[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 226 (Wednesday, November 24, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 68302-68303]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-26085]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Foreign Agricultural Service


Trade Adjustment Assistance for Farmers

AGENCY: Foreign Agricultural Service, USDA.

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ACTION: Notice.

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    The Administrator, Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS), today 
terminated the certification of a petition for trade adjustment 
assistance (TAA) that was filed by the Catfish Farmers of America and 
certified on November 25, 2003. Catfish producers in Alabama, Arkansas, 
Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, 
Mississippi, Missouri, Nevada, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, South 
Carolina, Texas, and Utah will not be eligible for TAA benefits in 
fiscal year 2005.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Upon investigation, the Administrator 
determined that domestic producer prices did not decline at least 20 
percent during the 2003 marketing year (January-December), when 
compared to average prices during the 5-year base period ending 
December 2001. In addition, during the 2003 marketing year, imports did 
not increase, but declined by 16.2 percent. Both conditions, a decline 
in prices of at least 20 percent and an increase in imports, are 
required for re-certifying a petition for TAA.

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

    Dated: November 10, 2004.
A. Ellen Terpstra,
Administrator, Foreign Agricultural Service.
[FR Doc. 04-26085 Filed 11-23-04; 8:45 am]
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