53268 Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 172 / Wednesday, September 7, 2005 / Notices 

OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES 

TRADE REPRESENTATIVE 

2005–2006 Allocations of the TariffRate Quotas for Raw Cane Sugar, 

Refined Sugar, and Sugar-Containing 

Products 

AGENCY: Office of the United States 

Trade Representative. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Office of the United 

States Trade Representative (USTR) is 

providing notice of the country-bycountry allocations of the in-quota 

quantity of the tariff-rate quotas for 

imported raw cane sugar, refined sugar, 

and sugar-containing products for the 

period that begins October 1, 2005 and 

ends September 30, 2006. 

EFFECTIVE DATE: September 7, 2005. 

ADDRESSES: Inquiries may be mailed or 

delivered to Elizabeth Leier, Director of 

Agricultural Trade Policy, Office of 

Agricultural Affairs, Office of the United 

States Trade Representative, 600 17th 

Street, NW., Washington, DC 20508. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Elizabeth Leier, Office of Agricultural 

Affairs, (202) 395–6127. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant 

to Additional U.S. Note 5 to chapter 17 

of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of 

the United States (HTS), the United 

States maintains tariff-rate quotas for 

imports of raw cane and refined sugar. 

Pursuant to additional U.S. Note 8 to 

chapter 17 of the HTS, the United States 

also maintains a tariff-rate quota for 

certain sugar-containing products. 

Section 404(d)(3) of the Uruguay 

Round Agreements Act (19 U.S.C. 

3601(d)(3)) authorizes the President to 

allocate the in-quota quantity of a tariffrate quota for any agricultural product 

among supplying countries or customs 

areas. The President delegated this 

authority to the United States Trade 

Representative under Presidential 

Proclamation 6763 (60 FR 1007). 

The in-quota quantity of the tariff-rate 

quota for raw cane sugar for the period 

October 1, 2005–September 30, 2006, 

has been established by the Secretary of 

Agriculture at 1,226,057 metric tons, 

raw value (1,351,496 short tons). The 

quantity of 1,226,057 metric tons, raw 

value is being allocated to the following 

countries: 

Country FY 2006 

allocation 

Argentina ................................ 50,000 

Australia .................................. 96,511 

Barbados ................................ 8,139 

Belize ...................................... 12,791 

Bolivia ..................................... 9,302 

Country FY 2006 

allocation 

Brazil ....................................... 168,603 

Colombia ................................. 27,907 

Congo ..................................... 7,258 

Cote d’Ivoire ........................... 7,258 

Costa Rica .............................. 17,442 

Dominican Republic ................ 204,649 

Ecuador .................................. 12,791 

El Salvador ............................. 30,232 

Fiji ........................................... 10,465 

Gabon ..................................... 7,258 

Guatemala .............................. 55,813 

Guyana ................................... 13,953 

Haiti ......................................... 7,258 

Honduras ................................ 11,628 

India ........................................ 9,302 

Jamaica .................................. 12,791 

Madagascar ............................ 7,258 

Malawi ..................................... 11,628 

Mauritius ................................. 13,953 

Mexico .................................... 7,258 

Mozambique ........................... 15,116 

Nicaragua ............................... 24,418 

Panama .................................. 33,721 

Papua New Guinea ................ 7,258 

Paraguay ................................ 7,258 

Peru ........................................ 47,674 

Philippines .............................. 156,975 

South Africa ............................ 26,744 

St. Kitts & Nevis ..................... 7,258 

Swaziland ............................... 18,604 

Taiwan .................................... 13,953 

Thailand .................................. 16,279 

Trinidad-Tobago ..................... 8,139 

Uruguay .................................. 7,258 

Zimbabwe ............................... 13,953 

These allocations are based on the 

countries’ historical shipments to the 

United States. The allocations of the raw 

cane sugar tariff-rate quota to countries 

that are net importers of sugar are 

conditioned on receipt of the 

appropriate verifications of origin. 

This allocation includes the following 

minimum quota-holding countries: 

Congo, Cote d’Ivoire, Gabon, Haiti, 

Madagascar, Papua New Guinea, 

Paraguay, St. Kitts & Nevis, and 

Uruguay. 

The in-quota quantity of the tariff-rate 

quota for refined sugar for the period 

October 1, 2005–September 30, 2006, 

has been established by the Secretary of 

Agriculture at 49,000 metric tons, raw 

value (54,013 short tons), of which the 

Secretary has reserved 28,656 metric 

tons (31,588 short tons) for specialty 

sugars. Of the quantity not reserved for 

specialty sugars, a total of 10,300 metric 

tons (11,354 short tons) is being 

allocated to Canada and 2,954 metric 

tons (3,256 short tons) is being allocated 

to Mexico. The remaining 7,090 metric 

tons (7,815 short tons) of the in-quota 

quantity not reserved for specialty 

sugars may be supplied by any country 

on a first-come, first-served basis, 

subject to any other provision of law. 

The 28,656 metric tons (31,588 short 

tons) reserved for specialty sugars is 

also not being allocated among 

supplying countries and is available on 

a first-come, first-served basis, subject to 

any other provision of law. 

In 1995, the United States Trade 

Representative determined, pursuant to 

15 CFR 2011.110(a), to suspend the 

certificate of quota eligibility (CQE) 

requirements for sugar entering under 

the tariff-rate quota for refined sugar. 

Based on the factors set out in 15 CFR 

2011.110(b), I have determined to 

reinstate the CQE requirements for sugar 

entering under the tariff-rate quota for 

refined sugar that is the product of a 

country that has been allocated a share 

of the tariff-rate quota for refined sugar. 

Accordingly, pursuant to 15 CFR 

2011.110(b), effective October 1, 2005, 

the provisions of subpart A of part 2011 

of title 15 of the Code of Federal 

Regulations are reinstated with respect 

to sugar entering under the tariff-rate 

quota for refined sugar that is the 

product of a country that has been 

allocated a share of the tariff-rate quota 

for refined sugar. 

With respect to the tariff-rate quota of 

64,709 metric tons (71,329 short tons) 

for certain sugar-containing products 

maintained pursuant to additional U.S. 

Note 8 to chapter 17 of the HTS, 59,250 

metric tons (65,312 short tons) of sugarcontaining products is being allocated to 

Canada. The remaining in-quota 

quantity for this tariff-rate quota is 

available to other countries on a firstcome, first-served basis. 

Conversion factor: 1 metric ton = 

1.10231125 short tons. 

Rob Portman, 

United States Trade Representative. 

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