66. Payment of 25 percent of net revenues from Title III, Bankhead-Jones Sec. 33 of the Bankhead-Jones Farm Tenant Act, as amended, 7 U.S.C. 1012. Farm Tenant Act lands to counties for schools and road purposes.

67. Cooperative action to protect, develop, manage, and utilize forest Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act of 1978, 16 U.S.C. 2101-2111. resources on State and private lands.

68. Advance of funds for cooperative research..

69. Grants for support of scientific research.

70. Research cooperation.

71. Youth conservation corps State grant program 72. Young adult conservation corps State grant program..

Sec. 20 of the Granger-Thye Act of April 24, 1950, 16 U.S.C. 581i-1.
Act of September 6, 1958, 42 U.S.C. 1891-1893.

Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Research Planning Act of 1974, as amended, 16 U.S.C. 1600-
1614.

Act of August 13, 1970, as amended, 16 U.S.C. 1701-1706.

Secs. 801-809 of the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act, as amended, 29 U.S.C. 991-999.

73. Grants to Maine, Vermont, and New Hampshire for the purpose of Older Americans Act of 1965, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 3001-3057g.
assisting economically disadvantaged citizens over 55 years of age.
74. Senior community service employment program (SCSEP).

Sec. 902(b)(2) of Title IX of the Older Americans Amendments of 1975, 42 U.S.C.

Rural Electrification Act of 1963, as amended, 7 U.S.C. 901-950b.

Secs. 306 and 310B of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act of 1979, 7 U.S.C. 1926, 1932.
Administered by Science and Education Program Staff

Sec. 22 of the Act of June 29, 1935, as amended, 7 U.S.C. 329; Sec. 1417 of the Food and Agriculture Act of
1977, 7 U.S.C. 3152.

Secs. 1-6 and 17 of the Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act, as amended, 16 U.S.C. 590a-590f, 590q.
Secs. 1-6 and 17 of the Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act, as amended, 16 U.S.C. 590a-590f, 590q.
Secs. 31 and 32 of the Bankhead-Jones Farm Tenant Act, as amended, 7 U.S.C. 1010, 1111; Secs. 1-6 and 17
of the Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act, as amended, 16 U.S.C. 590a-590f, 590q.
Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act, as amended, 16 U.S.C. 1001-1008.

Secs. 1-6 and 17 of the Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act, as amended, 16 U.S.C. 590a-590f, 590q.
Secs. 1-6 and 17 of the Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act, as amended, 16 U.S.C. 590a-590f, 590q.
Sec. 6 of the Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act, 16 U.S.C. 1006.

Secs. 1-6 and 17 of the Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act, as amended, 16 U.S.C. 590a-590f, 590q.
Secs. 1-6 and 17 of the Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act, as amended, 16 U.S.C. 590a-590f, 590q;
Sec. 302 of the Rural Development Act of 1972, 7 U.S.C. 1010a.

Soil and Water Resources Conservation Act of 1977, 16 U.S.C. 2001-2009.

Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. 1251-1376.

Secs. 406-413 of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977, 30 U.S.C. 1236-1243.

Sec. 7 of the Act of June 28, 1938, as amended, 33 U.S.C. 701b-1; Sec. 403, Agriculture Credit Act of 1978, 16 U.S.C. 2203.

Sec. 201 of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938, 7 U.S.C. 1291; Sec. 203(j) of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946, as amended, 7 U.S.C. 1622(); Sec. 104 of the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954, as amended, 7 U.S.C. 1704.

The following terms shall have the meaning set forth in this section:

(a) “Meat" means fresh, chilled or frozen cattle meat (item 106.10 of the Tariff Schedules of the United States (TSUS)), fresh chilled or frozen meat of goats and sheep, except lambs (TSUS 106.22 and 106.25), and prepared and preserved beef and veal, except sausage, if the articles are prepared, whether fresh, chilled, or frozen, but not otherwise preserved (TSUS 107.55 and 107.62), and meats which, but for processing in ForeignTrade Zones, territories, or possessions of the United States prior to entry, or withdrawal from warehouse for consumption, into the United States Customs Territory, would fall within the above descriptions (and TSUS items) upon such entry or withdrawal from warehouse for consumption.

(b) "United States" means the 50 states of the United States, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico.

§ 16.3 Import Documentation.

Meat subject to the restrictions in 16.4 and 16.5 may not be entered into the Customs Territory of the United States unless there is presented, at time of entry, documentation establishing (1) that there has been compliance with the applicable conditions of this Subpart A and (2) the country from which the meat was exported in the form in which it would fall within the definition of meat in TSUS items 106.10, 106.22, 106.25, 107.55 and 107.62.

§ 16.4 Transshipment restrictions.

No meat of New Zealand or Australian origin may be entered or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption in the United States unless (a) it is exported into the Customs Territory of the United States as a direct shipment or on a through bill of lading from the country of origin or, (b) if processed in Foreign-Trade Zones, territories or possessions of the United States, it is exported into the Customs Territory of the United States as a direct shipment or on a through bill of lading from the Foreign-Trade Zone, territory or possession of the United States in which it was processed.

