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[Federal Register: December 28, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 248)]
[Notices]
[Page 77708-77709]
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),
approved for a subsequent year the trade adjustment assistance (TAA) petition
that was filed by the Organized Seafood Association of Alabama, Inc., on behalf
of Alabama shrimpers and initially certified on January 12, 2004. The
re-certification date is January 10, 2005. Beginning on this date, shrimpers who
land their catch in Alabama will be eligible to apply for fiscal year 2005
benefits during an application period ending on April 11, 2005.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Upon investigation, the Administrator
determined that imports of farmed shrimp contributed importantly to a decline in
the average landed price of shrimp in Alabama by 23.4 percent during the 2003
marketing period (January-December), compared to the 1997-2001 base period.
Eligible producers must apply to the Farm Service Agency for
benefits. After submitting completed applications, producers shall receive
technical assistance provided by the Extension Service at no cost and may
receive an adjustment assistance payment, if certain program criteria are
satisfied. Applicants 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 July 11, 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: December 15, 2004.
A. Ellen Terpstra,
Administrator, Foreign Agricultural Service
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