[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 35 (Monday, February 23, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 8173]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-3800]


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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 North Carolina Fisheries Association, 
New Bern, North Carolina, for trade adjustment assistance. The 
association represents North Carolina shrimpers. The Administrator will 
determine within 40 days whether or not imports of farmed shrimp 
contributed importantly to a decline in domestic producer prices by 
more than 20 percent during the marketing period beginning January 2002 
and ending December 2002. If the determination is positive, all North 
Carolina shrimpers will be eligible to apply to the Farm Service Agency 
for technical assistance at no cost and adjustment assistance payments 
based on their shrimp landings.

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

    Dated: February 6, 2004.
A. Ellen Terpstra,
Administrator, Foreign Agricultural Service.
[FR Doc. 04-3800 Filed 2-20-04; 8:45 am]
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