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1To view the proposed rule, go to 

www.regulations.gov and enter APHIS–2015–0008 

in the Search field. 

users to view all data within SNICAS 

but restricts editing or downloading 

data. These accounts use integrated 

network authentication to validate the 

end user and restrict access. 

Electronic records are stored on 

secure file servers. SNICAS users gain 

access to the system through the system 

administrator with designated userdefined roles and level of access. 

SNICAS users obtain user -identification 

accounts that allow password-protected 

access through the intranet. Access is 

only available to computers logged onto 

the APHIS network. Domain network 

logon credentials are used to validate a 

user’s access against a list of allowed 

SNICAS logons kept within the 

database, creating a 2-tier validation 

strategy. The web-based service 

identifies and validates USDA 

customers before they can access 

SNICAS. 

Paper files are maintained in a 

safeguarded environment with 

controlled access only by authorized 

personnel. SITC officers, analysts, and 

supervisors are in positions of public 

trust that require background 

investigations and security clearances. 

Employees are also required to complete 

appropriate training to learn 

requirements for safeguarding records 

maintained under the Privacy Act. 

SNICAS safeguards records and 

ensures that privacy requirements are 

met in accordance with Federal cyber 

security mandates. SNICAS provides 

continuous storage management, 

security administration, regular dataset 

backups, and contingency planning/ 

disaster recovery. 

RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURES: 

All requests for access to records must 

be in writing and should be submitted 

to the APHIS Privacy Act Officer, 4700 

River Road Unit 50, Riverdale, MD 

20737; or by facsimile (301) 734–5941; 

or by email APHISPrivacy@usda.gov. In 

accordance with 7 CFR 1.112 

(Procedures for requests pertaining to 

individual records in a record system), 

the request must include the full name 

of the individual making the request; 

the name of the system of records; and 

preference of inspection, in person or by 

mail. In accordance with 7 CFR 1.113, 

prior to inspection of the records, the 

requester shall present sufficient 

identification (e.g., driver’s license, 

employee identification card, Social 

Security card, credit cards) to establish 

that the requester is the individual to 

whom the records pertain. In addition, 

if an individual submitting a request for 

access wishes to be supplied with 

copies of the records by mail, the 

requester must include with his or her 

request sufficient data for the agency to 

verify the requester’s identity. 

CONTESTING RECORD PROCEDURES: 

Individuals seeking to contest or 

amend records maintained in this 

system of records must direct their 

request to the address indicated in the 

‘‘RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURES’’ 

paragraph, above and must follow the 

procedures set forth in 7 CFR 1.116 

(Request for correction or amendment to 

record). All requests must state clearly 

and concisely what record is being 

contested, the reasons for contesting it, 

and the proposed amendment to the 

record. 

NOTIFICATION PROCEDURES: 

Individuals may be notified if a record 

in this system of records pertains to 

them when the individuals request 

information utilizing the same 

procedures as those identified in the 

‘‘RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURES’’ 

paragraph above. 

EXEMPTIONS PROMULGATED FOR THE SYSTEM: 

The Agency has exempted this system 

from subsections (c)(3); (d); (e)(1); 

(e)(4)(G), (H), and (I); and (f) of the 

Privacy Act pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 

552a(k)(2). The exemptions will be 

applied only to the extent that the 

information in the system is subject to 

exemption pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 

552a(k)(2). A proposed rule has been 

promulgated in accordance with the 

requirements of 5 U.S.C. 553(b), (c), and 

(e) and has been published in today’s 

Federal Register 1. 

HISTORY: 

Not Applicable. 

[FR Doc. 2022–14704 Filed 7–8–22; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Food and Nutrition Service 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Proposed Collection; 

Comment Request—Serving SNAP 

Applicants and Participants With 

Limited English Proficiency (LEP) 

AGENCY: Food and Nutrition Service 

(FNS), USDA. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this 

notice invites the general public and 

other public agencies to comment on 

this proposed information collection. 

