Notice2026-01893

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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January 30, 2026

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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 20 (Friday, January 30, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4061-4062]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-01893]


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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: Comments must be submitted by March 31, 2026.

ADDRESSES: The U.S. Department of Commerce (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. All comments must be submitted 
through the Federal eRulemaking Portal at <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>, 
Docket No. ITA-2020-0005. The materials in the docket will not be 
edited to remove identifying

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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 Christopher Abbott, Deputy Assistant 
Secretary for Policy and Negotiations, performing the non-exclusive 
functions and duties of the Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and 
Compliance, at the U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution 
Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On November 24, 2025, pursuant to section 702(h) of the Trade 
Agreements Act of 1979, as amended (the Act), Commerce 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, 2025, through June 30, 2025.\1\ In the Second Quarter 
2025 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, 
90 FR 52916 (November 24, 2025) (Second Quarter 2025 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, 2025, through September 30, 2025. 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 information is developed.

Notification to Interested Parties

    This determination and notice are in accordance with section 702(a) 
of the Act.

    Dated: January 22, 2026.
Christopher Abbott,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy and Negotiations, performing the 
non-exclusive functions and duties of the Assistant Secretary for 
Enforcement and Compliance.

Appendix
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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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                                                                            Gross \3\ subsidy   Net \4\ subsidy
                 Country                             Program(s)                  ($/lb.)            ($/lb.)
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27 European Union Member States \5\.....  European Union Restitution                    $0.00              $0.00
                                           Payments.
Canada..................................  Export Assistance on Certain                   0.47               0.47
                                           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. 2026-01893 Filed 1-29-26; 8:45 am]
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