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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Office of the Secretary

7 CFR Part 6


Adjustment of Appendices to the Dairy Tariff-Rate Import Quota=20
Licensing Regulation for the 2012 Tariff-Rate Quota Year

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, USDA.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This document sets forth the revised appendices to the Dairy=20
Tariff-Rate Import Quota Licensing Regulation for the 2012 quota year=20
reflecting the cumulative annual transfers from Appendix 1 to Appendix=20
2 for certain dairy product import licenses permanently surrendered by=20
licensees or revoked by the Licensing Authority.

DATES: Effective Date: August 27, 2012.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Abdelsalam El-Farra, Dairy Import=20
Licensing Program, Import Policies and Export Reporting Division, U.S.=20
Department of Agriculture, 1400 Independence Avenue SW., Stop 1021,=20
Washington, DC 20250-1021; or by telephone at (202) 720-9439; or by=20
email at: abdelsalam.el-farra@fas.=
usda.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Foreign Agricultural Service, under a=20
delegation of authority from the Secretary of Agriculture, administers=20
the Dairy Tariff-Rate Import Quota Licensing Regulation codified at 7=20
CFR 6.20-6.37 that provides for the issuance of licenses to import=20
certain dairy articles under tariff-rate quotas (TRQs) as set forth in=20
the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States. These dairy=20
articles may only be entered into the United States at the low-tier=20
tariff by or for the account of a person or firm to whom such licenses=20
have been issued and only in accordance with the terms and conditions=20
of the regulation.
    Licenses are issued on a calendar year basis, and each license=20
authorizes the license holder to import a specified quantity and type=20
of dairy article from a specified country of origin. The Import=20
Policies and Export Reporting Division, Foreign Agricultural Service,=20
U.S. Department of Agriculture, issues these licenses and, in=20
conjunction with U.S. Customs and Border Protection, U.S. Department of=20
Homeland Security, monitors their use.
    The regulation at 7 CFR 6.34(a) states: ``Whenever a historical=20
license (Appendix 1) is not issued to an applicant pursuant to the=20
provisions of Sec.  6.23, is permanently surrendered or is revoked by=20
the Licensing Authority, the amount of such license will be transferred=20
to Appendix 2.'' Section 6.34(b) provides that the cumulative annual=20
transfers will be published in the Federal Register. Accordingly, this=20
document sets forth the revised Appendices for the 2012 tariff-rate=20
quota year.

List of Subjects in 7 CFR Part 6

    Agricultural commodities, Cheese, Dairy products, Imports,=20
Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.

    Issued at Washington, DC, the 13th day of July, 2012.
Ronald Lord,
Licensing Authority.

    Accordingly, 7 CFR part 6 is amended as follows:

PART 6--IMPORT QUOTAS AND FEES

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1. The authority citation for Part 6, Subpart--Dairy Tariff-Rate Import=20
Quota Licensing continues to read as follows:

     Authority: Additional U.S. Notes 6, 7, 8, 12, 14, 16-23 and 25=20
to Chapter 4 and General Note 15 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule=20
of the United States (19 U.S.C. 1202), Pub. L. 97-258, 96 Stat.=20
1051, as amended (31 U.S.C. 9701), and secs. 103 and 404, Pub. L.=20
103-465, 108 Stat. 4819 (19 U.S.C. 3513 and 3601).

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2. Appendices 1, 2 and 3 to Subpart--Dairy Tariff-Rate Import Quota=20
Licensing are revised to read as follows:

Appendices 1-3 to Subpart--Dairy Tariff-Rate Import Quota Licensing

    Articles Subject to: Appendix 1, Historical Licenses; Appendix 2, =
Nonhistorical Licenses; and Appendix 3,
                                Designated Importer Licenses for Quota =
Year 2012
                                            [Quantities in kilograms]
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                                                              Sum of     =
      Appendix 3           Harmonized
Article by additional U.S. Note   Appendix 1   Appendix 2    Appendix  =
--------------------------     tariff
   No. and country of  origin                                  1&2   =
     Tokyo R.    Uruguay R.     schedule
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                                               NON-CHEESE ARTICLES
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BUTTER (G-NOTE 6)..............    4,733,992    2,243,008    6,977,000  =
...........  ...........       6,977,000
    EU-25......................       75,000       21,161       96,161  =
...........  ...........  ..............
    New Zealand................      110,045       40,548      150,593  =
...........  ...........  ..............
    Other Countries............       41,970       31,965       73,935  =
...........  ...........  ..............
    Any Country................    4,506,977    2,149,334    6,656,311  =
...........  ...........  ..............
DRIED SKIM MILK (K-NOTE 7).....  ...........    5,261,000    5,261,000  =
...........  ...........       5,261,000
    Australia..................  ...........      600,076      600,076  =
...........  ...........  ..............
    Canada.....................  ...........      219,565      219,565  =
...........  ...........  ..............
    Any Country................  ...........    4,441,359    4,441,359  =
...........  ...........  ..............
DRIED WHOLE MILK (H-NOTE 8)....        3,175    3,318,125    3,321,300  =
...........  ...........       3,321,300
    New Zealand................        3,175  ...........        3,175  =
...........  ...........  ..............
    Any Country................  ...........    3,318,125    3,318,125  =
...........  ...........  ..............
DRIED BUTTERMILK/WHEY (M-NOTE    ...........      224,981      224,981  =
...........  ...........         224,981
 12)...........................

