Federal Register / Vol. 66, No. 118 / Tuesday, June 19, 2001 / Notices 32923

metric tons raw value that will be held

in reserve.

EFFECTIVE DATE: June 19, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Inquiries may be mailed or

delivered to the Import Policy and

Programs Division Director, Foreign

Agricultural Service, AgStop 1021,

South Building, U.S. Department of

Agriculture, Washington, D.C. 20250–

1021.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Richard Blabey (Division Director,

Import Policy and Programs Division),

202–720–2916.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Paragraph

(a)(i) of additional U.S. note 5 to chapter

17 of the HTS provides in pertinent part

as follows:

The aggregate quantity of raw cane sugar

entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for

consumption, under subheading 1701.11.10,

during any fiscal year, shall not exceed in the

aggregate an amount (expressed in terms of

raw value), not less than 1,117,195 metric

tons, as shall be established by the Secretary

of Agriculture * * *, and the aggregate

quantity of sugars, syrups and molasses

entered or withdrawn from warehouse for

consumption, under subheading 1701.12.10,

1701.91.10, 1701.99.10, 1702.90.10 and

2106.90.44, during any fiscal year, shall not

exceed in the aggregate an amount (expressed

in terms of raw value), not less than 22,000

metric tons, as shall be established by the

Secretary. With either the aggregate quantity

for raw cane sugar or the aggregate quantity

for sugars, syrups and molasses other than

raw cane sugar, the Secretary may reserve a

quota quantity for the importation of

specialty sugars as defined by the U.S. Trade

Representative.

These provisions of paragraph (a)(i) of

Additional U.S. note 5 to chapter 17 of

the HTS authorize the Secretary of

Agriculture to establish the total

amounts (expressed in terms of raw

value) for imports of raw cane sugar and

certain other sugars, syrups, and

molasses that may be entered under the

subheadings of the HTS subject to the

lower tier of duties of the tariff-rate

quotas (TRQs) for entry during the fiscal

year beginning October 1. Allocations of

the quota amounts among supplying

countries and areas will be made by the

United States Trade Representative.

Notice

I hereby give notice, in accordance

with paragraph (a)(i) of additional U.S.

note 5 to chapter 17 of the HTS, that an

aggregate quantity of up to 1,222,983

metric tons raw value, of raw cane sugar

described in subheading 1701.11.10 of

the HTS may be entered or withdrawn

from warehouse for consumption during

the period from October 1, 2000,

through September 30, 2001. This TRQ

amount may be allocated among

supplying countries and areas by the

United States Trade Representative

I will issue Certificates of Quota

Eligibility (CQEs) to allow Brazil, the

Dominican Republic, and the

Philippines to ship up to 25 percent of

their respective initial country

allocations at the low-tier tariff during

each quarter of FY 2001. Argentina,

Australia, Guatemala, and Peru will be

allowed to ship up to 50 percent of their

respective initial country allocations in

the first 6 months of FY 2001.

Unentered allocations, during any

quarter or six month period, may be

entered in any subsequent period. For

all other countries, CQEs corresponding

to their respective country allocations

may be entered at the low-tier tariff at

any time during the fiscal year.

I have further determined that an

aggregate quantity of up to 143,788

metric tons raw value of certain sugars,

syrups, and molasses described in

subheadings 1701.12.10, 1701.91.10,

1701.99.10, 1702.90.10, and 2106.90.44

of the HTS may be entered or

withdrawn from warehouse for

consumption during the period from

October 1, 2000 through September 30,

2001. I have further determined that out

of this quantity of 143,788 metric tons,

the quantity of 17,656 metric tons raw

value is reserved for the importation of

specialty sugars. These TRQ amounts

may be allocated among supplying

countries and areas by the United States

Trade Representative.

The NAFTA portion of Mexico’s

access to the U.S. market is established

at 105,788 metric tons raw value.

Mexico’s NAFTA access for either raw

or refined sugar is established in Annex

703.2.

A reserve quantity of 100,000 metric

tons raw value is established. The raw

or refined sugar TRQs may increased by

this quantity, if needed. If additional

country allocations result from the

reserved TRQ quantity, they may be

entered subsequent to their

announcement by the United States

Trade Representative.

Signed at Washington, DC, on June 11,

2001.

Ann M. Veneman,

Secretary of Agriculture.

[FR Doc. 01–15412 Filed 6–18–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3410–10–P

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Animal and Plant Health Inspection

Service

[Docket No. 00–095–1]

Secretary’s Advisory Committee on

Foreign Animal and Poultry Diseases

AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health

Inspection Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of reestablishment.

SUMMARY: We are giving notice that the

Secretary of Agriculture has

reestablished the Secretary’s Advisory

Committee on Foreign Animal and

Poultry Diseases for a 2-year period. The

Secretary of Agriculture has determined

that the Committee is necessary and in

the public interest.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr.

Joe Annelli, Chief Staff Veterinarian,

Emergency Programs, Veterinary

Services, APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit

41, Riverdale, MD 20737–1231; (301)

734–8073.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

purpose of the Secretary’s Advisory

Committee on Foreign Animal and

Poultry Diseases is to advise the

Secretary of Agriculture regarding

program operations and measures to

suppress, control, or eradicate an

outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease, or

other destructive foreign animal or

poultry diseases, in the event these

diseases should enter the United States.

The Committee also advises the

Secretary of Agriculture of means to

prevent these diseases.

Done in Washington, DC, this 11th day of

June, 2001.

Paul W. Fiddick,

Assistant Secretary for Administration.

[FR Doc. 01–15366 Filed 6–18–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3410–34–U

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Animal and Plant Health Inspection

Service

[Docket No. 00–082–1]

Procedures and Standards Governing

the Consideration of Import Requests

AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health

Inspection Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice and request for

comments.

SUMMARY: In accordance with section

412(d) of the Plant Protection Act, we

are publishing for public comment a

description of the procedures and

standards that govern the consideration