[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 47 (Thursday, March 11, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 11513]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-5238]
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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, Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS), will begin
accepting Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) for Farmers petitions for
fiscal year 2010 beginning March 11, 2010. Petitioners may file a form
FAS-930 or their own submission setting forth the information required
by 7 CFR part 1580.201(c) with FAS from March 11, 2010, through April
14, 2010.
Petitioners must file their petition in accordance with 7 CFR part
1580.201. The petition must be received by the TAA for Farmers Staff by
close of business April 14, 2010. The petition must be sent in writing
to the Foreign Agricultural Service, OTP/IPERD, MS-1021, Washington, DC
20250-1021, or by facsimile to (202) 720-0876, or by e-mail to
[email protected]. The use of fax or e-mail is recommended.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
of 2009 (Pub. L. 111-5) reauthorized the Trade Adjustment Assistance
for Farmers program as established by Subtitle C of Title I of the
Trade Act of 2002 (Pub. L. 107-210), which amended the Trade Act of
1974. The statute authorizes an appropriation of not more than $90
million for each fiscal year 2009 through 2010, and $22.5 million for
the period October 1 through December 31, 2010, to carry out the
program. The regulations covering the program are found at 7 CFR part
1580.
Under this program, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)
provides technical assistance and cash benefits to eligible producers
of raw agricultural commodities and fishermen (jointly referred to as
``producers'') when the FAS Administrator determines that increased
imports of raw agricultural commodities, aquaculture products, or wild-
caught aquatic species (each referred to as ``commodity'') have
contributed importantly to a greater than 15 percent decrease in the
national average price, or quantity of production, or value of
production, or cash receipts for the commodity specified in the
petition compared to the average of the 3 preceding marketing years.
To qualify, a group of producers or its authorized representative
must petition the Administrator (FAS) for trade adjustment assistance.
Petitions will be reviewed for completeness and timeliness. Once the
petition is completed in accordance with 7 CFR part 1580.201, a notice
of acceptance of the petition will be published in the Federal
Register. An investigation will be initiated to verify whether or not
for the most recent marketing year and for the commodity produced by
the group, increased imports contributed importantly to a greater than
15 percent decrease in the national average price, or quantity of
production, or value of production, or cash receipts for the
agricultural commodity specified in the petition, compared to the
average of the 3 preceding marketing years. If any one of these
conditions is met, the Administrator (FAS) will certify the group as
eligible for trade adjustment assistance and publish a notice of the
certification in the Federal Register.
Eligible producers covered by the certification must file
individual applications for assistance with the Farm Service Agency,
USDA, within 90 days of the certification.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION OR ASSISTANCE IN COMPLETING FORM FAS-930,
CONTACT: The Trade Adjustment Assistance Staff, FAS, USDA, at (202)
720-0638, or by e-mail: [email protected]. Additional
program information can be obtained at the website for the TAA for
Farmers program. The URL is http://www.fas.usda.gov/itp/taa/taa.asp.
Dated: February 25, 2010.
John D. Brewer,
Administrator, Foreign Agricultural Service.
[FR Doc. 2010-5238 Filed 3-10-10; 8:45 am]
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