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[Federal Register: April 05, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 65)]
[Notices]               
[Page 17637-17638]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Foreign Agricultural Service

Trade Adjustment Assistance for Farmers

AGENCY: Foreign Agricultural Service, USDA

ACTION: Notice


SUMMARY: The Administrator, Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS), today denied a petition for trade adjustment assistance (TAA) that was filed on February 23, 2004, by a group of apple producers in Rappahannock County, Virginia.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:  Upon investigation, the Administrator determined that processing apple prices did not decline by more than 20 percent during the July 2002-June 2003 marketing year from the previous 5-year average, a condition required for certifying a petition for TAA.

For General Information About TAA, Contact: Jean-Louis Pajot, Coordinator, Trade Adjustment Assistance for Farmers, USDA, (202) 720- 2916, e-mail: trade.adjustment@fas.usda.gov.

Dated: March 31, 2004.

A. Ellen Terpstra,
Administrator, Foreign Agricultural Service.


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