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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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 208 (Thursday, October 29, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 68111-68112]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-22103]


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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 December 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 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 Scot Fullerton, 
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing 
Duty Operations, at the U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution 
Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Walter Ankner, 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) 482-8374.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On August 13, 2026, 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 January 1, 2026, through March 31, 2026.\1\ In the First Quarter 
2026 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, 
91 FR 52289 (August 13, 2026) (First Quarter 2026 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 April 1, 2026, through June 30, 2026. 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: October 26, 2026.
Scot Fullerton,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing 
Duty Operations.

Appendix

                         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
                                             Total........................               0.00               0.00
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Switzerland................................  Deficiency Payments..........               0.00               0.00
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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.


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