This is a new information collection for 

the contract Serving Supplementation 

Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) 

Applicants and Participants with 

Limited English Proficiency (LEP). The 

purpose of the Servicing SNAP LEP 

study is to provide FNS with a 

comprehensive understanding of the 

language landscapes in which SNAP 

and Nutrition Assistance Program (NAP) 

agencies operate, as well as the LEP 

policy and operations landscapes. 

DATES: Written comments must be 

received on or before September 9, 

2022. 

ADDRESSES: Comments may be sent to: 

Eric Williams, Food and Nutrition 

Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 

1320 Braddock Place, 5th Floor, 

Alexandria, VA 22314. Comments may 

also be submitted or via email to 

eric.williams@usda.gov. Comments will 

also be accepted through the Federal 

eRulemaking Portal. Go to http://

www.regulations.gov, and follow the 

online instructions for submitting 

comments electronically. 

All responses to this notice will be 

summarized and included in the request 

for Office of Management and Budget 

approval. All comments will be a matter 

of public record. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

copies of this information collection 

should be directed to Eric Williams at 

703–305–2640. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Comments 

are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed 

collection of information is necessary 

for the proper performance of the 

functions of the agency, including 

whether the information shall have 

practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the 

agency’s estimate of the burden of the 

proposed collection of information, 

including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions that were 

used; (c) ways to enhance the quality, 

utility, and clarity of the information to 

be collected; and (d) ways to minimize 

the burden of the collection of 

information on those who are to 

respond, including use of appropriate 

automated, electronic, mechanical, or 

other technological collection 

techniques or other forms of information 

technology. 

Title: Serving SNAP Applicants and 

Participants with Limited English 

Proficiency (LEP). 

Form Number: N/A. 

OMB Number: 0584–NEW. 

Expiration Date: Not yet determined. 

Type of Request: New collection. 

Abstract: The Supplemental Nutrition 

Assistance Program (SNAP) provides a 

monthly benefit to eligible households 


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to spend on food so that households and 

individuals with low incomes have 

access to enough nutritious food to lead 

healthy, active lives. The U.S. 

Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) 

Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) 

administers SNAP in partnership with 

53 State agencies (the 50 States, the 

District of Columbia [DC], Guam, and 

the U.S. Virgin Islands [USVI]). In three 

U.S. Territories—American Samoa, the 

Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana 

Islands (CNMI), and Puerto Rico— 

nutrition assistance to low-income 

individuals and households is provided 

through the Nutrition Assistance 

Program (NAP). 

As Federally assisted programs, both 

SNAP and NAP are required to comply 

with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 

1964 (Title VI) and its implementing 

regulations for the USDA at 7 CFR 15. 

(U.S. Department of Justice Civil Rights 

Division n.d.). Title VI prohibits entities 

that receive Federal financial assistance 

from discriminating against or otherwise 

excluding individuals on the basis of 

race, color, or national origin. In order 

to avoid discrimination against LEP 

persons on the ground of national 

origin, administrators of Federal 

financial assistance programs must take 

reasonable steps to ensure that LEP 

persons receive the language assistance 

necessary to afford them meaningful 

access to SNAP or NAP as applicable, 

free of charge. LEP individuals are 

defined as those who do not speak 

English as their primary language and 

have a limited ability to read, speak, 

write, or understand English (USDA 

2014, p. 70775). Meaningful access 

requires that State agencies provide 

language assistance services that allow 

equal participation in and access to the 

benefits of a given program. To support 

meaningful access, language assistance 

must be provided at a time and place 

that avoids the effective denial of the 

service, benefit, or right at issue or the 

imposition of an undue burden on or 

delay in important rights, benefits, or 

services to the LEP person (USDA 2014, 

p. 70779–70780). 

