import Quota Licensing Regulation

for the 2001 quota year reflecting the

cumulative annual transfers from

Appendix 1 to Appendix 2 for certain

dairy product import licenses

permanently surrendered by licensees

or revoked by the Licensing Authority.

EFFECTIVE DATE: April 27, 2001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Richard P. Warsack, Dairy Import Quota

Manager, Import Policies and Programs

Division, STOP 1021, U.S. Department

of Agriculture, 1400 Independence

Avenue, SW., Washington, D.C. 20250–

1021 or telephone at (202) 720–9439.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

Foreign Agricultural Service, under a

delegation of authority from the

Secretary of Agriculture, administers the

Dairy Tariff-Rate Import Quota

Licensing Regulation codified at 7 CFR

6.20–6.37 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 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 Import

Programs Group, Import Policies and

Programs Division, Foreign Agricultural

Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture,

issues these licenses and, in conjunction

with the U.S. Customs Service, monitors

their use.

The regulation at 7 CFR 6.34(a) states:

‘‘Whenever a historical license

(Appendix 1) is not issued to an

applicant pursuant to the provisions of

§ 6.23, is permanently surrendered or is

revoked by the Licensing Authority, the

amount of such license will be

transferred to Appendix 2.’’ Section

6.34(b) provides that the cumulative

annual transfers will be published in the

Federal Register. Accordingly, this

document sets forth the revised

Appendices for the 2001 tariff-rate quota

year.

List of Subjects in 7 CFR Part 6

Agricultural commodities, Cheese,

Dairy products, Imports, Reporting and

record keeping requirements.

Issued at Washington, D.C. the 17th day of

April, 2001.

Richard P. Warsack,

Licensing Authority.

Accordingly, 7 CFR Part 6 is amended

as follows:

PART 6—IMPORT QUOTAS AND FEES

1. The authority citation for Part 6,

Subpart—Dairy Tariff-Rate Import

Quota Licensing continues to read as

follows:

Authority: Additional U.S. Notes 6, 7, 8,

12, 14, 16–23 and 25 to Chapter 4 and

General Note 15 of the Harmonized Tariff

Schedule of the United States (19 U.S.C.

1202), Pub. L. 97–258, 96 Stat. 1051, as

amended (31 U.S.C. 9701), and secs. 103 and

404, Pub. L. 103–465, 108 Stat. 4819 (19

U.S.C. 3513 and 3601).

2. Appendices 1, 2 and 3 to Subpart—

Dairy Tariff-Rate Import Quota

Licensing are revised to read as follows:

Appendices 1, 2, and 3 to Subpart—Dairy Tariff-Rate Import Quota Licensing (Quantities in Kilograms)*

Article by additional U.S. note number and country of origin Appendix 1 Appendix 2

Appendix 3

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Non-Cheese Articles

Butter (Note 6) ................................................................................................. 5,592,278 1,384,722 ........................ ........................

EU–15 ....................................................................................................... 81,153 15,008 ........................ ........................

New Zealand ............................................................................................ 124,709 25,884 ........................ ........................

Other Countries ........................................................................................ 63,105 10,830 ........................ ........................

Any Country .............................................................................................. 5,323,311 1,333,000 ........................ ........................

Dried Skim Milk (Note 7) ................................................................................. 600,076 4,660,924 ........................ ........................

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

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

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

Dried Whole Milk (Note 8) ............................................................................... 3,175 3,318,125 ........................ ........................

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

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

Dried Buttermilk/Whey (Note 12) ..................................................................... 224,981 ........................ ........................ ........................

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

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

Butter Substitutes containing over 45 percent of butterfat and/or butter oil

(Note 14) ...................................................................................................... ........................ 6,080,500 ........................ ........................

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Appendix 3

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

Total: Non-Cheese Articles ............................................................... 6,420,510 15,444,271 ........................ ........................

Cheese Articles

Cheese and substitutes for cheese (except cheese not containing cow’s

milk and soft ripened cow’s milk cheese, cheese (except cottage cheese)

containing 0.5 percent or less by weight of butterfat and articles within

the scope of other import quotas provided for in this subchapter) (Note

16) ................................................................................................................ 23,832,227 7,638,504 9,661,128 7,496,000

Argentina .................................................................................................. 7,690 ........................ 92,310 ........................

Australia .................................................................................................... 535,628 5,542 758,830 1,750,000

Canada ..................................................................................................... 1,031,946 109,054 ........................ ........................

