{"abstract":"On May 13, 2009, the United States and the European Communities (\"EC\") announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) in the Beef Hormones dispute. Under the first phase of the agreement, the EC is obligated to open a new beef tariff-rate quota (TRQ) in the amount of 20,000 metric tons at zero rate of duty. The United States in turn is obligated not to increase additional duties above those in effect as of March 23, 2009. The EC opened the new beef TRQ on August 1, 2009. This notice undertakes the process necessary to implement U.S. obligations under the first phase of the MOU and to pursue additional market access under subsequent phases of the MOU.","action":"Notice, delay of action, and request for comments.","agencies":[{"raw_name":"OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE","name":"Trade Representative, Office of United States","id":491,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/trade-representative-office-of-united-states","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/491","parent_id":null,"slug":"trade-representative-office-of-united-states"}],"body_html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/html/2009/08/13/E9-19455.html","cfr_references":[],"citation":"74 FR 40864","comment_url":null,"comments_close_on":null,"correction_of":null,"corrections":[],"dates":"Effective Date: A modified list of products subject to additional duties in connection with the Beef Hormones dispute (announced on January 15, 2009) had been scheduled to be effective with respect to products that are entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after August 15, 2009. In order to meet U.S. obligations under the MOU, the United States Trade Representative (\"Trade Representative\") has now changed this effective date to September 19, 2009. Moreover, as explained below, the Trade Representative will take additional steps before that time in order to continue to implement U.S. obligations under the MOU.","disposition_notes":null,"docket_ids":["Docket No. USTR-2009-0022"],"dockets":[],"document_number":"E9-19455","effective_on":"2009-08-15","end_page":40867,"executive_order_notes":null,"executive_order_number":null,"explanation":null,"full_text_xml_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/xml/2009/08/13/E9-19455.xml","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2009/08/13/E9-19455/implementation-of-the-us-ec-beef-hormones-memorandum-of-understanding","images":{"EN13AU09.023":{"original_size":"https://img.federalregister.gov/EN13AU09.023/EN13AU09.023_original_size.gif"},"EN13AU09.024":{"original_size":"https://img.federalregister.gov/EN13AU09.024/EN13AU09.024_original_size.gif"}},"images_metadata":{"EN13AU09.023":{"original_size":{"identifier":"EN13AU09.023","content_type":"image/gif","size":310146,"width":3792,"sha":"75232af5054ef34b065549c8e3de557c","url":"https://img.federalregister.gov/EN13AU09.023/EN13AU09.023_original_size.gif","height":4919}},"EN13AU09.024":{"original_size":{"identifier":"EN13AU09.024","content_type":"image/gif","size":131463,"width":3746,"sha":"c429bb2a0773d45c2d1cbc785dec05d4","url":"https://img.federalregister.gov/EN13AU09.024/EN13AU09.024_original_size.gif","height":1952}}},"json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/documents/E9-19455?publication_date=2009-08-13","mods_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/metadata/granule/FR-2009-08-13/E9-19455/mods.xml","not_received_for_publication":null,"page_length":4,"page_views":{"count":255,"last_updated":"2026-04-04 18:15:03 -0400"},"pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2009-08-13/pdf/E9-19455.pdf","presidential_document_number":null,"proclamation_number":null,"public_inspection_pdf_url":null,"publication_date":"2009-08-13","raw_text_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/text/2009/08/13/E9-19455.txt","regulation_id_number_info":{},"regulation_id_numbers":[],"regulations_dot_gov_info":{"checked_regulationsdotgov_at":"2009-09-01T14:23:34Z"},"regulations_dot_gov_url":null,"significant":null,"signing_date":null,"start_page":40864,"subtype":null,"title":"Implementation of the U.S.-EC Beef Hormones Memorandum of Understanding","toc_doc":"Implementation of the U.S.EC Beef Hormones Memorandum of Understanding","toc_subject":null,"topics":[],"type":"Notice","volume":74}