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Vol. 61, No. 110

Thursday, June 6, 1996

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Office of the Secretary

7 CFR Part 6

Import Quotas and Fees

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, USDA.

ACTION: Final rule.

SUMMARY: The Department of

Agriculture (USDA) is deleting three

subparts on Section 22 import fees,

reentry of cotton into the United States,

and calculation of market stabilization

price, since they are obsolete.

EFFECTIVE DATES: This final rule will be

effective June 6, 1996.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Diana Wanamaker, Import Programs

Group, Import Policies and Programs

Division, Foreign Agricultural Service,

U.S. Department of Agriculture, AG

BOX 1021 Washington, D.C. 20250–

1021, or telephone (202) 720–2916.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Executive Order 12866

This rule is issued in conformance

with Executive Order 12866. It has been

determined to be not significant for the

purposes of E.O. 12866 and, therefore,

has not been reviewed by the Office of

Management and Budget (OMB).

Regulatory Flexibility Act

It has been determined that the

Regulatory Act is not applicable to this

rule since the Office of the Secretary is

not required by 5 U.S.C. 553 or any

other provision of law to publish a

notice of proposed rulemaking with

respect to the subject matter of this rule.

Executive Order 12372

This program is not subject to the

provisions of Executive Order 12372,

which requires intergovernmental

consultation with State and local

officials. See notice related to 7 CFR

part 3015, subpart V, published at 48 FR

29115 (June 24, 1983).

Environmental Evaluation

It has been determined by an

environmental evaluation that this

action will not have a significant impact

on the quality of the human

environment. Therefore, neither an

Environmental Assessment nor an

Environmental Impact Statement is

needed.

Executive Order 12778

This rule has been reviewed under

Executive Order 12778. The provisions

of this rule would have preemptive

effect with respect to any state or local

laws, regulations, or policies which

conflict with such provisions or which

otherwise impede their full

implementation. The rule would not

have retroactive effect.

Background

In response to the President’s

Regulatory Reform Initiative, USDA is

amending Title 7 Part 6 of the Code of

Federal Regulations to delete certain

subparts which are obsolete as the result

of the subsequent enactment of

legislation or the elimination of their

purpose.

Reasons for Removal

USDA is deleting these subparts for

the following reasons:

Subpart—Section 22 Imports Fees

(§§ 6.50–6.59)

This subpart provided for the

licensing of sugar imports used in the

production of polyhydric alcohol for

non-food uses and exempted them from

the Section 22 import fees. One of the

fees was suspended in 1985 and both

were eliminated on January 1, 1995 as

a result of the Uruguay Round

Agreements Act (P.L. 103–465). Further

imports of sugar for this purpose have

been licensed under a different program

since 1990 (7 CFR 1550). The provision

of this subpart are therefore obsolete.

Subpart—Reentry of Cotton Into the

United States (§§ 6.71–6.75)

Under the former Section 22 import

regime, there was a zero quota on the

reentry of cotton into the United States.

This subpart implemented the

prohibition of imports of such cotton

and cotton waste. Since the Section 22

zero quota was replaced by a tariff-rate

quota under the Uruguay Round

Agreements Act, the provisions of this

subpart are now obsolete.

Subpart—Calculation of Market

Stabilization Price (§§ 6.100–6.102

This subpart provided a mechanism

by which the Secretary of Agriculture

could calculate and publish a market

stabilization price (MSP) for sugar, for

the purpose of establishing a basis

amount for liquidated damages under

the Sugar Re-export Program. Its use for

that purpose was eliminated in the 1990

revision of the Sugar Re-export

regulations. The MSP has not been

announced since 1989. The provisions

of this subpart were not required by any

statute, and do not serve any function,

therefore, this subpart is obsolete.

List of Subjects in 7 CFR Part 6

Agricultural commodities, Cheese,

Dairy products, Imports, Reporting and

recordkeeping requirements.

Final rule

For the reasons set out above, 7 CFR

Part 6 is amended as follows:

1. The authority citation for part 6

continues to read:

Authority: Sec. 8, 65 Stat. 75; 19 U.S.C.

1365.

2. The following subparts are

removed: Subpart—Section 22 Import

Fees (§§ 6.50–6.59); Subpart—Reentry of

Cotton Into the United States (§§ 6.71–

6.75); and Subpart—Calculation of

Market Stabilization Price (§§ 6.100–

6.102).

Signed at Washington, D.C. on May 13,

1996.

Dan Glickman,

Secretary of Agriculture.

[FR Doc. 96–13604 Filed 6–5–96; 8:45 am]

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