[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 136 (Friday, July 16, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 41431-41432]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-17348]
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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
certified a petition (No. 2010001) for trade adjustment assistance
(TAA) for catfish that was filed by the Catfish Farmers of America and
accepted for review by USDA on May 3, 2010. Individual producers,
nationwide, will be eligible to apply for Fiscal Year (FY) 2010
benefits during an application period ending September 23, 2010.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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
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the Chief Economist, Farm Service Agency, Agricultural Marketing
Service, and Foreign Agricultural Service. Upon a review, the
Administrator (FAS) determined that increased imports of catfish during
January-December 2009 contributed importantly to a greater than 15-
percent decline in the value of production in 2009, compared to the
previous 3-year average. This conforms to the eligibility requirements
stipulated in Subtitle C of Title I of the Trade Act of 2002 (Pub. L.
107-210).
Individual catfish producers, nationwide, interested in applying
for technical training and cash benefits must complete and submit a
written application to their local Farm Service Agency Service Center
by the application deadline of September 23, 2010. After submitting a
completed application, producers may receive technical assistance at no
cost and may receive cash benefits, if the applicable program
eligibility requirements are satisfied. Applicants must complete the
technical assistance under the program in order to be eligible for cash
benefits.
Producers Certified as Eligible for TAA for Farmers' Program Should
Contact: USDA, Farm Service Agency (at your local service center).
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. 2010-17348 Filed 7-15-10; 8:45 am]
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