As the agency responsible for 

providing oversight and monitoring for 

both SNAP and NAP, it is critical that 

FNS understands whether and how 

SNAP and NAP agencies are complying 

with LEP requirements. The LEP study 

will provide FNS with actionable 

insights about how States and 

Territories operate language access 

policies and requirements. The study 

will gather detailed data from all 53 

State SNAP agencies via a web-based 

survey, the three Territories that operate 

NAP via in-depth interviews, and will 

conduct case studies in four States. The 

study will provide FNS with a 

comprehensive summary of findings on 

policies and practices related to LEP 

access. It will increase FNS’ 

understanding of SNAP LEP access 

policies and practices across the nation, 

including how States make decisions 

about these policies and practices, how 

they train staff on them, and their 

perceptions of Federal regulations. The 

findings from the study will help inform 

policymakers efforts to provide more 

meaningful access to SNAP and NAP. 

Affected Public: Members of the 

public affected by the data collection 

include State, Local, and Tribal 

Governments from 53 State agencies and 

three Territories. Respondent groups 

identified include: (1) State or local 

agency directors/managers; (2) NAP 

directors (3) Local agency frontline staff. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

The total estimated number of unique 

respondents is 100, with zero 

nonrespondents. This includes: 53 State 

or territory SNAP directors; 3 NAP 

directors, 12 local SNAP agency 

directors; 12 local SNAP office 

managers, and 20 local SNAP agency 

frontline staff. The State or territory 

SNAP agency directors include 

respondents from 53 U.S. States and 

territories, (50 U.S. States, the District of 

Columbia, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and 

Guam). These respondents will respond 

to a web survey. The NAP directors 

include three U.S. Territory NAP 

agencies (American Samoa, 

Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana 

Islands, and Puerto Rico). The three 

NAP agency directors will participate in 

an in-depth interview (IDI). Four States 

will be selected for the case study. Here 

is a summary of the respondents for the 

case study: 

• 4 State SNAP directors (one from each 

of the four States) 

• 12 local SNAP agency directors (three 

from each of the four States) 

• 12 local SNAP office managers (three 

from each of the four States) 

• 20 local SNAP agency frontline staff 

(5 from each of the four States). 

Twelve of these staff will participate 

in in-depth interviews and 8 of these 

staff will participate in simulations. 

Estimated Number of Responses per 

Respondent: Across all respondents, the 

average number of responses is 7.56. 

State or territory SNAP directors will 

respond once to a web-based survey 

with eight modules. State or territory 

SNAP directors will receive a FNS State 

outreach email to notify them about the 

web survey. Mathematica will then 

email the States a study description and 

invitation to complete the web survey. 

State or territory SNAP directors who 

have not completed the survey will be 

emailed biweekly to complete the 

survey (for a total of five possible 

emails). Those who have not completed 

in the last four weeks of data collection 

will receive an urgent survey reminder 

email every week (for a total of four 

possible emails). State or territory SNAP 

directors will be asked to submit 

documents related to their language 

access procedures via the survey. If they 

do not submit their documents then 

they will be sent reminder emails (for a 

total of nine possible emails). Starting in 

week six of data collection, State or 

territory SNAP directors will receive 

reminder phone calls. 

One NAP director from each of three 

selected Territory NAP agencies will be 

asked to complete one IDI. The NAP 

directors will be provided with a 

definitions handout to assist in 

answering the questions during the IDI. 

Prior to the IDI, Mathematica will 

administer one pre-interview 

questionnaire that will allow the IDI 

protocol to be tailored to their 

respective territory. We may break the 

interviews into multiple sessions to 

reduce the burden of the IDI. The IDI 

will focus on understanding the 

development and implementation of 

language access policies. NAP directors 

will receive an email from FNS to notify 

them about the IDI. Mathematica will 

then send an email to NAP directors to 

invite them to do the IDI. Following the 

invitation email, Mathematica will send 

another email that coordinates the 

scheduling of the IDI. NAP directors 

that have not scheduled their IDI will be 

sent a reminder email (for a total of two 

possible emails). NAP directors will be 

asked to submit documents related to 

their language access procedures. If they 

do not submit their documents then 

they will be sent reminder emails (for a 

total of two possible document reminder 

emails). 