[47 FR 45018, Oct. 13, 1982]

§ 16.5

Quantitative restrictions.

(a) Imports from New Zealand. During calendar year 1982, no more than 349.9 million pounds of meat exported from New Zealand in the form in which it would fall within the definition of meat in TSUS 106.10, 106.22, 106.25, 107.55, or 107.62 may be entered or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption in the United States, whether shipped directly or indirectly from New Zealand to the United States.

(b) Imports from Australia. During calendar year 1982, no more than 697.0 million pounds of meat exported from Australia in the form in which it would fall within the definition of meat in TSUS 106.10, 106.22, 106.25, 107.55, or 107.62 may be entered or

Subpart A-Regulations Governing the Financing of Commercial Sales of Agricultural Commodities

§ 17.1 General statement.

(a) What this subpart covers. (1) This subpart contains the regulations governing the sale and exportation of agricultural commodities or the products thereof made available under Title I of the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954, as amended (hereinafter called the Act), pursuant to agreements entered into on and after January 1, 1967. Under the Act, the Government of the United States enters into Agricultural Commodities Agreements with governments of the importing countries or private trade entities, covering financing of the sale and exportation of agricultural commodities and products thereof including certain ocean transportation costs.

(2) An Agricultural Commodities Agreement may provide for one or more of the following: Sales for dollars on credit terms, sales for foreign currencies on credit terms which permit conversion to dollars, and sales for foreign currencies, except that an agreement with a private trade entity is limited to a sale for dollars on credit terms.

(3) The regulations in this subpart cover among other things, (i) the making of applications to the General Sales Manager, Office of the General Sales Manager, for authorizations to purchase agricultural commodities and products thereof, (ii) the issuance of purchase authorizations by the General Sales Manager, and (iii) the financing by Commodity Credit Corporation of the sale and exportation of such commodities or products thereof through private trade channels to the maximum extent practicable.

(b) Purchase authorizations and approval of vessels. (1) After approval of the participant's application, a purchase authorization will be issued by the General Sales Manager, OGSM. The participant or its authorized importers or agents will procure the commodities from the U.S. suppliers and will arrange for shipment in U.S.-flag vessels when use of such vessels is re

quired. Following issuance of a purchase authorization, and on application, the Controller, Commodity Credit Corporation will issue letters of commitment to banking institutions designated by the participant and acceptable to CCC, unless the participant elects to procure the commodities under the reimbursement method of financing.

(2) The cost of ocean freight or ocean freight differential will be financed by CCC only when specifically provided for in the purchase authorization. Prior approval for the use of all vessels must be obtained from the appropriate office of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (§ 17.9(b)).

(c) Letters of commitment and reimbursement method of financing. (1) Under the letter of commitment method of financing the U.S. supplier of agricultural commodities will receive payment as provided in the regulations in this subpart under irrevocable letters of credit issued, confirmed or advised by a banking institution for the commodities and, when authorized in the purchase authorization and inCcluded as a part of the commodity cost, for the ocean freight or the ocean freight differential, and marine insurance. Notwithstanding any other provision of these regulations, if authorized by the purchase authorization, ocean freight differential shall be financed by CCC under the letter of € commitment method of financing in cases where ocean freight is not included as a part of the commodity cost, subject to the applicable provisions of these regulations and such other provisions as may be specified in the purchase authorization. In such case, the U.S. supplier of ocean freight will receive payment for ocean freight differential as provided in these regulations and the purchase authorization under irrevocable letters of credit issued, confirmed or advised by a banking institution.

(2) Under the reimbursement method of financing, the U.S. supplier will obtain payment from the participant or its assignee as provided in the regulations in this subpart for the cost of commodities and, when authorized in the purchase authorization and included as a part of the commodity

cost, for the ocean freight or the ocean freight differential, and marine insurance. When ocean freight or ocean freight differential is approved for financing on Form CCC-106 and is to be financed separately from the commodity cost, the supplier of ocean transportation will obtain payment from the participant or its assignee.

(3) To the extent provided in the regulations in this subpart, CCC will reimburse banking institutions for payments made under letters of commitment and CCC will reimburse the participant or its assignee for ocean freight or ocean freight differential financed separately from the commodity and for the commodities procured under the reimbursement method of financing.

(d) Advice of amount financed. Under the letter of commitment method of financing, the banking institutions will forward documents and advice of the amount financed by CCC to the approved applicant or to the bank or agency authorized by the approved applicant to open related letters of credit. Under the reimbursement method of financing, CCC will forward advice of payment to the participant or its assignee.

(e) Where information is obtainable. General information about purchase authorizations and related operations under the regulations in this subpart may be obtained from the Director, Program Operations Division, Office of the General Sales Manager, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, D.C. 20250. Information about financing operations under these regulations including forms prescribed for use thereunder, may be obtained from the Controller, Commodity Credit Corporation, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, D.C. 20250. The Office of the General Sales Manager will make public the issuance of each purchase authorization through a U.S. Department of Agriculture press announcement. A copy of each announcement will be made available to the Office of Small Business Administration to assist small business firms to have adequate and fair opportunity to participate as suppliers.