[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 187 (Tuesday, September 28, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 59684]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-24308]
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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. 2011001) for trade adjustment assistance for
coffee filed under the fiscal year (FY) 2011 program by 100% Puerto
Rico Coffee Export Board, Inc. The petition was accepted for review by
USDA on July 21, 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 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 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 petition was
unable to demonstrate the `greater than 15-percent decline' criterion,
because it showed only a 12.5-percent decline in the average annual
price for 2009/2010, when compared to the previous 3-year period.
Additionally, the import data provided for the same time period showed
a 6.1-percent decrease, instead of the required increase, under the
program.
Because the petition was unable to meet the `greater than 15-
percent decline' criterion and the `increase in imports' criterion, the
Administrator was not able to certify the petition, making coffee
producers in Puerto Rico 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. 2010-24308 Filed 9-27-10; 8:45 am]
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