Lastly, four State SNAP agencies that 

participated in the initial survey will be 

selected in collaboration with FNS for a 

case study. The case study will involve 

interviews with four State SNAP 

directors, 12 local SNAP agency 

directors, 12 local SNAP office 

managers, and 12 local SNAP agency 

frontline staff. Eight local SNAP agency 

frontline staff will complete a 

participant experience simulation. The 

State or territory SNAP directors will 

receive an initial email from FNS 

notifying them about the case studies. 

Following that, an email will come from 

the research team introducing them to 

the case studies and asking to schedule 

a call with them to discuss the case 

studies. State SNAP directors that do 

not respond to this initial email will 


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receive a reminder email. The State 

SNAP directors will then participate in 

a one hour call to discuss the case 

study. They will be provided with an 

email template to use to reach out to 

three local areas in their State. The 

research team will then follow up with 

the local agencies by email to schedule 

their portions of the site visit. 

Estimated Total Annual Responses: 

756. 

Estimated Time per Response: The 

estimated time of response varies from 

0.03 hours for activities related to 

reading email reminders for the survey, 

case studies, and in-depth interivews to 

2.5 hours for completing the survey and 

document request, as well as, the NAP 

agency interview protocol and 

document request. Variation of response 

time is dependent on the respondent 

group, as shown in the attached table, 

with an average estimated time of 18.9 

minutes (0.315 hours). 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: The total estimated 

burden on respondents is 14,308.2 

minutes (238.47 hours). See the table 

attached for estimated total annual 

burden for each type of respondent. 


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41104 Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 131 / Monday, July 11, 2022 / Notices Affected public Type of respondents Instruments Sample size Respondents Non-respondents Grand total annual burden estimate (hours) Number of respond- ents Frequency of response Total annual responses Hours per response Annual burden (hours) Number of non- respond- ents Frequency of response Total annual responses Hours per response Annual burden (hours) State, local, and Tribal govern- ment. State or territory SNAP director. Survey ............................ 53 53 1 53 2.50 132.50 0 0 0 0 0 132.50 State or territory SNAP director. Survey FNS State out- reach email. 53 53 1 53 0.07 3.53 0 0 0 0 0 3.53 State or territory SNAP director. Survey study team out- reach email with study description. 53 53 1 53 0.10 5.30 0 0 0 0 0 5.30 State or territory SNAP director. Survey biweekly survey reminder email #1. 53 47 1 47 0.03 1.57 0 0 0 0 0 1.57 State or territory SNAP director. Survey biweekly survey reminder email #2. 53 41 1 41 0.03 1.37 0 0 0 0 0 1.37 State or territory SNAP director. Survey biweekly survey reminder email #3. 53 35 1 35 0.03 1.17 0 0 0 0 0 1.17 State or territory SNAP director. Survey biweekly survey reminder email #4. 53 29 1 29 0.03 0.97 0 0 0 0 0 0.97 State or territory SNAP director. Survey biweekly survey reminder email #5. 53 23 1 23 0.03 0.77 0 0 0 0 0 0.77 State or territory SNAP director. Urgent survey reminder email #1. 53 17 1 17 0.03 0.57 0 0 0 0 0 0.57 State or territory SNAP director. Urgent survey reminder email #2. 53 11 1 11 0.03 0.37 0 0 0 0 0 0.37 State or territory SNAP director. Urgent survey reminder email #3. 53 5 1 5 0.03 0.17 0 0 0 0 0 0.17 State or territory SNAP director. Urgent survey reminder email #4. 53 1 1 1 0.03 0.03 0 0 0 0 0 0.03 State or territory SNAP director. Survey document re- minder email #1. 53 47 1 47 0.03 1.57 0 0 0 0 0 1.57 State or territory SNAP director. Survey document re- minder email #2. 53 41 1 41 0.03 1.37 0 0 0 0 0 1.37 State or territory SNAP director. Survey document re- minder email #3. 53 35 1 35 0.03 1.17 0 0 0 0 0 1.17 State or territory SNAP director. Survey document re- minder email #4. 53 29 1 29 0.03 0.97 0 0 0 0 0 0.97 State or territory SNAP director. Survey document re- minder email #5. 53 23 1 23 0.03 0.77 0 0 0 0 0 0.77 State or territory SNAP director. Survey document re- minder email #6. 53 17 1 17 0.03 0.57 0 0 0 0 0 0.57 State or territory SNAP director. Survey document re- minder email #7. 53 11 1 11 0.03 0.37 0 0 0 0 0 0.37 State or territory SNAP director. Survey document re- minder email #8. 53 5 1 5 0.03 0.17 0 0 0 0 0 0.17 State or territory SNAP director. Survey document re- minder email #9. 53 1 1 1 0.03 0.03 0 0 0 0 0 0.03 State or territory SNAP director. Survey reminder call script. 53 53 1 53 0.08 4.42 0 0 0 0 0 4.42 

