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[Federal Register: April 18, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 73)]
[Notices]
[Page 20101-20102]
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 a
group of shrimp producers in Arizona and initially certified on April
5, 2004. Shrimp producers who produce and market their shrimp in Arizona will be
eligible to apply for fiscal year 2005 benefits during a 90-day period beginning
on April 4, 2005. The application period closes on July 5, 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 price of shrimp in Arizona 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 September 30, 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: April 05, 2005
Kenneth J. Roberts,
Acting Administrator, Foreign Agricultural Service.
[FR Doc. 05-6607 Filed 4-1-05; 8:45 am]
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