[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 233 (Thursday, December 4, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 67831]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-30182]


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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 Organized Seafood Association of Alabama, 
Bayou La Batre, Alabama, for trade adjustment assistance. The 
association represents shrimpers and shrimp farmers in Alabama. The 
Administrator will determine within 40 days whether or not imports of 
shrimp and prawns contributed importantly to a decline in domestic 
producer prices of 20 percent or more during the marketing year period 
beginning January 2002 through December 2002. If the determination is 
positive, all shrimp producers in Alabama will be eligible to apply to 
the Farm Service Agency for technical assistance at no cost and for 
adjustment assistance payments.

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

    Dated: November 17, 2003.
Kenneth J. Roberts,
Administrator, Foreign Agricultural Service.
[FR Doc. 03-30182 Filed 12-3-03; 8:45 am]
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