[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 187 (Tuesday, September 28, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 59682-59683]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-24304]
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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 petitions (No.'s 2011006-2011011, 2011028) for trade adjustment
assistance for wool filed under the fiscal year (FY) 2011 program by
wool producers from Montana and the Montana Wool Growers Association.
The petitions were accepted for review by USDA on July 26, 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.
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According to the statute, it is also necessary for the petitions to
demonstrate that an increase in imports of like or directly competitive
articles, 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 Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) for Farmers Program
Review Committee, comprised of representatives from USDA's Office of
the Chief Economist, Farm Service Agency, Agricultural Marketing
Service, and FAS. After a review, the Administrator determined that the
petitions demonstrated the `greater than 15-percent decline' criterion,
because they showed a 15.9-percent decline in the value of wool
production for 2009, when compared to the previous 3-year period.
However, the import data provided for the same time periods showed a
37.2-percent decrease, instead of the required increase, under the
program.
Because the petitions were unable to meet the `increase in imports'
criterion, the Administrator was not able to certify them, making wool
producers in Montana ineligible for trade adjustment assistance in FY
2011.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Trade Adjustment Assistance for
Farmers Program Staff, Office of Trade Programs, FAS, USDA; or by phone
at (202) 720-0638, or (202) 690-0633; or by e-mail at:
[email protected]; or visit the TAA for Farmers' Web site
at: http://www.fas.usda.gov/itp/taa.
Dated: September 20, 2010.
John D. Brewer,
Administrator, Foreign Agricultural Service.
[FR Doc. 2010-24304 Filed 9-27-10; 8:45 am]
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