[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 187 (Tuesday, September 28, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 59681]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-24320]
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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. 2011029) for trade adjustment assistance for
lamb filed under the fiscal year (FY) 2011 program by the Montana Wool
Growers Association. The petition was accepted for review by USDA on
July 23, 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 (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
petition was unable to demonstrate the `greater than 15-percent
decline' criterion, because it showed a 6-percent decline in the
quantity of production for 2009, when compared to the previous 3-year
period. Additionally, the import data provided for the same time
periods showed a 10.9-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 lamb
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. 2010-24320 Filed 9-27-10; 8:45 am]
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