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    Canada.....................  ...........      161,161      161,161  =
...........  ...........  ..............
    New Zealand................  ...........       63,820       63,820  =
...........  ...........  ..............
BUTTER SUBSTITUTES CONTAINING    ...........    6,080,500    6,080,500  =
...........  ...........       6,080,500
 OVER 45 PERCENT OF BUTTERFAT
 AND/OR BUTTER OIL (SU-NOTE 14)
    Any Country................  ...........    6,080,500    6,080,500  =
...........  ...........  ..............
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        TOTAL: NON-CHEESE          4,737,167   17,127,614   21,864,781  =
...........  ...........      21,864,781
         ARTICLES..............
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                                                 CHEESE ARTICLES
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CHEESE AND SUBSTITUTES FOR        21,419,738   10,049,993   31,469,731   =
 9,661,128    7,496,000      48,626,859
 CHEESE (EXCEPT: SOFT RIPENED
 COW'S MILK CHEESE; CHEESE NOT
 CONTAINING COW'S MILK; CHEESE
 (EXCEPT COTTAGE CHEESE)
 CONTAINING 0.5 PERCENT OR LESS
 BY WEIGHT OF BUTTERFAT; AND,
 ARTICLES WITHIN THE SCOPE OF
 OTHER IMPORT QUOTAS PROVIDED
 FOR IN THIS SUBCHAPTER) (OT-
 NOTE 16)......................
    Argentina..................        7,690            0        7,690   =
    92,310  ...........         100,000
    Australia..................      535,628        5,542      541,170   =
   758,830    1,750,000       3,050,000
    Canada.....................      977,439      163,561    1,141,000  =
...........  ...........       1,141,000
    Costa Rica.................  ...........            0  ...........  =
...........    1,550,000       1,550,000
    EU-25......................   15,729,427    7,538,229   23,267,656   =
 1,132,568    3,446,000      27,846,224
        Of which Portugal is:..       65,838       63,471      129,309   =
   223,691  ...........         353,000
    Israel.....................       79,696            0       79,696   =
   593,304  ...........         673,000
    Iceland....................      294,000            0      294,000   =
    29,000  ...........         323,000
    New Zealand................    2,910,180    1,905,292    4,815,472   =
 6,506,528  ...........      11,322,000
    Norway.....................      124,982       25,018      150,000  =
...........  ...........         150,000
    Switzerland................      593,952       77,460      671,412   =
   548,588      500,000       1,720,000
    Uruguay....................  ...........            0  ...........  =
...........      250,000         250,000
    Other Countries............      100,906      100,729      201,635  =
...........  ...........         201,635
    Any Country................  ...........      300,000      300,000  =
...........  ...........         300,000
BLUE-MOLD CHEESE (EXCEPT           2,283,646      197,355    2,481,001  =
...........      430,000       2,911,001
 STILTON PRODUCED IN THE UNITED
 KINGDOM) AND CHEESE AND
 SUBSTITUTES FOR CHEESE
 CONTAINING, OR PROCESSED FROM,
 BLUE-MOLD CHEESE (B-NOTE 17)..
    Argentina..................        2,000            0        2,000  =
...........  ...........           2,000
    EU-25......................    2,281,646      197,354    2,479,000  =
...........      350,000       2,829,000
    Chile......................  ...........  ...........  ...........  =
...........       80,000          80,000
    Other Countries............  ...........            1            1  =
...........  ...........               1
CHEDDAR CHEESE, AND CHEESE AND     2,795,016    1,488,840    4,283,856   =
   519,033    7,620,000      12,422,889
 SUBSTITUTES FOR CHEESE
 CONTAINING, OR PROCESSED FROM,
 CHEDDAR CHEESE (C-NOTE 18)....
    Australia..................      902,462       82,037      984,499   =
   215,501    1,250,000       2,450,000
    Chile......................  ...........            0  ...........  =
...........      220,000         220,000
    EU-25......................       52,404      210,596      263,000  =
...........    1,050,000       1,313,000
    New Zealand................    1,737,605    1,058,863    2,796,468   =
   303,532    5,100,000       8,200,000
    Other Countries............      102,545       37,344      139,889  =
...........  ...........         139,889
    Any Country................  ...........      100,000      100,000  =
...........  ...........         100,000
AMERICAN-TYPE CHEESE, INCLUDING    2,688,157      477,396    3,165,553   =
   357,003  ...........       3,522,556
 COLBY, WASHED CURD AND
 GRANULAR CHEESE (BUT NOT
 INCLUDING CHEDDAR) AND CHEESE
 AND SUBSTITUTES FOR CHEESE
 CONTAINING OR PROCESSED FROM
 SUCH AMERICAN-TYPE CHEESE (A-
 NOTE 19)......................
    Australia..................      761,890      119,108      880,998   =
   119,002  ...........       1,000,000
    EU-25......................      145,147      208,853      354,000  =
...........  ...........         354,000
    New Zealand................    1,630,479      131,520    1,761,999   =
   238,001  ...........       2,000,000
    Other Countries............      150,641       17,915      168,556  =
...........  ...........         168,556
EDAM AND GOUDA CHEESE, AND         4,910,073      696,329    5,606,402  =
...........    1,210,000       6,816,402
 CHEESE AND SUBSTITUTES FOR
 CHEESE CONTAINING, OR
 PROCESSED FROM, EDAM AND GOUDA
 CHEESE (E-NOTE 20)............
    Argentina..................      110,495       14,505      125,000  =
...........      110,000         235,000

