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Vol. 61, No. 106

Friday, May 31, 1996

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Office of the Secretary

Secretary of Agriculture’s Special

Cotton Import Quota Announcement

Number 9

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, USDA.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: A special import quota for

upland cotton equal to 42,168,963

kilograms (92,966,725 pounds) is

established in accordance with section

136(b) of the Federal Agriculture

Improvement and Reform Act of 1996

(the 1996 Act) under Presidential

Proclamation 6301 of June 7, 1991. The

quota is referenced as the Secretary of

Agriculture’s Special Cotton Import

Quota Announcement Number 9,

effective April 29, 1996, and is set forth

in subheading 9903.52.09, subchapter

III, chapter 99 of the Harmonized Tariff

Schedule of the United States (HTS).

DATES: The quota was established on

April 29, 1996, and applies to upland

cotton purchased not later than July 27,

1996 (90 days from the date the quota

was established), and entered into the

United States not later than October 25,

1996 (180 days from the date the quota

was established).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Janise Zygmont, Farm Service Agency,

United States Department of

Agriculture, room 3756–S, Ag Code

0515, PO Box 2415, Washington, DC

20013–2415 or call (202) 720–8841.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 1996

Act requires that a special cotton import

quota be determined and announced

immediately if, for any consecutive 10-

week period, the Friday through

Thursday average price quotation for the

lowest-priced U.S. growth, as quoted for

Middling 13⁄32 inch cotton, C.I.F.

northern Europe (U.S. Northern Europe

price), adjusted for the value of any

cotton user marketing certificates

issued, exceeds the Northern Europe

price by more than 1.25 cents per

pound. This condition was met during

the consecutive 10-week period that

ended March 14, 1996. Therefore, a

quota referenced as the Secretary of

Agriculture’s Special Cotton Import

Quota Announcement Number 9,

effective April 29, 1996, is hereby

established.

Because there are only twenty

subheadings available for designating

upland cotton special import quotas in

subchapter III of chapter 99 of the HTS,

only twenty such quotas can be in effect

at one time. Each subheading

corresponds to a Secretary of

Agriculture’s Special Cotton Import

Quota Announcement specifying that a

particular amount of upland cotton may

be imported during a particular 180-day

period. The twenty-first consecutive

quota cannot be established until the

earliest of the existing twenty quotas

ends. Therefore, the special import

quota described in this notice opened

on April 29, 1996—the day after the

quota 9 in existence at the time of the

announcement ended.

The quota amount, 42,168,963

kilograms (92,966,725 pounds), is equal

to 1 week’s consumption of upland

cotton by domestic mills at the

seasonally-adjusted average rate of the

most recent 3 months for which data are

available—November 1995 through

January 1996. The special cotton import

quota identifies a quantity of imports

that is not subject to the over-quota tariff

rate of a tariff-rate quota. The quota is

not divided by staple length or by

country of origin. The quota does not

affect existing tariff rates or

phytosanitary regulations. The quota

does not apply to Extra Long Staple

cotton.

Authority: Sec. 136, P.L. 104–127 and U.S.

Note 6(a), Subchapter III, Chapter 99 of the

HTS.

Signed at Washington, D.C. on May 21,

1996.

Dan Glickman,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 96–13645 Filed 5–30–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3410–05–P

Secretary of Agriculture’s Special

Cotton Import Quota Announcement

Number 14

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, USDA.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: A special import quota for

upland cotton equal to 41,858,494

kilograms (92,282,258 pounds) is

established in accordance with section

136(b) of the Federal Agriculture

Improvement and Reform Act of 1996

(the 1996 Act) under Presidential

Proclamation 6301 of June 7, 1991. The

quota is referenced as the Secretary of

Agriculture’s Special Cotton Import

Quota Announcement Number 14,

effective June 3, 1996, and is set forth

in subheading 9903.52.14, subchapter

III, chapter 99 of the Harmonized Tariff

Schedule of the United States (HTS).

DATES: The quota was established on

June 3, 1996, and applies to upland

cotton purchased not later than August

31, 1996 (90 days from the date the

quota was established), and entered into

the United States not later than

November 29, 1996 (180 days from the

date the quota was established).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Janise Zygmont, Farm Service Agency,

United States Department of

Agriculture, room 3756–S, Ag Code

0515, PO Box 2415, Washington, DC

20013–2415 or call (202) 720–8841.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 1996

Act requires that a special cotton import

quota be determined and announced

immediately if, for any consecutive 10-

week period, the Friday through

Thursday average price quotation for the

lowest-priced U.S. growth, as quoted for

Middling 13⁄32 inch cotton, C.I.F.

northern Europe (U.S. Northern Europe

price), adjusted for the value of any

cotton user marketing certificates

issued, exceeds the Northern Europe

price by more than 1.25 cents per

pound. This condition was met during

the consecutive 10-week period that

ended April 18, 1996. Therefore, a quota

referenced as the Secretary of

Agriculture’s Special Cotton Import

Quota Announcement Number 14,

effective June 3, 1996, is hereby

established.

Because there are only twenty

subheadings available for designating

upland cotton special import quotas in

subchapter III of chapter 99 of the HTS,

only twenty such quotas can be in effect

at one time. Each subheading

corresponds to a Secretary of

Agriculture’s Special Cotton Import

Quota Announcement specifying that a

particular amount of upland cotton may

be imported during a particular 180-day

period. The twenty-first consecutive
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quota cannot be established until the

earliest of the existing twenty quotas

ends. Therefore, the special import

quota described in this notice opened

on June 3, 1996—the day after the quota

14 in existence at the time of the

announcement ended.

