[Federal Register: September 25, 2000 (Volume 65, Number 186)]
[Proposed Rules]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Office of the Secretary
7 CFR Part 6
Withdrawal of Proposed Rule To Establish Licensing for Certain
Sugar-Containing Products Under Tariff-Rate Quota
AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, USDA.
ACTION: Notice of withdrawal.
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SUMMARY: This document advises the public that the proposed rule is
withdrawn based on legal action by the Canadian Government which
addressed the principal purposes of the proposed rule by rescinding
mandated increases in Canadian exports of certain sugar containing
products (SCP) packaged for retail sale.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Diana Wanamaker, STOP 1021, 1400
Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20250-1021, or telephone at
(202) 720-1330, or e-mail at Wanamaker@fas.usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
Proposed Rule
The proposed rule (RIN 0551-AA-59), published in the Federal
Register on March 17, 2000 (65 FR 14478-14484), provides for a
licensing system for imports of certain SCP which enter under the
tariff-rate quota (TRQ) provided for in Additional U.S. Note 8 to
chapter 17 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States
(HTS). The TRQ limits certain SCP imports entered from October 1
through September 30 in any given year to 64,709,000 kilograms, of
which Canada is allocated 59,250,000 kilograms. The proposed rule was
published in response to U.S. industry concerns regarding mandated
increases in retail packaged SCP exports required under Canada's export
permit system which became effective on October 1, 1999. The Department
received public comments on the proposed rule from nearly 100 entities
(e.g., importers, packers, industry associations, and government
officials) on specific provisions of the proposed rule; potential
effects on bulk and retail product importers and packers; and costs or
unintended market consequences affecting importers, buyers, and
participants in the U.S. SCP re-export program.
Canada's Action
On June 20, 2000, the Government of Canada amended its export
permit system to rescind the phased increase in export permits
allocated for retail packaged SCP shipments to the United States. The
amendment also rescinded the Canadian Government's policy of promoting
value added SCP exports by altering product availability.
In view of the remedial action taken by the Government of Canada to
eliminate its market intervention measures, it is appropriate to
withdraw the proposed rule.
Signed at Washington, D.C. on September 19, 2000.
Timothy J. Galvin,
Administrator, Foreign Agricultural Service.
[FR Doc. 00-24544 Filed 9-22-00; 8:45 am]
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