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[Federal Register: December 28, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 248)]
[Notices]
[Page 77708]
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 a petition for trade adjustment assistance (TAA) that was filed on
November 18, 2004, by the Louisiana Shrimp Association, Grand Isle, Louisiana.
The certification date is January 10, 2005. Beginning on this date, shrimpers
who land their catch in Louisiana will be eligible to apply for fiscal year 2005
benefits during an application period ending April 11, 2005.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Upon investigation, the Administrator
determined that increased imports of farmed shrimp contributed importantly to a
decline in the landed prices of shrimp in Louisiana by 27.5 percent during
January 2003 through December 2003, when compared with the previous 5-year
average.
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 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 in Louisiana.
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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