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    EU-25......................    4,680,498      608,502    5,289,000  =
...........    1,100,000       6,389,000
    Norway.....................      114,318       52,682      167,000  =
...........  ...........         167,000
    Other Countries............        4,762       20,640       25,402  =
...........  ...........          25,402
ITALIAN-TYPE CHEESES, MADE FROM    6,402,630    1,117,917    7,520,547   =
   795,517    5,165,000      13,481,064
 COW'S MILK, (ROMANO MADE FROM
 COW'S MILK, REGGIANO,
 PARMESAN, PROVOLONE,
 PROVOLETTI, SBRINZ, AND GOYA-
 NOT IN ORIGINAL LOAVES) AND
 CHEESE AND SUBSTITUTES FOR
 CHEESE CONTAINING, OR
 PROCESSED FROM, SUCH ITALIAN-
 TYPE CHEESES, WHETHER OR NOT
 IN ORIGINAL LOAVES (D-NOTE 21)
    Argentina..................    3,910,738      214,745    4,125,483   =
   367,517    1,890,000       6,383,000
    EU-25......................    2,491,892      890,108    3,382,000  =
...........    2,025,000       5,407,000
    Romania....................  ...........            0  ...........  =
...........      500,000         500,000
    Uruguay....................  ...........            0  ...........   =
   428,000      750,000       1,178,000
    Other Countries............  ...........       13,064       13,064  =
...........  ...........          13,064
SWISS OR EMMENTHALER CHEESE        5,264,929    1,386,385    6,651,314   =
   823,519      380,000       7,854,833
 OTHER THAN WITH EYE FORMATION,
 GRUYERE-PROCESS CHEESE AND
 CHEESE AND SUBSTITUTES FOR
 CHEESE CONTAINING, OR
 PROCESSED FROM, SUCH CHEESES
 (GR-NOTE 22)..................
    EU-25......................    3,995,739    1,156,255    5,151,994   =
   393,006      380,000       5,925,000
    Switzerland................    1,235,692      183,795    1,419,487   =
   430,513  ...........       1,850,000
    Other Countries............       33,498       46,335       79,833  =
...........  ...........          79,833
CHEESE AND SUBSTITUTES FOR         1,840,852    2,584,056    4,424,918   =
 1,050,000  ...........       5,474,908
 CHEESE, CONTAINING 0.5 PERCENT
 OR LESS BY WEIGHT OF BUTTERFAT
 (EXCEPT ARTICLES WITHIN THE
 SCOPE OF OTHER TARIFF-RATE
 QUOTAS PROVIDED FOR IN THIS
 SUBCHAPTER), AND MARGARINE
 CHEESE (LF-NOTE 23)...........
    EU-25......................    1,840,852    2,584,055    4,424,907  =
...........  ...........       4,424,907
    Israel.....................  ...........            0  ...........   =
    50,000  ...........          50,000
    New Zealand................  ...........            0  ...........   =
 1,000,000  ...........       1,000,000
    Other Countries............  ...........            1            1  =
...........  ...........               1
SWISS OR EMMENTHALER CHEESE       15,565,737    6,731,594   22,297,331   =
 9,557,945    2,620,000      34,475,276
 WITH EYE FORMATION (SW-NOTE
 25)...........................
    Argentina..................  ...........        9,115        9,115   =
    70,885  ...........          80,000
    Australia..................      209,698            0      209,698   =
   290,302  ...........         500,000
    Canada.....................  ...........            0  ...........   =
    70,000  ...........          70,000
    EU-25......................   11,155,483    5,321,345   16,476,828   =
 4,003,172    2,420,000      22,900,000
    Iceland....................      149,999            0      149,999   =
   150,001  ...........         300,000
    Israel.....................       27,000            0       27,000  =
...........  ...........          27,000
    Norway.....................    3,187,264      468,046    3,655,310   =
 3,227,690  ...........       6,883,000
    Switzerland................      776,708      907,397    1,684,105   =
 1,745,895      200,000       3,630,000
    Other Countries............       59,585       25,691       85,276  =
...........  ...........          85,276
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        TOTAL: CHEESE ARTICLES.   63,170,778   24,729,865   87,900,653   =
22,764,145   24,921,000     135,585,788
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            TOTAL: CHEESE         67,907,945   41,857,479  109,765,434   =
22,764,145   24,921,000     157,450,569
             ARTICLES & NON-
             CHEESE ARTICLES...
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