State or territory 

SNAP director.

FNS case study outreach 

email.

4 4 1 4 0.07 0.27 0 0 0 0 0 0.27 

State or territory 

SNAP director.

Study team case study 

outreach email.

4 4 1 4 0.03 0.13 0 0 0 0 0 0.13 

State or territory 

SNAP director.

Case study reminder 

email.

4 4 1 4 0.03 0.13 0 0 0 0 0 0.13 

State or territory 

SNAP director.

Case study call script ..... 4 4 1 4 1.00 4.00 0 0 0 0 0 4.00 

State or territory 

SNAP director.

Case study site visit protocol. 4 4 3 12 1.00 12.00 0 0 0 0 0 12.00 

Local SNAP agency 

director.

Case study outreach 

email.

12 12 1 12 0.03 0.40 0 0 0 0 0 0.40 


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Local SNAP agency 

director.

Case study reminder 

email.

12 12 1 12 0.03 0.40 0 0 0 0 0 0.40 

Local SNAP agency 

director.

Case study site visit protocol. 12 12 1 12 1.00 12.00 0 0 0 0 0 12.00 

Local SNAP office 

manager.

Case study site visit protocol. 12 12 1 12 1.00 12.00 0 0 0 0 0 12.00 

Subtotal of State, territory or local agency SNAP director/manager 

77 77 9.17 706 0.28 201.02 0 0 0 0 0.00 201.02 

NAP director ............. FNS interview email to 

Territory NAP agency.

3 3 1 3 0.03 0.10 0 0 0 0 0 0.10 

NAP director ............. Study team interview outreach email toTerritory 

NAP agency.

3 3 1 3 0.10 0.30 0 0 0 0 0 0.30 

NAP director ............. Interview scheduling to 

Territory NAP agency.

3 3 1 3 0.08 0.25 0 0 0 0 0 0.25 

NAP director ............. Interview reminder email 

to Territory NAP agency #1.

3 3 1 3 0.08 0.25 0 0 0 0 0 0.25 

NAP director ............. Interview reminder email 

to Territory NAP agency #2.

3 3 1 3 0.08 0.25 0 0 0 0 0 0.25 

NAP director ............. NAP agency document 

reminder email #1.

3 3 1 3 0.03 0.10 0 0 0 0 0 0.10 

NAP director ............. NAP agency document 

reminder email #2.

3 3 1 3 0.03 0.10 0 0 0 0 0 0.10 

NAP director ............. NAP agency pre-interview questionnaire. 3 3 1 3 0.17 0.50 0 0 0 0 0 0.50 NAP director ............. NAP agency interview 

protocol.

3 3 1 3 2.50 7.50 0 0 0 0 0 7.50 

NAP director ............. NAP agency interview 

definitions handout.

