[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 136 (Friday, July 16, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 41432]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-17350]
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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. 2010005) for trade adjustment assistance
(TAA) for shrimp that was filed by the Southern Shrimp Alliance and
accepted for review by USDA on May 3, 2010. Individual producers in
Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina,
South Carolina, and Texas 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 the Chief
Economist, Farm Service Agency, Agricultural Marketing Service, and
Foreign Agricultural Service. Upon a review, the Administrator (FAS)
determined that increased imports of shrimp during January-December
2008 contributed importantly to a greater than 15-percent decline in
the quantity of production in 2008, 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 shrimp producers in Alabama, Florida, Georgia,
Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Texas
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. 2010-17350 Filed 7-15-10; 8:45 am]
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