Federal Register Notices
[Federal
Register: May 24, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 99)]
[Notices]
[Page 28780]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Foreign Agricultural Service
Trade Adjustment Assistance for Farmers
AGENCY: Foreign Agricultural Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
The Administrator of the Foreign Agricultural
Service (FAS) will begin accepting Trade
Adjustment Assistance (TAA) for Farmers
petitions for Fiscal Year 2011. Petitioners must
file the information required by 7 CFR
1580.201(c) between May 21, 2010, and July 16,
2010. They may use form FAS-930 for this
purpose.
Petitions may be sent by fax: (202) 720-0876; or
by e-mail:
tradeadjustment@fas.usda.gov; or by U.S.
mail: TAA, Foreign Agricultural Service, Stop
1021, USDA, 1400 Independence Ave., SW.,
Washington, DC 20250-1021; or by courier
delivery: TAA, Foreign Agricultural Service,
Suite 400, USDA, 1250 Maryland Ave., SW.,
Washington, DC 20024. The use of fax or e-mail
is preferred. The petition must be received by
the close of business July 16, 2010.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The American Recovery
and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Pub. L. 111-5)
reauthorized the TAA for Farmers Program as
established by Subtitle C of Title I of the
Trade Act of 2002 (Pub. L. 107-210), which
amended the Trade Act of 1974. The statute
authorizes
an appropriation of not more than $90 million
for each fiscal year 2009 through 2010, and
$22.5 million for the period October 1 through
December 31, 2010, to carry out the program. The
regulations covering the program are found at 7
CFR part 1580.
Under this program, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)
provides technical assistance and cash benefits
to eligible producers of raw agricultural
commodities and fishermen (jointly referred to
as "producers'') when the FAS Administrator
determines that increased imports of raw
agricultural commodities, aquaculture products,
or wild-caught aquatic species (each referred to
as "commodity'') have contributed importantly to
a greater than 15 percent decrease in the
national average price, or quantity of
production, or value of production, or cash
receipts for the commodity specified in the
petition, compared to the average of the three
preceding marketing
years.
To qualify, a group of producers or its authorized
representative must petition the FAS
Administrator for trade adjustment assistance.
Petitions will be reviewed for completeness and
timeliness. Once the petition is completed in
accordance with 7 CFR 1580.201, a notice of
acceptance will be published in the Federal
Register, initiating a review to verify whether
or not, for the most recent marketing year and
for the commodity produced by the group,
increased imports contributed importantly to a
greater than 15 percent decrease in the national
average price, or quantity of production, or
value of production, or cash receipts for the
agricultural commodity specified in the
petition, compared to the average of the three
preceding marketing years. If any one of these
conditions is met, the FAS Administrator will
certify the group as eligible for trade
adjustment assistance and publish a notice of
the certification in the Federal Register.
Eligible producers covered by the certification must file
individual applications for assistance with
USDA's Farm Service Agency within 90 days of the
certification.
For further information or
assistance in completing Form FAS-930, contact
staff of the Trade Adjustment Assistance for
Farmers Program by phone: (202) 720-0638, or by
e-mail:
tradeadjustment@fas.usda.gov. Additional
program information can be obtained at the Web
site for the TAA for Farmers program. The URL is
http://www.fas.usda.gov/itp/taa.
Dated: May 17, 2010.
John D. Brewer,
Administrator, Foreign Agricultural Service.
[FR Doc. 2010-12385 Filed 5-21-10; 8:45 am]
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