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

Czech Republic ........................................................................................ ........................ ........................ ........................ 200,000

EU–15 ....................................................................................................... 15,596,462 6,735,970 1,132,568 2,346,000

Of which Portugal is .......................................................................... 127,536 1,773 223,691 ........................

Israel ......................................................................................................... 79,696 ........................ 593,304 ........................

Iceland ...................................................................................................... 294,000 ........................ 29,000 ........................

New Zealand ............................................................................................ 4,516,178 299,294 6,506,528 ........................

Norway ...................................................................................................... 124,982 25,018 ........................ ........................

Poland ....................................................................................................... 917,497 18,727 ........................ 300,000

Slovak Republic ........................................................................................ ........................ ........................ ........................ 600,000

Switzerland ............................................................................................... 597,513 73,899 548,588 500,000

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

Other Countries ........................................................................................ 130,635 71,000 ........................ ........................

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

Blue-mold cheese (except Stilton produced in the United Kingdom) and

cheese and substitutes for cheese containing, or processed from, Bluemold cheese (Note 17) ................................................................................ 2,321,554 159,447 ........................ 430,000

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

EU–15 ....................................................................................................... 2,319,553 159,447 ........................ 300,000

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

Czech Republic ........................................................................................ ........................ ........................ ........................ 50,000

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

Cheddar Cheese, and cheese and substitutes for cheese containing, or

processed from, Cheddar cheese (Note 18) ............................................... 3,664,363 619,493 519,033 7,620,000

Australia .................................................................................................... 937,721 46,778 215,501 1,250,000

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

Czech Republic ........................................................................................ ........................ ........................ ........................ 50,000

EU–15 ....................................................................................................... 57,168 205,832 ........................ 1,000,000

New Zealand ............................................................................................ 2,543,600 252,868 303,532 5,100,000

Other Countries ........................................................................................ 125,874 14,015 ........................ ........................

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

American-type cheese, including Colby, washed curd and granular cheese

(but not including Cheddar) and cheese and substitutes for cheese containing or processed from such American-type cheese (Note 19) .............. 2,865,287 300,266 357,003 ........................

Australia .................................................................................................... 839,370 41,628 119,002 ........................

EU–15 ....................................................................................................... 190,758 163,242 ........................ ........................

New Zealand ............................................................................................ 1,671,294 90,705 238,001 ........................

Other Countries ........................................................................................ 163,865 4,691 ........................ ........................

Edam and Gouda cheese, and cheese and substitutes for cheese containing, or processed from, Edam and Gouda cheese (Note 20) ............... 5,296,988 309,414 ........................ 1,210,000

Argentina .................................................................................................. 119,003 5,997 ........................ 110,000

Czech Republic ........................................................................................ ........................ ........................ ........................ 100,000

EU–15 ....................................................................................................... 5,038,266 250,734 ........................ 1,000,000

Norway ...................................................................................................... 114,318 52,682 ........................ ........................

Other Countries ........................................................................................ 25,401 1 ........................ ........................

Italian-type cheeses, made from cow’s milk, (Romano made from cow’s

milk, Reggiano, Parmesan, Provolone, Provoletti, Sbrinz, and Goya—not

in original loaves) and cheese and substitutes for cheese containing, or

processed from, such Italian-type cheeses, whether or not in original

loaves (Note 21) ........................................................................................... 6,531,696 988,851 795,517 5,165,000

Argentina .................................................................................................. 3,962,921 162,562 367,517 1,890,000

EU–15 ....................................................................................................... 2,555,775 826,225 ........................ 700,000

Poland ....................................................................................................... ........................ ........................ ........................ 1,325,000

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

Uruguay .................................................................................................... ........................ ........................ 428,000 750,000

Other Countries ........................................................................................ 13,000 64 ........................ ........................

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Appendix 3

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Swiss or Emmenthaler cheese other than with eye formation, Gruyere-process cheese and cheese and substitutes for cheese containing, or processed from, such cheeses (Note 22) ........................................................... 5,767,170 884,144 823,519 380,000

EU–15 .............................................................................................................. 4,358,468 793,526 393,006 380,000

Switzerland ............................................................................................... 1,333,942 85,545 430,513 ........................

Other Countries ........................................................................................ 74,760 5,073 ........................ ........................

Cheese and substitutes for cheese, containing 0.5 percent or less by

weight of butterfat (except articles within the scope of other tariff-rate

quotas provided for in this subchapter), and margarine cheese (Note

23) ......................................................................................................... 3,843,537 581,371 1,050,000 ........................

EU–15 ....................................................................................................... 3,680,293 569,707 ........................ ........................