3 3 1 3 0.03 0.10 0 0 0 0 0 0.10 

Subtotal of NAP director 3 3 10.00 30 0.32 9.45 0 0 0 0 0.00 9.45 Local SNAP agency 

frontline staff.

Case study site visit protocol. 12 12 1 12 1.50 12.00 0 0 0 0 0 12.00 

Local SNAP agency 

frontline staff.

Case study simulation 

guide.

8 8 1 8 2.00 16.00 0 0 0 0 0 16.00 

Subtotal of local agency frontline staff 20 20 1.00 20 1.40 28.00 0 0 0 0 0.00 28.00 Subtotal unique State, local, and Tribal government 100 100 7.56 756 0.315 238.47 0 0 0 0 0.00 238.47 Grand total 100 100 7.56 756 0.315 238.47 0 0 0 0 0.00 238.47 


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Cynthia Long, 

Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service. 

[FR Doc. 2022–14662 Filed 7–8–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–30–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Foreign Agricultural Service 

Fiscal Year 2022 Raw Cane Sugar 

Tariff-Rate Quota Increase and 

Extension of the Entry Period 

AGENCY: Foreign Agricultural Service, 

U.S. Department of Agriculture. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Foreign Agricultural 

Service is providing notice of an 

increase in the fiscal year (FY) 2022 raw 

cane sugar tariff-rate quota (TRQ) of 

90,718 metric tons raw value (MTRV) 

and an extension of the TRQ entry 

period. 

DATES: The increase and extension are 

effective July 11, 2022. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Souleymane Diaby, Multilateral Affairs 

Division, Trade Policy and Geographic 

Affairs, Foreign Agricultural Service, 

U.S. Department of Agriculture, Stop 

1070, 1400 Independence Avenue SW, 

Washington, DC 20250–1070; by 

telephone (202) 720–2916; or by email 

Souleymane.Diaby@usda.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On 

September 13, 2021, the Foreign 

Agricultural Service established the FY 

2022 TRQ for raw cane sugar at 

1,117,195 MTRV, the minimum to 

which the United States is committed 

under the World Trade Organization 

(WTO) Uruguay Round Agreements. 

Pursuant to Additional U.S. Note 5 to 

Chapter 17 of the U.S. Harmonized 

Tariff Schedule (HTS) and Section 359k 

of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 

1938, as amended, the Secretary has 

authority to modify the raw and refined 

sugar WTO TRQs. The Secretary’s 

authority under Additional U.S. Note 5 

and Section 359(k) has been delegated 

to the Under Secretary for Trade and 

Foreign Agricultural Affairs (7 CFR 

2.26). The Under Secretary has 

subsequently delegated this authority to 

the Administrator, Foreign Agricultural 

Service (7 CFR 2.601). The Foreign 

Agricultural Service gives notice today 

of an increase in the quantity of raw 

cane sugar eligible to enter at the lower 

rate of duty during FY 2022 by 90,718 

MTRV. The conversion factor is 1 metric 

ton raw value equals 1.10231125 short 

tons raw value. With this increase, the 

overall FY 2022 raw sugar TRQ is now 

1,207,913 MTRV. Raw cane sugar under 

this quota must be accompanied by a 

certificate for quota eligibility. The 

Office of the U.S. Trade Representative 

(USTR) will allocate this increase 

among supplying countries and customs 

areas. 

The Foreign Agricultural Service also 

today announces that all sugar entering 

the United States under the FY 2022 

WTO raw sugar TRQ will be permitted 

to enter U.S. Customs territory through 

October 31, 2022, a month later than the 

usual last entry date. Additional U.S. 

