[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 203 (Tuesday, October 21, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 60078]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-26520]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Foreign Agricultural Service


Trade Adjustment Assistance for Farmers

AGENCY: Foreign Agricultural Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice

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    The Administrator, Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS), today 
accepted a petition filed by the Texas Shrimp Association, Arkansas 
Pass, Texas, for trade adjustment assistance. The group represents 
Texas shrimpers of gulf caught shrimp. The Administrator will determine 
within 40 days whether or not imports of shrimp contributed importantly 
to a decline in domestic producer prices of 20 percent or more during 
the marketing period beginning January 2002 and ending December 2002. 
If the determination is positive, all producers represented by the 
group will be eligible to apply to the Farm Service Agency for 
technical assistance at no cost and adjustment assistance payments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jean-Louis Pajot, Coordinator, Trade 
Adjustment Assistance for Farmers, FAS, USDA, (202) 720-2916, email: 
[email protected].

    Dated: October 8, 2003.
A. Ellen Terpstra,
Administrator, Foreign Agricultural Service.
[FR Doc. 03-26520 Filed 10-20-03; 8:45 am]
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