[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 227 (Tuesday, November 25, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 66072]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-29398]


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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), certified a 
petition for trade adjustment assistance (TAA) that was filed on 
October 8, 2003, by the Catfish Farmers of America, Indianola, 
Mississippi; Rutledge & Rutledge, Newport, Arkansas; and the Western 
Regional Chapter of the Kentucky Aquaculture Association, Farmington, 
Kentucky, on behalf of catfish producers in the states of Alabama, 
Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky, 
Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Nevada, North Carolina, Ohio, 
Oklahoma, South Carolina, Texas, and Utah. Producers are now eligible 
to apply for program benefits.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Upon investigation, the Administrator 
determined that increased imports of catfish and fillets of Vietnamese 
basa and tra contributed importantly to a decline in producer prices of 
farm-raised catfish in the above states by 20.9 percent during January 
2002 through December 2002, when compared with the previous 5-year 
average.
    Catfish farmers certified as eligible for TAA may apply to the Farm 
Service Agency for benefits through February 16, 2004. After submitting 
completed applications, producers shall receive technical assistance 
provided by the Extension Service at no cost and an adjustment 
assistance payment, if certain program criteria are met.
    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: The Farm Service 
Agency service centers in your respective state.
    For General Information about TAA, Contact: Jean-Louis Pajot, 
Coordinator, Trade Adjustment Assistance for Farmers, FAS, USDA, (202) 
720-2916, e-mail: [email protected].

    Dated: November 14, 2003.
A. Ellen Terpstra,
Administrator, Foreign Agricultural Service.
[FR Doc. 03-29398 Filed 11-24-03; 8:45 am]
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