Note 5(a)(iv) of Chapter 17 of the HTS 

provides: ‘‘(iv) Sugar entering the 

United States during a quota period 

established under this note may be 

charged to the previous or subsequent 

quota period with the written approval 

of the Secretary.’’ These actions are 

being taken after a determination that 

additional supplies of raw cane sugar 

are required in the U.S. market. USDA 

will closely monitor stocks, 

consumption, imports and all sugar 

market and program variables on an 

ongoing basis and may make further 

program adjustments during FY 2022 if 

needed. 

Daniel Whitley, 

Administrator, Foreign Agricultural Service. 

[FR Doc. 2022–14834 Filed 7–7–22; 4:15 pm] 

BILLING CODE 3410–10–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Foreign Agricultural Service 

Determination of Total Amounts of 

Fiscal Year 2023 WTO Tariff-Rate 

Quotas for Raw Cane Sugar 

AGENCY: Foreign Agricultural Service, 

U.S. Department of Agriculture. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Foreign Agricultural 

Service announces the establishment of 

the Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 (October 1, 

2022–September 30, 2023) in-quota 

aggregate quantity of raw cane sugar at 

1,117,195 metric tons raw value 

(MTRV). 

DATES: This notice is applicable on July 

11, 2022. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Souleymane Diaby, Multilateral Affairs 

Division, Trade Policy and Geographic 

Affairs, Foreign Agricultural Service, 

U.S. Department of Agriculture, Stop 

1070, 1400 Independence Avenue SW, 

Washington, DC 20250–1070; by 

telephone (202) 720–2916; or by email 

Souleymane.Diaby@usda.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

provisions of paragraph (a)(i) of the 

Additional U.S. Note 5, Chapter 17 in 

the U.S. Harmonized Tariff Schedule 

(HTS) authorize the Secretary to 

establish the in-quota tariff-rate quota 

(TRQ) amounts (expressed in terms of 

raw value) for imports of raw cane sugar 

and certain sugars, syrups, and molasses 

that may be entered under the 

subheadings of the HTS subject to the 

lower tier of duties during each fiscal 

year. The Office of the U.S. Trade 

Representative (USTR) is responsible for 

the allocation of these quantities among 

supplying countries and areas. 

Section 359(k) of the Agricultural 

Adjustment Act of 1938, as amended, 

requires that at the beginning of the 

quota year the Secretary of Agriculture 

establish the TRQs for raw cane sugar 

and refined sugars at the minimum 

levels necessary to comply with 

obligations under international trade 

agreements, with the exception of 

specialty sugar. 

The Secretary’s authority under 

paragraph (a)(i) of the Additional U.S. 

Note 5, Chapter 17 in the HTS and 

Section 359(k) of the Agricultural 

Adjustment Act of 1938, as amended, 

has been delegated to the Under 

Secretary for Trade and Foreign 

Agricultural Affairs (7 CFR 2.26). The 

Under Secretary has subsequently 

delegated this authority to the 

Administrator, Foreign Agricultural 

Service (7 CFR 2.601). 

Notice is hereby given that I have 

determined, in accordance with 

paragraph (a)(i) of the Additional U.S. 

Note 5, Chapter 17 in the HTS and 

section 359(k) of the 1938 Act, that an 

aggregate quantity of up to 1,117,195 

MTRV of raw cane sugar may be entered 

or withdrawn from warehouse for 

consumption during FY 2023. This is 

the minimum amount to which the 

United States is committed under the 

WTO Uruguay Round Agreements. The 

conversion factor is 1 metric ton raw 

value equals 1.10231125 short tons raw 

value. The Office of the United Trade 

Representative will allocate these 

quantities among supplying countries 

and customs areas. 

Daniel Whitley, 

Administrator, Foreign Agricultural Service. 

[FR Doc. 2022–14840 Filed 7–7–22; 4:15 pm] 

BILLING CODE 3410–10–P 

COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS 

Notice of Public Meeting of the 

Louisiana Advisory Committee to the 

U.S. Commission on Civil Rights 

AGENCY: U.S. Commission on Civil 

Rights. 

ACTION: Announcement of meeting. 


khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES