[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 35 (Monday, February 23, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8173-8174]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-3801]


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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 
announced that a group of apple growers in Rappahannock County, 
Virginia, has filed a petition for trade adjustment assistance. The 
growers produce apples for processing and have requested a public 
hearing to present evidence that concentrated apple juice is a like or 
directly competitive product. A hearing will be held on March 2, 2004, 
at 2 p.m. e.t. in Room 5066, South Agricultural Building, 1400 
Independence Ave, SW., Washington, DC.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The petition maintains that during July 1, 
2002, through June 30, 2003, increasing imports of apple juice 
concentrate contributed importantly to a decline in domestic producer 
prices by more than 20 percent. To support their contention, the 
growers submitted published price lists of local processors. Having 
filed this petition, the Administrator has 40 days to determine whether 
or not the apple producers are eligible for trade adjustment 
assistance. If the determination is positive, they 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,

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FAS, USDA, (202) 720-2916, e-mail: [email protected].

    Dated: February 11, 2004.
A. Ellen Terpstra,
Administrator, Foreign Agricultural Service.
[FR Doc. 04-3801 Filed 2-20-04; 8:45 am]
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