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[Federal Register: November 30, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 229)]
[Notices]
[Page 69582]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access
[wais.access.gpo.gov]
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Foreign Agricultural Service
Trade Adjustment Assistance for Farmers
AGENCY: Foreign Agricultural Service, USDA
ACTION: Notice
The Administrator,
Foreign
Agricultural
Service (FAS), re-certified the trade
adjustment assistance (TAA) petition that was filed by the Texas Shrimp
Association on behalf of Texas shrimpers and initially certified on November 19,
2003. Shrimpers who land their catch in Texas will be eligible to apply for
fiscal year 2005 benefits during a 90-day period beginning on November 29, 2004.
The application period closes on February 28, 2005.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Upon investigation, the Administrator determined
that continued increases in imports of like or directly competitive products
contributed importantly to a decline in the average landed price of shrimp in
Texas by 33.7 percent during the 2003 marketing period (January-December 2003),
compared to the 1997-2001 base period. Eligible producers may request technical
assistance from the Extension Service
at no cost and receive an adjustment assistance payment, if certain program
criteria are satisfied. Producers in fiscal year 2005 who did not receive
technical assistance under the fiscal year 2004 TAA program must obtain the
technical assistance from the Extension Service
by May 31, 2005, in order to be eligible for financial payments.
Producers of raw
agricultural commodities wishing to learn more about TAA and how they
may apply should contact the Department of Agriculture at the addresses provided
below for General Information.
Producers Certified as Eligible for TAA, Contact: Farm
Service Agency
service centers.
For General Information About TAA, Contact: Jean-Louis Pajot, Coordinator, Trade Adjustment Assistance for Farmers, FAS, USDA, (202) 720-2916, e-mail: trade.adjustment@fas.usda.gov.
Dated: November 16, 2004.
A. Ellen Terpstra,
Administrator, Foreign Agricultural Service
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