[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 136 (Friday, July 16, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 41430]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-17337]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Foreign Agricultural Service
Trade Adjustment Assistance for Farmers
AGENCY: Foreign Agricultural Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
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The Administrator of the Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) has
denied a petition (No. 2010017) for trade adjustment assistance (TAA)
for apples that was filed by the Minnesota Apple Growers Association,
Inc. (MAGA) and accepted for review by USDA on May 4, 2010.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: To qualify under the program, Subtitle C of
Title I of the Trade Act of 2002 (Pub. L. 107-210) states that
petitions must demonstrate, using data for the most recent, full
marketing year or full official marketing season, a greater than 15-
percent decline in at least one of the following factors: national
average price, quantity of production, value of production, or cash
receipts.
According to the statute, it is also necessary for the petition to
demonstrate that an increase in imports of articles like or directly
competitive, during the same marketing period, contributed importantly
to the decrease in one of the above factors for the agricultural
commodity.
All petitions were analyzed by USDA's Economic Research Service and
reviewed by the TAA for Farmers Review Committee, comprised of
representatives from USDA's Office of the Chief Economist, Farm Service
Agency, Agricultural Marketing Service and Foreign Agricultural
Service. After a review, the Administrator determined that the petition
was unable to demonstrate an increase in fresh apple imports during the
August-December 2009/2010 marketing season. Instead, it demonstrated
that imports of fresh apples declined 30 percent during this period,
compared to the previous 3-year average. For this reason, the petition
does not meet the regulatory requirements for certification for Fiscal
Year (FY) 2010.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Trade Adjustment Assistance for
Farmers Staff, FAS, USDA, by phone: (202) 720-0638, or (202) 690-0633;
or by e-mail: [email protected]; or visit the TAA for
Farmers' Web site: http://www.fas.usda.gov/itp/taa.
Dated: July 8, 2010.
John D. Brewer,
Administrator, Foreign Agricultural Service.
[FR Doc. 2010-17337 Filed 7-15-10; 8:45 am]
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