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

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

Poland ....................................................................................................... 163,243 11,664 ........................ ........................

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

Swiss or Emmenthaler cheese with eye formation (Note 25) ......................... 18,267,179 4,030,152 9,557,945 2,620,000

Argentina .................................................................................................. 9,115 ........................ 70,885 ........................

Australia .................................................................................................... 209,698 ........................ 290,302 ........................

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

Czech Republic ........................................................................................ ........................ ........................ ........................ 400,000

Hungary .................................................................................................... ........................ ........................ ........................ 800,000

EU–15 ....................................................................................................... 13,265,347 3,211,481 4,003,172 1,220,000

Iceland ...................................................................................................... 149,999 ........................ 150,001 ........................

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

Norway ...................................................................................................... 3,206,405 448,905 3,227,690 ........................

Switzerland ............................................................................................... 1,314,340 369,765 1,745,895 200,000

Other Countries ........................................................................................ 85,275 1 ........................ ........................

Total: Cheese Articles ....................................................................... 72,390,001 15,511,642 22,764,145 24,921,000

* Articles Subject to: Appendix 1, Historical Licenses; Appendix 2, Nonhistorical Licenses; and Appendix 3, Designated Importer Licenses for

Quota Year 2001

[FR Doc. 01–10296 Filed 4–26–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3410–10–P

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Animal and Plant Health Inspection

Service

7 CFR Parts 300, 301, 302, 318, 319,

322, 330, 340, 351, 352, 353, 354, 355,

356, 360, 361, 371, 372, 380

9 CFR Parts 1, 2, 3, 11, 49, 50, 51, 52,

53, 54, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 77, 79, 80,

82, 85, 89, 91, 92, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99,

101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108,

109, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118,

122, 123, 124, 145, 147, 151, 156, 160,

161, 162, 166, 167

[Docket No. 00–063–2]

Plant Protection Act; Revisions to

Authority Citations

AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health

Inspection Service, USDA.

ACTION: Final rule.

SUMMARY: We are amending the

regulations in title 7, chapter III, and

title 9, chapter I, to reflect the enactment

of the Plant Protection Act (Pub. L. 106–

224, 114 Stat. 438, 7 U.S.C. 7701–7772)

in our lists of legal authorities. We are

also removing or revising citations and

references to plant protection and

quarantine statutes that were repealed

as a result of the enactment of this law.

In addition, we are updating the

authority citations throughout our

regulations in titles 7 and 9, where

appropriate, to remove duplicative or

outdated citations and to reflect recent

changes to the internal organization,

functions, and delegations of authority

within the Animal and Plant Health

Inspection Service. We are also making

other nonsubstantive editorial changes

in the regulations for the sake of clarity.

EFFECTIVE DATE: April 27, 2001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.

Cynthia Howard, Chief, Regulatory

Analysis and Development, PPD,

APHIS, Suite 3C03, 4700 River Road

Unit 118, Riverdale, MD 20737–1238,

(301) 734–5957.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

In a final rule published in the

Federal Register on August 14, 2000 (65

FR 49471–49472, Docket No. 00–063–1),

the Secretary of Agriculture delegated to

the Animal and Plant Health Inspection

Service (APHIS) the authority to carry

out title IV of the Agricultural Risk

Protection Act of 2000, known as the

Plant Protection Act (PPA ) (Title IV,

Pub. L. 106–224, 114 Stat. 438, 7 U.S.C.

7701–7772). In that final rule, we also

stated our intent to further amend titles

7 and 9 of the Code of Federal

Regulations (referred to below as the

regulations) in a separate rulemaking

action to reflect the PPA in our lists of

legal authorities and to make any other

changes deemed necessary as a result of

the enactment of that law. Accordingly,

we are now amending the regulations to

reference the PPA in the authority

citations, and we are removing

references to statutes that were repealed

upon enactment of the PPA.

The PPA repealed the following

statutes:

1. The Plant Quarantine Act (7 U.S.C.

151–164a, 167);

2. The Federal Plant Pest Act (7 U.S.C.

150aa et seq., 7 U.S.C. 147a note);

3. Parts of the Federal Noxious Weed

Act of 1974 (7 U.S.C. 2802 through

2813). Section 1 and section 15 of the

Federal Noxious Weed Act were not

repealed (7 U.S.C. 2801 note; 7 U.S.C.

2814);

4. The Mexican Border Act (7 U.S.C.

149);

5. The Insect Control Act (7 U.S.C.

148 et seq.);