[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 136 (Friday, July 16, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 41433]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-17353]
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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. 2010003) for trade adjustment assistance
(TAA) for asparagus that was filed by the National Asparagus Council
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 the Chief
Economist, Farm Service Agency, Agricultural Marketing Service, and
Foreign Agricultural Service. Upon a review, the Administrator
determined that increased imports of asparagus during January-December
2009 contributed importantly to a greater than 15-percent decline in
the quantity 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 asparagus 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
provided at no cost and may receive cash benefits, if the applicable
program eligibility requirements are satisfied. Applicants must
complete the technical assistance provided 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. 2010-17353 Filed 7-15-10; 8:45 am]
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