FY 2021 Determination of Amounts

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Federal Register
Vol. 85, No. 132
Thursday, July 9, 2020

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Office of the Secretary
Determination of Total Amounts of
Fiscal Year 2021 WTO Tariff-Rate
Quotas for Raw Cane Sugar and
Certain Sugars, Syrups and Molasses
Office of the Secretary, USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:

The Office of the Secretary of
the Department of Agriculture (the
Secretary) announces the establishment
of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2021 (October 1,
2020–September 30, 2021) in-quota
aggregate quantity of raw cane sugar at
1,117,195 metric tons raw value
(MTRV), and the establishment of the
FY 2021 in-quota aggregate quantity of
certain sugars, syrups, and molasses
(also referred to as refined sugar) at
162,000 MTRV.
DATES: This notice is applicable on
July 9, 2020.
ADDRESSES: 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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Souleymane Diaby, (202) 720–2916,
[email protected].
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.

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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).
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 2021. 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. I have further determined that an
aggregate quantity of 162,000 MTRV of
sugars, syrups, and molasses (refined
sugar) may be entered or withdrawn
from warehouse for consumption during
FY 2021. This quantity includes the
minimum amount to which the United
States is committed under the WTO
Uruguay Round Agreements, 22,000
MTRV, of which 20,344 MTRV is
established for any sugars, syrups and
molasses, and 1,656 MTRV is reserved
for specialty sugar. An additional
amount of 140,000 MTRV is added to
the specialty sugar TRQ for a total of
141,656 MTRV.
Because the specialty sugar TRQ is
first-come, first-served, tranches are
needed to allow for orderly marketing
throughout the year. The FY 2021
specialty sugar TRQ will be opened in
five tranches. The first tranche, totaling
1,656 MTRV, will open October 1, 2020.
All specialty sugars are eligible for entry
under this tranche. The second tranche
of 40,000 MTRV will open on October
8, 2020. The third tranche of 40,000
MTRV will open on January 21, 2021.
The fourth tranche of 30,000 MTRV will
open on April 15, 2021. The fifth

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tranche of 30,000 MTRV will open on
July 15, 2021. The second, third, fourth,
and fifth tranches will be reserved for
organic sugar and other specialty sugars
not currently produced commercially in
the United States or reasonably
available from domestic sources.
Ted A. McKinney,
Under Secretary, Trade and Foreign
Agricultural Affairs.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
Forest Service Handbook 2309.13,
Chapter 50; Operation and
Maintenance of Developed Recreation
Sites
Forest Service, USDA.
Notice of availability for public
comment.

AGENCY:
ACTION:

The United States Department
of Agriculture (USDA), Forest Service is
proposing to issue a proposed directive
to update its handbook on operation and
maintenance of recreation sites on
National Forest System lands that
contain infrastructure or amenities
authorized by the Forest Service for
public enjoyment and resource
protection. Examples of developed
recreation sites include boat launches,
campgrounds, climbing areas, day use
areas, picnic sites, fishing sites, group
campgrounds and picnic sites, horse
camps, informational and interpretive
sites, visitor centers, recreation rental
cabins, observation sites, off-highway
vehicle staging areas, alpine and Nordic
ski areas, developed swimming sites,
snow play areas, target ranges,
trailheads, and wildlife viewing sites.
DATES: Comments must be received in
writing by August 10, 2020.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be
submitted electronically to https://
cara.ecosystem-management.org/Public/
CommentInput?project=ORMS-2226.
Written comments may be mailed to
Director, Recreation Staff, 1400
Independence Avenue SW, Washington,
DC 20250–1124. All timely received
comments, including names and
addresses, will be placed in the record
and will be available for public
inspection and copying. The public may
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