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

<NOTICE> DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE <SUBAGY>International Trade Administration</SUBAGY> <SUBJECT>Quarterly Update to Annual Listing of Foreign Government Subsidies on Articles of Cheese Subject to an In-Quota Rate of Duty</SUBJECT> <HD SOURCE="HED">AGENCY:</HD> Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. <DATES> <HD SOURCE="HED">DATES:</HD> Comments must be submitted by March 31, 2025. </DATES> <HD SOURCE="HED">ADDRESSES:</HD> 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 <E T="03">https://www.regulations.gov,</E> 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 Abdelali Elouaradia, Acting Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance, at the U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230. <FURINF> <HD SOURCE="HED">FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:</HD> 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. </FURINF> <SUPLINF> <HD SOURCE="HED">SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:</HD> <HD SOURCE="HD1">Background</HD> On October 28, 2024, 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, 2024, through June 30, 2024. <SU>1</SU> <FTREF/> In the <E T="03">Second Quarter 2024 Update,</E> 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. <SU>2</SU> <FTREF/> We received no comments, information, or requests for consultation from any party. <FTNT> <SU>1</SU>   <E T="03">See Quarterly Update to Annual Listing of Foreign Government Subsidies on Articles of Cheese Subject to an In-Quota Rate of Duty,</E> 89 FR 85505 (October 28, 2024) ( <E T="03">Second Quarter 2024 Update</E> ). </FTNT> <FTNT> <SU>2</SU>   <E T="03">Id.</E> </FTNT> 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, 2024, through September 30, 2024. 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. <HD SOURCE="HD1">Notification to Interested Parties</HD> This determination and notice are in accordance with section 702(a) of the Act. <FTREF/> <FTNT> <SU>3</SU>  Defined in 19 U.S.C. 1677(5). <SU>4</SU>  Defined in 19 U.S.C. 1677(6). <SU>5</SU>  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. </FTNT> <SIG> <DATED>Dated: January 28, 2025.</DATED> <NAME>Abdelali Elouaradia,</NAME> Acting Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance. </SIG> <HD SOURCE="HD1">Appendix</HD> <GPOTABLE COLS="4" OPTS="L2,nj,i1" CDEF="s50,r50,15,13"> <TTITLE>Subsidy Programs on Cheese Subject to an In-Quota Rate of Duty</TTITLE> <CHED H="1">Country</CHED> <CHED H="1">Program(s)</CHED> ($/lb.) </CHED> <ROW> <ENT I="01"> 27 European Union Member States  <ENT>European Union Restitution Payments</ENT> <ENT>$0.00</ENT> <ENT>$0.00</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Canada</ENT> <ENT>Export Assistance on Certain Types of Cheese</ENT> <ENT>0.47</ENT> <ENT>0.47</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Norway</ENT> <ENT>Indirect (Milk) Subsidy</ENT> <ENT>0.00</ENT> <ENT>0.00</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="n,n,s"> <ENT I="22"> </ENT> <ENT>Consumer Subsidy</ENT> <ENT>0.00</ENT> <ENT>0.00</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"> </ENT> <ENT O="oi3">Total</ENT> <ENT>0.00</ENT> <ENT>0.00</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Switzerland</ENT> <ENT>Deficiency Payments</ENT> <ENT>0.00</ENT> <ENT>0.00</ENT> </ROW> </GPOTABLE> </SUPLINF> <FRDOC>[FR Doc. 2025-02092 Filed 1-31-25; 8:45 am]</FRDOC> </NOTICE>