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[Federal Register: March 04, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 42)]
[Notices]
[Page 10591]
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 February 1, 2005, by Gollott's Oil Dock and Icehouse, Inc., Biloxi, Mississippi. The certification date is March 14, 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 June 13, 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 30.4 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 Mississippi.
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: February 16. 2005
A. Ellen Terpstra,
Administrator, Foreign Agricultural Service
[FR Doc. 05-4051 Filed 3-1-05; 8:45 am]
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