Notice2024-08405

Quarterly Update to Annual Listing of Foreign Government Subsidies on Articles of Cheese Subject to an In-Quota Rate of Duty

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April 19, 2024

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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 77 (Friday, April 19, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 28745-28746]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-08405]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration


Quarterly Update to Annual Listing of Foreign Government 
Subsidies on Articles of Cheese Subject to an In-Quota Rate of Duty

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, 
Department of Commerce.


DATES: Applicable April 19, 2024.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Samuel Brummitt, AD/CVD Operations, 
Office III, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Ave. NW, 
Washington, DC 20230, telephone: (202) 482-7851.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On November 15, 2023, the U.S. Department of 
Commerce (Commerce), pursuant to section 702(h) of the Trade Agreements 
Act of 1979 (as amended) (the Act), published the quarterly update to 
the annual listing of foreign government subsidies on articles of 
cheese subject to an in-quota rate of duty covering the period April 1, 
2023, through June 30, 2023.\1\ In the Second Quarter 2023 Update, we 
requested that any party that had information on foreign government 
subsidy programs that benefited articles of cheese subject to an in-
quota rate of duty submit such information to Commerce.\2\ We received 
no comments, information, or requests for consultation from any party.
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    \1\ See Quarterly Update to Annual Listing of Foreign Government 
Subsidies on Articles of Cheese Subject to an In-Quota Rate of Duty, 
88 FR 78295 (November 15, 2023) (Second Quarter 2023 Update).
    \2\ Id.
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    Pursuant to section 702(h) of the Act, we hereby provide Commerce's 
update of subsidies on articles of cheese that were imported during the 
period July 1, 2023, through September 30, 2023. The appendix to this 
notice lists the country, the subsidy program or programs, and the 
gross and net amounts of each subsidy for which information is 
currently available.
    Commerce will incorporate additional programs which are found to 
constitute subsidies, and additional information on the subsidy 
programs listed, as the

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information is developed. Commerce encourages any person having 
information on foreign government subsidy programs which benefit 
articles of cheese subject to an in-quota rate of duty to submit such 
information in writing through the Federal eRulemaking Portal at 
<a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>, Docket No. ITA-2020-0005, ``Quarterly 
Update to Cheese Subject to an In-Quota Rate of Duty.'' The materials 
in the docket will not be edited to remove identifying or contact 
information, and Commerce cautions against including any information in 
an electronic submission that the submitter does not want publicly 
disclosed. Attachments to electronic comments will be accepted in 
Microsoft Word, Excel, or Adobe PDF formats only. All comments should 
be addressed to the Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance, 
U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, 
DC 20230.
    This determination and notice are in accordance with section 702(a) 
of the Act.

    Dated: April 15, 2024.
Ryan Majerus,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy and Negotiations, performing the 
non-exclusive functions and duties of the Assistant Secretary for 
Enforcement and Compliance.

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    \3\ Defined in 19 U.S.C. 1677(5).
    \4\ Defined in 19 U.S.C. 1677(6).
    \5\ The 27 member states of the European Union are: Austria, 
Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, 
Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, 
Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, 
Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, and Sweden.

                         Subsidy Programs on Cheese Subject to an In-Quota Rate of Duty
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                                                                                                      Net \4\
                 Country                          Program(s)           Gross \3\ subsidy ($/lb)   subsidy ($/lb)
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27 European.............................  European Union Restitution  0.00......................            0.00
Union Member............................  Payments..................
States \5\..............................
Canada..................................  Export Assistance on......  0.47......................            0.47
                                          Certain Types of Cheese...
Norway..................................  Indirect (Milk) Subsidy...  0.00......................            0.00
                                          Consumer Subsidy..........  0.00......................            0.00
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                                          Total.....................  0.00......................            0.00
Switzerland.............................  Deficiency Payments.......  0.00......................            0.00
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[FR Doc. 2024-08405 Filed 4-18-24; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3510-DS-P


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