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[Federal Register: February 28, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 38)]
[Notices]
[Page 9609]
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 January 21, 2005, by the Olive Growers Council, Visalia, California. The certification date is March 14, 2005. Beginning on this date, California black olive producers who produce and market their olives will be eligible to apply for fiscal year 2005 benefits during an application period ending June 13, 2005.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Upon investigation,
the Administrator determined that increased imports of processed olives
contributed importantly to a decline in producer prices of black olives in
California by 27.8 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 September 12, 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 California.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jean-Louis Pajot, Coordinator, Trade Adjustment
Assistance for Farmers, FAS, USDA, (202) 720-2916, e-mail:
trade.adjustment@fas.usda.gov.
Dated: February 16, 2005.
A. Ellen Terpstra,
Administrator, Foreign Agricultural
Service.
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