The quota amount, 41,858,494

kilograms (92,282,258 pounds), is equal

to 1 week’s consumption of upland

cotton by domestic mills at the

seasonally-adjusted average rate of the

most recent 3 months for which data are

available—December 1995 through

February 1996. The special cotton

import quota identifies a quantity of

imports that is not subject to the overquota tariff rate of a tariff-rate quota.

The quota is not divided by staple

length or by country of origin. The quota

does not affect existing tariff rates or

phytosanitary regulations. The quota

does not apply to Extra Long Staple

cotton.

Authority: Sec. 136, P.L. 104–127 and U.S.

Note 6(a), Subchapter III, Chapter 99 of the

HTS.

Signed at Washington, D.C. on May 21,

1996.

Dan Glickman,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 96–13646 Filed 5–30–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3410–05–P

Secretary of Agriculture’s Special

Cotton Import Quota Announcement

Number 10

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, USDA.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: A special import quota for

upland cotton equal to 41,858,494

kilograms (92,282,258 pounds) is

established in accordance with section

136(b) of the Federal Agriculture

Improvement and Reform Act of 1996

(the 1996 Act) under Presidential

Proclamation 6301 of June 7, 1991. The

quota is referenced as the Secretary of

Agriculture’s Special Cotton Import

Quota Announcement Number 10,

effective May 6, 1996, and is set forth in

subheading 9903.52.10, subchapter III,

chapter 99 of the Harmonized Tariff

Schedule of the United States (HTS).

DATES: The quota was established on

May 6, 1996, and applies to upland

cotton purchased not later than August

3, 1996 (90 days from the date the quota

was established), and entered into the

United States not later than November

1, 1996 (180 days from the date the

quota was established).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Janise Zygmont, Farm Service Agency,

United States Department of

Agriculture, room 3756–S, Ag Code

0515, PO Box 2415, Washington, DC

20013–2415 or call (202) 720–8841.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 1996

Act requires that a special cotton import

quota be determined and announced

immediately if, for any consecutive 10-

week period, the Friday through

Thursday average price quotation for the

lowest-priced U.S. growth, as quoted for

Middling 13⁄32 inch cotton, C.I.F.

northern Europe (U.S. Northern Europe

price), adjusted for the value of any

cotton user marketing certificates

issued, exceeds the Northern Europe

price by more than 1.25 cents per

pound. This condition was met during

the consecutive 10-week period that

ended March 21, 1996. Therefore, a

quota referenced as the Secretary of

Agriculture’s Special Cotton Import

Quota Announcement Number 10,

effective May 6, 1996, is hereby

established.

Because there are only twenty

subheadings available for designating

upland cotton special import quotas in

subchapter III of chapter 99 of the HTS,

only twenty such quotas can be in effect

at one time. Each subheading

corresponds to a Secretary of

Agriculture’s Special Cotton Import

Quota Announcement specifying that a

particular amount of upland cotton may

be imported during a particular 180-day

period. The twenty-first consecutive

quota cannot be established until the

earliest of the existing twenty quotas

ends. Therefore, the special import

quota described in this notice opened

on May 6, 1996—the day after the quota

10 in existence at the time of the

announcement ended.

The quota amount, 41,858,494

kilograms (92,282,258 pounds), is equal

to 1 week’s consumption of upland

cotton by domestic mills at the

seasonally-adjusted average rate of the

most recent 3 months for which data are

available—December 1995 through

February 1996. The special cotton

import quota identifies a quantity of

imports that is not subject to the overquota tariff rate of a tariff-rate quota.

The quota is not divided by staple

length or by country of origin. The quota

does not affect existing tariff rates or

phytosanitary regulations. The quota

does not apply to Extra Long Staple

cotton.

Authority: Sec. 136, P.L. 104–127 and U.S.

Note 6(a), Subchapter III, Chapter 99 of the

HTS.

Signed at Washington, D.C. on May 21,

1996.

Dan Glickman,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 96–13647 Filed 5–30–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3410–05–P

Secretary of Agriculture’s Special

Cotton Import Quota Announcement

Number 11

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, USDA.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: A special import quota for

upland cotton equal to 41,858,494

kilograms (92,282,258 pounds) is

established in accordance with section

136(b) of the Federal Agriculture

Improvement and Reform Act of 1996

(the 1996 Act) under Presidential

Proclamation 6301 of June 7, 1991. The

quota is referenced as the Secretary of

Agriculture’s Special Cotton Import

Quota Announcement Number 11,

effective May 13, 1996, and is set forth

in subheading 9903.52.11, subchapter

III, chapter 99 of the Harmonized Tariff

Schedule of the United States (HTS).

DATES: The quota was established on

May 13, 1996, and applies to upland

cotton purchased not later than August

10, 1996 (90 days from the date the

quota was established), and entered into

the United States not later than

November 8, 1996 (180 days from the

date the quota was established).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Janise Zygmont, Farm Service Agency,

United States Department of

Agriculture, room 3756–S, Ag Code

0515, PO Box 2415, Washington, DC

20013–2415 or call (202) 720–8841.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 1996

Act requires that a special cotton import

quota be determined and announced

immediately if, for any consecutive 10-

week period, the Friday through

Thursday average price quotation for the

lowest-priced U.S. growth, as quoted for

Middling 13⁄32 inch cotton, C.I.F.

northern Europe (U.S. Northern Europe

price), adjusted for the value of any

cotton user marketing certificates

issued, exceeds the Northern Europe

price by more than 1.25 cents per

pound. This condition was met during

the consecutive 10-week period that

ended March 28, 1996. Therefore, a

quota referenced as the Secretary of

Agriculture’s Special Cotton Import

Quota Announcement Number 11,

effective May 13, 1996, is hereby

established.

Because there are only twenty

subheadings available for designating

upland cotton special import quotas in

subchapter III of chapter 99 of the HTS,